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The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has described the Church as ‘the conscience of the nation,’ emphasising its crucial role in shaping moral vision, civic responsibility, and national transformation.

He made the statement when he joined the congregation of Royalhouse Chapel International during the climax of its annual Convention of Saints, held in Accra on Sunday, 5th October 2025.

The Minister, who also serves as Member of Parliament for the Banda Constituency, attended the service in the company of his Deputy, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon, to fellowship with the church and extend President John Dramani Mahama’s warm felicitations to the Apostle General, Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah, and the congregation.

In his remarks, Mr. Ibrahim commended Apostle General Sam Korankye Ankrah and the leadership of Royalhouse Chapel for their continued dedication to building strong moral foundations and nurturing responsible citizenship.

He also acknowledged the Church universal for its timeless role in inspiring positive change, strengthening communities, and complementing the work of leadership in advancing the cause of human progress and national development.

‘The Church remains the conscience of our society,’ the Minister stated. ‘The solutions to the challenges confronting our country lie with the Church. It is through the moral and spiritual reawakening of our people that we can achieve the Ghana we all desire.’

He further requested prayers for divine guidance and strength to fulfil his mandate and called for continuous intercession for President John Dramani Mahama, that God may grant him wisdom to govern the nation sustainably for the benefit of all Ghanaians.

Mr. Ibrahim also extended the President’s appreciation to the Royalhouse Chapel family for their steadfast prayers and unwavering support for national peace, unity, and good governance.

The climax of the Convention of Saints was marked by vibrant worship, prayer, and thanksgiving, reflecting the enduring partnership between faith and leadership in the country’s journey toward renewal and sustainable national development.

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene will on Saturday, October 11, be honoured at the fifth edition of the Floodlight Media Excellence Awards (FMEA) taking place at the KNUST CCB auditorium, Kumasi.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the awards, Acquah Augustine, said the conferment of the honorary award is the highest distinction award of the scheme given to persons whose service to national development is visible to many.

‘This celebratory gesture is a tribute to his outstanding leadership since assuming the role of First Youth Minister. Having ascended through the ranks over the years through unwavering commitment and hard work. The organisers of this esteemed event deemed it fit to celebrate the historic achievement as the Regional Minister,’ he told the paper.

Upon his visit to the Regional Minister’s office, Mr. Acquah presented to him formal invitation to the awards ceremony.

The theme for this year’s event is ‘Protecting Media Freedom and Accountability.’

He continued, ‘This year marks our 5th Anniversary. And there couldn’t be a more fitting time to honour our Hardworking and Energetic Minister. You undeniably serve as a tremendous source of inspiration to countless individuals, and we eagerly anticipate celebrating you in a grand style on October 11. We eagerly await your presence as our special guest.’

The Ashanti Regional Minister welcomed the Floodlight Media CEO and expressed gratitude to the organisers of the awards for the honour.

The awards will witness performances from artistes such as Brother Sammy, African Child, Cantus Black, Twice Africana, Mass Mello and Marvin Caeser.

Hiplife star, Kwaw Kese, has called out hypocrisy and fake relationships in the country’s entertainment industry.

Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM, the ‘Abodam’ hitmaker revealed that his absence from many entertainment events and concerts is deliberate. According to him, the industry is full of people who pretend to show love in public but act differently behind closed doors.

Kwaw Kese recounted a disappointing experience where he organised his own concert and invited several artistes he had previously supported – yet none of them showed up. To his surprise, those same artistes attended another event hosted by a younger musician that very night.

‘That incident made me realise the industry is full of fake people,’ he said. ‘People that I have shown love to multiple times on their stages did not show up. But that same night, a Gen Z was having a show, and they showed up there.’

The outspoken rapper said he prefers to distance himself from such circles, insisting he is not one to fake friendships or hide behind false smiles.

‘I’m not a pretender. I’m not the type who will come and smile with you while something else is going on in my head. When pretenders meet, I don’t go there. The industry is full of fake people,’ he added

The embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi is still in police custody as he is struggling to meet the terms of the GHS25 million bail granted him by two separate courts where he is facing trial over offences relating to illegal mining.

