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So, what’s in the bag today?
Economic: GoldBod just pulled a “bring back my money” and recovered ₵3 million like a landlord chasing rent arrears.
Crime: Pastor goes from “Amen” to “Arrested” after dragging another man of God on YouTube.
National: The Minister says global lithium prices forced his hand, but the Minority is like, “Sir… don’t do that. Prices were low last time too and we still managed 10%.”
Crime: When your street justice plans include razors and chaos, expect the police to crash the party real quick.
Regional: Before anyone could say “Herh driver stop small,” the Wesley Grammar school bus was on its way to becoming roasted metal.
Fact of the Day: You won’t believe it! Clouds weigh like a million tonnes!
National: The courtroom turned into a surprise album launch featuring Lumba, love triangles, and alleged Photoshop.
National: Ghana gathered to honour Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the OG disruptor who flipped the script for women, politics, and national development.
National: When your mouth moves faster than your uniform can save you.
QUICK BYTE
GoldBod is outside, and they’re sweeping illegal gold traders like your mum sweeping the compound before visitors come. Their latest wahala-hunting spree recovered over ₵3 million in hard cash, real money, not the “send me momo, I’ll double it” type. They even picked up foreign currencies, Dollars, CFA, Moroccan dirhams, you name it. And the cast list? Foreign nationals from the U.S., Morocco, Burkina Faso plus some locals who apparently thought their Tier 2 licences were VIP backstage passes to misbehave. GoldBod said “not on my watch” and dragged 20 cases to the legal unit. Some suspects on bail, one deported, one pending trial. Read more
Ghana has seen online drama, but this one? A whole pastor has been dragged to court because he jumped on YouTube and started firing shots like he was headlining a gospel diss track. Pastor Emmanuel Appiah, a.k.a. Appiah Biblical, allegedly went online to insult and accuse Rev. Owusu Bempah, and the thing trended so much the Police had to say, “Let’s intervene.’”He’s pleaded not guilty, the man is currently on GH₵100k bail with three sureties three whole human beings standing in the gap like prayer warriors, but for legal reasons.. Now the case has been parked till December 30th. The police didn’t just watch the videos; they did forensic capture, transcribed everything with help from Ghana Institute of Languages, and now someone somewhere has a PDF titled “Pastor vs Pastor Verbal Warfare – Official Transcript.” Read more
You know when someone spends years blasting their neighbour for cooking with too much salt, talking big on how they would never… and then one day you taste their stew and realise they added all thise famous MSG brands and a little bit of pride? That’s the energy in Parliament right now. Back in 2023, the NDC mocked the 10% lithium royalty rate like it was exam results we should hide. “We can do better,” they said. Fast-forward to 2025, now they’re in charge and boom royalty drops to 5%. Less. Half. Get the 411 in the Deep Dive section below
Bro, the Daddy Lumba widowhood case is turning into one long telenovela with no season break. Just when everybody thought we were cruising to the final episode, Akosua Serwaa entered court like, “Surprise babes!” and dropped wedding photos from Germany. Actual pictures oo, not screenshots. The defence? They were blinking like people caught off guard by flashlight. Get the 411 in the Deep Dive section below
Fam, Mahama Ayariga just said removing the E-Levy and COVID Levy hasn’t collapsed the economy. In fact, the economy is out here doing better than your skin after three days of drinking water. According to him, this government has finally stopped stressing Ghanaians with “everyday-tax, everyday-tax” vibes.
He even threw in a mining plot twist: cancelling the withholding tax on gold sales so small-scale miners can sell their gold in peace without feeling like they’re smuggling contraband. Overall, Ayariga says the 2026 budget is giving “freedom, innovation, and soft life,” instead of the previous regime’s “if it moves, tax it” energy. Read more
In ancient Greece, the word for "cook" and "priest," was the same: "mageiros," which shares its etymological root with the word "magic."
