Author: Political Desk

The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) Innovation and Incubation Hub on Tuesday, 3 December 2025, opened the maiden edition of the Regional Innovation Synergies (RIS) Conference 2025, a two-day gathering aimed at transforming Ghana’s fragmented innovation efforts into a coordinated engine for sustainable national growth. Held under the theme “Aligning Partnerships for Innovation: Building Synergies in Agri-food, Climate Action and Rural Technology Transfer for Job Creation,” the conference brought together policymakers, development partners, researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and innovation hub leaders to showcase successful initiatives and forge stronger collaborations. Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo,…

Ghana’s Black Stars have been drawn into a tough Group L for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where they will face European powerhouses England and Croatia, alongside CONCACAF side Panama. The draw, conducted on Friday, December 5, 2025, in Washington D.C., placed the four-time African champions in a challenging group as they return to the global stage after qualifying comfortably from the CAF section. England, ranked among the tournament favourites, and Croatia, who reached the 2018 final and 2022 semi-finals, represent significant hurdles for Otto Addo’s side. Panama, making their second World Cup appearance after 2018, will provide stern CONCACAF…

Three people have been confirmed dead and 30 others injured following a head-on collision at Mampong Abuontem in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The accident involved a Toyota Coaster minibus with registration number GV 1720-20, which was transporting students and staff from Ejura Agric College, and an Opel Astra saloon car registered AS 3838 W. Eyewitnesses reported that the Opel Astra lost control on a curve and veered into the path of the oncoming minibus, resulting in a devastating impact. The Opel Astra was completely mangled, while the minibus sustained extensive damage to its windscreen, front bumper,…

President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians in formal employment, particularly professionals, to take up farming as a supplementary source of income, emphasising that agriculture is no longer the exclusive domain of rural dwellers or full-time farmers. Speaking at the 41st National Farmers’ Day celebration in Ho, Volta Region, on Friday, December 5, 2025, President Mahama dismissed the outdated perception that farming is only for “village folks.” “Agriculture isn’t only for the village folks,” he stated. “You can work and still be a farmer. Teachers and civil servants can go to work and have farms, and the money from the…

An 82-year-old farmer from the Kwahu Afram Plains South District in the Eastern Region, Opanyin Abraham Kwaku Adusei, has been crowned the Overall National Best Farmer for 2025. The veteran farmer emerged tops at the 41st National Farmers’ Day Awards Ceremony held in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, on Friday, December 5, 2025. Opanyin Adusei, who beat several distinguished farmers from across the country, received a cash prize of GH¢1.2 million in recognition of his decades of dedication, innovation, and excellence in agriculture. The awards were presented by President John Dramani Mahama, who commended the winners for their hard work,…

The first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi has described the honorary doctorate conferred on him by his alma mater as a testament of faith, resilience and transformation. Speaking at UPSA’s graduation ceremony on Thursday, December 4, 2025, where the university bestowed the honour on him, Prof. Alabi expressed deep humility and gratitude, noting that the recognition from the institution he served as student, lecturer, and leader was a celebration of shared journeys and achievements. “This recognition is not merely an award; it symbolizes a collective story of faith, resilience, and transformation,” he told…

The Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has called on the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to render an unqualified apology to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians for what he describes as the party’s historical opposition to critical investments in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), particularly the Ghana Air Force. In a post on Thursday, December 4, 2025, the NPP MP recalled that in 2008, then-President John Agyekum Kufuor initiated the acquisition of two presidential jets for the Ghana Air Force and made a down…

Evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa or Mama Pat, has rendered an unqualified apology and full retraction to gospel musician Empress Gifty Adorye over defamatory statements she made against the former in May 2025. In a statement dated Thursday, December 5, 2025, and signed by her lawyer Richard Asare Baffour of Agyaa Asamani Law Consult, Evangelist Asiedua admitted that several social media posts she published in reaction to comments made by Empress Gifty’s husband, Hopeson Adorye, were false and had wrongly imputed immorality and unchastity to the musician. “It is now stated unequivocally that the allegations made by…

Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has stated that making allegations against public office holders, even if unsubstantiated, does not constitute a criminal offence in Ghana. Mr Bentil made the remarks on Joy FM’s Midday News on Thursday, December 4, 2025, amid the ongoing public dispute between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. He stressed that the proper response to such allegations is to demand proof through established processes rather than resorting to intimidation or criminal proceedings against the accuser. “When you make allegations against a public officer, it is not…

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Education to conduct an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the alarming decline in performance recorded in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The President described the sharp drop in results as “mind-boggling” and a matter of grave concern to the government, parents, and the entire nation. Speaking at the launch of the STEMBox initiative for primary schools on Wednesday, December 4, 2025, President Mahama said he had instructed the Education Ministry to thoroughly analyse the chief examiners’ report to establish what went “disastrously wrong.” “It has become an…