Kumasi Mail

22/10/2025

AG charges former Buffer Stock CEO and wife over GHS78m theft, money laundering

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced the commencement of criminal proceedings against the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, over what has been described as a....

22/10/2025

Between 2017 and 2024, former Buffer Stock CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab together with his wife Faiza Seidu Wuni and two others transferred GHC78 million from the bank accounts of Buffer Stock Company to a private company linked to himself and wife - Dr. Dominic Ayini (A-G)

22/10/2025

Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine rejects plea deal in Wontumi case

    The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed that offers for a plea bargain were presented in the ongoing Wontumi case, but he firmly rejected them, signaling the government’s commitment to pursuing the matter through full legal processes. Addressing the Med...

22/10/2025

KMA orders removal of unauthorized structures and billboards ahead of road project

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has directed all persons operating temporary structures, signages, and billboards along the Santasi Roundabout to Ahodwo Roundabout stretch to remove them by the end of November 2025. In a public announcement issued on October 14, 2025, the Assembly stated that...

22/10/2025

Ghana’s Future at Risk: Poisoned lands, sick children, and a booming illegal gold economy- Minority raises alarm

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on the government to move beyond dialogue and take urgent action to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, warning of its severe environmental and health consequences. Addressing Parliament during the ongoing sitting of its third meeting...

22/10/2025

GES warns schools against unauthorised PTA levies

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned heads of schools and teachers against the collection of unauthorised levies from parents under the guise of Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) dues. In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 22, and signed by the Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi,...

22/10/2025

Baffoe-Bonnie’s Vetting: The countdown to Ghana’s next Chief Justice

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has formally referred the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Ghana’s next Chief Justice to the Parliament’s Appointments Committee for screening. This action comes after President John Mahama proposed Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s appoi...

22/10/2025

Foreign Affairs Minister engages US, Canada officials on Visa arrangements for Ghanaian football fans ahead of World Cup

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has held meeting with officials of the United States Embassy and the Canadian High Commission in Accra to discuss visa arrangements for Ghanaian football fans following the Black Stars’ qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The meetings...

22/10/2025

I was not responsible for fertilizer distribution- Dr. Bryan Acheampong

Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Member of Parliament for Abetifi and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, has strongly refuted allegations that his supposed refusal to distribute fertilizers contributed to the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections. Speaking to party supporters, Dr. Acheamp...

22/10/2025

Interior Minister calls for united front against rising security threats in Northern Ghana

Ghana’s Minister for the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has called for stronger collaboration among state and non-state actors to confront the complex peace and security challenges facing Northern Ghana. Speaking as the Guest of Honour at the 6th Dialogue of State and Non-State Actors on Peac...

22/10/2025

Inaugurates Three Key Sub-Committees of the Board to Drive Financial Discipline and Educational Empowerment in the Cocoa sector

  The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has inaugurated three strategic sub-committees – the Finance Committee, the Cocoa Tertiary Education Trust and Scholarship Committee, and the Cocoa Sector Marketing Committee (COSMARC) – as part of...

22/10/2025

No Woman Should Walk 6km To Give Life- Dr. Kingsley Agyemang demands Africa end health injustice

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South constituency Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has charged African parliamentarians to enact and enforce laws that confront health injustice across the continent. Delivering a keynote address at the 5th Federation of African Law Students (FALAS) Continental Conference...