Things got wild in Wassa Dawuranpong when 10 guys decided to turn up with razors and fists over some missing cash at a gold-buying shop. Apparently, these poor women caught the wrath of a group who thought they were thieves and decided to dish out some extra “justice” that looked straight out of a bad action movie. The police didn’t vibe with that and swooped in quick to arrest most of the suspects. Three of the main troublemakers, including the one dubbed Killer Block (no cap, that’s his name), are chilling in police custody right now, while one bad guy still ghosting like your ex after you said “we need to talk.” Read more
Wesley Grammar’s school bus really woke up today and chose chaos. Imagine cruising to a sports event, vibing with your classmates, then suddenly…psssshhh… smoke starts doing fog machine levels of drama. Before anyone could say “Herh driver stop small,” the bus was burning with the commitment of a Jollof pot you forgot on the stove. But thank God the teachers were on their Usain Bolt vibes. They cleared the students out ASAP. Eighty-three students, five teachers, zero injuries. The only casualty was the bus, which unfortunately got turned into premium charcoal. Read more
Today, Ghana gathered to honour Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. At her state funeral, President Mahama’s tribute painted Nana Konadu as a generational game-changer, not the “smile-wave-host-tea” kind of First Lady, but the boots-on-the-ground, movement-building, policy-shaping kind. Through the 31st December Women’s Movement, she pushed early childhood education, literacy, maternal health, and economic empowerment long before they became mainstream especially for rural women who were usually left out of national conversations.
A viral video has landed six Ghana Immigration officers in hot water after they were caught on camera talking wildly to a senior officer on duty, in uniform, at a checkpoint. The way they were talking, you would think they were scolding their little cousins who borrowed their slippers. GIS saw the video and didn’t even blink twice. Straight interdiction. No “come and explain,” no “let’s schedule meeting,” nothing. Just “All of you, leave the WhatsApp group now.” They can’t even argue because how do you tell your boss off publicly and still expect to clock in on Monday? The chaos went down at the Offinso In-land Checkpoint on November 25, where a Deputy Commissioner of Immigration, travelling in a trotro, ended up in a full-blown verbal clash with the officers stationed there. Read more
DEEP DIVE
“Lite version of a lite version.”
The Minority is NOT letting this slide. They’re basically standing at the podium like, “Guys, we asked for vibes AND money, but somehow we only got vibes.” They want to know what supernatural event caused the negotiation to go from “big man deal” to “please manage us.” The Minister says, “Global prices forced us.” But the Minority is giving him the side-eye like when your friend claims they didn’t eat your food but their mouth is suspiciously shiny.
And you know Ghana, we love past questions. So the Minority pulled receipts. They’re listing 2014, 2016, situations where governments went above or below the statutory rates because the law literally allows negotiation flexibility. So to them, this “statutory minimum” excuse is bs.
Now they want the government to reverse the rate back to 10% immediately, because they claim this new deal isn’t just “a step backwards”, it’s a whole moonwalk. They say Ghana is being shortchanged, the lithium value chain is slipping, and the whole arrangement is giving “less money, same stress.” As for the government, they’re yet to respond… but chale, when they do, just grab your popcorn. Read more
Akosua Serwaa Said ‘Hold My Receipts’
So Akosua Serwaa pulls out photos from 2004. Sis said she married Daddy Lumba in Germany, and the evidence came straight from overseas like DHL Express. Defence lawyers were SHOOK. You know that look when your friend drops gist you weren’t prepared for? Yes. Exactly that.
The defence tried to object, saying the pictures came “too late.” But the judge said, “It’s okay, let’s see.” And boom, photo album admitted. If you’ve ever shown your mum a picture at the wrong time and she asks, “Where from? Who took it? Why now?”, that was the entire vibe. Meanwhile, Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu confirmed, “Yeah, that’s my nephew Lumba.”
Plot twist number 2. The defence themselves had earlier submitted photos featuring Odo Broni wearing a wedding ring. Plaintiff counsel was like, “Okay sis, ring on the left hand? Interesting…” Defence said it wasn’t a wedding picture, just “a couple dressed and ready to go out.” Aha.
Then the court turned into CSI: Kumasi Unit when plaintiff counsel suggested one of the defence photos might even be Photoshopped. He questioned the body proportions like a graphic designer marking a beginner’s assignment. The defence witness admitted he wasn’t there when the photo was taken. Which… didn’t help. The whole courtroom tension at that point? You could cut it with a USB cord.
So now who is the legally recognized Mrs. Lumba? Who gets what? Who has the real wedding photos and who has edits that look like they were done on PicsArt? Read more
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