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Holding Abronye DC in custody legally flawed – Fokuor-Benyin
A private legal practitioner has questioned a court’s decision to deny bail to opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) official Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye, arguing that the offences he faces are minor and unlikely to attract custodial sentences. Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Radio on Saturday (23 May), lawyer...
Wife allegedly butchers husband in deadly fight over charcoal money
A quiet farming community in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region has been thrown into a state of shock and grief following the gruesome killing of a local charcoal producer, Kweku Blankson, allegedly at the hands of his wife.
Beer bar operator remanded for allegedly killing landlord
A 26-year-old drinking bar operator has been remanded into prison custody by the Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region, for allegedly killing his landlord.
Tema Circuit Court remands narcotics suspect into custody
The Tema Circuit Court ‘A’ has remanded into police custody a 37-year-old man accused of possessing 12 sacks and 80 parcels of compressed plant material suspected to be Indian hemp. The accused, Bismarck Kpormeno, was remanded by the court presided over by Her Honour Maame Yaa Mensah when he appeared before it. His ple...
Education Minister backs GES’ zero-tolerance policy on criminal conduct in schools
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has given the Ghana Education Service (GES) full backing to adopt and enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards criminal conduct in schools.
UK police hunt Nigerian man after escaping from police van
The public is being urged to be on the look out for a prisoner who escaped from a van while being transported from court in south-east London on Monday. Temitope Segun, aged 25, and serving a sentence for supplying class A drugs, was last seen near Woolwich High Street at around 18:40 BST on Monday […]
Central University Management responds to reports of individuals in NACOC custody
Central University has cancelled all remaining Students' Representative Council (SRC) Week activities after the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) arrested five students in connection with the alleged production and sale of cannabis and cannabis-laced products on campus. The university announced the decision in a sta...
Police arrest suspected notorious masked armed robber, accomplice in Bolgatanga
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious masked armed robber and his alleged accomplice in connection with a robbery attack at Zaare, a suburb of Bolgatanga.
Kumasi: 35-year-old taxi driver killed; CID steps up investigations
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has taken over investigations into the killing of a 35-year-old taxi driver whose body was found inside his vehicle on the Kotwi-Nkoransa road in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, identified as Kwabena Awuah, popularly known as “Asawado”, was...
Police arrest suspect, retrieve AK-47 rifle, other weapons at Danchira
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect and retrieved an AK-47 assault rifle, pistols, ammunition and other exhibits during an intelligence-led operation at Danchira near Police Farm in Accra.
Police arrest suspected notorious masked armed robber, accomplice in Bolgatanga
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious masked armed robber and his alleged accomplice in connection with a robbery attack at Zaare, a suburb of Bolgatanga. The suspects, identified as Jeffrey Alentis, 26, and Moro Mohammed, are currently in police custody assisting investigations. A p...
Abu Trica released after meeting bail conditions
Frederick Kumi, widely known as Abu Trica, a suspect indicted for his alleged involvement in romance scams and money laundering, was released from custody on Friday, 15 May 2026, after successfully meeting the stringent bail conditions set by the High Court. His release marks a significant development in the legal saga...