Sources have confirmed that Wontumi has not been able to gather all the six sureties demanded by the two courts, in spite of his lawyer telling the court that the accused has persons of substantial means who are willing to stand as sureties for him.

DAILY GUIDE understands that the challenges have to do with the conditions of justification with landed property attached to the terms by both courts, making it difficult for persons to come forward and put their properties on the line for the accused.

It has been three days since a High Court presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay granted Wontumi a bail of GHS15 million with three sureties, two of whom must be justified ? and the other bail granted by Justice Ruby Aryeetey which was set at GHS10 million with three sureties, one of whom must be justified.

Chairman Wontumi has not been able to meet the terms of the condition set by both courts, and it is not clear when the bail would be executed as his legal team and close associates are making strenuous efforts to get him out of the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

Trials

Wontumi is facing two separate trials over allegations of undertaking mining without permission from the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.

The first trial borders on allegations the NPP official permitted other individuals to undertake mining on his Akonta Mining concession at Samreboi in the Western Region without a written approval from the Minister.

The second case involves allegations Wontumi, his company and others unlawfully entered and undertook mining in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve without legal authority.

He pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was granted a total of GHS25 million bail by both courts with three sureties.

Wontumi was rearrested after the first proceeding had ended and hauled before another court, where had to wait for about two hours before the case was called.

He is facing a minimum of 15 years in prison and up to 25 years if found guilty on the charges levelled against him.

Facilitating Mining Offence

In the first trial, Wontumi has been charged with one count of assignment of mineral rights without approval, and another count of purposely facilitating an unlicensed mining operation, contrary to Section 99(2)(b) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by Section 3 of the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 995).

His company, Akonta Mining and another person identified as Kwame Antwi, who is on the run, have been charged with the same offences.

The prosecution’s brief fact indicates that the police had arrested Michael Ayisi Gyasi, a 50-year-old and 28 others within Akonta Mining’s concession in Samreboi on April 17, 2025, following an operation.

During the arrest, the police retrieved several items, including eight (8) pump action guns, one (1) single-barreled gun, five (5) pieces of metal suspected to be gold concealed in a sachet, four (4) machetes, several water pumping machines, 310 AAA/BB cartridges, and one (1) grease gun.

Others include four (4) motorcycles, two (2) vehicles, 25 serviceable excavators, four (4) non-serviceable excavators and GHS157,000 cash.

The prosecution says it will pray the court at the end of the trial, for a forfeiture order in respect of all items of value retrieved from the concession.

Forest Reserve ‘Encroachment’

For the second trial, Wontumi, his company and three others have been accused of causing ‘extreme environmental destruction, including the devastation of approximately 13 hectares of land,’ in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve with illegal mining activities.

The facts state that despite his company having licence to mine, its application to mine in the forest reserve was refused in August 2022. That notwithstanding, the company allegedly undertook the mining activities.

‘To provide housing for the teeming number of persons working for it, A1 (Akonta Mining) put up several makeshift structures across the Forest Reserve,’ the facts allege.

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer Eric Bellinger returns with a fresh new single, ‘Understood (Remix),’ featuring Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage.

This vibrant collaboration fuses soulful RandB with the irresistible rhythms of Afrobeats, delivering a heartfelt exploration of love, communication and emotional depth brought to life through smooth vocals and captivating melodies.

‘I’ve been a fan of Tiwa for years,’ says Bellinger. ‘I first met her through my longtime friend and producer, Harmony Samuels, who worked with her before I even started releasing solo music.

I always hoped we’d collaborate, and now, over a decade later, it finally happened!’ Eric said.

The track serves as the lead single from Bellinger’s album released on September 26, 2025, It All Makes Sense, an evolution of the sound he explored on his 2024 release, It’ll All Make Sense Later, which featured the original version of ‘Understood.’

Recorded in Cape Town, South Africa with a collective of African artists, producers and songwriters, the 2024 project was what Eric describes as a ‘faith walk,’ and a transformative journey that pushed him to boldly explore new musical territory in a way that feels both authentic and global.

Beyond the new single, Bellinger continues to engage his fans in the creative process for his albums. For It All Makes Sense, he shared short performance clips of several tracks from the album and invited fans to vote for the next single.

