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Collins Dauda denies ordering attack on NAIMOS team at Hwidiem
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The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has denied claims on social media that he instructed youth in Hwidiem to attack members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS).
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, the veteran MP described the allegations as false and dangerous, blaming social media misinformation for spreading lies that create unnecessary tension.
“All the claims that I incited the youth to attack the NAIMOS operations team are completely false. Social media misinformation is destroying this country; it will finish all of us if we’re not careful,” he said.
Mr. Dauda explained that he had only asked the Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, to speak with the commander of the security team after receiving several complaints from his constituents about a military operation in the area.
He clarified that the violent incident did not happen at the location where Mr. Addo went to engage the security officers.
“The attack happened at a different location, not where the MP went to help me speak to the commander. I only asked him to assist because I was away in South Africa. Nobody even called me to hear my side of the story, yet everyone is running with false information,” he added.
The incident, which occurred near Bronikrom in the Ahafo Region on Saturday, November 1, 2025, left some members of the NAIMOS team injured while they were carrying out an operation to arrest illegal miners.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama has made further changes to his government in a mini-reshuffle announced on Tuesday.
As part of the changes, Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, who until now served as Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation, has been reassigned as Minister of State for Special Initiatives.
He is being replaced at the Labour Ministry by Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum.
In another move, the Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has been reassigned as Presidential Advisor on National Resilience and Emergency Preparedness.
According to a communication from the Presidency, the reassignments take immediate effect.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested former professional boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as “Ayitey Powers,” over an alleged threat of death against the Director-General of the National Sports Authority, Yaw Ampofo.
According to the Police, the 46-year-old former boxer was arrested on Monday, August 24, 2026, in connection with the alleged threat.
The Police said the arrest followed a video circulating on social media in which Ayitey Powers is alleged to have issued the threat against Mr Ampofo.
He is currently in Police custody and is assisting with investigations.
The Accra Regional Police Command said investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the alleged threat and determine the appropriate action to be taken in accordance with the law.
The Command has urged the public to refrain from sharing unverified information about the matter while the investigation continues.
By: Jacob Aggrey
