Author: Political Desk

A 27-year-old Ghanaian, Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, who was arrested in December 2025 over alleged cyber fraud activities, has filed a GH¢10 million civil suit at the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra, accusing state institutions and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of torture, unlawful detention, and serious violations of his fundamental human rights. In the motion filed against five respondents — the Minister for Interior, the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the FBI, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Attorney-General — Kumi is seeking substantial damages for what…

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has confirmed the tragic death of a Level 200 student who fell from the second floor of an off-campus hostel in Ayeduase over the weekend. The deceased has been identified as Ransford Amankwah Asomani, a second-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness Management. In an official statement issued on Monday, February 9, 2026, and signed by the University Relations Officer, Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, the university management said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, February 8, 2026. According to preliminary reports, Mr Asomani fell from…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially named Baba Ali Yussif as its parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso East by-election slated for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, following a consensus-driven selection process. In a press release dated February 9, 2026, the NPP stated that Baba Ali Yussif who is the current Constituency Secretary, was unanimously acclaimed after extensive consultations and recommendations from a Candidate Search Committee chaired by former General Secretary Mr. John Boakye. The committee engaged stakeholders across the Ayawaso East Constituency and Greater Accra Region before recommending him as the candidate with the strongest prospects of winning the seat.…

The Ashanti Regional Caucus of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has sharply criticised the government over the decision to downgrade the Suame Interchange Project, questioning the apparent inconsistencies in national funding priorities for road infrastructure. At a press briefing in Kumasi on Monday, February 6, 2026, the caucus, led by Francis Asenso-Boakye, MP for Bantama and former Minister for Roads and Highways, demanded explanations for why a flagship project designed to ease chronic traffic congestion in Ghana’s second-largest city is being scaled back while funds are reportedly available for other major road works. “If government could mobilise funds…

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, spokesperson for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has attributed the ongoing cocoa sector crisis to what he describes as poor trading decisions by the management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). In a Facebook post, Mr Aboagye criticised COCOBOD for opting for spot sales over forward sales, a strategy he said has left the Board exposed following a sharp decline in global cocoa prices. “Poor Trading decision by the CocoBod team is the cause of the current crisis. They decided to do spot sales instead of forward sales. While waiting for spot, the global cocoa price…

The Member of Parliament for Hohoe Constituency, Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo, has pledged to wear only fugu (smock) and other traditional Ghanaian attire throughout the ongoing parliamentary session, in a show of cultural pride sparked by recent social media banter between Ghanaians and Zambians. The Hohoe MP made the commitment during an interview in Parliament on Friday, February 6, 2026, amid a wave of national solidarity following online reactions to President John Dramani Mahama’s choice of fugu during his state visit to Zambia. In the viral exchange, some Zambian social media users mockingly described the traditional northern Ghanaian smock, also known…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned alleged acts of vote buying that marred the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East constituency, describing the incidents as a direct affront to Ghana’s democracy. NPP Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, made the remarks while speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Sunday, February 8, following the primary held on Saturday, February 7. Delegates reportedly received inducements including 32-inch television sets and boiled eggs from the camp of Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, who emerged victorious in the contest. In response, the NDC has set up a three-member investigative committee chaired…

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and members of the Commonwealth Observer Group have arrived in Bangladesh to begin monitoring preparations for the country’s parliamentary election and referendum scheduled for February 12. The high-level team is in Dhaka to assess pre-election arrangements, engage key stakeholders and evaluate the overall environment ahead of voting day. Mr. Akufo-Addo confirmed the group’s arrival in a Facebook post on Sunday, February 8, noting that preliminary engagements had already commenced. As part of the Commonwealth’s election observation process, the team is holding consultations with a wide range of actors to gauge the transparency, inclusiveness and…

 Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate who emerged victorious in the just-concluded Ayawaso East constituency primaries, has denied allegations of vote-buying that have triggered investigations by both his party and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). In a press release issued on Sunday, February 8, 2026, Baba Jamal described the claims as baseless and reaffirmed his commitment to cooperate fully with any probe. “My attention has been drawn to a communiqué signed by the Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communication recalling me as High Commissioner to Nigeria, based on an allegation…

Majority Leader in Parliament and NDC MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has stepped down from the three-member committee set up by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to investigate allegations of vote-buying during the party’s parliamentary primaries in the Ayawaso East constituency. In a social media post on Sunday February 8, 2026, Ayariga explained that his continued participation had become “untenable” following the position adopted by the NDC Majority Caucus in Parliament, which called for the immediate cancellation of the Ayawaso East primary results. “In view of the position taken by the Caucus of the NDC in Parliament regarding cancellation…