Author: SAMUEL

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has donated GHS5 million and five Toyota Hilux pickups to the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) to support the fight against illegal mining. The donation was made at a ceremony held at GoldBod’s head office in Accra on Monday, September 15, 2025. GoldBod’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sammy Gyamfi Esq., who presented the items, underscored the organisation’s commitment to promoting responsible and sustainable mining practices. He explained that the support forms part of broader initiatives aimed at safeguarding the environment and improving the lives of mining communities. “The Ghana Gold Board wants to buy…

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected sharp increases in fuel prices across the country from the second pricing window of September 2025, beginning Tuesday, September 16. According to COPEC, petrol prices will rise by 3.98%, diesel by 9.41%, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 7.65%. Petrol is expected to sell at an average of GHS13.61 per litre, up from GHS13.09. Diesel is projected to reach GHS14.08 per litre from GHS13.32, while LPG is expected to sell at an average of GHS12.52 per kilogram. The increases are attributed mainly to the sharp depreciation of the cedi against the US…

Bono Regional NPP Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye DC, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with one surety. His lead counsel, Daniel Mantey Addo, said the news came as relief, especially as Abronye’s health condition has deteriorated. Abronye was arrested on September 8, 2025, for “offensive conduct conducive to a breach of public peace” after making comments deemed inflammatory by the police, including allegations against the Inspector General of Police and the ruling party. The arrest followed an earlier court decision that denied him bail, with Presiding Judge Samuel Bright Acquah stressing that the matter…

Former Attorney-General and Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has launched a blistering attack on Circuit Court Judge Samuel Bright Acquah, describing him as a disgrace to both the legal profession and the Judicial Service of Ghana. In an open letter sighted by Lovinghananews.com, Amidu questioned the judge’s fitness to have ever been called to the Bar. “The question that immediately came to my mind was whether Judge Samuel Bright Acquah was a fit and proper person to have been enrolled on the Roll of Lawyers in Ghana in the first place. “How could such a person have passed through the legal…

Martin Amidu accused Judge Samuel Bright Acquah of using bail applications to punish suspects and curry favour with political leaders. In the case of Abronye DC, Amidu said the judge acted as though the accused was already guilty. “The presumption of innocence was asserted by the suspect by his plea of not guilty… Judge ‘Napoleon’ Samuel Bright Acquah had no business as a professional judge to lecture the suspect or Ghanaian citizens on their fundamental rights and their noses,” he noted. He cited examples from the judge’s own rulings: “Just about 2 or 3 weeks ago another matter… Rep v…

Martin Amidu accused Judge Samuel Bright Acquah of turning Ghana’s Constitution into George Orwell’s Animal Farm, where some citizens are treated as “more equal than others.” Citing sections of the judge’s ruling, Amidu argued that Judge Acquah assumed authoritarian powers by using bail as punishment. “Samuel Bright Acquah sought by his ruling to reduce the 1992 Constitution to the level of a dictatorship and authoritarian judicial autocracy in which a circuit court judge assumes the power to control the liberties of the citizen in a manner inconsistent with the Constitution and the due process of law,” Amidu wrote. He further…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that government is working to open seven additional Passport Application Centres (PACs) across Ghana by the end of this year. The new centres will serve the six newly created regions and Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. “I am glad to note that the Bolga PAC will be fully operational next month,” Mr. Ablakwa said at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday September 15, adding that preparations for the remaining centres are on track. The initiative is part of efforts to expand access to passport services and reduce travel…

An old video featuring Bishop Kwabena Asiamah, leader of the Ajagurajah Movement, has resurfaced following the death of Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, showing the spiritual leader predicting extraordinary events that would accompany the automaker’s passing. In the previously recorded interview discussing Kantanka’s legacy, Ajagurajah made specific prophecies about what would occur upon the industrialist’s death: “Write this somewhere; it will rain for 3 days from the moment the man dies. Jot this somewhere, it will rain for 3 days. The earth will open at the place his remains would be kept.” When questioned about why these events would transpire,…

Fluent speakers have been urged by the President of the Ghana Stammering Association, Emmanuel Addo, to refrain from finishing People Who Stammer (PWS) sentences during conversations. According to him, those who stammer are unable to fully express themselves and be heard when fluent communicators finish their words, even if they may believe they are being helpful. He clarified last weekend in an interview with The Mirror in Accra that stammering is not caused by forgetfulness or a lack of confidence in one’s ability to speak, and that finishing the phrases made them unheard “From experience, those who do this will…

Veteran Ghanaian musician Akosua Agyapong has offered some tough-love advice to actress and musician Yaa Jackson after the young entertainer named her as a role model. While expressing happiness about being admired by the younger artist, Agyapong emphasized that genuine admiration should translate to emulating positive behavior, particularly in dressing and speech. Speaking with Nana Romeo on Okay FM, the veteran musician stated: “She should also embody my behavior, my style of fashion, and how she dresses and the way I talk and all that.” Agyapong believes Jackson has significant work to do in these areas, noting that behavior-wise,…