Author: Political Desk

The Ghana Police Service says the American woman, Arianna Naomi Mackey, who went viral accusing five masked men purporting to be police officers of kidnapping and robbing her in Accra, has left the country and is refusing to cooperate with investigations. In a press release issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the Police disclosed that preliminary probes established that Ms Mackey recorded the viral video at a hotel in Accra where she was staying with two companions. Investigations further revealed that she checked out of the hotel and departed Ghana through Kotoka International Airport…

The Northern Regional Police Command has rescued a 42-year-old man who was kidnapped from his home at Wapuli in the Yendi District and arrested three members of a four-man syndicate who received a GH¢100,000 ransom from the victim’s family. The suspects – Haruna Seidu, Amidu Bandi and Osman Bandi – were apprehended on Friday, December 5, 2025, at Bokpaba, a village along the Bimbilla-Yendi stretch of the Eastern Corridor, after an intelligence-led operation. In a statement issued on Monday, December 8, Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Alhassan Luckman Niendow, said police received information about the abduction and…

Former President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Sam Okudzeto, has launched a scathing attack on the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), declaring that the institution has completely failed to justify its existence and should be scrapped without delay. Mr Okudzeto made the remarks on JoyNews’ PM Express on Sunday, December 8, where he questioned the very rationale behind the creation of the OSP. “Why was the institution set up? Has it achieved its purpose?” he asked, answering his own question bluntly: “I don’t think so.” The veteran lawyer argued that corruption remains rampant and brazen across public institutions,…

Matthew Nyindam, the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament whose election in the Kpandai constituency was nullified by the High Court, has announced that he will consult his party leadership and constituents before deciding whether to contest the upcoming parliamentary re-run. Speaking in an interview on Joynews, Mr Nyindam emphasised that any decision would be guided by the wishes of the people of Kpandai and the directives of the NPP. “I will listen to the party. I will listen to the parliamentary leadership. I’m sure this is an issue that came up yesterday, and then I will listen…

The Parliamentary Service has officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the Kpandai Constituency seat following a Tamale High Court order for a complete re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in the area. In a letter dated December 4, 2025, and signed by Clerk to Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, was informed of the vacancy “occasioned by the Order of the High Court, Tamale, for a re-run of the Kpandai Parliamentary Elections” delivered on November 24, 2025. The notification, issued under Article 112(5) of the 1992 Constitution, triggers the legal process…

Some 127 constituents in Ningo-Prampram have benefited from the 2025 edition of a livelihood support programme under the auspices of the Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George. At a ceremony on Monday, December 8, 2025, the MP described the event as part of the corporate social responsibility of his office, aimed at providing economic empowerment to his constituents. “Since 2018, I’ve been doing this every year; we support people to start their own businesses. Because, as the saying goes, ‘it’s better to teach people how to fish than to always give them fish.’ So, as we set them up in…

The Minority in Parliament has condemned the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) approval of new utility tariff increases and demanded their immediate withdrawal, describing the hikes as “punitive” and a “direct assault” on the livelihoods of Ghanaians. The PURC last week announced a 9.86% increase in electricity tariffs and a 15.92% rise in water tariffs effective January 1, 2026, as part of a multi-year tariff review spanning 2026–2030. The Commission justified the adjustments citing inflation, exchange rate fluctuations, and the need to fund investments in the sector. Addressing journalists in Accra on Monday, December 8, Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy…

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by lawyers of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, seeking additional disclosures from state prosecutors in his ongoing illegal mining trial. The defence, led by Andy Appiah-Kubi, had argued that the requested documents were crucial for preparing their case. The matter came up for hearing on Monday, December 8, after an earlier adjournment on November 25, 2025, when counsel indicated their intention to file the formal application. During Monday’s proceedings, Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai opposed the request and urged the court to…

The Ministry of the Interior has directed an immediate full-scale investigation into claims that Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng survived two assassination attempts while in office. A statement issued by the Ministry on Monday, December 8, 2025, said the probe was triggered by allegations made by the Director of Strategy, Research and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Mr Samuel Appiah Darko, during an appearance on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, December 6. Mr Appiah Darko claimed that Mr Agyebeng had survived two assassination attempts and that he himself was once handcuffed and beaten by 17 police officers. The…

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has disclosed that Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen turned down an offer to serve as a minister when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) first came to power after the 2000 general elections. Mr Kufuor made the revelation while dismissing long-standing allegations that he backed Mr Kyerematen against Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the party’s acrimonious 2008 presidential primaries. “Even when we won power in the 2000 general elections, and I contacted him that I wanted to make him a Minister, he declined,” the former President said in an interview on the Delay Show. He explained that the…