Author: Political Desk

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Muhammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that 21 suspects have been identified in connection with election-related violence that claimed 15 lives and injured 40 others during the 2020 and 2024 general elections. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the minister presented detailed data from a special police investigation task force, highlighting incidents across multiple regions and constituencies. According to findings by the task force, eight deaths and 34 injuries were recorded across six constituencies during the 2020 general election. The highest casualties, according to their findings, occurred in Odododiodio in the Greater Accra…

A man in possession of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp has been arrested by security officers at a government event. The incident occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, where the Ministry for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs was hosting an orientation program for the government’s 24-Hour Economy Model Markets initiative. As exclusively reported by 1957 News, the suspect, who posed as a blogger, was seen taking videos and pictures during the event, which was attended by Regional Ministers, MMDCEs, and MMDAs. His suspicious behavior drew the attention of security personnel, who…