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THREE PEOPLE are feared dead following a road crash at Nkwaakwaa, a farming community in Offinso North Municipality in the Ashanti Region.

According to eyewitnesses’ reports, several others also sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash involving Grandbird bus and a sprinter bus collided head-on in a dangerous fashion.

They disclosed to newsmen that the sprinter bus, with mourners, was driving from the Kumasi direction heading towards the Northern Region.

The Grandbird bus, the eyewitnesses narrated further, was also coming from the Northern Region direction until both vehicles reached the Nkwaakwaa town.

They alleged that at Nkwaakwaa, the driver of the sprinter bus somehow veered from his original lane to the opposite lane, where the Grandbird bus was also coming from around 6am.

According to the eyewitness, the driver of the sprinter bus realized his mistake so he attempted to veer from the wrong lane to his original lane, but it was too late.

The two vehicles, they said, crashed head-on in a dangerous manner, causing extensive damage to both cars in the process. The sprinter bus was said to have had the most damage.

They said three people lost their lives at the accident scene and several others, onboard both vehicles, also sustained injuries, and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

The Director of Education for the Ledzokuku Municipality, Mrs. Theresa Tetteh, has advised teachers to take a keen interest in their capacity building to enhance their work.

She explained that, now that Information Technology (IT) has taken centre stage in every facet of life, there is a need for all teachers to leverage IT and sharpen their skills in the use of IT as a pedagogical tool for the teaching of various subjects and not as a subject itself.

Mrs. Tetteh announced this at the closing session of a four-day capacity building on ICT integration training for more than 500 basic schoolteachers in the Ledzokuku Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.

The training, organised by the Keep the Premium Solutions (a National Teaching Council (NTC) accredited institution), which spanned between October 13 to 17, was divided into four cohorts.

Areas of Training

The participants were taken through basic and intermediate computer skills, introduction to key educational ICT tools, demonstration on lesson planning with ICT, digital record-keeping and communication tools, as well as the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to prepare lesson notes and assessments.

The Municipal Director reminded the teachers to ensure that they made good use of the knowledge acquired during the training toward the promotion of effective teaching and learning in their respective schools.

She pledged to continue providing the right training as well as the provision of the right resources to improve teaching and learning in their schools.

Sharpen Skills

Mr. Godsway Kumado, Head of Statistics and Planning at the Ledzokuku Education Directorate, on his part, urged the participants to take advantage of the availability of AI to promote their teaching and learning.

He asked teachers to disabuse their minds that AI was going to take over their work, adding that it was rather going to enhance and promote effective teaching and learning.

Mr. Kumado urged the teachers to continue acquiring other critical skills to help enhance their performance as professional teachers as well as contribute towards the development of education in the country.

President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, launch Africa’s largest Free Zones Industrial Park, the $1.5 billion Gomoa Central Special Economic Zone (GCSEZ), in the Central Region.

The project marks a major milestone in the country’s quest for large-scale industrialisation and regional trade integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Situated on a 21,000-acre site in the Gomoa Central District, the industrial park is expected to create over 60,000 jobs, attract billions of dollars in private investment, and transform the area into a hub for manufacturing, agro-processing, logistics, and export services.

Supported by the Ghana Free Zones Authority and the AfCFTA Secretariat, the initiative forms part of the government’s 24-Hour Economy Agenda, aimed at expanding productivity beyond the traditional working day.

Other dignitaries expected to attend the ceremony include Alban S.K. Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament; Goosie Tanoh, Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy; Dr. Sam Jonah, Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital; Krobo Edusei Jnr., Executive Chairman of Safebond Africa Investment Group; Kwame Asare Obeng, Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central; and Albert Dwumfour, President of the Ghana Journalists Association.

The Gomoa Industrial Park is designed to anchor Ghana’s transition from an import-dependent economy to a production- and export-oriented one.

By clustering industries and providing modern infrastructure, including roads, utilities, warehousing, and digital connectivity, the park aims to reduce operational costs and promote value addition across agriculture, manufacturing, and services.

At full operation, it is projected to generate billions in export earnings, support local suppliers, and drive inclusive growth across the Central Region and beyond.

The project also aligns with the AfCFTA framework, giving manufacturers access to a continental market of over 1.3 billion people.

Gomoa Central MP, Kwame Asare Obeng, described the project as transformative, saying, ‘This is a complete ecosystem where sustainability and profitability thrive together.’

He added that the zone’s renewable energy infrastructure would ensure ‘some of the lowest operational costs in the region,’ while its strategic location offers access to multiple ports and the Lagos-Abidjan Corridor.

Despite the optimism surrounding the initiative, analysts caution that its long-term success will depend on Ghana’s cost structure and business environment.

