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Police arrest two in Ashaiman with suspected stolen automobile spare parts
Two men have been arrested by the police after they were found in possession of automobile spare parts suspected to have been stolen during a dawn patrol operation at the Ashaiman Roundabout. The suspects, identified as John Atsu and Puplampu Jonathan, were arrested at about 2:55 a.m. on June 16, 2026, by a police patr...
High Court quashes motion, sets May 11 for evidence in chief against Gifty Oware
An Accra High Court has ruled that the prosecution can continue building its case against the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah. The prosecution started leading its key witness in evidence in support of its case on January 20, 2026. However, Oware-Mensah’s lawy...
US$208m meth shipment from Ghana intercepted in Australia, three arrested
About 320 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in a shipment from Ghana, has been interecepted by Australian authorities, preventing drugs worth an estimated A$296 million from reaching the country’s streets. The drugs, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said, were discovered in two shipping containers that arrived...
Police declare suspect wanted over disappearance of 27-year-old man
The Accra Regional Police Command has declared a man, identified as Wisdom Tetteh, wanted in connection with the disappearance of Theophilus Ashitey Amarh. According to the Police, the suspect is being sought as part of ongoing investigations into the case, which points to possible foul play. Preliminary findings indic...
23-year-old illegal miner found dead at Akontanim
A 23-year-old man, Kwabena Agyei, suspected to have been involved in illegal mining activities, locally known as galamsey, has been found dead at Akontanim in the Dormaa East District. The police say the incident occurred on Monday, April 13, 2026. Preliminary findings indicate that a report was lodged around 6:10 p.m....
Ahafo Ano South: Galamsey returns with force as illegal miners ravage cocoa farms, water bodies
Illegal mining is threatening communities in the Ahafo Ano South East District, with the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser, Raphael Sarfo Patrick, appealing to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene urgently to halt the worsening environmental destruction. Sarfo Patrick says the devastati...
Man allegedly kills aunt’s boyfriend in Awutu Senya West
A 35-year-old man, Yaw Ezekiel, has allegedly butchered his aunt’s boyfriend to death at Atwere Bebiaa Ne Ha, near Awutu Obrachire in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. According to reports, the suspect had repeatedly warned the deceased against pursuing a romantic relationship with his aunt. The situ...
WASS teacher assault case: Court fines three GHC 4,000 each
The Adentan Circuit Court has fined three individuals GHC 4,000 each after they admitted to assaulting Nicholas Teye, a teacher at West Africa Senior High School (WASS) in Adenta. In addition to the fines, the court ordered each of them to sign a two-year bond of good behaviour. Delivering judgment on Monday, March 30,...
Two suspected robbers shot dead after attack on MoMo vendor in Tema
Ghana police said two suspected armed robbers were shot dead on Monday after attacking a mobile money vendor in Tema, in an incident that left the victim injured. The Tema Regional Police Command said the suspects attempted to rob the vendor at Aba Fosuah Plaza in Community 5 at about 0830 GMT. One of the assailants, p...
27-year-old man arrested with AK-47, ammunition near Bawku
A 27-year-old man is in police custody in the Upper East Region after a military patrol recovered an AK-47 assault rifle and 31 rounds of live ammunition from his room at Sakabo, a suburb of Bawku. The Upper East Regional Police Command confirmed the arrest of Abdul Basit in a Facebook post on Tuesday, April […]
IGP deploys special investigative team to probe death of UCC student Innocentia Avinu
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has deployed a special team of experienced investigators and intelligence officers to the Central Region to support ongoing investigations into the death of a University of Cape Coast (UCC) student. The move forms part of efforts by the Ghana Police Servic...
Hohoe Court jails man four years for stealing church instruments
The Hohoe Circuit Court has sentenced a 27-year-old unemployed man, Mohammed Rafiu, to four years’ imprisonment for stealing musical instruments belonging to a church at Hohoe.