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Court sets July 3 for judgment in Wontumi galamsey case
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai announced the development in a social media post on Wednesday, June 3.
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Crime
Two Chinese nationals arrested in NAIMOS raid on galamsey site
The operation was carried out by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat, NAIMOS, together with the Blue Water Guards on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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General
GBA rejects claims of NPP bias, condemns Afenyo-Markin’s attack on judge
The Association’s Public Relations Officer, Saviour Kudze, said attempts to brand the GBA as partisan whenever it comments on national issues undermine the legal profession and distract from more pressing national concerns.
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49 illegal miners arrested after NAIMOS team ambush in Western Region
The confrontation began on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, when operatives from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat, known as NAIMOS, were attacked inside the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited plantation.
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Crime
Police arrest 8 fake National Security operatives
The group is accused of arriving in the community on Friday in a black Mitsubishi pick-up and a Toyota Voxy, then carrying out what residents say looked like a security operation but turned into a robbery.
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Business
Minerals Commission revokes 300 small-scale mining licences
Speaking in Takoradi at the first-ever Mining Local Content Summit 2026, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Isaac Tandoh, questioned whether the country has truly taken charge of its resources more than 70 years after independence.
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Courts
High Court sittings extended to 6:30 pm as special criminal sessions start today
The change takes effect from Monday, 9 February 2026, when special court sessions begin to clear backlogs in selected criminal cases.
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Courts
Galamsey worker jailed for slashing student in Bompieso attack
The Tarkwa District Court One, presided over by Charles Owusu Nsiah, handed the sentence to Bismark Owusu, who pleaded guilty to causing unlawful harm.
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Judiciary to set up three special High Courts for illegal mining cases
Speaking at the Annual Chief Justice’s Mentoring Programme in Accra on Wednesday, 17 December, Justice Puamang said the courts will focus heavily on cases arising from the work of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAI...
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Atiwa East DCE appeals contempt conviction by Koforidua High Court
Mr Owusu Ntim and three others were fined a total of GH¢12,000 after the court found that they had allegedly breached an order restraining parties from entering a disputed parcel of mining land.
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State to call four witnesses in Chairman Wontumi’s illegal mining case
Wontumi is standing trial alongside Akonta Mining Company Limited and one of its directors, Kwame Antwi, who is currently on the run.
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Crime
Illegal mining raid: 10 Chinese nationals arrested, cache of guns seized in Ashanti Region
The intelligence-driven raid, which took place on Friday, 24 October between 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., involved a 55-member taskforce using six pickup trucks and two sprinter buses.
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Government to set up specialised courts for audit infractions, 'galamsey'
He made the statement after a meeting with Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine and Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu on Monday.
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Twelve remanded over illegal mining that damaged Takoradi–Nsuta rail line
The accused persons — Lari Kwaku (30), Ali Asumah (33), Yindari Mombe (19), Dennis Adom (29), Alex Kofi Acquah (27), Jonathan Agandor (30), Lambing Noyisi (38), Isaac Arhin (33), Nurudeen Kwabena (22), Kwame Simo (27), Jude Azum (20), and C...
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Court slaps Wontumi with GHC15m bail in Akonta mining scandal
Presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, the court on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, approved a GHC15 million bail package with three sureties.
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General
68th legal year opens with call on stakeholders to uphold integrity, efficiency in delivery
Speaking at a reception following a church service to mark the opening on Saturday, Acting Chief Justice Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie urged all actors within the legal fraternity to work collaboratively to strengthen the pillars of justice.
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FDA report uncovers dangerous heavy metals in popular foods, cosmetics
The nationwide surveillance, supported by UNICEF, tested turmeric, cereal mixes (“tom brown”), bentonite clay (“Ayilor”), kohl (“Kaji Kaji”), and several skin-lightening creams and lotions for traces of Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), and Mercury...
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Korle Bu loses nearly 300 skilled health professionals in six months, officials warn of crisis
Deputy Medical Director Dr. Harry Akoto disclosed the numbers during a needs assessment exercise led by the administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, widely known as Mahama Cares, ahead of the programme’s rollout to combat non-communic...
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Business
No mining licenses issued under my administration so far-Mahama
Addressing his first media engagement on September 10, the President emphasized that safeguarding the environment was a national priority.
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Courts
Police seize two excavators in illegal mining raid at Dwendwenase
The 37-member team, led by ASP Bawah Abdul Jalil, stormed the reserve and confirmed that illegal mining activities were ongoing.
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