
Illicit Political Funding: A Threat to Ghana’s Democracy
Money flowing from hidden sources and vote‑buying schemes are eroding public trust and widening the gap between rich and poor candidates.
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Money flowing from hidden sources and vote‑buying schemes are eroding public trust and widening the gap between rich and poor candidates.

President Mahama and Vice‑President Bawumia urge party leaders to curb abusive language, stressing the need for respectful criticism and clear legal boundaries.

In many nations, the real test of democracy happens not on the grand parliamentary floor but in the small, often overlooked committee rooms where oversight is carried out or ignored.

The 10‑year sentence with hard labour follows a trial where Adu set a rented room ablaze, destroying property worth GH¢300,000 and cash of GH¢15,000.

Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak announced the Narcotics Control Commission’s new forensic laboratory is near completion, aiming for operational status by year‑end 2026.

The Commission said the company’s leases were terminated after a US$909,127.79 fee default, and the State now holds the rights.

The Federation of Ghana Medical Students’ Associations (FGMSA) has lodged a suit at the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra, seeking to halt the Medical and Dental Council’s upcoming Common Registration Examination pending legal review.

Dr. George Kojo Owusu leads a delegation to China to secure technology, training and equipment for Ghana’s pre‑hospital emergency system.

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has called on anyone who knows the woman or her relatives to come forward as she recovers from serious injuries sustained in a vehicle collision.
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