Author: Political Desk

Award-winning investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of mishandling the corruption case against former Public Procurement Authority (PPA) CEO, A.B. Adjei, warning that the prosecution is “becoming a foolish case.” Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, December 5, Manasseh expressed deep frustration over repeated delays and procedural blunders that have weakened the high-profile case stemming from his 2019 documentary, Contracts for Sale. “I cannot give you timelines when this investigation will be done, and if it is done, you will know. The way this is being handled, eventually it…

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, spokesperson for the 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has described the Mahama administration’s decision to purchase a new $60 million presidential jet as “a sin, a crime and disrespectful” to Ghanaians, barely 11 months after the NDC fiercely opposed a similar move. In a Facebook post on Sunday, December 7, 2025, Mr Aboagye accused the government of hypocrisy for proceeding with the acquisition of a luxurious Falcon 6X aircraft at a time when citizens are grappling with over 28% increases in utility tariffs, rising cost of living, and mass termination of jobs.…

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has accused some chiefs and politicians of persistently interfering in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey), describing the interference as one of the biggest challenges facing the taskforce. Deputy Director of Operations at NAIMOS, Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Satekla, raised the concern on Sunday, December 7, during a stakeholder meeting with 14 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and two Regional Police Commanders in Sekondi, Western Region. “Every institution has challenges, and we are no exception. One of our key challenges is interference from influential people. We encounter this from politicians, chiefs, and…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the immediate deployment of its Standby Force to the Republic of Benin following an aborted coup attempt on Saturday, 7 December 2025. In a statement issued on Sunday, the regional bloc said the deployment, which includes contingents from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire, is aimed at “supporting the Government of Benin in upholding constitutional order and ensuring stability.” The early-morning coup attempt saw a group of military officers briefly seize the premises of the state broadcaster, Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin (ORTB), in the commercial capital…

Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, has announced that the country’s armed forces successfully foiled an attempted military coup on Sunday after a group of soldiers briefly seized state television to declare they had taken power. The minister said in an official statement that loyal forces quickly neutralised the plotters, restoring calm and constitutional order in the West African nation. Earlier in the day, at least eight soldiers, some wearing helmets and military fatigues, stormed the studios of the national broadcaster and announced the overthrow of President Patrice Talon’s government. In a televised statement, one of the soldiers read a declaration…

Veteran backing vocalist Maame Tiwaa, the iconic female voice behind legendary gospel artiste Yaw Sarpong and his Asomafo band has died. Maame Tiwaa died in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, after a brief illness, multiple sources have confirmed. For over three decades, Maame Tiwaa’s rich and soothing voice became inseparable from Yaw Sarpong’s ministry, featuring prominently on timeless gospel hits that have shaped contemporary Ghanaian Christian worship. She was a permanent fixture on stage with the Asomafo crew, delivering powerful harmonies and lead lines on songs that continue to bless millions of believers across the country and…

The Western North Regional Police Command has arrested five young men suspected to be part of an armed robbery gang terrorising Sefwi Bekwai and its surrounding communities. The suspects, identified as Iddrisu Abdalla (20), Abdul Rahaman Abubakar (21), Okasha Mohammed (19), Toffic Bawa (24), and Richard Gyapong (35), were rounded up during an intelligence-led operation. According to a police statement on Sunday, December 7, 2025, three of the suspects were initially intercepted while riding an unregistered motorbike within Sefwi Bekwai. When they refused to stop at the Mpesiem Police snap checkpoint, a hot chase ensued, leading to their arrest. The…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Mr. Joshua Vidzro, Headmaster of Dzodze-Penyi Senior High School (DZOSEC) in the Ketu North Municipality, over allegations of sexual misconduct involving female students at the institution. In a directive issued on December 6, 2025, by the Volta Regional Directorate of Education, Mr. Vidzro, with staff ID 261730, has been ordered to step aside from his official duties with immediate effect to allow for an urgent investigation into the claims. The letter, signed by the Volta Regional Director of GES, Francis Yaw Agbemadi emphasized that the move is an administrative precaution to ensure the…

Five police officers were brutally assaulted and disarmed by an angry mob in the Saawie community in the Jirapa Municipality on Friday, December 5, resulting in the seizure of three service weapons, including two AK-47 rifles that remain missing. The incident has sparked serious security concerns in the region, with police issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to community leaders to assist in recovering the missing rifles. According to a police situational report, the officers were dispatched from Jirapa by the Municipal Commander ASP George Doeto Saawie around 3:40 p.m. to engage local leaders and defuse rising tensions over threats to burn…

Soldiers in Benin have appeared on national television to announce that they have seized power and removed President Patrice Talon from office. In a broadcast on state-owned ORTB television late Saturday, December 6, 2025, military officers declared the overthrow of the government, the suspension of the constitution, the dissolution of all institutions, and the immediate closure of the country’s land borders and airspace. The coup leaders, speaking on behalf of a newly formed “Military Transition Council,” named Lieutenant-Colonel Tigri Pascal as the head of the transitional authority. The officers accused President Talon of poor governance and justified their intervention as…