Day: September 11, 2025

Accra: Mr Joseph Addae Akwaboa, the Bono Regional Minister, has cautioned staff of the Dormaa East District Assembly against sabotaging the implementation of government policies and programmes. He emphasized the need for collective support to advance the government’s reset agenda, warning that any staff members who obstruct government business would face sanctions. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Akwaboa issued this warning during his address at a meeting held in Wamfie, which was part of his familiarization tour in the region. He urged assembly personnel to set aside political differences, stressing the importance of working together for the district’s progressive

Accra: Erasmus Billow, a pastor affiliated with the Increased Ministry, has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly conspiring with a mason, Joshua Adamptey, to defraud a driver of GHC700,000. The duo is accused of collecting the money from the complainant, Yarkeeni Iddrisu, under the pretense of providing him with gold, which they failed to deliver. According to Ghana News Agency, Billow faces charges of abetment of crime, while Adamptey is charged with defrauding by false pretenses. A third accomplice, known only as Albert, remains at large. Both Billow and Adamptey have pled not guilty to the charges.

Accra: Dr Charles Mensa, the Chairman of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has urged the government to reorient Ghana’s mining policy by granting leases to local companies instead of foreign firms. He noted that such a shift was critical to maximising the country’s gains from its natural resources. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Mensa highlighted that Ghana’s mining sector had for decades been dominated by foreign multinationals, whose operations were largely extractive in nature. These companies, he said, exported minerals in their raw form, repatriated profits abroad, and left Ghana with minimal returns in the form of royalties

Accra: Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has called for a rewrite of the rules governing work-related engagements in Ghana to ensure that talent, not gender, determines opportunities. Speaking at the ‘She Builds Conference’ in Accra, the Minister said true progress required investing in education, health, enterprise, and leadership opportunities for women and girls. According to Ghana News Agency, the Minister emphasized that women were capable but underutilized, visible yet undervalued. She stressed the need to redefine power and change mindsets, moving from seeing women as beneficiaries to recognizing them as equal partners.

Accra: The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA) is set to host the first-ever Ghana-China Climate Summit on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in Accra. This landmark summit aims to bring together senior government officials, diplomats, industry leaders, development partners, academics, and civil society representatives from Ghana and China to discuss key issues related to climate change and sustainable development. According to Ghana News Agency, a press release issued by Mr. Paul Frimpong, Executive Director of ACCPA, stated that the discussions will focus on deepening bilateral cooperation in climate action, renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, green industrialization, and climate finance. This

Bolgatanga: A Bolgatanga High Court has convicted Mr. Joshua Akuntaba Afaa and Mr. Ananga Augustine for contempt of court for wilfully disobeying an injunction order restraining them from performing the final funeral rites of a late chief and from enskinning Mr. Afaa as chief of Biu. According to Ghana News Agency, the contempt application was filed by Naba Clifford Tandagre Wongrekugre, the Paramount chief of the Kologo Traditional area, and supported by Naba Akantanba Ninga II. This legal action followed the June 20, 2025, interim injunction secured against the respondents. The order explicitly barred them, their agents, and representatives from