The Tamale High Court has ordered a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election, directing that a fresh poll be held within 30 days from today. The decision, delivered by His Lordship Emmanuel Brew Plange, follows a legal challenge to the results of the 2024 parliamentary election in the constituency. The petition alleged irregularities in the voting and collation processes that undermined the credibility of the outcome. The former Member of Parliament (MP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Kpandai, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, filed the suit challenging the election of Matthew Nyindam as MP. According to Wakpal, the parliamentary…
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The Constitution Review Committee (CRC) is scheduled to present its much-anticipated report to President John Dramani Mahama today, Monday, November 24, at the Presidency in Accra. The eight-member committee, chaired by Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), was commissioned by President Mahama to lead nationwide consultations and propose amendments aimed at strengthening the 1992 Constitution. According to the Presidency, the report will be formally submitted at 13:00 hours. Other members of the committee include Justice Sophia Adinyira, a former Supreme Court Judge; Professor Kwame Karikari; Charlotte Osei; Dr. Godwin Djokoto; Ibrahim Tanko…
Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has alleged that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin received extraordinary and unprecedented favour from the Supreme Court under former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkonoo—a development he says formed a major basis for the petition seeking her removal from office. According to Sory, one of the key counts in his client’s petition detailed how the Effutu MP became “the only person in Ghana’s judicial history—and possibly any common law jurisdiction—to secure a full Supreme Court panel within just two hours” to hear an application he had filed. Speaking in an interview with KSM, the prominent lawyer…
A staff member of the Electoral Commission (EC), Joseph Blankson Adumadzie, has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to initiate removal proceedings against the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey, over alleged misconduct he says undermines the credibility of Ghana’s electoral system. In a statement issued on Monday, November 24, Mr. Adumadzie confirmed that his petition was submitted in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, which outlines the procedure for the removal of heads of independent constitutional bodies. While he declined to disclose specific details—citing constitutional restrictions—he revealed that the…
The Government of Ghana has confirmed that the United States has officially removed the 15% tariff previously imposed on Ghana’s cocoa and selected agricultural exports. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the development in a Facebook post on Monday, November 24, 2025, stating that U.S. diplomats formally communicated the decision to Ghana’s Mission in Washington, D.C. According to the Minister, the tariff removal took effect on November 13, 2025, following the signing of a new Executive Order by U.S. President Donald Trump. The reversal rolls back a policy introduced during Trump’s earlier administration, which had placed additional cost…
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Monday, November 24, 2025, over the government’s failure to fully implement the National Labour Commission (NLC) arbitral award issued on May 2, 2023. The industrial action affects all 46 Colleges of Education across the country. According to CETAG, the decision—approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC) in consultation with the National Council at an emergency meeting on November 19, 2025—follows persistent government inaction on long-standing obligations. The Association noted that members have been left with “no option” but to withdraw all services until their…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced that the government is drafting a comprehensive framework to legalise and regulate the commercial motorcycle transport sector, widely known as Okada. The move follows recent protests by tricycle operators—popularly called Pragia—in Kumasi, where riders demanded formal recognition and proper regulation of their trade. Kelvin Caternor, Deputy Director for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the DVLA, said the reforms aim to professionalise commercial motorcycle operations and improve road safety nationwide. He made the disclosure at the Motor Riders Day Rally organised by the National Christian Men’s Forum—an initiative of the Full Gospel…
The Member of Parliament for Salaga South, Hon. Hajia Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has cut sod and officially handed over the Sawaba No.1–Abromase Road project to the contractor for construction. Speaking to the media during the ceremony, Hon. Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah revealed that securing the project required persistent engagement with the Roads Minister and other key authorities. She explained that each time she visited the minister, he assured her that the President had raised the matter at Cabinet, while the regional minister also followed up consistently. According to her, this collective effort has made it possible to deliver one of the…
President John Mahama has announced a new policy that will require all senior high schools (SHSs) across the country to establish poultry and livestock farms as part of efforts to enhance food self-sufficiency in educational institutions. The initiative, he said, will enable schools to produce their own meat instead of relying on the open market, thereby improving feeding quality and reducing costs. President Mahama made the announcement during the 65th anniversary celebration of Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) in Tamale, where he and the First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, are both alumni. “We are coming up with a policy—one where…
The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has held a high-level meeting with the leadership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), spare parts dealers, and commercial transport operators to address persistent price irregularities and recent hikes in spare parts across major markets. The engagement, held in Accra on Thursday, November 11, follows an earlier meeting with transport operators who raised concerns that unstable spare parts prices are affecting transport fares and worsening the cost of living. Transport operators complained that despite the cedi’s steady appreciation against the dollar over the past nine months, the cost of…