The talk about illegal gold mining locally referred to as galamsey has gone on for years with the pollution of water bodies and destruction of environment always taking the centre stage of discussion. However, there appears to be a serious component of the menace that also has a rippling effect …
Read More »A/R, GALAMSEY SAGA: BOSOME FREHO DCE YAW DANSO SUSPENDED FROM OFFICIAL DUTIES
The District Chief Executives for the Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti region Hon.Yaw Danso has been suspended from official duties, pending his investigation on alleged leaked galamsey audio. Thus suspension comes after an alleged leaked galamsey conversation between him and other counterpart goes viral in the social …
Read More »Nana Agradaa slapped with new charges; remanded for 2 weeks
The Police have so far arraigned accused, Patricia Asiedua alias Nana Agradaa, before the court on two separate cases and she has been remanded in both cases. In the first case, the police arraigned accused, Patricia Asiedua alias Nana Agradaa before the Court on 10th October, 2022 after her …
Read More »A/R: Some Of You Directly Benefiting From Galamsey-Otumfuo tells Chief
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has chastised chiefs who have allowed illegal miners to destroy their lands and polluted water bodies. Address the Kumasi Traditional Council on Friday, the Asantehene said, chiefs cannot exempt themselves from the blame because some of them are directly benefiting from illegal mining …
Read More »Man Electrocuted, died instantly after deliberately climbs GRIDCo High Tension Pylon
Young man name given as kofi Kakra has died instantly after deliberately climbing a GRIDCO main line at Galilea, a suburb of Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of Greater Accra region. Nearby residents say even though they tried to entice the deceased with money to descend from the …
Read More »FUEL PRICES TO GO UP FURTHER BY 10% FROM 16TH OCTOBER
The upcoming second fuel pricing window of October 2022 which commences on Sunday, 16/10/2022, fuel prices across pumps within the country are projected to see an increase of average 10% for both petrol and diesel. According to the Executive Secretary of COPEC ,Duncan Amoah, from observed figures within the downstream …
Read More »Ashanti Business Owners Association Reopen shops after Asantehemaa’s intervention
Last night’s crunch meeting with emissary from Asantehemaa convinced traders at Adum to ‘temporarily’ reopen their shops; ahead of another meeting with the head of the Ashanti regional security council. The Ashanti Business Owners Association in the Kumasi central business district (Adum) have been on a four day strike since, …
Read More »W/R: Jealous man slashes rival’s throat for marrying his ex-wife
A jealous man is currently in the grips of the police for killing the husband of his ex-wife at Edwinase-Munsunkwa, a community in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. The suspect, whose name has been given as Kojo Arthur AKA Capo, is said to have committed the …
Read More »“I WILL APPEAL AGAINST GHC500,000 DEFAMATION SUIT RULING”, SAMMY GYAMFI FUMES
SAMMY GYAMFI WRITES ON HIS FACEBOOK WALL Sometime in 2019, a defamation suit was filed against me by Manhyia South MP and now Minister for Energy, Hon. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, in relation to a comment made at a press conference I addressed on the three kidnapped Canadian girls in Kumasi. The …
Read More »LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER GIVEN 1WEEK ULTIMATUM TO EXPEDITE ACTION TO INVITE YAW DANSO OVER GALAMSEY AUDIO*
The tradit, the people and the Assembly members in Bosome Freho district have issued 1 week Ultimatum to the Local government Minister Dan. Kwaku Botwe to follow The President’s order of inviting Bosome Freho DCE Yaw Danso over the Galamsey Audio. The Aggrieved people believe that, it’s long over due …
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