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Police arrest two over alleged inciteful comments about Prophet Mohammed
The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has arrested two persons over separate videos containing alleged inciteful and offensive comments concerning Prophet Mohammed. The first suspect, Masud Abdullah, 35, an Imam, was arrested in connection with a video in which he allegedly...
Obuasi NPP election violence: three plead not guilty, granted GHC50,000 bail
Three men have been arrested and charged for allegedly disrupting the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constituency executive elections at Bidieso in Obuasi, police said on Wednesday. The Ashanti South Regional Police Command identified the suspects as Haruna Iddrisu, also known as Dole, Osei Boateng, also known as Nana Ose...
27-year-old spiritualist arrested over alleged attempt to use 11-year-old girl for ritual
A 27-year-old spiritualist has been arrested after residents of Lamtey in the Ga South Municipality near Kasoa allegedly caught him attempting to use an 11-year-old schoolgirl for ritual purposes.
Three more arrested over murder of Indian national as Police recover iPhone buried in bush
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three additional suspects in connection with the brutal murder of Sain Devendra Kumar, an Indian national whose body was discovered on April 26, 2026, with multiple stab wounds in the boot of his abandoned vehicle on the outskirts of Sabin Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region. The arrest...
44 arrested as Police dismantle alleged drug network targeting university students
The Ghana Police Service has dismantled an alleged drug distribution network suspected of producing and selling narcotic-infused products to university students in parts of the Kumasi Metropolis. The operation, conducted by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team (SOT) in collaboration with the As...
One dead as gunmen intercept passenger bus in bloody Walewale-Nasia highway ambush
One person is reported dead following a violent armed attack on a passenger bus on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
Senior member of Kinahan crime group sentenced to 24 years in prison
A senior member of the Kinahan organised crime group has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Police arrest 77 suspects in anti-drug operation in Tamale and Savelugu
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested seventy-seven (77) suspects during a targeted anti-drug operation conducted across the Tamale Metropolis and the Savelugu Municipality. The exercise, carried out by the Command’s Special Operations Team, popularly known as Red Maria, forms part of ongoing efforts by the...
Alleged robber mistakenly shot by accomplice appears in court
A 19‑year‑old alleged robber was accidentally shot in the thigh by his accomplice and abandoned at the Agbogba Junction Filling Station, the police told an Adentan Circuit Court. The incident occurred on June 12, 2026, when Emmanuel Kwaku Amanor, alias High Sense Price, and two accomplices attempted to rob attendants...
Ghanaian woman jailed 70 months in US for role in $1.6m romance scam
A Ghanaian woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison in the United States for laundering money from a nationwide romance scam that defrauded victims of millions of dollars. 43-year-old Nana Takyiwa Adonu, who lived in Odenton, Maryland, was sentenced by a US District Court in the Southern District of Iowa...
Five arrested over alleged unlawful detention and extortion in Tamale
Police in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, have arrested five men accused of unlawfully detaining a man, seizing his property and demanding money in exchange for its return. In a statement, the Police said the Northern Regional Special Operations Team, known as Red Maria, made the arrests following a complaint fr...
Physically challenged man arrested for concealing drugs inside prosthetic leg
A physically challenged man has been arrested after customs officers allegedly discovered 1,590 ecstasy pills concealed inside his prosthetic leg during a routine operation at Karang. The seizure was made at about 2:00 a.m. on July 12, 2026, by the Commercial Customs Brigade of Karang.. According to a report by the Gam...