November 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026

Tontonkrom Chiefs, Residents Fight Back…Deny Derogatory Report, Threaten To Invoke Curses If…

Traditional leaders and residents of Manso Tontokrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region have descended heavily on JoyNews environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, accusing him of tarnishing the image of the community through unfair, unverified and damaging reportage. They threatened to invoke traditional curses against the journalist
November 9, 2026

“This Is Blackmail”…Frank Lewis Reveals $500,000 Demand Over Intimate Video

Lawyers for the Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Group of Companies (A.E.K. Kojo & Associates), Frank Lewi Kukubor, say they have been instructed to initiate criminal proceedings against individuals allegedly involved in circulating his private sexual video for purposes of extortion and blackmail. The legal team said their client had
November 7, 2026

Okere Odwira Festival: Nifahene Marks 10 Years on Stool With Education Fund Appeal

Akuapem Nifahene Osuodumgya Otutu Ababio V has urged citizens to back an education fund as the Akuapem Nifaman and Okereman Odwira Festival was launched. The Akuapem Nifaman Council (Okere) officially launched the festival on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Alex A. Dadey Alumni Centre, University of Ghana, Legon. The
November 7, 2026

“We Want Peace to Prevail in Aowin”: Divisional Chiefs Petition Police

Divisional chiefs and odikros in Aowin have petitioned the Western North police, saying they want peace to prevail in the traditional area. The petition, dated October 14, 2026, was sent by the Concerned Divisional Chiefs and Odikros of the Aowin Traditional Area, Enchi. It was addressed to Regional Police Commander



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November 8, 2026

Does Anyaa-Sowutuom really have an MP?

There is a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom. His name is Emmanuel Tobbin, elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the December 2024 general election. But beyond the constitutional recognition, parliamentary title and political status, an increasingly important question deserves attention: *Can the people of Anyaa-Sowutuom
October 30, 2026

Swift’s Faster Payments Are Live in 17 Countries. None Are in Africa

By: Nadudzi Ametewee, Country Manager and Growth Lead, Ghana, Yellow Card A payment sent from Australia to Spain can now arrive in as little as 23 seconds. Transfers from Australia to India have taken 37 seconds, while payments from China to the United States have arrived in about a minute.
October 28, 2026

Accra Has No Shortage of Places to Go. But Is Getting There Holding Us Back?

A great night out can begin with an excited message in the group chat and stall at just one question: how are we getting there, and how are getting home? There’s always a new restaurant making the rounds on social media, a live music event worth attending, an art exhibition
October 19, 2026

Option 1: Africa’s AML Problem Isn’t a Lack of Controls. It’s a Lack of Connection

By: Chanal Subramoney, Group Senior Compliance Manager (Group MLRO) at Yellow Card.  Across Eastern and Southern Africa, banks and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) have, independently and without coordinating, converged on strikingly similar anti-money laundering controls: risk-based customer due diligence, tiered onboarding, transaction monitoring built to flag anomalies rather than