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Wontumi’s conviction should be a lesson in accountability for all politicians – Eric Agyei

Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Agyei, has described the conviction and sentencing of New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

From Porsche to prison van — Watch Wontumi’s dramatic exit from court [Video]

A new video showing the moment Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, was escorted into a prison vehicle after...

Cabinet approves $300m World Bank facility for SHS infrastructure, Parliament to consider deal Tuesday

Cabinet has approved a proposed $300 million World Bank financing package to support infrastructure expansion in senior high schools, with Parliament expected to consider...

Citizens’ Platform welcomes progress on constitutional review, demands release of full CRC report

The Citizens' Platform on Constitutional Reforms (CPCR) has welcomed the government's latest steps in the constitutional review process but is urging the immediate publication...

A/R: NACOC educates ‘okada, pragya’ riders on dangers of drug trafficking

The Ashanti Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has embarked on an outdoor sensitisation campaign to educate commercial tricycle and motorbike riders...

Wontumi’s family devastated by 20-year jail sentence, vows to explore legal options

The family of Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says it is devastated by...

NDC organizer in court over alleged offensive remarks about Bawumia

The Agona West Branch Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prince Aboagye, has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court over alleged remarks made...

Mahama using Wontumi as scapegoat in galamsey fight – Kofi Tonto

Political aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has accused President John Dramani Mahama of using the conviction of Ashanti Regional...

NPP to appeal Wontumi conviction, describes him as ‘political prisoner’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced its decision to appeal the conviction of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

Galamsey offenders must be prosecuted regardless of political affiliation – Ken Ashigbey

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Ken Ashigbey, has described the conviction of Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman...

Wontumi transferred to Nsawam Prison to begin sentence – Dr Boakye-Danquah

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been transferred to the Nsawam Medium...

Mahama describes Ya-Na Abukari II’s death as national loss

President John Dramani Mahama has described the death of Ya-Na Abukari II, Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, as a national loss, paying tribute to...

Wontumi’s conviction is political victimisation – Palgrave Boakye-Danquah

A lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has described the conviction and imprisonment of Ashanti Regional New Patriotic...

Motor rider killed in accident at Abenaso

A young man identified as Sammy, popularly known as Tompoo, has lost his life in a tragic motorbike accident at Abenaso in the Birim...

Government to build Community Day Schools in Nima and Kasoa under STARR-J Project

The government has announced plans to construct new Community Day Schools in Nima and Kasoa under the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and...

Tribunals Bill will cripple Chief Justice’s powers – Manhyia South MP

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has raised concerns over the proposed Tribunals Bill, 2026, arguing that it...

Akyem Sagyimase Queen Mother launches foundation to empower youth, women and vulnerable groups

Nana Afia Ofosua Danquah I, Queen Mother of Akyem Sagyimase and Okyeman Nifaaman Baamuhemaa, has officially launched the Nana Afia Ofosua Foundation, an initiative...

500 unauthorised wooden structures demolished at Bayakasua slum

About 500 unauthorised wooden structures have been demolished at the Bayakasua slum behind the COCOBOD building in Kumasi during a major enforcement exercise by...

Samreboi case: I’m ready to join the appeal if invited – Appiah-Kubi on Wontumi’s 20-year sentence

Lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi says he is ready to return to the legal team of Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, should he...

Unidentified man found dead at Jamestown

Residents of James Town in Accra are calling on the appropriate authorities to urgently remove the body of an unidentified person discovered opposite Accra...

Wontumi can appeal, seek bail after 20-year sentence – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has several legal options available following his conviction and 20-year prison...

I will advise Chairman Wontumi to appeal 20-year jail sentence – Appiah-Kubi

Private legal practitioner, Andy Appiah-Kubi has advised the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

Today is a sad day, judiciary must bow its head in shame – Appiah-Kubi on Wontumi’s jail term

Lawyer and former Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has described the conviction and 20-year jail sentence handed to New Patriotic...

Ghana is working – Kpebu reacts to Wontumi’s 20 year jail term

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has welcomed the conviction and 20-year prison sentence handed to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, describing it...

Wontumi should have received 25-year maximum sentence – Ken Ashigbey

Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has said he would have preferred the Accra High  Court to impose the maximum custodial...

Five suspected armed robbers, landguards arrested at Sapeiman

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a criminal syndicate believed to be involved in a series of armed robbery...

Young man found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kwadaso

The family of a nurse trainee, Vincent Amo Amponsah, is demanding answers after he was found dead at his residence in Kwadaso in the...

Foreign Affairs Ministry presents first batch of free replacement passports to Accra flood victims

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented the first batch of free replacement passports to victims who lost or had their travel documents damaged...

Fuel tanker catches fire near Kpone Barrier after crash

A fuel tanker has caught fire near the Kpone Barrier on the Tema-Aflao Road after reportedly overturning, leaving the driver and his mate feared...

Arrests over false publications risk reviving criminal libel – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has warned that Ghana risks reintroducing the repealed criminal libel law "through...

Ghanaians react to Chairman Wontumi’s 20-year jail sentence

Social media has been flooded with reactions following reports that Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as...

Hundreds storm Manhyia Palace to celebrate fifth Akwasidae with Asantehene and new Asantehemaa

Hundreds of people from across the Ashanti Region and beyond thronged the Manhyia Palace on Sunday to celebrate the Akwasidae Festival with the Asantehene,...

Wontumi Samreboi Case: Full charges under Minerals and Mining Act

The Accra High Court has convicted Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, on all...

Mahama approves TVET Fund to boost technical education

The government has taken a major step toward strengthening technical and vocational education, with President John Dramani Mahama and Cabinet granting in-principle approval for...

Schools reopen in Yendi after week-long closure over Yaa Naa’s passing

Teaching and learning have resumed across the Yendi Municipality following a week-long closure of schools to allow students, teachers, and residents to mourn the...

Samreboi trial: Wontumi jailed for 20 years

The Accra High Court has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20...

Samreboi trial: Wontumi, Akonta Mining found guilty of illegal mining

The Accra High Court has found Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, guilty in...

40-year-old woman in custody over alleged attempt to bribe police with GH¢300,000

A 40-year-old woman, Theresa Sungbung, has been remanded into police custody by the Damongo Circuit Court after she was arrested for allegedly attempting to...

Supreme Court upholds dismissal of $33.3m arbitral award in Boankra Port dispute

The Supreme Court of Ghana has unanimously dismissed an application by Ashanti Port Services Limited (APSL) seeking to overturn a High Court decision that...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on July 20-21

The Electricity Company of Ghana ECG) has announced a series of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across five regions, affecting numerous communities as part...