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AMA arrests Kingsway ‘trotro’ drivers over alleged unauthorised fare hikes
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested several commercial drivers operating at the Kingsway lorry station in Accra for allegedly charging passengers unauthorised transport fares. The arrests were carried out by the Assembly’s taskforce during an enforcement exercise aimed at ensuring compliance with approve...
Sales assistant fined GH¢12,000 after stealing GH¢353,471 from employer in marriage scam
An Adentan Circuit Court has convicted a sales assistant who admitted stealing GH¢353,471.50 from his employer after claiming the money was needed to facilitate his marriage, only for investigations to uncover a wider fraudulent scheme involving several alleged accomplices.
Police Inspector interdicted and remanded over alleged robbery
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has interdicted a police inspector stationed at the Asuoyeboah Police Station over his alleged involvement in a robbery attack targeting a mobile money vendor in Kumasi. The officer, identified as Inspector Bright Appiah Dankwah, was arrested by the Regional Anti-Robbery Unit followi...
Police launch investigation into killing of 36-year-old man in Nkwanta South
The Nkwanta District Police Command has launched full-scale investigations into the murder of a 36-year-old man, identified as Thomas Adon, who was shot dead at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region.
CDD-Ghana petitions CHRAJ over alleged assault of Nyinahin SHS student
The CDD-Ghana and a coalition of civil society organisations have petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the alleged assault of an 18-year-old student of Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School by a teacher. The petition argues that the incident constitutes a serious vi...
NACOC storms Central University Campus, arrests five students over cannabis-infused products trade
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested five students of Central University during a targeted operation on campus over alleged involvement in the sale and distribution of cannabis and cannabis-infused products. The suspects, who are Level 100, Level 300, and Level 400 students, were picked up following in...
DVLA National Service Personnel accused of stealing GH¢308,300 through MoMo transactions
A National Service Personnel attached to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been charged with allegedly stealing GH¢308,300 through unauthorised Mobile Money transactions.
80 arrested as police seize narcotics, ammunition and casino machines in Upper East operation
A coordinated intelligence-led police operation across parts of the Upper East Region has led to the arrest of 80 suspects and the seizure of narcotics, ammunition, unregistered motorbikes and casino jackpot machines. The operation, carried out between May 25 and June 3, 2026, covered Zuarungu, Bolgatanga, Tongo, Bongo...
Tema Police intercept suspected Indian hemp shipment on Tema–Ada road, one arrested
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested one suspect after intercepting a large quantity of compressed plant materials suspected to be Indian hemp during an operation along the Tema-Ada road. The suspect, identified as Bismark Kpormeno, was apprehended on Sunday, May 31, 2026, by officers of the Tema Highway Patro...
Trader in court over alleged offensive TikTok video
A 26-year-old trader has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on a charge of offensive conduct over an alleged TikTok video.
Self-styled Imam jailed 10 years for defiling 7-year-old boy in Wa
A 42-year-old self-styled Imam in Wa has been convicted of defiling a 7-year-old boy who lived next door. The Wa High Court sentenced Ilyasu Konate to 10 years’ imprisonment in hard labour. The verdict ended what prosecutors called a “highly expedited trial” and delivers a warning to child abusers in Upper West, where...
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu returned to Ghana after US approves extradition request
The United States has extradited former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana to serve a prison sentence for corruption-related offences involving millions of dollars in public funds, in what officials described as the first extradition from the United Stat...