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The Court of Appeal has reportedly ordered a retrial in the defamation suit involving former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong and veteran journalist Kweku Baako Jnr. Multiple reports indicate that the appellate court also directed Kweku Baako Jnr to refund all monies paid to himunder the earlier …

Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has cautioned young people against going into politics with the aim of enriching themselves, describing such motives as misguided and harmful to democratic governance. According to him, politics must be rooted in public service, integrity, and a genuine desire to improve society, …

A former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Flifi Boafo, has alleged that an internal power struggle at Cocoa House is crippling Ghana’s cocoa industry and disrupting critical operations. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on February 10, 2026, Boafo claimed that a prolonged standoff …

The Executive Director of Global Info Analytics, Mussa Dankwah, has reacted to the outcome of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Ayawaso East Constituency, marking the first time an election result has gone against his firm’s projection. Dankwah, whose polling organisation has accurately predicted the outcomes of …

A heated exchange erupted on live television on February 7, 2026, when Solomon Owusu, Communications Director of the Unity Party (UP+), and Awal Mohammed, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, locked horns during a debate on Ghana’s economic performance. The confrontation occurred on Joy Prime during …

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has cautioned the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the ongoing demolition of structures at protected Ramsar sites could become a serious political liability ahead of the 2028 general elections. According to him, while environmental protection is necessary, …

President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, has waded into the social media clash between Zambians and Ghanaians over the outfit worn by Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama when he arrived for an official state visit to Zambia on February 4, 2026. In a recent development to the social media banter between …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako—popularly known as Chairman Wontumi—has publicly appealed to President John Dramani Mahama for forgiveness over any past remarks or actions that may have offended him. According to Chairman Wontumi, his earlier criticisms of Mahama were driven purely by party …

Social media has been awash with heated exchanges between Ghanaians and Zambians following comments about the outfit worn by President John Dramani Mahama during his official state visit to Zambia on February 5, 2026. President Mahama, who is currently in the southern African nation on official business, was captured in …

Veteran journalist and Insight newspaper Managing Editor Kwesi Pratt Jr has questioned remarks made by presidential hopeful Kennedy Agyapong after the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries. Kennedy Agyapong contested the January 31, 2026 primaries against four other aspirants. After the results were declared, he accepted defeat and urged his …