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AMA arrests coconut seller for using walkway as trading, storage space
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested a 46-year-old coconut trader for allegedly using a designated bus stop along the Professor John Evans Atta Mills High Street near the Arts Centre as a storage and trading area. The trader, identified as Emmanuel Awotwi, was picked up by an AMA enforcement team after mo...
Immigration Service arrests 102 foreigners; rescues 85 in cyber fraud and trafficking raid
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has dismantled a suspected cyber fraud syndicate in Dawhenya, rescuing 85 victims of human trafficking and arresting 17 foreign nationals in an intelligence-led operation. According to a statement by Maud Anima Quainoo, Deputy Commissioner of Immigration in charge of Public Affairs,...
Police arrest two suspects over murder of 54-year-old man, shooting of wife at Tuba
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 54-year-old man, Mohammed Rahman, and the shooting of his wife, Christiana Fosu, 53, at Tuba near Weija in the Greater Accra Region. The suspects have been identified as Adams Adder Almeida and his brother, Bala Bilyon. Accor...
Okada rider allegedly drives motorbike key into man’s skull during fight over passenger
A man is receiving specialist treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after he was allegedly attacked with a motorcycle key during a fight between two commercial motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada riders, at Jasikan in the Oti Region. The victim reportedly sustained the injury while attempting to intervene...
Four Kumasi Academy WASSCE candidates arrested over threats to burn school
Four students of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) sitting the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been arrested by police over alleged threats to set the school on fire after completing their exams. The students are said to have made the threats following a controversial “quarantine” arrangemen...
Mason convicted for stealing four-year-old boy from Kpedze to Accra
The Adentan Circuit Court has convicted a mason for stealing a four-year-old boy from Kpedze in the Volta Region and bringing him to Accra.
Tamale High Court sentences four kidnappers to eight years each after GH¢90,000 ransom case
Four men have been convicted and sentenced to prison terms in connection with kidnapping and ransom-related offences in the Northern Region, as police intensify efforts to arrest additional suspects linked to separate abduction cases. The Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Wisdom Lavoe, disclosed the convictions...
Police nab man over attack on Midwife at Tema Polyclinic
The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has arrested a suspect in connection with the alleged assault of a midwife at the Tema Community 22 Polyclinic, following the circulation of a video of the incident on social media.
Tamale court jails ex-police officer, accomplice 25 years for armed robbery
A former police officer and his accomplice have been sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment with hard labour each for conspiracy to commit robbery by the Tamale High Court in a case linked to a high-profile armed robbery in the city.
Washing bay attendant remanded over alleged theft of friend’s GH¢46,306 for betting
The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded a 21-year-old washing bay attendant into Police custody for allegedly stealing GH¢46,306.90 from his friend and using the money for betting. The accused, Dominic Fordjour, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing and is expected to reappear before the court on June 15, 2026. Po...
Case Management Conference in Mamprobi baby theft case fixed for July 16
The Gender-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters has scheduled July 16 to conduct a Case Management Conference (CMC) in the alleged Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case.
3 suspects arrested in Akatsi in robbery crackdown
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects involved in a series of recent robberies in Akatsi and its surrounding areas.