3 h. ago 4 dead, scores trapped as mining pit collapses in Akyem Wenchi

Emergency response teams are continuing rescue efforts in Akyem Wenchi, Denkyembour District, after the collapse of a mining pit that killed four people and left approximately 20 others trapped underground on Tuesday, July 16, 2025.

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3 h. ago Tamale drug bust: Court remands distributor caught with 447 boxes of tramadol

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a pharmaceutical distributor, Alhaji Abdulai Sayuti, 53, for possession of opioid drugs, including tramadol and tramaking.

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3 h. ago We’ll arrest all underage ‘pragyia’ riders and hold owners responsible – MTTD

The Manhyia Divisional Commander of the Police MTTD, Superintendent Mary Affanyi, has hinted at a crackdown on underage riders of commercial tricycles, known popularly as 'Pragyia'.

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8 h. ago 2 arrested for impersonating Gold Board officials, extortion

Two individuals accused of extortion and impersonating members of the Ghana Gold Board Taskforce have been arrested in the Western region. The suspects; Foster Delord, 40, and Prince Worvi, 38, were arrested by the Western Central Regional Police Command following a formal complaint that they had been visiting various gold dealers while falsely presenting themselves as officials of the Gold Board.

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12 h. ago NDC executives in 6 Kusaug constituencies accuse Mahama of betrayal over Bawku security crisis

A group of National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency executives from the Kusaug Traditional Area has publicly criticised President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of neglecting the worsening security situation in Bawku.

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17 h. ago Witchcraft accusation turns deadly: 4 arrested over killing of 70

Four individuals have been arrested by the North East Regional Police Command in connection with the alleged murder of a 70-year-old woman accused of witchcraft at Sangbana, a farming community in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District. The suspects have been identified as Suuk Jakwa, 67; Banyiwoo Ntookwib, 32; Moapya Kwayaja, 30; and Amos Nlaji, 29. They are […]

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22 h. ago Drug possession: Court refuses trader bail for the second time  

An Accra Circuit Court has, for the second time, refused bail to a trader accused of possessing 30 wraps of dried substances suspected to be narcotic drugs. 

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27 h. ago Mahama declares galamsey a national emergency, orders arrest of rogue taskforces

President John Mahama has declared the widespread environmental devastation caused by illegal mining a national emergency, promising urgent action to confront the deepening crisis.

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33 h. ago Majority Leader appeals to Asantehene to expedite action on Bawku talks after recent killings

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga is making a desperate appeal to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to expedite action on the Bawku peace talks, as tensions in the conflict-torn enclave continue to claim lives. At least six persons have been killed in Bawku, allegedly by military operatives conducting an operation in the area. Speaking at […]

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35 h. ago “Urban Gospel is not your personal hustle” – Miss Walters warns 

Ghanaian urban gospel musician Miss Walters has issued a stern warning to some artistes in the genre, accusing them of selfishness and gatekeeping.

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40 h. ago CDM blasts government for ‘moral abdication’ on LGBTQ+ UN vote

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has criticised government, accusing it of moral abdication after the country abstained from a crucial United Nations vote on LGBTQ+ issues.

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40 h. ago Inexperienced Scholarship Boss has ruined Ghana’s goodwill with foreign schools – Kofi Ofosu

Former CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has launched a stinging criticism of the current head of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, accusing him of inexperience and poor negotiation skills that have harmed Ghana’s longstanding goodwill with international academic institutions.

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41 h. ago Essikado MP cautions: Environments that silence dissent kill growth

Essikado-Ketan MP, Prof Dr Grace Ayensu Danquah, has called for a more respectful and open political environment, warning that any space where people feel unsafe to disagree is not about growth, but about control. Her remarks come in the wake of controversial comments made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who questioned her recent nomination as […]

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47 h. ago ‘Adidome is not a town of ritual killers’ – Chief breaks silence, denounces allegations

The Dufia of Mafi Adidome, Togbe Kwasinyi Kakaklolo Agyeman V, has condemned what he describes as “barbaric, backwards, anti-social” and false allegations linking his town to recent ritual murders.

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47 h. ago Cameroon’s Biya, 92, brushes off health fears in bid for new term

In June 2004, on returning from yet another extended stay abroad, Cameroon President Paul Biya came down from his plane and poked fun at rumours he was dead.

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47 h. ago Teddy bear made from fake human skin leads to California arrest

A man in California has been arrested after police say he staged a "macabre teddy bear" made to look as if it were constructed from human flesh at a petrol station.

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61 h. ago Perpetrators of Ablekuma North violence will face justice without favour – Interior Minister assures

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has vowed that those responsible for the recent violence during the Ablekuma North rerun will be arrested and prosecuted.

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66 h. ago Don’t vilify Air India crash crew: Indian pilots’ association

An association of Indian pilots has defended the crew of the Air India Flight 171 which crashed in June, killing 260 people.

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69 h. ago Spiritual Society distances itself from Gblorkope Shrine murder, pledges full cooperation with police

The Dodi Misorgbe Spiritual Worship Society has disassociated itself from a shrine implicated in the recent murder of Nelson Anyana, following the arrest of six suspects by the Adidome Police.

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4 d. ago President of Concerned Small Scale Miners refutes allegations of intervening in Anti

President of the Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, has described as misleading reports of his intervention in pleading for clemency for miners invading the Desiri Forest of the Ahafo Ano North District in Ashanti Region. According to him, he had only inquired about the police operations, leading to his arrest. In a […]

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