Day: October 21, 2025

Dodi-papase: Justice Berina Komla, a 19-year-old resident of Dodi-Kpomkpa in the Kadjebi District, has been laid to rest after spiritual rituals were performed by a fetish priest from Dayi Kwanta in Togo. The young man was struck dead by lightning while working on farmland near Dodi-Papase. According to Ghana News Agency, the Environmental Health Officer of the Dodi-Papase community was contacted to facilitate a suitable burial site in line with public health and sanitation protocols after the spiritual rites were completed. The tragic incident occurred at approximately 1345 hours on Friday, October 17, while Komla was uprooting a palm tree.

Accra: The Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), led by the Volta Regional Minister, Mr. James Gunu, has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening bilateral trade and investment ties between Ghana and China. The tie was strengthened during the China (Guangdong)-Ghana 24-Hour Economic Policy and Business Cooperation Exchange Conference. According to Ghana News Agency, the high-level conference brought together Ghanaian government officials, Chinese investors, and prominent traditional leaders, including Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State. The event served as a platform to explore new frontiers of cooperation under Ghana’s flagship 24-hour economy initiative. Delivering his remarks, Mr. Gunu highlighted the strategic

Sunyani: Justice Mariam Gyasi Jawhari, an Appeal Court Judge, has urged Muslim women to be guided by the teachings and dictates of Islam. She emphasized that adhering to Islamic principles would enable them to achieve self-development and contribute meaningfully to progressive and sustainable development. According to Ghana News Agency, Justice Jawhari delivered this advice during the opening session of the 43rd Annual National Ijtema’a Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Ghana (Lajna Ima’illah) in Sunyani. She stated that by embracing divine truth and sound moral values, Muslim women can not only transform their own lives but also help

Accra: Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has called on African countries to prioritise transparency, accountability, and local participation in all extractive sector agreements. “Our people must not be mere spectators in their own dispossession. We must insist on transparency, accountability, and local participation in all extractive agreements,” he stated. According to Ghana News Agency, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie made these remarks at the opening of the 2025 Annual African Bar Association Conference in Accra. The conference attracted justice advocates, Bar Association members from various countries, Ministers of Justice, and Attorneys-General. The theme of the conference, ‘Foreign Investment in Africa: Investment or Exploitation,’

Accra: Nana Blay Miezah, the newly ordained chief priest at Miegyena, a farming community near Beyin in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region, has mysteriously planted an immovable sword at the center of his spiritual and ancestral home at Miegyena. The sword is believed to embody the strength, soul, and unity of people in the community and by extension, Jomoro. It was planted following inspiration from his ancestors and communion with supernatural powers. According to Ghana News Agency, at a ceremony to pitch the sword at Miegyena, Nana Blay Miezah, who was the 2024 Parliamentary Candidate of the Convention

Sana’a: Fighters from the Houthi militia in Yemen have left the United Nations compound in the capital Sana’a, according to the UN. The departure follows their brief occupation of the facility, which raised concerns over the safety of international and national staff working there. According to Ghana News Agency, all fifteen UN international staff are now free to move inside the UN compound in Sana’a and have reestablished contact with their respective UN entities and families. The statement from the UN confirmed that the staff are safe following the incident. The UN also stated that the five national staff who

Accra: Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire in place for nearly a year. The Israeli military stated it had targeted Hezbollah’s ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in the Nabatiyeh area, accusing the Iran-backed militia of reorganizing in the south of the country. ‘The presence of the terror infrastructure sites and the activity of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,’ it added. According to Ghana News Agency, under the terms of the ceasefire reached last November, Hezbollah was to withdraw its forces north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers from