Author: Political Desk

Journalist and Publisher of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment by an Accra High Court after being found guilty of contempt. The ruling was delivered on Thursday, June 25, 2026, by Justice Isaac Addo. Mr. Dogbey subsequently confirmed the conviction in a social media post and has reportedly criticised the court’s decision and defended The Herald’s reporting on a dispute involving businessman Kevin Okyere and multinational commodities trading firm Petraco SA. According to him, the newspaper merely reported on a petition submitted by Petraco SA to a number of state institutions, including the Criminal…

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited have applied to an Accra High Court to adjourn the delivery of judgment in an ongoing criminal case, citing the recent appointment of new legal counsel and the unavailability of certified court records. The application, filed on June 23, 2026, seeks an order postponing the scheduled judgment to allow newly engaged counsel sufficient time to obtain and review the records of proceedings before the court delivers its ruling. The criminal case involves Wontumi as the 1st accused person, Kwame Antwi as the 2nd accused person who is currently…

The Savannah Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has constituted a seven-member committee to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a newborn baby from the East Gonja Municipal Hospital in Salaga. The committee, set up by the Savannah Regional Director of Health Services, Dr John Ekow Otoo, is tasked with establishing the full circumstances surrounding the baby’s disappearance, recommending appropriate disciplinary actions where necessary, and proposing measures to prevent future occurrences. The GHS, in a statement issued on June 24, disclosed that staff members who were responsible for the care of the newborn prior to her disappearance have…

Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has declared that private security companies in Ghana have no legal authority to possess or deploy firearms, stressing that existing laws do not permit such operations. The Asawase MP, who was speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday, June 25, 2026, revealed how some private security firms have exploited a loophole in the outdated legal framework to arm their personnel. Mr Muntaka explained that the sector is regulated by the Police Act of 1970 and the 1992 regulations (LI 1571), which have never authorised private security companies to hold firearms. “Another thing that we also…

Embattled former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking a review of the apex court’s ruling dated May 28, 2026, in which it consolidated two suits challenging her removal from office. The application, filed on June 23, 2026, by her lawyer Kwabena Adu-Kusi of Adu-Kusi PRUC, invokes Article 133 of the 1992 Constitution and Rules 54, 55, and 56 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1996 (C.I. 16). It prays the court to set aside five specific orders made during a case management hearing on May 28. According to the affidavit in…

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI), has arrested a key suspect in connection with an ongoing investigation into a 320-kilogram methamphetamine shipment with an estimated street value of $296 million. According to a statement issued by the Commission on June 24, 2026, the arrest marks the first breakthrough in investigations into the record drug haul, which was traced to a storage facility in Girraween, Australia, in April 2026. NACOC said the suspect is believed to be linked to a wider transnational criminal syndicate involved in the movement and diversion of the narcotics.…

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over its decision to increase electricity and water tariffs, arguing that recent developments in the utility sector should rather have led to a reduction in charges for consumers. The concerns follow the PURC’s announcement of new utility tariffs, which are expected to take effect from July 1, 2026. Under the Commission’s third-quarter tariff review, electricity tariffs have been increased by 3.49 per cent, while water tariffs have gone up by 0.85 per cent. In a statement issued on June 22, the PURC explained that the adjustments were made…

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has thrown out all seven claims filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo against the Republic of Ghana, the Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has announced. The regional court also rejected the former Chief Justice’s demand for US$10 million in damages, ruling that Ghana did not violate any of her rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Justice Torkornoo had dragged the Ghanaian government before the ECOWAS Court following her suspension and subsequent removal from office, arguing that the processes breached her fundamental human rights. The court had…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 186 suspects, including 96 Nigerians and four Togolese nationals, in a major intelligence-led operation targeting organised crime in the Ashanti Region. The operation, conducted by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT) from the National Police Headquarters in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Police Command, took place between June 8 and June 17, 2026. According to the police, the exercise was aimed at identifying, disrupting and dismantling criminal networks involved in human trafficking, sexual exploitation, narcotics trafficking, unlawful possession of firearms and other related crimes. Acting on intelligence gathered through surveillance, target profiling…

Researchers are calling for a fundamental rethink of cocoa sector policy in Ghana, warning that climate change is increasingly affecting the health, wellbeing, and productivity of cocoa farmers themselves, rather than only the cocoa trees they cultivate. The call was made at a Research and Policy Breakfast held in Accra, where leading academics, policymakers, cocoa farmer cooperatives, development partners, private sector actors, civil society organisations, and representatives from Ghana’s cocoa sector gathered to discuss findings from a new study titled “Towards a Cocoa Producer-Focused Climate Policy in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.” The research, led by scholars from the Kwame Nkrumah…