Lawyers representing former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Chief Executive Officer, Solomon Asamoah, and former GIIF Board Chairman, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, have urged the High Court to dismiss charges against their clients, arguing that the alleged $2 million loss associated with the controversial Sky Train project resulted from the global Covid-19 pandemic rather than any criminal misconduct.
Fresh data from the Office of the President shows that President John Dramani Mahama significantly reduced the number of political appointees at the Jubilee House in 2025 compared to the last publicly available figures from the previous administration. However, despite the reduction in staffing levels, the Presidency's compensation bill is projected to more than double in 2026, raising questions about the true cost of running the Presidency.
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President John Dramani Mahama has recorded his highest approval rating since returning to office, with 71 percent of Ghanaians expressing satisfaction with his performance, according to the latest June 2026 National Tracking Poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics.
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The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has officially resigned from his position to pursue a national executive role within the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has directed the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly to submit detailed records on the utilization of more than GH¢400,000 allocated to persons with disabilities (PWDs) after officials were unable to immediately account for the expenditure during a monitoring exercise.
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Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, has held discussions with the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Christian Rogg, as part of ongoing engagements on Ghana’s development and international partnerships.
The Government of Ghana has repatriated 327 Ghanaian nationals who were left stranded in Port Bouët, Côte d’Ivoire, after a large-scale demolition exercise by local authorities displaced residents and destroyed homes and sources of livelihood.
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The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has dismissed suggestions that President John Dramani Mahama could use his office to secure a pardon for former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, following her extradition to Ghana.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dismissed assertions that Parliament lost its authority over the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill immediately after its passage, insisting that lawmakers retain the constitutional power to revisit and reconsider legislation before it is transmitted to the President for assent.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has initiated a plea bargain process in the ongoing criminal case involving allegations of fraud, money laundering, and financial loss to the state linked to the Ghana Export-Import Bank.
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The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, has directed Landing Beach Committees across Ghana not to sell subsidised premix fuel above the approved price of GH¢180 per yellow “Kufour gallon,” warning that strict sanctions will be imposed on individuals and committees that violate the directive.
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza, has appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Economy and Development to provide updates on the government's road infrastructure agenda and ongoing projects across the country.
The Volta Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Political Coordinator for the Volta Region at the Jubilee House, Hon. Ben Siki Abibu, has undertaken an emergency inspection tour of selected development projects in the South Dayi District.
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