High interest rates, with manufacturers facing credit costs above 25 percent, coupled with rising utility tariffs and unstable energy supply, continue to pose challenges to industrial competitiveness.

Experts argue that unlocking Ghana’s full industrial potential will require reducing borrowing costs, stabilising utility prices, improving logistics efficiency, and streamlining taxes and regulatory processes to make the country more attractive to investors under the AfCFTA.

A pre-launch event at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra will give investors and stakeholders exclusive insights into the park’s infrastructure plans, investment opportunities, and long-term strategic vision.

The launch of the Gomoa Central Special Economic Zone represents more than an infrastructural milestone.

It is a bold step toward sustainable and inclusive industrialisation that could position Ghana as a manufacturing powerhouse in Africa.

Former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has filed a suit challenging her removal on the recommendation of a five-member committee set up by the President to probe three petitions filed against her.

She is seeking among others, an order setting aside the findings of the committee chaired by Justice Gabriel Pwamang and its recommendations which led to her removal as Chief Justice.

She is also seeking an ‘order prohibiting the consideration and appointment of a new substantive Chief Justice of Ghana.’

Justice Torkornoo is again challenging the denial of her ‘salary, benefit, courtesies and other entitlements’ due to her before the Warrant of Removal signed by the President.

Removal

Justice Torkornoo was removed from office as Chief Justice and a Supreme Court judge on September 1, 2025, following the receipt of the report of a five-member committee that probed a petition filed against her.

She became the first ever Chief Justice to be removed from office following the recommendation of a committee probing allegations of misconduct and misbehaviour.

Prior to that, she was suspended on April 22, 2025, following the setting up of the committee to probe the three petitions calling for her removal.

The decision by President John Mahama to remove Justice Torkornoo as the head of the judiciary in line with Article 146(9) generated heated arguments from the moment the decision was announced by the Presidency.

What generated even more criticisms are the three main reasons why the Gabriel Pwamang Committee recommended that she should be removed from office.

Initial Suit

This is the second legal challenge Justice Torkornoo has mounted following her removal from office, a removal many have considered to be politically motivated.

The first one, which was filed last month, is seeking a judicial review and avers that the committee acted in excess of its mandate as it was set up to probe three petitions calling for her removal as Chief Justice and not a judge.

She argues that the Chief Justice is the administrative head of the Judiciary, a function not performed by other Justices of the Supreme Court, therefore, removal as a Chief Justice does not imply automatic removal as a Justice of the Superior Court, which includes the Supreme Court.

Latest Suit

In her latest suit filed by her lawyer, Kwabena Adu-Kusi, Justice Torkornoo argues that all of the alleged findings and grounds for recommendations of the committee set up by the President under Article 146 (6) and (7) of the 1992 Constitution ‘do not meet, even remotely, the standard of ‘stated misconduct, incompetence or infirmity on ground of inability to perform the functions of office’ imposed by Article 146 (1) of the 1992 Constitution as the only constitutional reasons that can lead to the removal of the Chief Justice or Justice of Superior Courts from office.’

She also argues that the findings and recommendations of the committee blatantly violate relevant provisions of the 1992 Constitution and are therefore unconstitutional and illegal.

She further argues that the committee recommending her removal for expenditure that has not been disallowed against her, nor she surcharged for it by the Auditor General is ‘false, misleading, irrational, unreasonable and illegal’ on account of purporting to find misconduct of the Chief Justice for expenditure.

It is her case that the ‘legitimate expenses’ on the Chief Justice’s vacation were administered and authorised by the Judicial Secretary, the Director of Finance, Director of Budget, and the Director of Audit of the Judicial Service who are the duly authorised officers that have administered the Travel Policy of the Judicial Service set by the Judicial Council for Chief Justices and Superior Court Justices since 2010.

Justice Torkornoo also argues that the second recommendation which borders on the transfer of judges is unfair, unreasonable, perverse and absurd as the Chief Justice as head of administration and supervision of the Judiciary is responsible for transferring all judges, including Superior Court Justices, and Judicial Officers of the Judicial Service.

On the third finding, Justice Torkornoo argues that the Chief Justice has a legitimate obligation to recommend Justices for national and international placements and appointments, hence, her recommendation of some judges for promotion to the Supreme Court cannot be a ground for her removal from office.

She is therefore, seeking an order quashing both the findings and recommendations of the committee as well as the Presidential Warrant dated September 1, 2025, which removed her from office as Chief Justice.

Last Saturday’s United Showbiz late-night show on UTV was filled with heated tension between pundit MC Yaa Yeboah and host Mrs. Empress Gifty Adorye over claims made against her regarding the desire for a good husband.

This misunderstanding was as a result of Empress Gifty’s claims of dedicating prayers to fellow colleague MC Yaa Yeboah to get a good husband in the coming days, during a discussion with Rev. Abboh on matters relating to the late Daddy Lumba’s marital controversies.

