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Minority seeks enhanced diplomatic engagement over Asante Akyem North MP case
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to intensify diplomatic engagement and strengthen its management of reputational risks following the detention of Ohene Kwame Frimpong, the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, in the Netherlands over alleged financial crimes. Deputy Minority Leader Patric...
Court remands two over robbery of couple
The Accra Circuit Court Eleven has remanded two men, Ben Ojogbo, also known as Ben, and Stephen Lartey, aka Tetteh Teima, over their alleged involvement in the robbery of a couple in Accra.
Education Ministry seeks support to locate Bole SHS teacher interdicted over alleged sexual misconduct
The Ministry of Education has appealed to the general public to assist security agencies in tracking down a teacher at Bole Senior High School (SHS) who has gone into hiding after a disturbing viral video showed him allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a student inside the science laboratory. Deputy Minister of...
Woman jailed for stealing from Church at Teshie barracks
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old unemployed woman to two years’ imprisonment for unlawfully entering a church premises at the 48 Engineer Barracks at Teshie and stealing assorted items. The convict, Amanda Pascal, pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful entry and stealing. The court, presided over by Mr...
Wontumi pleads not guilty to fraud charges, GHC30m financial loss to Ghana EXIM Bank
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of defrauding by false pretence, forgery, money laundering, and intentionally causing financial loss of over GH¢30 million to Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank)....
Man arrested in connection with shooting incident that left 2 injured, property damage at Deti
Police in the Volta Region have launched investigations into attempted murder and destruction of property following a violent clash at Deti, a suburb of Akatsi, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. According to a press release from the Ghana Police Service, the incident began as a dispute that escalated into a shooting, leaving...
Alleged robber mistakenly shot by accomplice hauled before court
A 19-year-old alleged robber who was accidentally shot in the thigh by his accomplice and abandoned at the Agbogba Junction Filling Station has been hauled before the Adentan Circuit Court.
NPP activist KOKA charged and granted GHC50,000 bail
New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Kweku Osei Korankyi Asiedu, widely known as KOKA, has been granted bail of 50,000 Ghana cedis after police invited him for questioning over allegations of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace linked to a viral video, his legal team said on Monday. KOKA is required to...
AG ordered to release bank records in Adu-Boahene case
The Court of Appeal has ordered the Attorney-General to provide key documents and financial records to the defence in the ongoing criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, partially upholding an appeal filed by him and his wife. The ruling, delivered on Thursday (28 May), ov...
Police probe killing of 36-year-old man in Nkwanta South
The Nkwanta District Police Command has launched full-scale investigations into the killing of a 36-year-old man, Thomas Adon, who was shot dead at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. According to a statement issued on Monday, June 8, the incident occurred earlier the same day after reports emerge...
Police retrieve 1,400 rounds of ammunition at mechanic workshop in Bolgatanga
The Upper East Regional Police Command has retrieved a large quantity of ammunition concealed at a mechanic workshop near the Assemblies of God Church in Bolgatanga.
Man convicted over theft of church musical instruments in Hohoe
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to unlawfully entering a church and stealing musical instruments in Hohoe in the Volta Region.