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Politics coverage from Ashanti Report follows governance, public policy, elections, Parliament, local authorities, and the decisions shaping public life in Ghana.
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Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang speaks on presidential ambition
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has criticised what she describes as premature presidential ambitions within the National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying such moves undermine the party’s responsibility…
Builsa North MP James Agalga Appointed Majority Leader
The Member of Parliament for Builsa North, James Agalga, has been appointed as the new Majority Leader in Parliament following changes made to President John Dramani Mahama’s ministerial…
Kokofu replies Okatakyie Afrifa over criticism of his NPP Ashanti Chairmanship bid
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has reacted to comments by media personality Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah questioning his decision to contest…
Kenneth Adjei nominated as Defence Minister in President Mahama’s latest reshuffle
President John Dramani Mahama has moved the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, to the Ministry of Defence as part of changes made to…
Wontumi seeks bail pending appeal of 20-year prison sentence
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, has applied to the High Court for bail pending the outcome…
“The nation still mourns with you” – Mahama comforts Families of Helicopter crash victims
President John Dramani Mahama has reassured the families of the eight officials who died in the August 6, 2025 military helicopter crash that their loved ones will never…
Mahama pays tribute to eight officials one year after Military Helicopter crash
President John Dramani Mahama has honoured the memory of the eight state officials who lost their lives in the August 6, 2025 military helicopter crash, saying they set…
Millitary Helicopter Crash Victims Would Be Disappointed Over Galamsey Fight – Prof. Charles Marfo
The Provost of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CoHSS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Charles Marfo, says the souls of…
University Lecturer criticises government over Galamsey fight one year after Military Helicopter crash
A lecturer at KAAF University, Dr Eric Bempong, has expressed disappointment in the government’s handling of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, one year after eight public officials…
“How did he suddenly become sick?” – Asiedu Nketiah questions Afrifa’s condition after arrest
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has questioned the events surrounding the arrest of media personality and New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary…