Former lands and resources minister Inusah Fuseni discloses how the Mahama lead administration was threatened with $3billion china development bank loan to back down on it's galamsey fight.

The manner in which Chinese illegal miner, Aisha Huang departed Ghana following her arrest in 2017 has been a subject of controversy. Miss Huang, according to the prosecution in her trial, sneaked out of the country which truncated her prosecution.

An illegal mining pit trapped and killed five persons at Nangurumah in the Mamprugu Moaduri District of the North East Region. The unfortunate incident occurred after the five illegal miners went to mine at a Chinese abandoned pit in the area.

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has said it will not accept blame for the unlawful blocking of SIM cards that have already been fully re-registered. Although it has empathised with subscribers affected by the blockage, the NCA stressed that telecom operators should bear the full responsibility for the situation.

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Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday.

Police in the Western Region have arrested the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzo. This comes days after Mr Bonzo, his personal assistant, and one other person were placed under police investigation for the disappearance of two mining excavators in the district.

Aisha Huang, aka Aisha Ruixia, a 47-year old ‘galamsey’ kingpin who was deported in 2019 is back in Ghana and mining without license. Aisha was remanded into lawful custody by an Accra Circuit Court last Friday, after the court presented her plea. She had to be remanded because there was no Chinese interpreter.

Aisha Huang, aka Aisha Ruixia, a 47-year old ‘galamsey’ kingpin who was deported in 2019 is back in Ghana and mining without license.

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