Author: Political Desk

The Accra High Court has reduced the bail amount imposed on former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Edwin Provencal, from GH¢60 million to GH¢30 million. The decision was announced on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, by Edwin Provencal’s lawyer, Charles Okyere, following a successful application to vary the earlier bail conditions set by the court. Under the revised terms, the former BOST boss is now required to provide two sureties and deposit his passport with the court registry. Speaking to journalists after the ruling, Lawyer Okyere maintained his client’s innocence, insisting that the allegations…

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that he will assent to the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as the anti-LBGTQ+ bill, if Parliament passes it. The President made the commitment on Tuesday when a delegation from the Christian Council of Ghana paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House. Reaffirming his long-held stance on family and moral values, President Mahama stated that gender is determined at birth and that the traditional family unit remains the cornerstone of Ghanaian society. “A person’s gender is determined at birth, and the family is the foundation of…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has formally charged former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), and six other individuals with a total of 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences. The charges are on the back of the controversial multi-million-cedi revenue assurance contracts awarded to SML during Mr Ofori-Atta’s tenure as Finance Minister. President John Dramani Mahama, on October 31, 2025, ordered the immediate termination of all government contracts with SML following the conclusion of the OSP’s investigation, citing the government’s zero-tolerance stance on corruption and commitment to transparency in public resource management. The OSP…

The Ministry of the Interior has launched a six-week Gun Amnesty Initiative, directing all individuals in possession of unregistered or illicit firearms to voluntarily surrender them between December 1, 2025, and January 15, 2026, or face severe sanctions. Speaking at the official launch in Accra on Tuesday, November 17, 2025, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak announced that anyone found with illegal weapons after the deadline will be dealt with ruthlessly under the law. “This amnesty provides a safe and final opportunity for citizens to hand over prohibited or unregistered firearms without fear of prosecution,” the Minister said. The Minister described the…

A widespread outage at global internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare has disrupted access to several high-profile websites, including social media platform X and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, with reports emerging of similar issues affecting some Ghanaian news sites. Thousands of users worldwide, including in Ghana, began flagging problems on outage tracking platform Downdetector shortly after 11:30 GMT on Tuesday, leading to error messages and loading failures across multiple services. Cloudflare, in a statement, attributed the disruption to “a spike in unusual traffic to one of Cloudflare’s services beginning at 11:20 UTC,” which triggered errors for traffic routed through its network. On X’s homepage,…

The Black Stars of Ghana fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against hosts South Korea in an international friendly match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The game, part of Ghana’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, saw the Taeguk Warriors secure victory through a solitary second-half goal, extending their strong home form after a recent 2-0 win over Bolivia. Ghana, coached by Otto Addo, entered the encounter on the back of a 2-0 loss to Japan four days earlier in another friendly and were hampered by the absence of key players, including Mohammed…

President John Dramani Mahama has urged the newly sworn-in Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, to lead the Judiciary with courage and guard its independence jealously, reminding him that the expectations of Ghanaians remain very high. The President administered the oaths of office to Justice Baffoe-Bonnie at the Jubilee House on Monday, November 17, 2025, following Parliament’s approval of his nomination four days earlier. In a post on his official X page shortly after the ceremony, President Mahama stressed the weight of the new Chief Justice’s responsibility. “Remember, my Lord Chief Justice, that you stand at the intersection of law, history,…

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Ministry of Finance for their effective management of the currency, noting that the Ghanaian cedi has regained respect both domestically and internationally under their stewardship. The President made the remarks on Monday, November 18, 2025, during the Cedi@60 commemoration organised by the Bank of Ghana in Accra under the theme “Sovereignty, Stability, and Economic Resilience.” Addressing the gathering, President Mahama expressed gratitude to the central bank’s leadership and staff as well as officials at the Ministry of Finance for stabilising the national currency. “I just want to…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has provided a positive update on the condition of victims injured in the tragic stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium during a military recruitment exercise on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, which has claimed six lives so far. Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Monday, November 17, 2025, Acting Director-General of Public Relations, Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, disclosed that three of the five victims who were initially in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the 37 Military Hospital have stabilised and been transferred to regular wards. “On the day of the incident,…

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed the arrest of a 21-year-old man, Azumah Sampson, who allegedly stabbed a firefighter while personnel were battling a fire at Adjiringanor in Accra last Friday. The incident happened when fire crews were responding to a blaze that engulfed parts of a two-storey, eight-room house near Ability Square in the Adjiringanor area. During the operation, one firefighter sustained serious stab wounds after being attacked by the suspect. In a statement issued on Monday, the GNFS revealed that its officers, in collaboration with other security agencies, tracked Azumah Sampson for several days before apprehending…