POLITICS

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has promised party members that he will do everything in his power to bring the party back to power in the general elections of 2028. On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Dr. Bawumia provided the guarantee when a few party …

Ghana’s efforts to improve the operations of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and obtain sustainable finance for the cocoa sector have had setbacks, which President John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged and described as lessons in responsibility rather than blame. The President acknowledged in a speech on Wednesday, February 11, that …

The government has unveiled a new cultural program urging all Ghanaians and friends of Ghana both locally and internationally to wear Fugu, also referred to as Batakari, every Wednesday. The declaration was issued in a statement endorsed by the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie (MP), …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially nominated Baba Ali Yussif as its candidate for the parliamentary seat in the Ayawaso East by-election set for Tuesday, March 3, 2026. In a statement released on Monday, February 9, 2026, and signed by General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, the party announced that …

Governs Kwame Agbodza, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has criticized Francis Asenso-Boakye, his predecessor, for the Suame Interchange project’s delays, pointing out what he called the previous administration’s misguided goals. Mr. Agbodza asserts that at least half of the Suame Interchange project in Kumasi could have been funded by …

The Ministry for Roads and Highways has rejected allegations from the Ashanti Caucus of the Minority in Parliament stating that the government has reduced the Suame Interchange from a four-tier to a two-tier structure. The Ministry has stated that the design for a three-tier interchange has been evaluated after the …

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Caucus in Parliament has questioned the government’s financing objectives after the Suame Interchange Project was downgraded. They contend that assertions of debt-related limits are incompatible with spending on road infrastructure more broadly. During a press briefing on Monday, February 9, 2026, Francis Asenso-Boakye, MP …

The Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed fake series of promotional posters spreading on social media that imply he plans to run for the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In a statement released on Tuesday, the Minister’s office emphasized …

The Majority Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has demanded the prompt annulment of the recent parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East Constituency and the disqualification of candidates identified as involved in vote buying. In a statement released on Sunday, February 8, 2026, and signed by Majority …

Alleged vote buying and selling during this year’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries have been the subject of investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The OSP said in a public notice dated February 8, 2026, that it had begun looking into the …