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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. The victim, Stephen King Amoah, was allegedly murdered and his body partially bur...
Police arrest man for illegal drug peddling at Pankrono
A 45-year-old man has been arrested for possession of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Pankrono in the Ashanti region.
NACOC arrests six in ‘Operation Clean Street’ in Donkor-Nkwanta
The Bono East Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has carried out a targeted anti-drug exercise in Donkor-Nkwanta in the Nkoranza South District, resulting in the arrest of six individuals. The operation, named “Operation Clean Street,” took place on Friday, March 27, 2026, as part of ongoing e...
National Security operatives allegedly assault retired police officer in Ashanti region
A retired police officer in the Ashanti Region has allegedly been assaulted by National Security operatives in a disturbing incident captured on video, sparking widespread public outrage over abuse of power
Driver remanded for breaking into lawyer’s chambers and stealing GH¢750,000
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into lawful custody a driver accused of GH¢750,000 from a lawyer’s office. Theophilus Terkpernor, 45, is said to have caused damage to the electrical control unit of the lawyers’ office by cutting the cables and breaking the door lock of the lawyers’ office at Adabraka, Accra, on Ma...
National Security operatives allegedly assault retired police officer in Ashanti region
A retired police officer in the Ashanti Region has been left traumatised after what he describes as a harrowing encounter with some National Security operatives. Chief Inspector Seibu Sidi (retired) was allegedly subjected to severe beatings by the operatives. A viral video of the incident has triggered widespread outr...
Two friends remanded over alleged conspiracy and theft
The Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has remanded two friends into police custody over alleged conspiracy, causing damage and stealing at Manso-Nweneso.
Police arrest suspect over murder of indian national in Kumasi
The police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of an Indian national, Devendra Singh, in Kumasi, with the suspect currently in custody and assisting with investigations.
TikToker gets GHC1m bail over alleged death threats against Mahama
A court has granted bail of 1 million cedis to a 26-year-old TikToker accused of issuing death threats against President John Dramani Mahama, authorities said on Friday (22 May). The suspect, identified as Akosua Serwaa Minat, is facing charges linked to videos circulated on TikTok and other social media platforms, acc...
Adu-Boahene trial: AG’s witness fails to reconcile millions in alleged transactions during cross-examination
Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness in the ongoing criminal trial involving former Bureau of National Communications (BNC) Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, failed under cross-examination on Thursday (11 June) to identify multiple transactions she had recorded in an Excel spreadsheet tendered by the Atto...
Police arrest three suspects in international child sexual abuse material investigation
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three Ghanaians in connection with the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material following a joint operation involving the Australian Federal Police and Interpol.
Court gives prosecution final chance in Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case to file disclosures
The Gender-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters in Accra has given the prosecution a final opportunity to file disclosure documents in the Mamprobi Hospital baby theft case. At the previous hearing, the Circuit Court warned that it would strike out the case if the prosecution failed to file the required dis...