Bellinger will be doing a media tour in Nigeria to promote his single with Tiwa and his latest Album whilst hoping for another banger in Ghana by December.

Ghana’s Black Stars are scheduled to play two enticing friendly matches against two Asian giants ? South Korea and Japan in November as the team prepares for its fifth World Cup with just a draw needed for a qualification.

The senior national team will take on Japan on November 14, 2025 in Toyota, Japan, where they will test their skills against a technically gifted Samurai Blue side who have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup.

Otto Addo’s side will then take on South Korea, another side which will be featuring at next year’s World Cup, on November 17, 2025 in Seoul.

The South Korean team have qualified for every World Cup since Mexico 1986 and are expected to give the Black Stars a tough game.

Ghana secured a dramatic 3-2 victory the last time the two sides met at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, with a brace from Mohammed Kudus and a goal from Mohammed Salisu putting the Stars above their Asian rival.

The Asian tour is part of the Ghana Football Association’s strategy to prepare the team and keep them competitive ahead of the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

It will also give the team the opportunity to test themselves against teams they are likely to face at the World Cup, hence allowing the coach and his technical team to prepare ahead of the tournament.

It could also present an opportunity for Otto Addo to further assess his players and make changes where necessary.

SEVERAL PASSENGERS onboard two different vehicles, a Sprinter commercial bus and Nissan Urvan bus, have sustained severe body injuries after the two cars crashed in the middle of the Kumasi to Asante Mampong highway.

The two vehicles were said to be facing the Asante Mampong direction, but upon reaching Ntonso, the driver of the Nissan Urvan bus, identified only as Shagy, reportedly, made a sharp U-turn on the busy road without giving signal to the car behind to slow down.

Suspect driver Isaac Boateng, aged 52, who was in charge of the Sprinter commercial bus, therefore rammed his vehicle into the middle portion of the Nissan Urvan bus. The two vehicles then fell into a nearby ditch on the shoulder of the road.

‘On 30/09/2025 about 1600 hours, suspect driver Isaac Boateng, aged 52 years was driving Sprinter commercial bus Number: AE 251-12 from Kumasi towards Mampong with 16 passengers on board, whilst suspect driver whose name was given as Shagy, was also driving Nissan Urvan bus Number: AW 3471-21 from Aboaso towards Ntoso.

‘It was alleged that, suspect driver Shagy on reaching Ntoso near Seventh Day Adventist Senior High School, made a U-turn on the road and, in the process, the driver in charge of the Sprinter bus, who was driving behind the Nissan Urvan bus, ran into the middle portion of the Nissan Urvan bus.

‘As a result, both vehicles skidded off the road and landed into a ditch,’ the Mamponteng Police District MTTD sitrep in the Ashanti Region, which has been sighted by the DAILY GUIDE, reported.

All occupants on board the Sprinter bus and the Nissan Urvan bus as well as the two suspected drivers, sustained injuries and were rushed to the Asonomaso Government Hospital, where they were admitted for treatment.

According to the police, both accident vehicles were towed and impounded at the station for examination, adding that investigation into the near-gory accident was underway.

A 24-year-old man who went missing for sometime in the Essikado-Ketan Constituency of the Western Region, has been found dead.

The deceased, Ebenezer Donkor, was found dead at Eshiem, a community near Kojokrom in the constituency.

His lifeless body was discovered under a high-tension pole with visible bruises and marks believed to be from severe beatings.

According to family sources, Ebenezer had reportedly left home last Saturday afternoon with two neighbours, whose names were given only as Hamza and Pisto, in search of job.

However, the two perceived friends returned home the following day without the deceased.

Hamza and Pisto allegedly told the deceased’s family members that they were attacked by unknown assailants who attempted to rob them of their phones.

They claimed they fled and left Ebenezer behind. The two friends agreed to take some family members of the deceased to the location where the alleged attack occurred.

However, while leading the family members to the scene, the two friends reportedly absconded.

Meanwhile, some of the community members have alleged that, one of the friends, Hamza, is a known thief who has long been on their wanted list.

Members of the community therefore suspected that the deceased was lured into the area for criminal activity but the friends might have fled when the situation turned violent.

