Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has maintained that personal attacks and allegations against him will not deter his efforts to scrutinise the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) and the involvement of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in the transactions. The Effutu MP’s comments come amid a growing public dispute between him and GoldBod Chief Executive Officer, …

Nine members of the Blue Water Guards have been arrested by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region over allegations of bribery and impersonation. The arrests, which reportedly took place on Friday, August 21, 2026, followed claims that the personnel allegedly collected bribes while posing as officials of NAIMOS. An internal notice circulated …

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has defended NDC National Chairman aspirant Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye following his apology over comments criticising the tone of Mr Gyamfi’s response to Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin. Mr Gyamfi said Mr Vanderpuye’s remarks should not be interpreted as evidence of hostility towards him, stressing that the former Sports Minister …