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Chinese businessman remanded for stealing
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a Chinese businessman into police custody on charges of stealing 440 bundles of T-shirts worth GH¢3 million.
Two more remanded over Sabon Zongo killing; authorities order demolition at crime scene
An Asokore Mampong District Court has remanded two additional suspects into custody over the killing of a 27-year-old man at Sabon Zongo in Kumasi, as local authorities ordered the demolition of structures at the scene of the incident over security concerns. The latest suspects, Mohammed Amadu, 21, also known as “One G...
From this year, persons indicted in A-G’s report will be prosecuted – Mahama
President John Mahama has announced that the government will begin prosecuting persons indicted in the Auditor-General’s reports this year, as part of renewed efforts to strengthen accountability and intensify the fight against corruption. He was speaking during the 2026 May Day celebrations held at Jackson Park in Kof...
Three travel agents, tiler in court over narcotics
Four persons have appeared before an Accra court for allegedly concealing 4.6 kilogrammes of marijuana in a jute bag for delivery to Qatar through a traveller.
Three killed, 34 arrested in connection with Funsi shooting incident
Three people have been confirmed dead while 34 suspects have been arrested following a deadly shooting linked to a chieftaincy dispute at Funsi in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region. The violence, which erupted on the night of May 22, 2026, has heightened tensions in the community and triggered a major secur...
67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma arrested with 13kg cocaine hidden in plantain peels
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandmother, Mrs Mary Barek, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Police hunt US-based Ghanaian who killed daughter in car crash
A drink-driving dad has gone on the run after being convicted of killing his own baby in a head-on crash. Emmanuel Sakyi, 31, was twice the legal alcohol limit and on the wrong side of the road when the collision happened in Milton Keynes on 4 December, 2022. His seven-month-old daughter, Emmanuela, who had been sittin...
Ashanti South Police Command bust armed robbery gang
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has successfully dismantled a suspected armed robbery syndicate following two coordinated operations at Krofrom and Mamponteng near Kumasi.
Court orders extradition of Abu Trica’s alleged accomplice to US over $8m romance scam
The Gbese District Court has ordered the extradition of Daniel Yusif, an alleged co-conspirator of suspected internet fraudster Abu Trica, to the United States to stand trial in connection with an alleged $8 million wire fraud and romance scam. The court’s committal order paves the way for Yusif’s transfer to the US, w...
2 more suspects in Sabon Zongo murder case remanded in custody
The Asokore Mampong District Court has ordered the remand of two additional suspects in connection with the murder of the 27-year-old Yusuf Zakari at Sabon Zongo in Kumasi.
Police hunt mobile money robbers in Agona Swedru
The Police in Agona Swedru in the Central Region are on a manhunt for armed robbers who robbed and shot a mobile money vendor at Militia Junction near Agona Swedru on Sunday evening.
Jury raises concern over accused’s nose mask in murder trial
A murder trial at the Accra High Court was briefly disrupted after a jury requested that an accused person remove her nose mask while in the dock.