The High Court has granted a further variation of the bail conditions for the former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, reducing the amount from GH¢630 million to GH¢120 million with two sureties. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, December 11, follows an application filed by Mr. Antwi’s legal team. The former NSA boss is facing charges including stealing, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state during his tenure at the Authority. Mr. Antwi was initially granted bail in the sum of GH¢800 million, which was later reviewed to GH¢630 million before Thursday’s significant…
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The Acting Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, has disclosed that Ghana’s Utility Service Providers require $320 million in capital investment to reduce distribution and commercial losses in their networks. Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, December 10, Dr. Suleman said the required investment could be mobilised through public-private partnerships (PPPs) to strengthen the technical and operational efficiency of the utilities. The briefing formed part of PURC’s explanation of the recent 9.86% increase in electricity tariffs and 15.26% adjustment in water tariffs. According to Dr. Suleman, while quarterly tariff reviews are typically driven by inflation, exchange-rate…
The Member of Parliament for Salaga-South Constituency, Hon. Hajia Zuwera Ibrahimah, has received 50 modern desktop computers and 2 laptops from the National Investment Bank (NIB). The donation follows a formal request submitted by the MP to the Bank, seeking support for computers to strengthen ICT education at Salaga Senior High School (SASS) and T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (T.I. Amass) within the constituency. Upon receiving the items on Tuesday 9th December, 2025, Hon. Hajia Zuwera expressed her profound appreciation to the Managing Director, Chief Dr. Doli-Wura Zakaria, and his team at NIB for graciously approving and fulfilling her request.…
A delegation from the Forestry Commission of Ghana, led by Mr. Frank Adomakor-Kwabia, Regional Manager for the Savannah Region, visited Salaga this morning as part of ongoing efforts to establish a District Forestry Commission Office in the East Gonja Municipality. The initiative follows a formal request made by the Member of Parliament for the Salaga South Constituency, Hon. Hajia Zuwera Mohammed, aimed at enhancing forest management and protection in the area. Upon arrival, the team paid a courtesy call on His Majesty, Kpembewura Banbange Ndefoso IV, and his sub-chiefs to officially announce their mission. His Majesty warmly welcomed the delegation…
The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, is questioning what he believes is deliberate political targeting by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite the party’s strong numerical advantage in Parliament. Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Nyindam said he cannot understand why his seat has become the focus of intense legal and political attention. “The NDC has more than enough numbers, so what is the brain behind what they are doing? It doesn’t make sense. Some MPs are in Parliament with less than 100 votes, yet I am the one being targeted,” he lamented. Describing his situation as…
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Constitutional Review Committee will submit its final report to him on December 22, 2025. The Committee, chaired by Professor H. Kwesi Prempeh, was mandated to solicit nationwide public input on possible amendments to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution and recommend reforms. Speaking during a meeting with the National Peace Council at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, December 10, President Mahama disclosed that the Committee had already shared some preliminary findings with him three weeks earlier. “They met me three weeks ago and made a presentation of some of the findings they were going to…
A member of the New Patriotic Party’s national communication team, Haruna Maiga, says former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would, in hindsight, regret establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), arguing that the institution has drifted away from its intended mandate. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, December 11, Maiga asserted that the OSP no longer reflects the purpose for which it was created and should therefore be abolished. According to him, former President Akufo-Addo introduced the OSP to demonstrate his administration’s commitment to accountability, especially by allowing investigations into officials within a sitting government. However,…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) will today, Thursday, December 11, commence the long-awaited prosecution of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others over alleged corruption and financial loss to the state. The OSP confirmed the development in a post on its official social media platform, stating: “The trial of Kenneth Ofori-Atta and 7 others is expected to start today at Criminal Court 5.” This follows the filing of a 78-count indictment in November 2025, accusing the former minister and his co-accused of engaging in corruption and corruption-related offences largely connected to contracts involving Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited…
Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, says President John Dramani Mahama has “no time” for what he describes as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) manufactured claims that the President intends to pursue a third term. Speaking on PM Express, Mr. Gbande — who also serves as the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC — said the government is fully focused on confronting the severe economic and governance challenges inherited from the Akufo-Addo administration. “Ghana has a constitution, and that constitution is the instrument that controls all of us,” he emphasised. But according to him, the Presidency is…
A controversial move to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has emerged in Parliament, with Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor introducing a Private Members’ Bill seeking the full repeal of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959). The Office of the Special Prosecutor (Repeal) Bill, 2025, dated December 8, 2025, proposes returning full prosecutorial authority over corruption cases to the Attorney-General, in accordance with Article 88 of the Constitution. According to the memorandum accompanying the Bill, the OSP’s operations over the past eight years have revealed structural and constitutional challenges…