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The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has reported a shooting incident involving personnel from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) in the Bono Region.

A former senior government official facing possible deportation from the United States has placed Ghana in an uncomfortable spotlight, an international corporate lawyer said during a heated discussion on Joy Newsfile, reigniting debate over accountability, national image and the conduct of public office holders.

Ghanaian security agencies have arrested 53 Nigerian nationals following coordinated intelligence-led operations targeting suspected cybercrime centres in parts of the Greater Accra Region, authorities said.

A conversation over accountability, corruption and national reputation dominated a roundtable discussion on Joy Newsfile, as panellists weighed whether the pursuit of former public officials facing criminal convictions abroad should be seen as an embarrassment or a necessary step to restore public trust.

Ghana police are investigating a fatal shooting involving a policewoman and a taxi driver near Weija in the Greater Accra Region, the Police Service said on Tuesday.

Duncan Amoah, a transport sector analyst, has dismissed claims that private transport operators are sabotaging public transport services, arguing that the state bears significant responsibility for the sector’s challenges.

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has questioned the continued absence of a high-profile convicted former official who remains outside the country despite a change in government.

Lambussie Member of Parliament Titus Kofi Beyuo has called on public officials facing corruption-related investigations to return to Ghana and submit themselves to due process, warning that accountability cannot be evaded by leaving the country.

The Ministry of Health has announced plans to investigate allegations raised in an investigative report by media outlet The Fourth Estate on the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge.

Former Railways Development Minister and ex–Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu, has described his failure to secure re-election for a second parliamentary term as difficult to explain, citing broader national factors that worked against his party.