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ActionAid Ghana welcomes the sentencing of 48 year-old man for defiling a minor
ActionAid Ghana and its youth movement, Activista Ghana, have welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a 48-year-old man for defiling a 14-year-old girl at Nyanshegu, a suburb of Tamale.
DVLA National Service Personnel charged over alleged GH¢308K MoMo theft
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.
“There’s no immunity from crime” — Lom-Nuku Ahlijah clarifies limits of MP immunity in Ghana
Lawyer and energy expert Lom-Nuku Ahlijah has stated that Members of Parliament (MPs) in Ghana do not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, stressing that no individual is above the law when criminal matters are involved.
Akonta Mining trial: court allows disputed video footage into evidence
An Accra High Court has admitted a pen drive containing video footage as evidence in the ongoing criminal trial involving Akonta Mining Company Limited and its director, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, despite objections from the prosecution. Presiding judge Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ruled...
Three suspects arrested in Tempane over deadly Worinyanga attacks
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man and a violent attack on the newly enskinned chief of Tindorunga community in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region. The attack occurred at about 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Worinyanga, as Sambin Halidu and his family were […]
Luxury cars, mansion seized as Abu Trica faces trial over $8m romance scam in US
A joint effort between Ghanaian and American law enforcement agencies has led to the seizure of several properties allegedly acquired by Frederick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica, using ill-gotten wealth from romance fraud schemes. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, the seizures ca...
Joint police–military operation in Sampa yields weapons haul, 24 suspects arrested
A coordinated security operation involving the Bono Regional Police Command, the 3rd Infantry Battalion (3BN), and the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI) has led to the arrest of 24 suspects and the recovery of a cache of weapons and related items in Sampa Township.
Police arrest 10 suspects in anti-drug operation in Tamale
The Red Maria, a special operations team constituted by the Northern Regional Police Command, has arrested 10 suspects and impounded three motorbikes in a crackdown on drug peddling in Tamale.
Alleged visa fraudster granted GH¢70k bail
The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted a GH¢70,000 bail with three sureties to a self-styled travelling agent in an alleged Canadian visa fraud.
Police foil planned robbery, recover weapons
The Surveillance Unit of the National Operations Department, in collaboration with the Ashanti North Regional Police Command, has foiled a planned robbery attack and recovered a cache of weapons linked to a notorious robbery syndicate.
Police receive DNA report in murdered Immigration officer’s case, await full autopsy report
The Police have informed the Adabraka District Court that they have received the DNA report in the case involving the murder of a Ghana Immigration Service officer, but are still awaiting the full autopsy report from the Police Hospital.
Court remands alleged car robber
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a trader, Emmanuel Yaw Duku, for allegedly robbing a businessman of his Mitsubishi Montero Station Wagon valued at GH¢400,000. Duku, 57, also known as Obed Blankson or “Cocoa Krakye,” pleaded not guilty to conspiring with two accomplices, identified as Kofi and “Air Force,” both at...