Author: Political Desk

A driver’s mate at Kronum near Kumasi has gone into hiding after allegedly stabbing his colleague in the neck with a broken bottle during a heated argument over skin bleaching allegations. According to a Daily Guide report, the suspect, identified only as Mallachy, is said to have used a broken Coca-Cola bottle to inflict life-threatening injuries on his friend and colleague, Gabriel Arhin, at Kronum Kyerease around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2026. According to a police statement from the Suame District Police Command, the incident occurred at a local beer bar where both men, who are friends and…

The High Court in Accra has granted the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) additional time to file and serve further disclosures in the ongoing trial involving Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) and former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, along with seven others. The ruling was delivered by Justice Francis Aponga Achiponga during a case management conference on Thursday, January 29, 2026. So far, the prosecution has filed two witness statements in the matter. At Thursday’s sitting, Mr Ofori-Atta and a former Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Ernest Darko Akore, were absent from court, while the…

Ghana’s proposed national airline is set to become operational within the next 12 months, Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has announced. The minister expressed strong confidence that all outstanding documentation, regulatory approvals, and other preparatory processes would be completed in time for the national carrier to commence flights. Mr Nikpe made the disclosure while speaking to the media on the sidelines of the maiden flight of Air Tanzania at the Kotoka International Airport on Tuesday, January 28, 2026. He noted that successive governments had made several unsuccessful attempts to revive a national airline since the liquidation of Ghana Airways, but…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven suspects linked to a daring highway robbery on the Tamale-Buipe highway in July 2025, which targeted a member of the Council of State. The incident occurred on 21 July 2025, when the victim was traveling along the Tamale-Buipe highway and was attacked by six armed men. The robbers made off with personal belongings, including mobile phones, cash, wristwatches, reading glasses, a laptop, and other items. Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, announced the arrests during a press conference on Thursday, January 29, 2026. “The police have arrested seven…

Police in the Ashanti South Region have arrested a suspect in connection with the possession of a large quantity of substances suspected to be Indian hemp (commonly known as ‘wee’ or weed) after intercepting a commercial vehicle at a checkpoint in Asanso Bekwai, Ashanti Region. According to a Graphic report, the arrest occurred on Monday, January 26, 2026, when officers on snap check duty stopped a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter bus with registration number AC 718-25 at the Asanso checkpoint. A thorough search of the vehicle uncovered nine nylon sacks hidden inside, which contained a total of 713 compressed slabs of dried…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed down severe disciplinary measures to both Senegal and host nation Morocco in the wake of the chaotic incidents that disrupted the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 final. CAF’s Disciplinary Board confirmed Senegal as the official champions of the 2025 edition after dismissing Morocco’s appeal to have the title revoked due to the Senegalese team’s brief walk-off during the match. The governing body ruled that the protest did not justify overturning the result. The dramatic final, played in Rabat, reached boiling point in the dying moments of normal time when referee…

Music label Ground Up Chale, together with its founder Glen Boateng, has initiated a libel lawsuit against rapper Kwesi Arthur at the High Court in Accra, claiming more than GH₵10 million in total damages over a series of allegedly defamatory social media statements posted by the artist on January 21, 2026. According to the writ of summons filed on January 27, 2026, the plaintiffs are asking the court to declare the rapper’s remarks libelous and defamatory, to compel the immediate and permanent removal of the contested Instagram and X posts along with any related content, to issue a permanent injunction…

Kpandai Member of Parliament (MP), Matthew Nyindam, has described the past year as one of the most challenging periods in his political career, following a prolonged legal battle over his parliamentary seat. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker said the ordeal had been marked by fear, uncertainty, and significant emotional strain, preventing him from fully discharging his duties as a legislator. “For one year now, I’ve never had peace to work as an MP,” Nyindam said. “It’s been hell, to be honest with you, but I’ve been enduring it…

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has closed down Nana Boakye Herbal Centre and sanctioned others in an exercise to intensify its regulatory enforcement. The exercise, led by the Council’s Compliance, Inspection and Enforcement (CIE) Unit, aimed at ensuring that practitioners operate strictly within the scope of the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (Act 575). During the exercise, officers of the Council discovered that Nana Boakye Herbal Centre—whose operational licence had expired eight years earlier—was also employing two unregistered workers, prompting its immediate closure. Nikki Massage Centre was sanctioned for breaching regulations by operating with a two-year expired licence and…

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has provided life-saving financial support to seven critically ill Ghanaians as part of its pilot programme, ahead of the official nationwide rollout. The emergency interventions, spearheaded by the Fund’s Administrator, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, have covered high-cost surgeries and treatments for patients suffering from congenital heart defects, ischaemic heart disease, neurosurgical conditions and a brain aneurysm. Among the beneficiaries at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre are two babies under two years old and a four-year-old child requiring hole-in-heart surgeries. The Fund presented a cheque of GH₵447,000 to fully settle the medical bills for Nadiya…