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A/R: Police arrest man over illegal drug peddling at Pankrono
A 45-year-old man has been arrested for possession of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Pankrono, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Foster Owusu, popularly known as “Master Pee,” was apprehended during an intelligence-led operation by the Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service. Accordi...
Soldier, 5 security operatives granted GH¢2m bail over alleged assault
The Accra Circuit Court One has granted bail of GH¢2 million each with three sureties to a soldier and five security operatives accused of assaulting a Chinese national. The court ordered that all sureties must be justified with proof of residence, while one surety for each accused person must provide landed property w...
Two teens jailed 55 years for robbery
Two teenagers have been handed lengthy prison terms by the Bekwai Circuit Court after being found guilty of their roles in a high-value armed robbery at Asonkore near Obuasi, while a third accused person has denied the charges and will face trial later this month.
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CCTV footage leads to arrest of 8 students over dormitory fire that killed 16 pupils [Watch]
Eight students have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ school that left 16 pupils dead, police have said. The fire, which broke out in the early hours of Thursday at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, about 120km north-west of the capital, Nairobi, destroyed the upper floor of a...
111 IGP Special Operations Team deployed to combat crime in Kumasi
A deployment of 111 personnel of the IGP’s Special Operations Team has commenced operations within the Kumasi metropolis and surrounding areas as part of efforts to combat rising criminal activities.
Police arrest University of Ghana security guard over viral assault video
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a University of Ghana security guard captured in a viral video assaulting a civilian.
Vincent Assafuah writes: From Nevada to Accra; Sedina’s return tests Ghana’s commitment to real accountability
The United States District Court, District of Nevada, in its ruling on the extradition request concerning Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, clearly outlined the legal elements that must be satisfied before a certification of extradition can be granted. First, the Court had to satisfy itself that it possessed proper ju...
Two cocoa PCs arrested for allegedly short-changing farmers
The police have arrested two cocoa Purchasing Clerks (PCs) in the Dormaa Municipality of the Bono Region for their allegedly short-changing cocoa farmers.
UDS sets record straight on student’s alleged involvement in Tamale robbery
The University for Development Studies (UDS) has stated that its MPhil student, Mr. Prosper Kaba, was mistakenly identified in both traditional and social media reports as being connected to a recent robbery case in Tamale. In a clarification issued by the Office of the Registrar, the University explained that Mr. Kaba...
Police arrest Israel Kwadwo Akofena Safo and 2 others over Adwoa Safo shooting incident
The Ghana Police Service has arrested Israel Kwadwo Safo, also known as Akofena, in connection with a shooting incident involving the former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo.
Man, 22, arrested with skeletal parts at Sefwi Atronsu
A 22-year-old man has been arrested at Sefwi Atronsu in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region for allegedly possessing human bones suspected to have been exhumed from a cemetery. The suspect, Francis Addae, popularly known as Nana Kwame, aged 22, was arrested at Sefwi Atronsu in connectio...
Police arrest Nigerian national seen in viral videos wearing police uniforms
The Inspector General of Police (IGP's) Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team (CVET) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested one Esther Obasi, a Nigerian national seen in viral videos dressed in official Ghana Police Camouflage and Standard Black Police Uniform. The videos raised public outrage and concerns regar...