Five illegal miners (galamseyers) who were caught mining in the Ankobra River without authority have been sentenced to a total of 125 years imprisonment in hard labour. Richard Kumasi, Fiamahe Jerry John, Korblavi Kumasi, Daniel Afenu, and Matthew Gedie, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit crime and undertaking small-scale …

In the wake of coups d’état across the West African subregion, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, has stated that the military under his leadership was not interested in assuming governance. His statement came during a meeting with the President of the …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Cuba, H. E. Miguel Mario Diaz-Canal Bermudez left Ghana to participate in a meeting of the G77+China. The gathering is on the theme, S”ummit of Heads of States and Government …

A founding member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Saani Mohammed, has descended heavily on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In an interview on Kumasi-based Oheneba1TV on Facebook on September 13, 2023, Alhaji Saani, a member of the council of elders of the NDC …

Richard Appiah Kubi, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) second vice chairman for the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency, has resigned. Information that has reached our news desk indicates that Mr. Richard Appiah Kubi’s decision was motivated by requests to run for the parliamentary seat on the party’s ticket. Appiah Kubi is …

The NDC’s Parliamentary Candidate for Dome Kwabenya Constituency, Hon. Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, has chastised her opponent, the Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Lawyer Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, for her decision to apologize to Ghanaians after her long ditching of her Parliamentary duties.   According to Mad. Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, it’s …

A former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo has lashed out at former president John Mahama over his latest comment on judiciary. Akuffo has described Mahama’s comment as unnecessary. John Mahama at the third annual lawyers conference of the NDC on Saturday, 3 September 2023, in Akosombo claimed that the governing New …

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) has placed a three-year moratorium on the entry of new canoe in Ghana’s marine sector. Statistics from MOFAD shows Ghana’s canoe fleet has increased from 8,000 in 1990 to over 12,000 in 2023. The moratorium is to help the government regulate the …

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undertaken a major reshuffle exercise including a transfer of the Western Regional Director and others after the quarry explosion in Shama last Sunday. A letter dated Wednesday, September 13, 2023, signed by the Executive Director of EPA, Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, a copy of …

One’s freedom of speech they say ends at another person’s right to freedom of peace and tranquility. However, both rights are severely curtailed when one’s freedom to privacy and secrecy is disrespected by people near and far. Speaking to Akoma FM news in an interview, The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …