The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, has heard that as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal mining, also known as galamsey, the police retrieved several items from the concession of Akonta Mining Company Limited. The retrieved items included eight pump-action guns, five gold pieces, 25 serviceable […] The post 8 Pump-

At exactly 2:26 p.m. the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi and Edward Akuoku, a director of Akonta Mining Company Limited, mounted the accused box at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court to answer charges of illegal mining and related environmental offences. […] The post My Lord, I’m Not Guilty – Wontumi

The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) has issued a powerful call to action, urging the Council of State to advise President John Dramani Mahama to immediately declare a State of Emergency in response to the worsening illegal mining (galamsey) crisis. Addressing the media at the Ghana International Press Centre, the Executive Convener of DYMOG, […] The post Galamsey: State Of Emergency

During a heavy downpour in Accra yesterday, a young police officer was spotted at the Shiashie intersection, near the Ghana Standards Authority, drenched to the skin, yet dutifully directing traffic. Despite the pounding rain, he remained at his post, ensuring that motorists and pedestrians navigated the chaos safely. Only a few days earlier, a similar […] The post Editorial: IGP Must Reward Performing

The National Service Authority begins online registration for this year’s personnel from October 8 to15, 2025. All prospective personnel are to use the new official website-www.gnsa.gov.gh for registration, Mrs Ruth Dela Seddoh, the Director-General of the Authority said at a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday. The official starting date for all national service personnel […] The post 2025

Ghana faces a crisis of false patriotism, where leaders, especially Mahama and the National Democratic (NDC), distort patriotism to deflect criticism. They label dissent as hatred for Ghana, revealing through their history and actions a pattern of hypocrisy that threatens national unity, undermines law and order, and confuses citizens about the meaning of true patriotism. […] The post Fake Patriotism Is

Shops, including food joints and banks, remained closed in Takoradi on Tuesday morning following a directive by the Takoradi-Amanful Royal Ebiradze Family to undertake a traditional spiritual cleansing exercise. As a sign of respect for customs and tradition, business activities resumed only after 2:00 p.m., when the ceremony had ended. The Royal Ebiradze Family explained […] The post Takoradi

Cardi B went through a rough time recently, but luckily, Shakira was there to help her through some of it. In an interview on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast posted Monday (Oct. 6), the rapper looked back on the period of time in her marriage to Offset during which she felt their feelings for each other waning. “I also feel […] The post Cardi B Recalls

Bennifer is back — for one night only. The awkward moment Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez reunited at the “Kiss of the Spider Woman” premiere was caught on camera Monday evening. The Grammy nominee, 56, was mid-interview with “Access Hollywood” when her ex-husband tried to get her attention. She turned, spotted Affleck and exclaimed, “You’re here!” The actor, 53, gestured to […] The post The

The rumors are terrible and cruel, but honey, are most of them true? Taylor Swift finally put online chatter to sleep during Monday’s appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” After hyping her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and gushing over her “favorite person” — fiancé Travis Kelce — Jimmy Fallon asked the singer to address […] The post Taylor

A newly elected mayor in western Germany has been critically injured in a stabbing attack, according to German media reports. Iris Stalzer, the 57-year-old mayor-elect of the North Rhine-Westphalia town of Herdecke, was stabbed in front of her home about noon (10:00 GMT) on Tuesday, leaving her with life-threatening injuries, Germany’s WDR broadcaster reported, quoting […] The post German

A Tunisian man who had been sentenced to death over Facebook posts deemed offensive to President Kais Saied has been pardoned and released from prison, his lawyer and a human rights group say. Saber Ben Chouchane left jail overnight and was at home with his family, his lawyer Oussama Bouthelja told news agencies on Tuesday, […] The post Tunisia pardons man sentenced to death over Facebook

A judge in Albania has been shot dead after a man opened fire during a trial at the Court of Appeal in the capital Tirana. Judge Astrit Kalaja died en route to hospital, officials said, while two others involved in the hearing over a property dispute – a father and son – were shot but […] The post Albanian judge shot dead in court by man during trial appeared first on The

Emmanuel Macron should name a prime minister to push through a budget and then call early presidential elections to solve France’s political crisis, his first prime minister has said. Édouard Philippe’s comments come after France’s third prime minister in a year, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned on Monday after his bid to form a government fell apart. […] The post Macron should step

Twenty vulnerable girls in the Sunyani Municipality are undergoing employable skills training in pastries and to fetch themselves decent jobs. On completion, the beneficiaries, mostly nursing and single mothers, between the ages of 16 and 24 years, would be supported to establish their own businesses to fend for themselves and their families. The Resilient City […] The post Vulnerable

Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, a Supreme Court Judge, has called for a comprehensive redefinition of legal education in Ghana, arguing that the current model is inadequate for preparing lawyers to meet contemporary democratic challenges and protection of constitutional governance. Justice Gaewu said this during the launch of the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Ghana School […] The post Supreme

Twelve individuals accused of engaging in illegal mining activities that led to the destruction of portions of the Takoradi–Nsuta railway line have been remanded into prison custody by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. The suspects — Lari Kwaku, 30; Ali Asumah, 33; Yindari Mombe, 19; Dennis Adom, 29; Alex Kofi Acquah, 27; Jonathan Agandor, 30; Lambing […] The post Tarkwa