Author: SAMUEL
The police officer who lost his life in the Nadowli accident on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 has been identified as Jonas Nornaa of the Jirapa Municipal Police Command. Reports indicate that Officer Nornaa was on transfer to Techiman when the accident occurred. He met his untimely death in Nadowli while en route to his new assignment. “May his soul rest in peace,” mourners wrote on social media, sharing condolences alongside his picture. Background of the accident Earlier MyNewsgh confirmed that a road accident on the Jirapa–Wa highway claimed three lives, including a police officer. Eyewitnesses shared on Facebook by Dickson…
Ghana is set to adopt a tougher stance against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, with the government unveiling a strategy that involves permanent military deployment in affected areas. Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and MP for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, revealed the new approach during an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face programme on Tuesday, September 16. “All the 44 areas that are threatened by galamsey, there is going to be a permanent military presence,” Kwakye Ofosu disclosed. He explained that the strategy marks a departure from previous efforts, where security forces would conduct…
Since our arrival, my schedule has been rather hectic, often keeping me out of the house. Recognising that, I dedicated last night entirely to her; I sat beside her, and we talked for hours, reminiscing about the old days. It was a conversation tinged with both fondness and melancholy. I asked after some of her old friends, only to learn that several had passed away without my knowing. And while thankfully not many of my own peers are gone, the lives of some have not unfolded as grandly as we all once expected in the hopefulness of our youth. She…
In an effort to fire up enthusiasm among his base, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Republicans will hold a midterm convention to showcase “the great things we have done” since the 2024 election. In the announcement on social media, he did not provide a time or place for the convention, but added that it will be “quite the Event.” The convention would come ahead of a midterm election in which Republicans hope to keep their thin control of Congress despite historical headwinds for the president’s party. The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are already laying the groundwork for the…
An accident on the Jirapa–Wa road has claimed the lives of three people, including a police officer. According to eyewitness accounts shared on Facebook by Dickson Desire, the crash occurred when a passenger vehicle traveling from Jirapa to Techiman suffered a tyre burst. The driver reportedly lost control, causing the urvan bus to veer off course and crash violently. The fatalities included a police officer who was said to be on transfer to Techiman at the time of the incident. Several other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rushed to the Nadowli health facility for emergency treatment. In…
President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that his government’s flagship Big Push infrastructure programme will deliver nationwide development, with all 16 regions set to benefit from an equitable share of road projects. Launching the initiative on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Afienya in the Greater Accra Region, President Mahama said the Big Push was designed to modernise Ghana’s road network, enhance inter-regional connectivity, and open up new economic opportunities across the country. “From January 7, we have been designing road projects across the length and breadth of the country. The Big Push touches all 16 regions of the country.…
Popular actor and social commentator, Prince David Osei, has accused the government of hypocrisy and of suppressing the freedom of expression of some Ghanaians In an X post on September 14, 2025, he expressed concern that citizens are being “unlawfully arrested for exercising their constitutional right.”He accused the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of arresting individuals for practising values it once encouraged. Government is of the people, by the people, and for the people. It takes a visionary leader, humble and grounded like Dr. Bawumia to acknowledge past mistakes and offer a sincere apology to the nation. God bless…
A delegation from the palace of the Sumankwahene has been performing traditional rituals to prevent rainfall from disrupting the historic four-day funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, at the Manhyia Palace. Eyewitnesses and our news team at the funeral grounds confirmed that the palace envoys positioned themselves at various locations where rain clouds threatened the ceremonies, chanting incantations and utilizing ritual objects in spiritual appeals for clear skies. The delegates moved throughout the area performing the protective rites, attracting significant attention from attendees gathered to witness the unique traditional intervention. Such rituals are considered essential during…
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has apprehended a British national and two Ghanaian accomplices at Kotoka International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle 38 kilograms of compressed substances suspected to be cannabis into the country. The arrest occurred during a routine inspection at the arrival terminal, where security personnel intercepted two pieces of luggage containing 25 slabs of the illicit substance concealed in false compartments. Preliminary investigations indicate the suspects were operating as a group, with the narcotics tightly wrapped and labeled using methods consistent with international drug trafficking operations. NACOC has confirmed that the substances will be forwarded to…
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has issued a forceful appeal to President John Mahama to immediately declare a state of emergency in regions devastated by illegal mining, citing the poisoning of water bodies and destruction of forest reserves as a national security crisis. In a statement dated Monday, September 15, and signed by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, the conference expressed deep alarm over the galamsey menace, describing it as a “cancer in the national soul” that requires extraordinary government intervention. The demand comes in response to President Mahama’s recent reluctance to declare a state of emergency during…