Author: Political Desk

An eight-year-old boy, Elijah Carbah, tragically lost his life on Friday morning after falling into an uncovered, water-filled manhole at Blue Rose Estate in Buduburam, near Kasoa in the Central Region. A second boy, aged 16, who also fell into the same manhole, was rescued by neighbours and rushed to St. Gregory Hospital where he is currently receiving treatment. According to an official statement released by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Saturday, November 29, 2025, the Buduburam Fire Station received a distress call at 07:40 hours on Friday, November 28. A rescue team led by Station Officer II…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has defended the credibility of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, describing them as “a true reflection of the academic performance and abilities of the candidates.” In an official statement issued on Monday, December 1, 2025, GES management pushed back against criticisms levelled by the immediate-past Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, who reportedly linked the performance of students to alleged unsupportive practices by the Service. GES categorically rejected claims that it had cancelled any allowances due teachers, stating that the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) had already clarified the…

The Minority in Parliament has expressed concern over the failure of the Tamale High Court to release the full written judgment in the Kpandai parliamentary election petition, several days after pronouncing its ruling. Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, in a statement shared on Sunday, November 30, 2025, accused the court presided over by His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange of undermining transparency and hindering the ability of the incumbent MP, Matthew Nyindam (NPP), to file a meaningful appeal. On November 24, 2025, the Tamale High Court nullified the 2024 parliamentary election results in the Kpandai constituency and ordered the Electoral Commission…

A 23-year-old commercial motorbike (Okada) rider, Baffour Kwakye, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for defiling a five-year-old boy at Manso Nkwanta in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The convict, who pleaded guilty after the trial commenced, was handed a 120-month jail term by the court presided over by His Honour Isaac Appietu. Presenting the facts of the case, Detective Chief Inspector Eric Twum told the court that the victim, a Class One pupil, lived in the same neighbourhood as Kwakye. On May 6, 2025, Kwakye sent the…

A Circuit Court in Tema has sentenced two police officers to a total of 13 years imprisonment in hard labour for conspiracy and unlawful possession of narcotic drugs for the purpose of trafficking. The convicted officers are Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nasiru Amadu, 48, who was the second-in-command at the Sakumono District Police Headquarters, and Corporal Emmanuel Mintah, 43, a service driver attached to the same command. Presiding judge, Her Ladyship Eleanor Kakra Barnes Botchway, handed ASP Amadu a 10-year jail term and Corporal Mintah five years, with the sentences to run concurrently. Each officer was also fined 10,000…

President John Dramani Mahama has received a total of ten separate petitions calling for the removal from office of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, and the top three officials of the Electoral Commission – Chairperson Jean Adukwei Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey. Seven of the petitions target the EC leadership, while the remaining three seek the removal of the Special Prosecutor. According to a Graphic Online report, all ten petitions have been filed under the relevant constitutional and statutory provisions and have been forwarded by the President to the Chief Justice, Justice Paul…

The Ghana Police Service has issued a statement to quash circulating rumours on social media claiming the death of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, describing the reports as malicious disinformation and vowing to prosecute those responsible. In an official statement issued on Sunday, November 30, 2025, the Police Service categorically denied the speculations, affirming that the IGP is “alive and well and discharging his mandate” without interruption. The statement, shared across the Service’s official social media platforms, urged officers, family members, loved ones, and the general public to disregard the false narratives. “The attention of the Ghana…

Bernard Kwesi Odompleh, widely known as Nene Odompleh, the founder of one of Ghana’s fastest-growing online news portals, The1957News, has graduated from the University of Media, Arts and Communication-Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ) with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations with Marketing, achieving First Class Honours. The graduation ceremony took place on Friday, November 28, 2025, at the UniMAC North Dzorwulu campus in Accra, where Nene Odompleh was among hundreds of students conferred with degrees. The media entrepreneur, who has built a reputation for innovative digital journalism and youth-focused storytelling, combined his academic pursuit with running The1957News, a platform that…

Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei has defended Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s refusal to vacate his seat in Ghana’s ECOWAS Parliament delegation, insisting that he was not defying Parliament but fulfilling his constitutional duty to resist an illegal and internationally unlawful resolution. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, November 28, 2025, Appiagyei described the parliamentary resolution passed on July 22, 2025, which removed Afenyo-Markin from the delegation, as “constitutionally perverse,” “internationally unlawful,” and void from the moment it was adopted. She explained that the resolution, moved by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, directly violated Article 18 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Act…

Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, has directed criticism at the Speaker, Alban Bagbin and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, demanding an immediate public apology and the withdrawal of the referral of Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to the Privileges Committee. Addressing a press conference on Friday, November 28, 2025, Madam Appiagyei described the referral as “political persecution” and “the cynical, diabolical, and constitutionally perverse scheme ever orchestrated” in Parliament. She accused the Speaker and the Majority of weaponising Standing Orders to punish Afenyo-Markin for refusing to comply with what she called an “unconstitutional and internationally unlawful”…