Author: Krobea

The Western Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five suspects in connection with the robbery and murder of a 40-year-old gold buyer, Seth Kobina, at Agona Fie near Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region. On Thursday, August 20 at about 8:00 pm, armed men attacked a gold buying shop and shot the owner in the chest. He was rushed to the Agona Nkwanta Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Preliminary investigations by the police and CCTV footage identified 29-year-old suspect Emmanuel Amponsah, alias Vandam, as the alleged leader of the gang. The following day, he…

Minimalistic door handles became a signature feature of electric vehicles (EVs), but the controversial designs are now at the centre of China’s biggest car recall, affecting more than 4 million vehicles. The recall, which includes 2.98 million Chinese-made Teslas, follows safety concerns that the hidden door handles are difficult to locate and open in emergency situations. Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely. The recalled vehicles will have a warning label stuck on the interior door and receive a software update to automatically lower the windows in a crash. The designs have come under…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confirmed it is taking note of public allegations of extortion made against the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, by the Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi. In a public notice dated Monday, August 24, the OSP said it had also received a joint petition submitted by two persons, as well as two separate petitions filed by other individuals, in relation to the allegations. The anti-graft body said it would assess the case to determine whether it falls within its statutory mandate and whether further investigative action is…

The Minister of Interior, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has disclosed that some recruits selected for the country’s security services were later found pregnant. He said this may not have been the case when they applied but a decision has been taken to let them all go home. Alhaji Mubarak made this known on Monday, August 24 when addressing the press during the Government Accountability Series. He said the recruitment exercise is at its completion stage with the first batch of 10,000 persons ready for graduation. He said most of these recruits are in various schools undergoing training. He commended the…

Tano North MP and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee Dr Gideon Boako has attributed the reported GH¢22 billion loss under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) to what he described as the collective responsibility of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Ministry of Finance. The reported loss, equivalent to about US$1.7 billion, has become a major point of contention between the government and the parliamentary Minority. The debate has centred on whether the loss should be attributed directly to GoldBod or to the Bank of Ghana, which financed the programme and absorbed…

Tano North MP and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee Dr Gideon Boako has claimed that the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) owes the Bank of Ghana (BoG) about GH¢1 billion in overdraft, arguing that the outstanding liability should be considered when assessing the institution’s reported financial performance. His comments follow claims by GoldBod that the institution recorded a profit of about GH¢907 million, amid an ongoing dispute over the reported GH¢22 billion loss associated with the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP). Speaking on Adom TV on Monday, August 24, Dr Boako questioned the basis for describing GoldBod as profitable…

Tano North MP and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee Dr Gideon Boako has described the reported GH¢22 billion loss associated with the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) as a deliberate profiteering scheme. The reported loss, which is equivalent to about US$1.7 billion, has triggered intense debate over the management of the country’s gold purchasing operations and the respective responsibilities of GoldBod, the Bank of Ghana and the Ministry of Finance. Speaking on Adom TV on Monday, August 24, Dr Boako alleged that the programme’s structure was designed to create opportunities for financial gain rather than protect the public…

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced power supply interruptions on Sunday due to the next phase of work on the damaged Tema-Achimota transmission line. The transmission line was damaged due to a tanker explosion nearby. The accident resulted most parts of the country plunged into darkness. The state’s power-production company noted that the repair works will be carried out on Sunday, August 23 from 3:00am to 6:00pm. Our engineers and technical teams will use this period to safely undertake the remaining work to restore the integrity of the transmission line,” it noted in a statement on Saturday. It…

Organised Labour in Ghana has been thrown into mourning following the death of Isaac Bampoe Addo, the Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG). Bampoe Addo reportedly passed away at the Lighthouse Hospital in Accra after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was rushed to the hospital for medical attention, but sadly, he could not survive. His death marks a painful loss to Ghana’s labour movement, where he had become a respected and influential voice on issues affecting public sector workers. Until his passing, Isaac Bampoe Addo also served as Chairman of the Forum of…

The Municipal Environmental Health Officer (MEHO) for the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region, Richard Donkor, has stressed the importance of post-flood disinfection and disinfestation exercises to protect public health and prevent possible outbreaks of diseases. He explained that floodwaters often pass through highly contaminated areas, including public toilets, septic tanks, drains, dumping sites and other waste facilities, before spreading into communities and public spaces to pose health risks. Mr. Donkor made the statement while speaking to journalists on the sidelines of an extensive disinfection and disinfestation exercise embarked upon by waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited…