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Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says communities affected by illegal mining are paying a heavy health price as he presses the government for answers over both galamsey pollution and the disputed $1.7bn GoldBod figure.
Three suspected illegal miners have been arrested in the Ellembelle District as authorities intensify efforts to stop mining activities blamed for worsening pollution of the River Ankobra.
The Accra High Court has granted former GIIF CEO Solomon Asamoah and former board chairman Prof Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi another extension to file their witness statements in the $2m SkyTrain case, despite prosecution objections.
A 40-year-old gold buyer was shot dead during a robbery at his shop near Agona Nkwanta, with police arresting five suspects and recovering two locally manufactured pistols.
Ghana's DVLA says it will decentralise the printing of driving licences after applicants were forced to wait up to seven months and in some cases a year to receive their cards.
The Ghana Armed Forces says no investigation is being conducted into former Chief of the Defence Staff General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, dismissing reports of alleged infractions as “false and groundless”.
Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai says evidence presented by the Ofoase-Ayirebi MP contradicts the claim that only two judges were authorised to hear criminal cases during Ghana’s legal vacation.
The Supreme Court has rejected an application by Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah to suspend selected criminal trials during Ghana’s legal vacation, but a wider constitutional challenge to the Chief Justice’s directive remains unresolved.
Cocoa farmers say funding problems among buyers left many unable to sell their beans and support their families during the 2025/26 season. They are asking President John Mahama for guarantees on financing, producer prices and the planned 2026/27 cocoa season.
President John Mahama has warned religious leaders against inflammatory statements and violence after separate incidents involving a Christian pastor and an Islamic preacher. He said Ghana's tradition of peaceful religious coexistence must not be allowed to deteriorate.
Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor says the government deliberately accepted the risk of occasional power interruptions rather than shut down the Akosombo Power Plant for six months after a fire damaged its control infrastructure.
The Supreme Court will on Friday decide whether to temporarily stop the High Court from conducting criminal trials during the legal vacation while it considers a constitutional challenge to warrants issued by the Chief Justice.