During the discussion, Rev. Abboh was heard saying it is an error for a lady to dedicate a prayer for a husband, considering the fact that men including married ones are in abundance and ready for marriage, hence it is needles to make such request from God.

Empress Gifty immediately said, ‘Oh, this is the prayers I have been praying for MC.’ In response, MC Yeboah said, ‘Empress, please retract that statement, I have not informed you I am in need of a husband, please I beg you.’

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer candidate, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has outlined an ambitious plan to transform the country by relocating selected ministries and their agencies from the capital, Accra, to other regions.

Speaking during his campaign tour in Salaga North, he explained that the country cannot achieve a balanced development when government institutions, economic activities, and opportunities remain concentrated in the capital city alone.

His policy vision is based on the belief that national progress must reflect regional growth, not just the expansion of Accra.

For decades, successive governments have spoken about decentralisation without taking the bold steps necessary to implement it. The result has been unequal development, rural-urban migration, congestion in Accra, and the slow death of many towns that once had economic promise.

Mr. Agyapong’s proposal seeks to shift the economic and administrative structure of the country by empowering regions to manage major sectors of the national economy.

In his view, decentralisation should not be a political slogan but a deliberate shift of government authority, employment opportunities, and investment infrastructure to all regions.

Under his plan, ministries will be relocated based on the natural economic strengths of the regions. For example, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture would be moved to the northern part of the country, where fertile land, livestock production, and irrigation potential can be harnessed to establish Ghana as a major food exporter within West Africa.

With the ministry and its agencies physically located there, the north would receive direct investment in agricultural processing, storage, research, and mechanisation services, creating long-term employment and reducing poverty.

Similarly, the Ministry of Energy would be headquartered in the Western Region, where most of Ghana’s oil and gas resources are located.

This would ensure proper supervision of the extractive sector, promote local content participation, and accelerate the development of energy-related industries such as petrochemical plants and gas processing parks. By linking resource governance directly to the regions that produce them, his plan seeks to bring fairness and efficiency into national resource management.

Tourism would also be decentralised under this policy. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, he argues, could be relocated to the Volta Region to boost domestic and international tourism traffic along the eastern corridor.

With its mountains, waterfalls, beaches, rich cultural heritage and proximity to Togo, the region would become a major tourism and creative arts hub. The move would stimulate hotels, transportation services, festivals, film production, and heritage tourism businesses across the region.

This decentralisation agenda will not only reshape governance but also expand inter-regional trade. When ministries and industries are distributed across regions, new transport networks will naturally emerge, boosting commerce among cities and towns. Roads and rail lines will connect regions based on trade needs, rather than forcing all economic activities to pass through Accra. Markets will expand, warehouses and distribution centres will grow in regional hubs, and local farmers, artisans, and manufacturers will gain access to wider markets.

Relocating ministries will also reduce the growing pressure on Accra.

Mr. Agyapong argues that it makes no sense for young people from every region to migrate to Accra simply because that is where the jobs are. By moving government institutions, associated private sector jobs will follow, bringing economic life to towns that are currently ignored or treated as ‘dead cities.’

Tamale, Koforidua, Sunyani, Ho, Wa, Takoradi, Cape Coast, Bolgatanga and other regional capitals will experience growth through construction, business relocation, and service sector expansion.

His plan includes digital governance systems to maintain efficiency and accountability. Even if ministries are in different regions, smart administration will make coordination seamless. Files and meetings will no longer require travel to Accra, as digital management, video conferencing and integrated data systems will connect all ministries and agencies across the nation.

This policy also responds to the long-standing demand for regional equity. Every region in Ghana contributes to national development, yet many feel excluded from the benefits of state resources.

True unity, Mr. Agyapong believes, is built when citizens feel that government works for them no matter where they live. Decentralisation will strengthen national cohesion by giving regions a direct stake in national development.

This policy signals a move away from Accra-centered development toward a future where Ghana grows together-region by region, sector by sector, and opportunity by opportunity.

Zenith Bank Ghana has celebrated its 20th anniversary with a massive health walk that brought together a large number of customers and staff.

The anniversary was held under the theme ’20 Years of Impact, A Lifetime of Shared Growth.’

Speaking at the event, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Ghana, Henry Onwuzurigbo, said the health walk was a symbolic gesture representing the bank’s journey to build a financial institution that stands tall in Ghana and across Africa.

He noted, ‘This year’s Health Walk is particularly special and meaningful to us. It is a symbolic gesture representing the journey we have taken together over the past 20 years to build a financial institution that stands tall in Ghana and commands respect across Africa and the globe.’

Mr. Onwuzurigbo expressed excitement as he reflected on two decades of the bank’s operations in Ghana, describing the milestone as a new beginning for the company.

