Author: Political Desk

First Deputy Minority Whip, Habib Iddrisu, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for directing the Majority Leader and Majority Chief Whip to withdraw a Private Member’s Bill seeking to repeal the law establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, December 11, 2025, the MP for Tolon accused the President of overstepping his constitutional bounds and attempting to exert executive control over the legislature. “Mr Speaker, because of inadequate releases to Parliament and the executive wanting to control Parliament, now the President is dictating to Members of Parliament what bills they should…

Parliament has given the green light to the Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2025, paving the way for the regulated legalisation of commercial motorcycle transport, popularly known as okada, in Ghana. The approval, which concluded during plenary proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, marks a significant step in fulfilling a key campaign promise by President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to formalise the operations of okada riders, a sector that has long provided employment to thousands of youth despite being previously banned under the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180). The bill proposes amendments to the Road…

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has distanced himself and the Asante Kingdom from the ongoing controversy surrounding the funeral arrangements of legendary highlife musician Daddy Lumba, whose real name is Charles Kwadwo Fosu. Speaking at a Kumasi Traditional Council meeting on Wednesday, December 11, 2025, Otumfuo expressed strong disapproval over attempts to drag his office into the matter. “A lot of things are being attributed to me that I have never said. How does Lumba’s issue concern us here?” Otumfuo questioned, stressing that the late musician hails from Nsuta and any traditional involvement should fall under the jurisdiction of…

A violent mob of youths on Wednesday, December 11, 2025, stormed the Kwame Danso District Court in the Bono East Region, disrupted ongoing proceedings, vandalised property and forcibly freed three accused persons who had just been remanded into police custody. The incident has been strongly condemned by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), which is demanding the immediate closure of the court until adequate security is provided. According to a report by Kumasi Mail, trouble started around 8:00 a.m. when a large group of angry youths gathered at the Kwame Danso Police Station, protesting the remand of three…

The Accra High Court has further reduced the bail amount for former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, from GH¢630 million to GH¢120 million with two sureties. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, December 11, 2025, marks the second downward variation of Mr Assibey’s bail conditions since he was first charged with stealing, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state. Initially granted bail at GH¢800 million, the amount was later lowered to GH¢630 million before Thursday’s significant reduction to GH¢120 million. Each of the two sureties is now required to justify with landed property…

Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢1,690,643,682 for the activities of the Parliamentary Service for the year 2026. The approval was made as part of the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy appropriation during proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025. In various commentaries, members of the House expressed concern over the adequacy of the amount in relation to the GH¢4 billion that had been requested by the Parliamentary Service. Speaking on the floor of the House, the Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, acknowledged the concerns of the members but stressed the government’s commitment to meeting the demands of…

The United States Department of Justice has initiated legal proceedings to strip a former US Marine of Ghanaian origin of his American citizenship, following his dishonourable discharge from the military over serious sexual offences. According to a DOJ publication dated December 8, 2025, Nicholas Eshun, a native of Ghana who immigrated to the US and enlisted in the Marine Corps, is the subject of a civil denaturalisation action filed in the District of Maryland. According to the Justice Department, Eshun obtained US citizenship in 2013 under a special provision for servicemembers, which requires honourable service for at least five years.…

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, and the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to withdraw a private member’s bill they sponsored aimed at repealing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act, 2017 (Act 959). The request, detailed in an official statement from the Presidency dated Thursday, December 11, 2025, comes just a day after the bill was formally tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. The legislation seeks to abolish the OSP entirely and transfer its functions, including ongoing investigations, staff, assets, and liabilities, back to the Office of the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.…

Ghana delivered a blunt reciprocal warning to Israel during a tense diplomatic standoff over the deportation of three Ghanaian nationals, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, December 11, 2026, Mr Ablakwa disclosed that Ghana made it unequivocally clear to Israeli authorities that any further unjustified deportations would be met with immediate and equal retaliation. “We told them plainly: if they deport 10 Ghanaians, we will deport 10; if 20, we will deport 20; if 50, we will deport 50. We are not going to accept this,” the Minister said.…

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed that Israel has officially apologised to Ghana and appealed for de-escalation following a diplomatic spat triggered by the deportation of three Ghanaian nationals. Appearing on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, December 11, 2025, Mr Ablakwa disclosed that Israeli authorities reached out after Ghana retaliated by expelling three Israeli nationals earlier this week. “The Israeli authorities have now apologised for the action they carried out and have called for de-escalation because we made it clear that if they deported 10 Ghanaians, we will deport 10, 20 will…