Fourteen civil society organisations have submitted a joint defence of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court ahead of a July 29, 2026 verdict in Adamtey v. Attorney-General, a case questioning the constitutional validity of the anti-corruption institution's establishment.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Parliamentary Minority has called for a bipartisan committee to investigate the Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours following allegations that individuals were required to make financial payments to secure recognition. The State Interests and Governance Authority Director-General claimed he was asked to pay GH¢50,000 for an award.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Majority Leader George Ricketts-Hagan rejected criticism over rising unemployment, saying government has stabilized the economy and introduced interventions to stimulate job creation, with employment opportunities to emerge as economic growth continues.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Akuapem North MP Sammy Awuku has accused the Mahama administration of failing to deliver on campaign promises to create jobs for young people, citing slow progress on the Big Push programme—which aimed to employ 900,000 youth this year but had employed only about 10,000 by June—and arguing that youth unemployment remains a pressing national concern.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah called on Parliament Thursday for the government to address rising youth unemployment with measurable interventions including published delivery scorecards, skills training separated from job creation, and public-private partnerships rather than political slogans and promises.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin has rejected the claim that Parliament becomes functus officio after passing legislation, asserting that the House has constitutional and procedural powers to revisit bills before they are presented to the President for assent, and that Parliament has established post-passage procedures to correct errors and reconsider decisions.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Government Communications Minister Felix Ofosu Kwakye has dismissed claims that staff salaries at the Presidency have increased, stating the current staff inherited the same salaries and conditions as their predecessors. He argued that once arrears owed to former Article 71 office holders are paid, the total wage bill will be lower due to reduced staff numbers, and that salaries were approved by Parliament on 6 January 2025 under the previous government.
11 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has rejected claims that the administration is selectively paying salary arrears to Presidential staff, stating that such payments are a routine feature of transitions between administrations and that the current salary structure was approved by Parliament in January 2025.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has strongly criticised former presidential legal adviser Kow Essuman's claims that the presidency's budget for staff has increased despite a reduction in staff numbers, saying the allegations are inconsistent with facts and that the current administration operates under salary structures approved by Parliament and inherited from the previous government.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Police investigations into an armed robbery at CABEST Jewellery in Accra on November 2, 2024, have resulted in the arrest of several suspects and recovery of firearms, ammunition, and police gear. Armed robbers made away with GH¢7.5 million in cash and 620 grammes of gold valued at GH¢863,688 during the daylight attack.
11 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Kow Essuman, former Legal Counsel to President Nana Akufo-Addo, has accused the Mahama administration of breaching the law by failing to submit the annual staffing report for the Office of the President covering 2024, which was required by law to be submitted to Parliament by March 2025. Essuman noted that such reports were consistently submitted during the Akufo-Addo administration and called for the government to either release the report or confirm non-submission.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Legal Counsel Kow Essuman contested claims that the Akufo-Addo administration had larger Presidency staffing than the current government, stating that the 2023 report showed 1,048 total staff (357 political appointees and 564 civil and public service employees) and the 2024 report recorded 921 staff. He argued that civil and public service employees should not be counted as political appointments when comparing administrations.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister of Roads and Highways has raised alarm over widespread vandalism and theft of traffic light infrastructure across Ghana, revealing that only about 60 per cent of the country's 415 traffic light installations are operational. He attributed many malfunctions to deliberate acts of vandalism, with thieves targeting metal components to sell as scrap.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Interior Minister announced that 70 excavators seized from illegal miners will be handed over to the National Disaster Management Organisation to clear drains and improve water flow in flood-prone communities across the country, as part of broader flood prevention efforts.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →