The mournful cry of a lone Atenteben flute swept across the Black Star Square yesterday, weaving through a nation bound together in grief, as hundreds gathered to bid a solemn farewell to former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. 

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has interdicted six officers for gross misconduct after a video shared on social media showed them verbally assaulting a senior officer. 

The senior officer, who identified himself as a Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DC01), was travelling as a passenger on a commercial vehicle when the incident occurred on November 25, 2025, at the Offinso Inland Checkpoint in the Ashanti Region, where the officers were on duty.

According to the GIS, the behaviour captured in the video—including verbal assault, lack of civility, and open disrespect toward a superior—falls far below the standards expected of personnel.

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has disclosed that he has personally called for the cancellation of the contract between the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Zipline Ghana for the delivery of essential healthcare products in remote health facilities using drones. 

The Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, has described the Speaker’s decision to refer the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to the Privileges Committee of Parliament as a calculated attempt to gag the Minority Caucus and cause deep division among members.

She accused both the Speaker and the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, of scheming a coordinated campaign of intimidation, harassment, and institutional abuse to remove the Minority Leader from the ECOWAS Parliament.

She explained that the two removed Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s name from Ghana's delegation to ECOWAS Parliament without any consultation or seeking her consent.

“This is a cynical, diabolical, and constitutionally perverse scheme ever orchestrated within the precincts of Ghana’s Parliament,” she said, saying that the move had embarrassed Ghana before the community of West African nations. 

The High Court in Kumasi has ruled that Akosua Serwaa is not the only person the late Daddy Lumba was married to.

The Law Platform reports that the High Court presided over by Justice Mrs. Dorinda Smith Arthur has therefore dismissed the application of Akosua Serwaa, who was asking the court to declare that she should be given recognition as the only surviving spouse of Daddy Lumba and the sole individual entitled to perform widowhood rites at his funeral.

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Charles Kwadwo Fosu, the legendary Ghanaian highlife musician who is commonly referred to as Daddy Lumba, died at the Bank Hospital in Accra on July 26, 2025, at the age of 60.

The National Media Commission (NMC) has ruled on a complaint filed by Adamus Resources Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Angela List, against the online portal ModernGhana and Accra-based radio station Class FM. 

Ghanaians from all walks of life converged on Independence Square on Friday to bid a final farewell to former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.

Ghanaians from all walks of life on Friday morning converged on the Independence Square to bid their final farewell to former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.

The Chief Mourner is President John Dramani Mahama, who has led the government and represent all Ghanaians in mourning the former First Lady, whom he describes as the “Matriarch of the Fourth Republic.”

Mary Kortey, also known as Akweley, claiming to be from Kwashieman in Accra, had stormed the Assin Fosu new market and ordered plenty of foodstuffs.

The woman seen in a video shared on social media assaulting a man has been arrested by the police.

President John Dramani Mahama has paid glowing tribute to Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, describing her as “a truly remarkable woman” and “a towering national figure whose influence will resonate for generations.”

In a tribute read on his behalf by Presidential Adviser and Special Aide, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, at the final funeral service at the Black Stars Square in Accra today, President Mahama highlighted Nana Konadu’s transformational leadership as First Lady, noting that through the 31st December Women’s Movement, she championed literacy, maternal health and early childhood education.”

A high-powered delegation, made up of wing and divisional chiefs from the Kwahu Traditional Area, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct a thorough investigation into the dawn raid of the Abene Palace, which resulted in the arrest of the Kwahuhene, Daasebere Akuamoah Boateng III, and the Queenmother of Kwahu, Nana Adwoa Gyamfua III. 

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has paid an emotional tribute to its founder, Her Excellency Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, describing her as “a true national matriarch” and the moral compass of the party.

The tribute read at the final funeral at the Independence Square in Accra today, the NDP celebrated her as a visionary leader, a defender of democracy, and a woman whose courage and conviction shaped modern Ghana.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) paid glowing tribute at the funeral of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, declaring that the party’s history cannot be told without her name spoken boldly and with honour. 

The NDC described her as a pioneering force whose courage reshaped Ghana’s political and social landscape, especially for women whose voices had long been ignored, in the tribute read by the General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey.

On Wednesday, 22nd October 2025, H.E. Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was among those gathered for the burial service of her aunt and namesake, Mrs. Lucy Konadu Yiadom Effah at the Christ the King Catholic Church, Accra.

The passing away of the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, on Thursday, October 23, has brought to an end the remarkable story of a woman who turned her opportunity into redefining the face of advocacy, women’s empowerment and women’s involvement in politics, footprints that have cemented her legacy in the history of Ghana.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has referred the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to the Privileges Committee to determine whether his decision to attend a session in the ECOWAS Parliament constitutes contempt of Parliament.

Commenting on my recent article “Denkyira-Obuasi to Ahafo-Hwediem”, Ghana’s former Deputy African Union (AU) Chairman, Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, quipped humorously, saying, “Situation, no change!”  

The Ghana Prisons Service has designated November as the Prisons/Corrections Month to serve as a critical period for reflection and strategic planning for the country's criminal justice system. 

As I pay tribute to one of Ghana's leading icons, I am overwhelmed with grief.

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has been a pillar of strength whose sacrifices have quietly served the nation.

The Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, Patricia Appiagyei, has underscored the crucial role of inclusive governance and gender-responsive lawmaking in fortifying democracy.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that it is premature to disqualify the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, from participating in parliamentary business despite the Tamale High Court’s annulment of the 2024 parliamentary election results for the constituency.

I write as the man who once stood behind your husband as his Special Aide, the guardian at the door of your shared life, and the witness to how you and Jerry John walked through history hand in hand.

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has endorsed the direction of the economy, saying it is showing clear signs of recovery, with evidence of improved macroeconomic stability, sustained cedi performance, easing inflation and renewed policy support for local manufacturing.