It be your own people.

So, what’s in the bag today?

• Crime: Man tries to go full Rambo on Ghana Police… via Facebook Live. Police weren’t amused.

• Crime: Imagine building luxury apartments and still stealing water like it’s free Wi-Fi. Cantonments, we weren’t expecting this from you.

• Crime: Sis went to market to hustle onions, only to end up on a billboard selling savings accounts. Now she’s saving receipts for court.

• National: Uncle came to our backyard, dirtied it, and now says, “but you gave me the shovel.”

• Business: Bolt just said “no collateral, no wahala”. Now drivers are cashing out without sweating.

• Fact of the Day: You won’t believe it this about the Ostrich!

• National: A Supreme Court nominee just said it straight, jury duty shouldn’t be an elite club for public servants. If you’re 21+, you too can help say “guilty” with your full chest.

QUICK BYTE

• So, Ghana’s been fuming over galamsey. You know, illegal gold mining that’s doing WWE moves on our rivers and forests. And just when we thought we were all pointing fingers at the usual suspects (👀 China), the Chinese Ambassador, Mr Tong Defa, dropped a plot twist straight outta telenovela: “Stop blaming us, you’re the ones who brought us here.” Yep. Man said Ghanaians are the plug. That Chinese nationals can’t even get mining permits unless locals literally roll out the red carpet. It’s giving: you invited me to the party and now you’re mad I danced too hard.  Read more

• So apparently, someone woke up and chose maximum chaos. In a now-viral video, this mystery man is seen blocking Aban on duty and dropping threats like he was beefing with the Police in a diss track. Not just one video o, two videos. In the second one, our main character is allegedly heard threatening the Ghana Police Service like he owns a private army. What is it with people and social media bravery? The Accra Police didn't let it slide. They dropped a statement faster than a hot mic, calling the guy’s behaviour criminal and a threat to public order. In other words, the man’s about to find out the law still laws, even on TikTok. So, if you know anything, snitch respectfully by calling 18555 or 112. It’s not even snitching, it’s community service at this point. Read more

• So apparently Bolt and Fido Credit are now Ghana’s new power couple. Not the “soft life” kind, but the type that’s helping everyday drivers secure the bag without begging at the bank. You don’t need to show land papers, birth certificate, or your class prefect badge from 2009. If you dey Bolt, you fit borrow sharp. They said over 2,400 drivers have already taken loans, and some of them probably used it to fix AC, change tyres or finally take that long-postponed Sunday born’s birthday chicken. And it gets sweeter, if you pay back your first loan like a good civilian, they bless you with GH₵35 cashback. Read more

• Ghana Water Limited just dropped receipts on Adwoa Wangara apartments in Cantonments — and not the rent kind. Turns out the whole complex has been sipping from the national tap with no water bill in sight. Since construction, zero cedis have hit GWL’s Momo. None. Nada. According to GWL, this wasn’t even a small ‘by-pass the meter’ situation. It was a full-blown ghost connection like the water just apparated into their bathrooms. Someone’s definitely getting evicted. Read more

• One Makola onion seller, Madam Faustina Abbey, who just wanted to vibe in peace and count her coins, is suing Telecel for GH¢2 million. Why? They allegedly used her image to sell a savings product called "Telecel Red Save" without her say-so. No contract, no nod, no handshake, just free promo with her face on full blast.

  And now people think she’s cashing out. Auntie says the random “You dey chill oh” texts from her cousins are getting out of hand. Her mental health is on E and her relationships? Even her susu group is acting funny. Get the full deets in the Deep Dive section.

• Apparently, Ghana’s current jury pool is so exclusive it makes Soho House look like Kpando Yam Festival. Only public servants? Eii. But Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, a man with sense and a robe, pulled up to Parliament like, “Why y’all gatekeeping justice?” In short, he’s asking for vibes and diversity. His pitch? Let every Ghanaian 21 and up be jury-eligible teachers, tailors, trotro mates, TikTokers. Because “judged by your peers” shouldn’t mean only people who know how to file memos. Read more

DEEP DIVE

Aunty Fausty’s on her way to the bank

You're selling onions at Makola and boom, you see your face on a Telecel billboard saying, “Red Save your money!” But you didn’t red save your image rights. That’s Madam Faustina’s life now. One day she’s pushing onions, next day she’s unintentionally repping a telecom ad campaign, without being briefed, booked or even blessed with a "thank you, Auntie."

According to the court filings, she only found out when people started teasing her: “Ei Madam, now you dey endorse bank products too?” Meanwhile, she was just trying to survive the market heat. Now her life is giving influencer problems without influencer pay.

But this isn’t just about unwanted stardom. Her fam suddenly thinks she’s stacked, like small onion money has turned into Telco endorsement deal kind of cash. Long-lost cousins are popping up, susu members think she’s hiding cash, and her mental health is legit on the line. Sis is done.

And let’s not sleep on the law side. Ghana’s Data Protection Act makes it clear — if you use someone’s image for ads, you need consent. So now Telecel’s got a legal onion in their jollof. Auntie Faustina wants her face off every billboard, every IG story, every TV ad and she's got a whole legal team to make it happen. Read more

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NEWS SOURCES

Today’s stories are curated from:

1. www.myjoyonline.com

2. www.ghanaweb.com

3. www.citinewsroom.com

4. www.norvanreports.com

5. Channel1news