July 2026 – GHweb

Month: July 2026

Year : 2026

Injunctions Are Shields, Not Spears and Swords: The Kwadwo Safo and Kwadwo Fosu Funeral Saga”

July 31, 2026

The legal battle surrounding the Kwadwo Safo and Kwadwo Fosu funeral dispute and the role of injunctions within it has made me rethink the weaponization of court orders in family feuds and funeral crises, which seems to have become a common norm. I view this as an abuse of the court system and a misuse...

IGP Must Look for Discipline, and Accurate Information in Gbese

July 28, 2026

This is a respectful appeal to the Ghana Police Service and the National Security apparatus. Peace, justice, and respect for traditional authority can only flourish where truth is distinguished from speculation, and where law prevails over misinformation. In every society, particularly within revered traditional institutions, allegations must be carefully examined before they are accepted as...

Gbese Royal Family Head Calls for Unity and Reconciliation

July 27, 2026

Accra, Ghana — Following recent tensions within Gbese, during which alleged attempts were made to destabilize the leadership of the Gbese Dzaasetse, Nii Okai Kasablofo V, and the Wekuyitso of the Nyan Abordiamo We–Kreshie We Clan, Nii Ashirifi Mettle-Nunoo, and which were subsequently contained through the intervention of security authorities to maintain law and order,...

I Have Not Installed Nii Armah Okpah as Caretaker of the Gbese Stool” – Nii Okai Kasablofo IV

July 27, 2026

The Gbese Dzaasetse, Nii Okai Kasablofo V, has categorically stated that he neither installed Nii Armah Okpah as Caretaker nor recognises any such appointment. He maintained that the alleged installation was unlawful and inconsistent with the customs, traditions, and legal framework governing succession to the Gbese Stool. Nii Okai Kasablofo V further cautioned against what...

DON’T WAIT UNTIL HOMOWO TO TACKLE INSECURITY IN GA MASHIE

July 23, 2026

IGP Urged to Act Decisively as Gbese Chieftaincy Dispute Raises Security Concerns Ahead of the Homowo Festival. Mr Christian Tetteh Yohonu is warned over escalating tension in Gbese, Ga Mashie as chiefs challenge alleged installation of Nii Armah Okpah as caretaker of the Gbese Stool Faction Cites Supreme Court Ruling, Questions Legitimacy of installation, and...

WIN THE CHURCH! WIN THE BALLOT! WIN THE NATION!? :A New Political Paradigm

July 2, 2026

There is an emerging political truism in Ghana that sounds irresistibly simple: win the heart of the Church, and you win the national election. On the surface, the arithmetic appears convincing. The Church of Pentecost alone has more than four million members. When combined with the Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, and numerous charismatic and Pentecostal churches,...