Category: Politics

Ofori-Atta Arrest: Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has revealed that the arrest of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was a targeted enforcement action, and not part of any general immigration raid. Speaking on KeyPoints in an exclusive interview with Alfred Ocansey on Friday, January 10, Manasseh […]

Venezuela Oil: US President Donald Trump has called on American oil companies to invest at least $100 billion (£75bn) in Venezuela’s oil sector, but the proposal received a cautious response from industry leaders, with one executive describing the country as currently “uninvestable.” Executives from major US oil firms met Trump at the White House, acknowledging […]

NPP Presidential Race: As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares for its upcoming presidential election, National Organiser hopeful, Korsi Bodja has appealed to party members to uphold calm, unity, and discipline throughout the internal contest. In a statement issued on Thursday, January 8, Mr. Korsi Bodja stressed that the party’s internal democratic process must strengthen, […]

The Member of Parliament for Bimbilla and former Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has dismissed suggestions that support for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in Northern Ghana is driven by ethnic considerations, insisting that political backing in the region has historically been based on competence and performance. Mr. Nitiwul made the remarks during Dr. Bawumia’s visit to […]

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Sofo Tanko Rashid, has stated that Ghana was on a dangerous economic trajectory under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration and risked becoming an international embarrassment if the party had remained in power. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on […]

NPP Primaries: The campaign team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful Bryan Acheampong has downplayed the impact of a recent endorsement of former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by 118 former NPP parliamentary candidates, insisting the move will not influence voting outcomes in the party’s upcoming presidential primary. Speaking in an interview with Citi […]

As President John Dramani Mahama marks one year since his return to office, public opinion and expert assessments across Ghana point to a mixture of praise, cautious optimism and calls for greater accountability. Since being sworn in on 7 January 2025, President Mahama’s government has focused heavily on economic stabilisation, institutional reforms and cost-of-living measures, […]

Galamsey: The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has shut down illegal mining activities on the COCOBOD Demonstration Farm, Section E, at Bunso in the Eastern Region, following a major enforcement operation conducted on January 8. During the raid, the NAIMOS Taskforce discovered eight excavators and 12 illegal miners actively operating on the research land. […]

Legal counsel for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Frank Davies, has confirmed that his client has formally applied for an extension of his stay in the United States on medical grounds. Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story programme on Thursday, January 8, Mr. Davies explained that former Finance Minister Mr. Ofori-Atta travelled to the United […]

The host of Asempa FM’s flagship current affairs programme, Ekosiisen, Philip Osei Bonsu, has formally invoked Ghana’s Right to Information (RTI) law to demand greater transparency from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) over the financial performance of the state’s Gold-for-Reserve (G4R) programme. The request, dated January 7, 2026, seeks detailed disclosures on the programme’s gold […]