Author: Abongobi Media

The Ghana Police Service today arrested one suspect of a robbery syndicate, gunning down two others for planned robbery attempts on some banks in Labone, Accra. At about 10:45 AM today, August 13, 2026, police received intelligence that a gang of robbers were preparing to attack the GCB Bank, Ecobank and the Zenith Bank, all at Labone. A police team was immediately deployed to Labone where the gang members were spotted in their vehicles parked close to the banks. Upon sighting the police, one of the vehicle sped off in an attempt to escape. The police gave them a chase…

The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged Ghanaians to uphold respect and responsibility in political discourse, warning against using democratic freedoms to justify insults and personal attacks. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 11, Dr Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, said democracy allows citizens to challenge leaders, political parties and ideas, but such criticism must not undermine the dignity of those being criticised. “Criticism and insult are not the same. Criticism identifies what is wrong and can help us think about what must improve. Insult seeks only to humiliate, provoke or…

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has warned newly recruited health professionals who have been posted to various health facilities across the country to report to duty by Thursday, August 20, 2026, or risk losing their appointments. The Minister said the deadline is necessary to ensure that the government can effectively fill vacancies created by health professionals who fail to take up their postings and prevent delays in deploying much-needed personnel to health facilities. Akandoh said that the Ministry of Health secured the necessary financial clearance before commencing the recruitment exercise to ensure that newly recruited health professionals would…

The Madina Divisional Police Command has announced plans to intensify enforcement of laws against child labour and human trafficking at the Madina Market. The Command said it will arrest traders and other individuals who employ or engage children, particularly those of school-going age, in activities such as head-portering, popularly known as “kayayei”. Speaking to Citi News, Madina Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Dr Sarah Aba-Afari, warned that persons who recruit or engage children in their businesses would face arrest. She said the Police would intensify enforcement to protect children from exploitation and ensure that school-going children are not engaged in…

Tension is mounting between the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and TDC Ghana Limited over construction works being undertaken at Community 1, Sites 3 and 8 in Tema. This follows a decision by the TMA Taskforce to halt the project and demolish structures on the site, which the Assembly says was reserved for a community playground and other public facilities. Addressing some residents who had gathered at the construction site, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Ebi Bright, said the matter had already been discussed at the metropolitan security level. She said several warnings had been issued to the contractors to suspend work…

UK/Ireland High Commissioner Sarbah Zita Benson has given a detailed account of alleged corruption at the Scholarship Secretariat during the administration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).In a video shared on Threads and sighted by GhanaWeb on August 12, 2026, Zita Benson disclosed that individuals who were awarded scholarships to further their studies in the United Kingdom often had their spouses and children sponsored under the scheme at no cost.According to her, she was shocked after going through documents she obtained when she assumed office, detailing how the former Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat allegedly allowed such practices to…

At the heart of 2026 Homowo celebration sat Nii Adotey Otintor II. The Sempe Mantse. The Mankralo of the Ga State. The Paramount Chief of the Sempe Traditional Council. But titles, to this man, were mere words. He did not go about the title of King, he lived the worth of one. He sat in his palanquin, elevated above the throng, yet his eyes were not those of a ruler looking down. They were the eyes of a father looking upon his children. The people saw it. They felt it. This was no distant monarch; this was a man who…

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested 40 suspects and seized several pieces of equipment in a week-long crackdown on illegal mining activities across six mining-endemic regions of Ghana. The operations were conducted from Monday, July 27, to Sunday, August 2, 2026, in the Western North, Western, Ashanti, Ahafo, Savannah and Eastern Regions. According to the NAIMOS Secretariat’s weekly report, the operations focused on areas along the Ankobra, Bia, Torya, Tano and Butre rivers, as well as forest and riverine communities around Enchi, reclaimed mining sites in the Desire Forest Reserve, the Birim River and the Tepa-Goaso District.…

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have raised strong concerns over exorbitant private hostel fees, stressing that soaring accommodation costs are severely impacting their education. ​Members of the University’s University Hall (Katanga) morale group, after performing at the National Youth Conference organised by the National Youth Authority and held at KNUST, brandished placards to draw the attention of government authorities to their plight. Placards held by the students bore messages such as “Reduce hostel fees now!” “We came to learn, not to sleep, #Reduce hostel prices,” and “Hostel fees are now more expensive than our…

The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application by businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, seeking to restrain UK-based Cola Holdings Limited from enforcing a $14.9 million judgment against him. The Commercial Division, presided over by Justice Doris Awuah Dabanka-Bekoe, dismissed the application on July 27, 2026, and awarded costs of GH¢20,000 against Mr Bediako. The application, filed by his lawyer, Bobby Banson, sought an order preventing Cola Holdings from enforcing an English High Court judgment against Mr Bediako personally pending the determination of his appeal against an earlier decision refusing to set aside the registration of…