Author: Krobea

The Ashanti Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after an Accra High Court convicted him on all six counts brought against him in the Samreboi illegal mining case. Delivering judgment on Monday, July 20, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay of the Criminal Court 4 Division found Chairman Wontumi guilty of unlawfully assigning mineral rights without ministerial approval and purposely facilitating illegal mining activities on his company’s concession at Samreboi in the Western Region. The sentences will run concurrently, and the court additionally fined…

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. After getting the greenlight from the King to form his government, Andy Burnham headed to Downing Street where he delivered his first speech. He becomes the 59th UK Prime Minister. Not using a traditional lectern, Burnham promised to re-industrialise Britain and, starting from Tuesday, gove more people “breathing space”. “The care of people will be at the heart of everything I will do,” he said, adding: “I will give this my all” to “build a new national sense of unity”. He has…

The Chairman of the Martin de Porres Polling Station in the Ablekuma West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kow Abaka Essuman, has urged party members and all interested stakeholders to fully participate in the Electoral Affairs Committee hearing into alleged irregularities that marred the party’s internal constituency elections. In a statement dated 19 July 2026, Mr Essuman acknowledged that some concerns raised by members had already been addressed, including the restoration of his name to the constituency electoral register, popularly known as the album. However, he maintained that several outstanding issues remained unresolved and should be thoroughly examined…

President John Dramani Mahama has made a passionate appeal once again to former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta to return home to face one of the best jusicial systems in the world. He said the former Minister should live true to his words when he was prevailed upon by lawmakers of his own party to resign during the tenure of his cousin, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “I do believe that even by virtue of holding a position like that for many years, almost to the end of the regime, you held the most sensitive position as Finance Minister and at…

Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko Sporting Club have appointed former Bafana Bafana captain Eric Tinkler as the club’s new Head Coach with immediate effect. In a statement issued Friday, July 17, the club said the Portuguese-South African tactician arrives at Kumasi with over 30 years of experience in elite football and holds a CAF A Coaching License. Tinkler earned 48 caps for his country, leading the national team at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations and featuring at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of the squad that won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)…

President John Dramani Mahama has hinted at plans by government to host a major competition, particularly the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). He said his government is resolved to increasing the number of top-class stadiums to make this dream possible. “We want, over the next few years, to have at least five stadiums in this country that can host CAF competitions properly,” he stated on Friday, July 17 when he inspected ongoing works on the Ho Sports Stadium. “Because I’m sure that since 2008, after we hosted the AFCON, the time is almost near for us to host another AFCON.”…

Government has facilitated the repatriation of the mortal remains of Ghanaian national Bashiru Isak, who was was shot multiple times in Khayelitsha, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The incident is said to have happened in connection with latest waves of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The South African Police Service (SAPS), however, denied this. “With regard to the media release issued by the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the South African Police Service has no record of the alleged murder in Khayelitsha,” SAPS noted in a statement on Thursday, July 2. “An earnest plea is therefore made to…

Ghanaian Tik Toker Camilla Alhassan has been handed a one-year prison sentence by an Accra Circuit Court for pleading guilty to publication 9f fals information about President John Dramani Mahama. Camilla Alhassan was picked up by police for alleging that President Mahama buried 32 cows as part of rituals to win the December 7, 2024 elections. She was, therefore, charged with offensive conduct and the publication of false news. She pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to one-year imprisonment. A pregnancy test was conducted before that sentence was given by the judge.

The Spokesperson of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken exception to the press release issued by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following his detention. Dennis Miracles Aboagye was only released on Tuesday night after meeting his bail conditions of GH¢50 million with three sureties, two to be justified. Writing on his official Facebook page after his release, the former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD) said nothing whatsoever concerning his time at the Secretariat was discussed with him while in custody. “A false narrative was put out about my arrest,…

The Spokesperson of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been released from custody at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). Dennis Miracles Aboagye was released after meeting all bail conditions. The former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD) was arrested on Saturday night at the Accra International Airport upon return to Ghana. He was arrested by EOCO with help from officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). After barely 48 hours, having given access to his lawyers, he was granted a bail of GH¢50 million with three sureties, two to be justified.…