He said, ‘If you look back at companies that have reached 20 years of existence, you’ll realise that for Zenith Bank, 20 years feels like the beginning.’

The Managing Director also addressed the perception that banks do not support businesses, explaining that many customers are often unaware of the types of assistance available to them based on the nature of their enterprises.

He emphasised that the bank’s relationship officers are available to guide clients through the offers and products best suited to their business needs.

‘We have relationship officers who will sit you down, look at what your business is about, and identify the products we can use to support you,’ he explained.

Mr. Onwuzurigbo added that Zenith Bank is partnering with retailers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and fintech companies licensed by the Bank of Ghana to help those sectors grow.

‘For retailers and SMEs, we are partnering with many fintechs that have the requisite licence from the Bank of Ghana. We are working with them to reach areas that traditional banks could not easily access,’ he stated.

He emphasised that challenges such as exchange rates, economic issues, regulatory issues affect the banking sector.

He further stated that Ghanaians should expect growth, financial inclusion, partnership and business growth in the next coming years.

The Anniversary also brought together branches across the country with awards of GHS500 given to four-year-old Nana Kwame Dorman as the youngest walker, Nana Yaa Asumani of the Kumasi main branch won a GHS1000 for the early bird treasure hunt with Ashfoam winning the GHS3000 for the most spirited team customer segment.

The health walk which is a 10-kilometer stretch started from the Zenith height, through Sankara, the Jubilee House, 37 military hospital, lands commission throughout Cantonments to the police headquarters and back to the Zenith height with an aerobics session from the legendary Stephen Appiah and Laila.

Rapper, Medikal and singer Eazzy have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Space Frimpong.

The announcement was made on Friday, 17 October 2025, when Medikal shared a photo on Instagram holding the newborn in a room decorated with balloons spelling out ‘Space Frimpong, 17.10.25.’

This is Medikal’s second child. He has a daughter, Island Frimpong, from his previous marriage with actress, Fella Makafui.

Eazzy had earlier hinted at her pregnancy through social media posts, which sparked speculation among fans before the official announcement.

Following the news, fans and fellow celebrities have taken to social media to congratulate the couple on the birth of their son.

The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has apprehended Peter Akakpo, alias Dompe, in connection with a series of taxi driver robberies and murders in the Greater Accra Region, particularly in the Odorkor area.

The Unit commenced investigations into the incidents following the death of two taxi drivers at Sakaman Blue Lagoon on May 9 and June 15, 2025, respectively.

Intelligence-led operations subsequently resulted in the arrest of one suspect, Vincent Gbetorglo, on June 30, 2025. Further investigations revealed that Gbetorglo had been in communication with Peter Akakpo, alias Dompe, age 35, whose contact number was linked to both deceased persons.

After weeks of sustained intelligence and surveillance, suspect Peter Akakpo, an ex-convict, was arrested on October 13, 2025 at Kasoa-Domeabra, from a room rented by his accomplice, Vincent Gbetorglo.

Efforts are underway to retrieve the vehicles belonging to the deceased drivers.

The Ghana Police Service, in a statement, has assured the public of its commitment to continue with investigations, adding that further developments will be communicated in due course.

American actress and activist, Gabrielle Union, has opened up about a deeply emotional and spiritual experience during her visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, describing it as both ‘heartbreaking and healing.’

Speaking on the YouTube series Reclaiming with Monica, Union said she felt a powerful ancestral connection while touring the 17th -century slave fortress, which once held thousands of Africans before they were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade.

‘Standing inside those walls, I could feel the spirits of my ancestors – their pain, their strength, their endurance. It was heartbreaking and healing at the same time,’ she said.

Union recalled a particularly intense moment when her mother collapsed while walking toward the nearby ‘River of No Return,’ where enslaved Africans were washed before being taken onto ships.

‘We were going to the river, and during the walk, my mum fell out. I thought she was gone, but very clearly, I heard my grandmother’s voice – who had been gone for many years – say to me, ‘She’s alright,” Union recounted.

Her mother later regained consciousness and insisted on completing the journey. ‘She was like, ‘Take me to the river.’ We weren’t at the river yet, but I was just crying,’ Union added.

While at the river, Union said her husband, basketball star Dwyane Wade, also had a spiritual moment. ‘I had lost track of where he was, and suddenly I heard him scream. It was a bright, hot, sunny day, but the moment he screamed, the sky opened up and a downpour started. It felt like we were being cleansed.’

Cape Coast Castle, built by European traders in the 17th century, remains one of the most significant relics of the transatlantic slave trade. Union’s emotional journey reflects a growing movement among African Americans seeking to reconnect with their ancestral roots in Ghana – a pilgrimage that gained momentum with the country’s ‘Year of Return’ initiative in 2019.