They insisted that Hamza is notorious for theft and may have dragged the deceased into trouble.

‘Hamza is a well-known thief here. Just a few days ago, he stole someone’s phone, and we have been searching for him. We believe Ebenezer may have unknowingly followed him and lost his life,’ they asserted.

The body of the deceased has since been conveyed to the mortuary.

Ebenezer’s mother, Theresa Baidoo, said she had often cautioned her son about the company he kept.

‘He is my first child. Though he rented a room with his girlfriend in the same community, I always warned him about his friends, but he would not listen.

‘I was told he had gone missing, but was later found dead,’ she indicated.

His girlfriend, Naomi Andoh, who is said to be one month pregnant, recounted her last communication with him.

‘Around 4 p.m. on Saturday, he left home with our neighbours Hamza and Pisto. I was chatting with him until his phone went off around midnight.

‘I did not l hear from him again until I was called and told his body had been found. We have lived together for two years, and now he is gone, leaving me alone,’ she said.

Assembly member for the area, Bismark Eshun, expressed worry over rising cases of robbery in the community.

‘We have been facing a lot of theft cases here. I was informed someone had been lynched, and when we arrived, it turned out to be Ebenezer.

‘From what the family members said, he is not a thief, but his friends are known to be. I cannot say what exactly led to his death,’ he indicated.

Head Coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Abdul Karim Zito has made a strong case for Kotoko forward, Albert Amoah to be called for the senior nation team, the Black Stars.

Speaking to the media after his side’s 2-0 victory against Bibiani Gold Stars in an outstanding game at the Baba Yara Stadium on Wednesday, Coach Zito said Amoah deserves a shot in the national team.

‘You saw what he did and you are called into the Black Stars based on performance and if it is performance, I think Amoah is on top; he deserves at least to be called,’ Karim Zito said.

The 23-year-old is in good form for the Kumasi based side and has two goals in three matches in this season’s Ghana Premier League.

He scored the Porcupine Warrior’s second goal against Gold Stars on Wednesday while providing the assist for Peter Amidu’s opener in the 14th minute.

Albert Amoah who joined Kotoko from Accra Great Olympics, was expected to replace Inaki Williams in the Black Stars team following an injury to the Athletic Bilbao Captain.

However, Coach Otto Addi opted for Coventry City forward Brandon Thomas-Asante who was called as Williams’ replacement.

But coach Zito is optimistic Amoah has what it takes to play for the Black Stars while praising his side for sticking to the game plan.

He said the team that played Gold Stars was a ‘different Kotoko’ as it approached the game with a different attitude.

‘You’ve seen a different Kotoko today with different attitude. What I told them-the players-was to go on the attack and make sure no goal is conceded,’ he said.

‘We’ve played two matches at home, we won one, and drew one. It’s not bad but we are going to fight in the away games and get points to replace the two we lost here’ Karim Zito added.

The second edition of the National Boardroom Governance Summit will be held on October 14, 2025, at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.

Organised by Professor Douglas Boateng, the summit is expected to bring together more than 800 CEOs, board chairs, directors, and governance professionals from Ghana and other countries. The event will focus on accountability, transparency, and leadership in corporate governance.

Professor Boateng said the summit aims to help leaders turn governance principles into measurable outcomes.

He noted that the 2025 edition continues efforts to promote practical solutions and strengthen accountability across the continent.

The theme for this year, ‘Daring to be Different: The Role of the Chairperson in Effective Boardroom Governance,’ will examine how chairpersons can enhance board performance, support innovation, and build stakeholder trust.

The keynote address will be delivered by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, reflecting government’s recognition of good governance as vital to development.

Speakers will include Akosua Apea Osafo of JLD Legal Consultancy; Professor Kofi Abotsi, Dean of UPSA Law School; Dr. Braimah of the Institute of Directors Ghana; Stephane Miezan of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce; Chief Alhassan Andani, economist and former CEO of Stanbic Bank Ghana; and Mary Asare Yeboah, President of the Institute of Directors Ghana.

For the first time, the summit will be broadcast in French to allow wider participation from francophone Africa, as part of efforts to strengthen Ghana’s role as a hub for boardroom governance on the continent.