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Oko Omaboe of Adepa Pharmaceuticals allegedly commits sucide
Oko Nortei Omaboe, Board Member of Adepa Pharmaceuticals Limited, manufacturers of high-quality pharmaceutical products in Ghana, and husband of Mrs. Romana Sarpong Omaboe, Board Member and Managing Director of Adepa Pharmaceuticals, has been found dead in his office. Asaase’s News Source further indicates that Mr. Oma...
Court grants bail in jewellery heist case
An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to four persons standing trial over an alleged GH¢2 million jewellery robbery.
Girlfriend of late police inspector convicted for impersonation and duping family of GH¢2,000 for death certificate processing
Sarah Wilson, also known as Maame Esi is a 38-year-old woman who was the girlfriend of a recently deceased police inspector. She took advantage of her closeness to the deceased police inspector and the knowledge of his personal information to make a misrepresentation to his family and succeeded in duping them of GH¢200...
Convict threatens to curse court, police after 15-year-sentence
An Accra High Court has sentenced Daniel Kwarteng, a 30-year-old baker, to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old imbecile.
Prosecution in Abronye case ordered to file disclosures within 14 days
An Accra Circuit Court hearing the case involving Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has ordered the prosecution to file its disclosures within 14 days.
Court orders man’s arrest for failing to report daughter’s defilement
The Amasaman Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a father who failed to pursue justice for his 12-year-old daughter after reporting she had been defiled. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mrs Beatrice Achiaa Appiah, applying for the warrant, told the Court that the complainant had not at...
Police arrest leader of mobile phone snatching syndicate in Accra
A sustained intelligence-led surveillance by police has led to the arrest of a suspect who operates a mobile phone snatching syndicate. The suspect Joseph Nii Amamu Offei, also known as Gaza alias Hero, was initially arrested around Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on Saturday, April 4, 2026 and was under interrogation at...
Tema: Six arrested over GH¢431,000 fertiliser, rice warehouse robberies
The Ghana Police Service has arrested six suspects in connection with two separate armed robbery incidents involving the theft of fertiliser and food items from warehouses in Kpone and Tema Community One. The suspects, identified as Akala Kudus, Shaibu Dauda, Abdul Rahman Moro, Giya Hudu, Razak Seidu and Francis Ayinsa...
There’s no immunity from crime – Lawyer 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 in criminal matters. According to him, while MPs benefit from limited protections relating to the discharge of their parliamentar...
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.
Mobile money vendor robbed at Ziope
Two unidentified men, one wielding a firearm and firing warning shots, have robbed a mobile money vendor at Ziope in the Volta Region, making away with a substantial amount of cash.
NACOC seizes 2.3 tonnes of suspected cannabis valued at GH¢1.18 million in Hohoe operation
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has seized more than 2.3 tonnes of suspected cannabis during a major anti-drug operation at Gbi-Wegbe, a community near Hohoe in the Volta Region. According to the Commission, the operation was carried out in the early hours of Sunday, May 31, 2026, leading to the confiscation o...