GFA disburses record GHS 1 million to each Ghana Premier League club
By: Kwame Bediako The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has made a historic payment of GHS 1 million to each of the 18 Ghana Premier League (GPL) clubs as part of its new broadcast partnership with Adesa Productions Limited. This financial boost, confirmed by GFA President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, marks a major milestone in supporting the […]
Hawala, black-market dollar deals provide clues in hunt for gold smuggling suspects – GOLDBOD
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) says the illegal dollar trading and hawala networks used by a GH¢120 million gold smuggling syndicate have become the key trail in tracking down four suspects still on the run. Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi explained that the syndicate laundered proceeds from smuggled gold through […]
Water shortages, poor roads trigger youth protest in Kpone
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The youth of Kpone in the Greater Accra Region have sounded the alarm over what they describe as a deepening crisis in their municipality — a combination of poor roads, erratic water supply, and unresolved land boundary disputes that they say is crippling livelihoods and fueling frustration among residents. At […]
Your political affiliations will not save you – Sammy Gyamfi warns in smuggling crackdown, shuts down NK Benak
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) has warned that it will show zero tolerance for gold smuggling after three members of a seven-man syndicate were arrested in a bust valued at more than GH¢120 million. Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi cautioned that no one, regardless of political connections or financial influence, […]
Chinese-linked mining firms sued over ‘ecological catastrophe’ in Zambia
Farmers in Zambia have filed an $80bn (£58.5bn) lawsuit against two Chinese-linked firms, blaming them for an “ecological catastrophe” caused by the collapse of a dam that stored waste from copper mining. Million of litres of highly acidic material spilled into waterways in February, leading to “mass fatalities” among fish, making water undrinkable and destroying […]
GBC’s Exclusive: Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to make history
By: Nicholas Osei-Wusu Did you know that, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is just about making history in the hierarchy of Asanteman? Correspondent Nicholas Osei-Wusu reports that upon his selection and enstoolment of the 15th Asantehemaa after the burial of the late Nana Konadu Yiadom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will become the first occupant of the Golden […]
Former President Akufo-Addo pays tribute to Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, accompanied by the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu,Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the former Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, and some former appointees of his government, has visited the residence of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka in Taifa, Accra, to commiserate […]
Demand VAT receipts at hotels and restaurants – GRA tells festival patrons
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has called on Ghanaians, particularly patrons of the 2025 Oguaa Fetu Afahye in Cape Coast, to insist on Value Added Tax (VAT) receipts for all their transactions at hotels, restaurants, and other service points. Commissioner-General of the GRA, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, said tax compliance remains […]
AMA halts Timber Market reconstruction pending GNFS fire probe
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has suspended all reconstruction works at the Timber Market following last Saturday’s devastating fire, pending the outcome of investigations by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The directive was issued when the Metro Coordinating Director, Mr. Douglas N.K. Annoful, led a team of AMA officials […]
Hollywood Acting legend Robert Redford dies aged 89
US acting legend Redford, best known for roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, has died at the age of 89. In a statement, his publicist Cindi Berger, said: “Robert Redford passed away on September 16 at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, […]
Three suspects face charges in GH¢120 million gold smuggling syndicate
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) has uncovered a seven-member gold smuggling syndicate believed to have orchestrated the illicit movement of gold worth more than GH¢120 million, describing it as the most sophisticated network since the Board’s establishment. Out of the seven members, three key suspects have already been arrested and […]
GPRTU, other transport unions protest over encroachment on CMB lorry station
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Executives and members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), who were joined today, Tuesday, September 16, 2025, by traders and transport unions in Accra’s Cocoa Marketing Board (CMB) enclave, staged a demonstration to drum home their disapproval over the alleged sale of a piece of land which has served as […]
Tokyo 2025: Faith Kipyegon secures fourth world 1500m title with stunning 3:52.15 victory
By: Kwame Bediako Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon continued her remarkable dominance in middle-distance running by winning her fourth world title in the 1500 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Kipyegon finished the race with an impressive time of 3:52.15, narrowly outpacing her compatriot Dorcus Ewoi in a thrilling finish. Kipyegon demonstrated her tactical […]
Police, Gold Board launch manhunt for gold smuggling suspects, GH¢1m bounty announced
The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), has launched a manhunt for four individuals believed to be involved in illegal gold smuggling. The wanted suspects have been identified as Abdul Karim, Sadique Abubakar, Muhammed Afsal Puth Puthalan, and Muhammed Nandoli Rafeeq. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana […]
