7 h. ago NAIMOS task force arrests 7 illegal miners in raid at Kwaebibirem

A National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) task force has carried out a decisive midnight operation at Asuom in the Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern Region, leading to the arrest of seven individuals involved in illegal mining activities.

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27 h. ago NAIMOS task force arrests 9 Chinese illegal miners, destroys equipment at Dadieso

The NAIMOS task force, currently operating in the Western and Western North Regions, has disrupted an illegal mining site at Dadieso in the Suaman District of the Western North Region.

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28 h. ago NAIMOS Task Force storms Fanteakwa South, dismantles galamsey operations

In the early hours of December 4, 2025, a NAIMOS task force set out from Accra for its usual galamsey fight. Their departure at 0330 hours marked the beginning of a determined push into the Eastern Region, where illegal mining activities had taken deep root. By 0730 hours the team had reached the Fanteakwa South District and immediately began a daylong operation that stretched late into the evening.

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2 w. ago Akwamuhene of Mpasaaso No. 2 appeals to Mahama over escalating illegal mining crisis

The Akwamuhene of Mpasaaso No. 2 in the Ashanti Region, Nana Agyei Mensah, is appealing to President John Mahama to intervene urgently as illegal miners continue to overrun vital streams, forest reserves and family lands within the community.

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2 w. ago Gender Ministry condemns viral video of child being forced to smoke, calls for immediate arrest of perpetrators

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has condemned a disturbing video circulating on social media in which several men are seen forcing a young boy to smoke a cigarette.

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2 w. ago Ghana Armed Forces Arrests Multiple Applicants Over Document Forgery

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-armed-forces-arrests-multiple-applicants-over-document-forgery/The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has arrested several individuals for submitting forged documents during the resumed 2025/2026 recruitment exercise across multiple screening centers. Colonel Evelyn Asamoah, Director of Protocol for the Ghana Armed Forces, confirmed that suspects have been apprehended by security authorities and will face consequences according to established military and legal procedures. The […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-armed-forces-arrests-multiple-applicants-over-document-forgery/

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2 w. ago Armed miners hold five forest reserves hostage, Ghana Institute of Foresters reveals

Five forest reserves in Ghana remain under the control of armed miners, as illegal mining continues to threaten the country’s protected forests, the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF) has disclosed.

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2 w. ago One arrested for presenting forged document during recruitment at El

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has arrested a candidate for submitting forged documents during the ongoing recruitment screening at El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra.

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2 w. ago Heath Goldfields confirms death of three illegal miners at Prestea concession

Heath Goldfields Ltd. has confirmed the deaths of three illegal miners who entered its Prestea concession in the Western Region. The miners were trapped in an inactive underground section of the mine after using unauthorised routes to access restricted areas. Their deaths come amid widespread reports in the Bogoso-Prestea enclave suggesting that as many as […]

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2 w. ago Preliminary report reveals breach by illegal miners, says Heath Goldfields

Heath Goldfields Ltd has released a preliminary account of the tragic incident that claimed three lives on its Prestea concession, confirming that the victims forcibly entered the underground mine through unapproved access points.

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3 w. ago NAIMOS Task force strikes “Yellow face” galamsey site at Wassa Abrehyia

The National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task force has launched an audacious dawn operation to flush out galamseyers from a notorious illegal mining site nicknamed ‘Yellow face’ at Wassa Abrehyia in the Western Region.

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3 w. ago NAIMOS seizes guns, destroys shrine during Aowin galamsey raid

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has carried out a deliberate night raid on a notorious galamsey site at Armouri in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region, arresting seven illegal miners and destroying several makeshift structures, including a shrine allegedly controlled by one of the miners.

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3 w. ago Over 150 arrested in joint Police–Military operation in Kenyasi and Hwediem

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has arrested more than 300 suspects in an ongoing joint security operation across parts of the Ahafo Region.

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3 w. ago Dr. Gideon Boako calls for national geological survey to curb illegal mining

Member of Parliament for Tano North and alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Dr. Gideon Boako, has called for a comprehensive national geological survey to identify mineral-rich zones and reduce the widespread illegal mining activities known locally as galamsey. Speaking at the closing session of the maiden College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CoHSS) International Sustainability Conference on the theme “Sustainability through Social Inclusion, Business Innovations and Global Trends”, Dr. Boako said the absence of clear geological mapping contributes to the indiscriminate digging of land across the country.

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4 w. ago Galamsey: Attacks on officials should trigger a state of emergency

When a convoy of reporters shadowing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) team near Obuasi was rammed during an anti-galamsey sweep, several were left hospitalised—one transferred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)—after a day that reportedly began with an assault by illegal miners.

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4 w. ago Mahama directs Chief of Staff to foot bills of journalists injured in attack by illegal miners

President John Dramani Mahama said he has directed the Chief of Staff to cover the medical expenses of journalists who were injured in a recent attack by illegal miners.

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