Author: Krobea

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed extreme disappointment in the apparent undermining of democratic institutions in the country in the Kpandai parliamentary issue. Despite an appeal process filed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, challenging a High Court order for the 2024 Parliamentary Election to be rerun, Parliament wrote the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Kpandai seat vacant. The EC subsequently announced a date for the election to be rerun. Both Parliament and the EC have come under criticism for ignoring the appeal process, and the former Vice President has also taken a dim…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced that the trial of former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and seven others including two former Commissioners-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and a sitting Member of Parliament (MP) is set to commence today, Thursday, December 11, 2025. The trial will be heard at an Accra Criminal Court. The eight persons have been slapped with a total of 78 charges of corruption and corruption-related offences regarding the government’s engagement with Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). Mr Ofori-Atta faces 28 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences including willfully causing financial loss…

The Chief Executive Officer of Agri-Impact Limited, Dr. (h.c.) Daniel Fahene Acquaye, has welcomed the government’s significant increase in budgetary allocation to the agriculture and agribusiness sectors from 0.5% of the national budget in 2025 to 5% in 2026, describing it as a bold step toward strengthening the sector. Speaking at the Regional Agribusiness Dialogue held on Tuesday, December 9 at the Global Dream Hotel in Tamale in the Northern Region, Dr. Acquaye noted that the new allocation, amounting to approximately GH¢13 billion, is ten times higher than the previous year’s. He, however, cautioned that without addressing Ghana’s persistent post-harvest…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has set Tuesday, December 30 for the rerun of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections for the Kpandai Constituency. This follows a November 24 High Court ruling in Tamale and a letter of notice served the Commission by the Clerk to Parliament. Presided over by His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Brew-Plange, the High Court declared as null and void parliamentary results of the polls in Kpandai and ordered the EC to conduct a rerun within 30 days of the ruling. Consequent to this, the Clerk to Parliament on Thursday, December 4 wrote to the EC to notify the…

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed a sustained effort by government to resource institutions such as the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to fight corruption. Therefore, he describes as “premature” calls by a section of the public to scrap the Office. The talk about the scrapping of the Office heightened following the recent arrest of private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu at the premises of the OSP. He was there to assist in investigations over comments said to have brought the name of the Office into disrepute. The action by the OSP stirred a debate in Parliament with the Speaker,…

In a nation rich with talent and potential, it is inspiring to see young individuals excel in their chosen fields. On 10th December 2025, one of Ghana’s brightest young medical minds added yet another laurel to his already rich academic and professional resume; Dr Gideon Kwame Assan was inducted as a Family Physician Specialist. He becomes the youngest Family Physician Specialist in the 2025 cohort of Family Physician inductees of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. Before this, he had earlier in October been inducted into the West Africa College of Physicians and Surgeons. As the African proverb goes,…

Two members of the Majority in Parliament have sponsored a Private Member’s Bill to ensure that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) set up in 2017 is abolished. “The Office of the Special Prosecutor was established in 2017 as a specialised independent body to focus on corruption and corruption-related offences,” the memorandum on the new bill read in part. “However, operational experience since the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor has revealed persistent challenges, including the duplication of constitutional prosecutorial functions of the Office of the Special Prosecutor and the Attorney-General, institutional friction and jurisdictional overlap resulting…

The Africa Policy Lens (APL) has warned of a huge financial loss to the state if the government goes ahead to reduce the agreed royalty rate of the lithium deal between Barari DV Ghana Limited and Ghana from 10% to 5%. The previous government, following a Cabinet approval to review royalty rates for Ghana’s lithium and associated minerals, reached a mutual agreement with Barari DV Ghana Limited, for an upward 10% royalty stake for Ghana – 5% extra royalty stake in the the main mining sector. However, the new Mahama government has now proposed a reduction of the 10% stake…

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced new measures aimed at eliminating substandard bitumen from Ghana’s road construction sector. Addressing industry stakeholders earlier Tuesday, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, stressed: “Government is committed to ensuring that only high-quality bitumen is used in the country’s road sector, particularly for the ‘Big Push’ projects.” “We are determined to establish a clear policy direction and a robust regulatory framework that guarantees durable and cost-effective road infrastructure.” He reiterated that “the Government remains resolute in its commitment to delivering road infrastructure that offers true value for money for the people…

Ghana will parade an entirely locally-based squad for the friendly against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana. Head Coach of the Black Galaxies Kassim Mingle Ocansey released a 20-man squad for Tuesday’s encounter in Gauteng. Conspicuously missing from the squad is Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Benjamin Asare, who has been a key member of the Black Stars proper. In post will be either Heart of Lions’ shot stopper Lawrence Osei or Medeama SC’s Felix Kyei, who until recently was also a member of the main Black Stars team. Among the defenders are Razak Simpson, Isaac Afful and Kamaradini Mamudu, who have had…