POLITICS

An electoral petition contesting Frank Annoh-Dompreh’s election as a member of parliament for the Nsawam-Adoagyiri seat in the general election of 2024 was denied by the Koforidua High Court. The court rejected the petition, which aimed to nullify his election, on Thursday after receiving a legal appeal from Gary Nimako …

On Wednesday, security guards allegedly from the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) broke into the home of Assin South MP John Ntim Fordjour due to unsubstantiated claims of cocaine trafficking. Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) responded quickly to the difficult situation by gathering outside the MP’s house in expression …

President John Dramani Mahama has justified the removal of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy), calling it a calculated step to improve Ghana’s digital financial services. Officially eliminated on April 2, 2025, the E-levy levied a 1% tax on transactions made via digital or electronic channels. The charge was a substantial …

The Office of the Auditor-General has stated that the Auditor-General would be performing a nationwide payroll audit of all covered entities on the Controller and Accountant General’s (CAGD) payroll system of the Government of Ghana (GoG) and Subvented Organizations. In a March 28, 2025, letter signed by Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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, …