Officials from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) reportedly engaged in a standoff with Rev. Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, on April 9 in an effort to arrest him, according to reports that reached Ghanatodayonline.com. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the government spokesperson, claimed that Rev. Fordjour’s …
Read More »Assin North MP Gyakye Quayson acquitted and discharged
After three years of a legal struggle over a variety of allegations, including perjury, Gyakye Quayson, the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North in the Central Region, has been cleared and dismissed by the criminal jurisdiction of the Accra High Court, which is presided over by Justice Mary Ekue …
Read More »Chief Justice removal: Supreme Court adjourns case indefinitely
The Supreme Court (SC), Ghana’s highest court, has postponed indefinitely a lawsuit brought by Mr. Vincent Ekow Assafuah, a Member of Parliament (MP) from Old Tafo, contesting the procedure to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office. The absence of some 50 State Attorneys who were attending …
Read More »Sunyani: Big boost for mango production as Blue Skies Foundation begins construction of a training center
The Blue Skies Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 3 for the construction of a state-of-the-art training centre at Sunyani Getfund for mango farmers in Sunyani, aimed at boosting mango production. The new training centre, expected to be completed within five months, will comprise a resource centre, office space, …
Read More »Narcotics Control Commission to arrest Ntim Fordjour over drug flight allegations
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has received a severe warning from Alexander Twum Barimah, the Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), for his persistent failure to assist law enforcement with his drug trafficking accusations. On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Twum Barimah stated …
Read More »Mahama suspends post-retirement contracts for gov’t appointees
The Ghanaian government has declared that post-retirement contract appointments for retired public servants will be immediately suspended. An official statement signed by the Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, stated this directive. The announcement states that all requests for these kinds of appointments would no longer be taken into account. …
Read More »Ntim Fordjour aircraft drug allegation ‘malicious and baseless’ – GACL
The claims that two flights that touched down at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) were involved in drug trafficking have been categorically refuted by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). According to Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the MP for Assin South and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, …
Read More »AFAG calls for a bipartisan parliamentary probe into ‘Cocaine’ scandal
An independent, bipartisan parliamentary probe into the claims regarding two foreign planes accused of bringing cash and illegal substances into Ghana has been demanded by the Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG). The aircraft in question are Cavok Air’s Antonov An-12B, a freight jet, and AirMed flight N823AM, an air ambulance. …
Read More »Mahama’s Special Aide seeks Ghc10m compensation from Abronye for defamation
Joyce Bawah Mogtari, President John Dramani Mahama’s Special Aide and Presidential Advisor, has formally asked that Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), retract his statements, issue a public apology, and pay GH₵10 million. This comes after Abronye allegedly made derogatory …
Read More »Former Ghanaian Ambassador Sam Pee Yalley is dead
Former Ghanaian High Commissioner to India Sam Pee Yalley, a well-known National Democratic Congress (NDC) member, has died. The political and diplomatic community is greatly devastated by his passing, which happened on Sunday at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Numerous political personalities have expressed their sorrow over the news, even …
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