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Wontumi was the galamsey kingpin – Martin Kpebu

Lawyer Martin Kpebu has described convicted illegal miner Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, as a “kingpin” in Ghana’s illegal mining sector. He...

‘Cock-and-bull story’ – Martin Kpebu says Wontumi’s reclamation defence fell apart

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, was the result of...

Wontumi conviction should inspire stronger fight against galamsey – Ashigbey

Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Court dismisses Wontumi’s deferment application, judgment proceeds

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by lawyers for Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known...

Samreboi mining case: Wontumi arrives at court ahead of judgment [Video]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has arrived at the Accra High Court ahead...

Wontumi’s fate hangs as court rules on alleged illegal mining case today

The Accra High Court is expected to decide today, July 20, whether to deliver judgment in the alleged illegal mining case involving Ashanti Regional...

Finance Minister to unveil new economic strategy in Mid-Year Budget Review

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is expected to unveil the government’s much-anticipated New Economic Policy when he presents the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review...

Miracles Aboagye thanks Accra ghetto communities for support following EOCO arrest [Video]

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has embarked on a tour of several ghetto communities in...

Two die, two injured in gory Asuboi crash on Accra-Kumasi Highway

Two people have died in a gory accident involving two cargo trucks at Asuboi on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region, while two...

AG to close prosecution’s case in Adu-Boahene trial next week

The prosecution expects to close its case next week in the ongoing trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene,...

Woman, former soldier charged over GH¢1.6m GAF recruitment scam

Patience Mbaye, a 41-year-old ward assistant, has appeared before an Accra court over an alleged recruitment scam involving the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). Mbaye is alleged to...

Police divert traffic after articulated truck blocks Birimso Bridge on Accra-Kumasi Highway

A section of the Accra-Kumasi Highway has been completely blocked following a crash involving a heavily loaded articulated truck at the Birimso Bridge on...

MTTD clamps down on unauthorized sirens, strobe lights on Kumasi–Cape Coast Highway

The Central North Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has launched a major enforcement exercise along the Kumasi–Cape Coast Highway to crack down...

I’ll repay ‘voter loan’ with devt – President assures Volta Region

President John Dramani Mahama has assured the people of the Volta Region that their overwhelming support during the 2024 elections is being matched with...

Okatakyie Afrifa, six others granted bail

Media personality Kwame Afrifa Mensah, popularly known as Okatakyie Afrifa, and six others standing trial over their alleged role in disrupting the New Patriotic...

LIVESTREAMED: ‘Democracy Is Not For Sale’ forum kicks off Western Regional edition in Takoradi

The Western Regional edition of Adom Brands' "Democracy Is Not For Sale" forum is currently underway at the Takoradi Library, bringing together citizens and...

Two arrested as driver, mate are found dead in hotel at Nkawkaw

A driver and his mate have been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Elsie Hotel in Nkawkaw, in the Kwahu West Municipality of the...

Two killed, several injured in accident on Fodoa–Nadeso road

Two people have died, while several others sustained injuries in a serious road accident on the Fodoa–Nadeso stretch of the Kumasi Highway in the...

We’ll advise ourselves if… – Three teacher unions issue ultimatum to gov’t over conditions of service

The leadership of three major pre-tertiary teacher unions — the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and...

Adom Brands to host ‘Democracy Is Not For Sale’ forum in Takoradi today

Adom Brands of the Multimedia Group Limited will today, July 17, 2026, host the Western Regional edition of its “Democracy Is Not For Sale”...

Kumasi to experience temporary power outages as GRIDCo begins major transmission line upgrade

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that residents of Kumasi and parts of the Ashanti Region should brace...

Police avert deadly mob justice in Assin North

Police in the Assin North District of the Central Region have rescued a suspected attacker from an angry mob after residents allegedly subjected him...

TikToker Camilla Alhassan sentenced to one year in prison over attacks on President Mahama

Ghanaian TikToker Camilla Alhassan has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Accra Circuit Court for offensive conduct and publication of false...

More details emerge on fatal accident near Konongo

Twelve people have been confirmed dead, while 32 others have sustained injuries following a fatal road crash at Oduamse near Konongo on the Kumasi-Accra...

High Court strikes out A-G’s bid to revoke former NAFCO CEO’s medical travel permission

An Accra High Court has struck out an application by the Attorney-General’s Department seeking to revoke permission granted to former Chief Executive Officer of...

At least 13 feared dead in gory accident on Kumasi-Accra Highway

At least 13 people are feared dead following a fatal three-vehicle collision at Odumase, near Konongo, on the Kumasi-Accra Highway in the Ashanti Region. The...

Nduom reacts to Supreme Court suspension of GN Savings and Loans ruling

Businessman and founder of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the Court of Appeal judgment...

NDC Central Regional Chairman apologises to Obaatanpa Radio over chaotic station incident

The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Kofi Asiedu, has apologised to Obaatanpa Radio and the media fraternity over his...

Family of 19-year-old Ghanaian student who died in Germany appeals for help to bring his body home

The family of Augustine Ayensu Donkor, a 19-year-old Ghanaian student who died in Germany, has launched an appeal for support to help bring his...

Photocopying or visually inspecting Ghana Card for transactions now an offence

Photocopying or visually inspecting a Ghana Card for the purpose of carrying out transactions is now an offence under an amendment to the National...

It’s funny, just a counter-force – Atta Akyea on new Ghana Bar Association

Former Abuakwa South Member of Parliament and lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, has criticised the formation of a new Ghana Bar Association, describing the move...

Dennis Miracles Aboagye breaks silence after release from EOCO custody

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2028 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has vowed to continue his bid for...

US Prosecutors reveal Abu Trica defrauded 80 elderly Americans in alleged $8m romance scam

United States prosecutors have accused Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, of using artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology and fake online identities to operate...

Two Energy Commission officials detained over alleged meth-laced charcoal shipment

Two officials of the Energy Commission have been detained by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) as investigations intensify into an alleged attempt to smuggle...

Dennis Miracles Aboagye released after meeting GH¢50 million EOCO bail conditions

Aide to the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has been released from the custody of the...