Author: Political Desk

The Member of Parliament for Savelugu, Hajia Fatahiya Abdul Aziz, has raised strong concerns over what she describes as the persistent and troubling underfunding of Ghana’s social protection programmes, warning that the 2026 Budget and Economic Policy fails to safeguard the country’s most vulnerable citizens. Taking her turn to debate the principles of the 2026 Budget on Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Savelugu legislator criticised government for what she called a “profound disconnect between policy commitments and actual funding,” arguing that critical welfare interventions continue to be deprioritised at a time when economic hardships are deepening. According to the MP, allocations…

The Deputy Chief of Staff, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has stressed that the health and well-being of Ghanaian men is key to building strong families, stable homes, and a productive workforce. Speaking on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the Jubilee House Banquet Hall during the Presidency’s commemoration of International Men’s Day under the theme “Healthy Men, Strong Families, Progressive Workplace,” Madam Bampoe Addo described men as wearing “three different hats” – leader at the workplace, provider and loving husband at home, and problem-solver in the community. “Every drop of sweat shed by a man is rarely for himself alone; it…

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has declared that President John Dramani Mahama will not shield any government appointee or party official found involved in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Mr Ayariga emphasised that the Mahama administration has adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards any official complicit in the destructive activity. “Today, any government official found to be aiding and abetting will be arrested,” the Majority Leader stated. “Any party official, no matter how high — whether you are at the national level or at the regional level —…

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has mounted a welcome signage on the main façade of its headquarters along High Street in Accra Central, bearing the Ga greeting “OBAAKƐ – WELCOME”. A video captured by The 1957News shows fresh green banners bearing the inscription “OBAAKƐ – WELCOME” in bold white letters across the upper section of the AMA building. The installation forms part of an initiative by the AMA and authorities in the Greater Accra Region to promote the Ga language and affirm the cultural identity of the indigenous people of the capital. Similar “Obaakɛ” welcome signs were introduced earlier in…

The Volta Regional Police Command has destroyed six hundred (600) fertiliser sacks of compressed Indian hemp (marijuana) weighing a total of 47,530 kilograms and with an estimated street value of GH¢4.2 billion. The narcotic exhibits, seized in 2022 in the case of The Republic v. Yao Kwadwo @Wallako and two others, were burnt on Monday, November 17, 2025, at about 10:30 pm at the Klefe dumping site in Ho, following an order from the Ho Circuit Court after the conclusion of the trial. According to a report by Asaaase Radio, the destruction exercise was carried out under heavy security and…

The University of Ghana has initiated internal disciplinary processes against two of its senior academics, Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr. George Domfeh, following a heated on-air confrontation that went viral on social media. A statement signed by Management and dated Friday, November 21, 2025, confirmed that the University Council has taken note of a widely circulated video from the Saturday, November 15, 2025, edition of TV3’s current affairs programme, The Key Points. The footage showed the two senior lecturers engaged in a fierce verbal exchange that escalated into personal attacks, causing the panel discussion to degenerate into chaos. “Management of…

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has successfully facilitated the departure of the second cohort of 25 Ghanaian beneficiaries to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take up positions as professional drivers. The group departed the country on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, after completing all mandatory processes in collaboration with the Ghana Labour Department. In a statement posted on its official social media platforms, YEA announced that the beneficiaries underwent rigorous pre-departure orientation to ensure they are fully prepared for safe, dignified, and rewarding employment abroad. “Under the visionary leadership of CEO Malik Basintale, the Youth Employment Agency has successfully facilitated…

A man and his wife have been arrested by police in Kokrobite, Ga South Municipality, for allegedly beating their 13-year-old daughter to death after accusing her of eating her younger brother’s food. The suspects, Issah Mohammed and his wife Yaa Grace, allegedly subjected the teenager, identified as Celestine, to severe physical assault on the evening Issah returned from work. According to a report by Adomonline, the incident began when the stepmother, Yaa Grace, informed Issah that Celestine had eaten food meant for her younger brother. Enraged, Issah reportedly used a cane, a shovel, and a cutlass to beat the girl,…

The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged William Baah, the former Assemblyman for Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region, who was earlier convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for abetting the 2017 lynching of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday, November 20, 2025, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal ruled that the trial judge, Justice Mariama Owusu (then a Justice of the Supreme Court sitting with additional responsibility as a High Court judge), committed a grave misdirection that led the jury to return a guilty verdict against the assemblyman. “The misdirection of the…

Ghana’s Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has proposed that Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire could jointly bid to co-host a future FIFA World Cup. Speaking in an interview, Kofi Adams cited the growing trend of multi-nation hosting adopted by football’s world governing body, citing FIFA’s recent decisions to award the 2026 World Cup to the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and the 2030 edition to Morocco, Spain, and Portugal (with centenary celebration matches in South America) as evidence that joint hosting is now the preferred model. “They [FIFA] are beginning to adopt a number of nations doing it,…