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Two shot dead as suspected robbers ambush police during investigation to retrieve buried illegal weapons
The police have killed two suspected armed robbers who led them to a site at Yizesi, near Fumbisi in the Upper East Region, to retrieve weapons hidden underground only to be fired upon by unknown persons in nearby bushes. The two – Sumaila Munkaila and Umaro Musah, who the police said had attempted to escape, […]
Police investigate shooting incident at Deti in Akatsi
The Akatsi District Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into a violent disturbance at Deti, a suburb of Akatsi, which led to a shooting incident, injuries to two persons, and the destruction of property on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. According to a police statement issued on May 28, the victims, identif...
Police arrest suspect over church threat video
The Police have arrested a 22‑year‑old suspect alleged to have threatened attacks on churches in a viral social media video.
Prisons Service launches probe into inmate’s alleged role in queenmother’s death
The Ghana Prisons Service has launched an internal investigation into allegations that an inmate at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison played a role in the murder of the Abamba Queenmother, authorities said. In a statement issued on Saturday (30 May), the service said preliminary findings by the Ghana Police Service h...
Police arrest two over Dzorwulu jewellery shop robbery
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery at a jewellery shop near Nyaho Clinic at Dzorwulu in Accra. The suspects, identified as Abubakar Mamoud and Mahmoud Abdul Aziz, also known as Justin Martin, were arrested on February 24, 2026, at Anyaa in the Greater Accra Region following...
Pastor jailed 10 years after collecting GHC78,800 from teacher for non-existent Malaysia job
The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced a 32-year-old junior pastor to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding a teacher of GHC78,800 in a fake overseas employment scheme. Stephen Yaw Gyamfi, a junior pastor at Blessed Gate Worship Centre in Mim in the Ahafo Region, was convicted of...
21 suspects arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court over narcotics offences
Twenty-one suspects arrested by the Northern Regional Counter-Terrorism Unit’s Special Operations Team were arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court on Monday, March 9, 2026.
Ghanaian former security guard who fled to Ghana with £117,000 bank heist cash jailed in UK
A former G4S security guard has been jailed for three years and four months in the United Kingdom after using his old work uniform to trick bank staff into handing over £117,200, then fleeing to Ghana with the money for nearly four years. 40-year-old Kwabena Kissi walked into a Santander branch in Brixton, south London...
Two robbery suspects convicted following violent gold dealer attack in Obuasi
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has successfully secured the conviction of two suspects in connection with a violent robbery at Asonkore in Obuasi, the Bekwai Circuit Court has confirmed.
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
The man charged with gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street two years ago pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in Manhattan on Friday as Thompson’s family looked on. Luigi Mangione, 28, revealed for the first time through his allocution to the court that he posed as a potential...
Landlord allegedly kills tenant over GH¢30 electrcity bill dispute at Medie
Residents of Medie Ketewa, a community in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, have been left in shock following the alleged killing of a tenant by his landlord over a disagreement involving a GH¢30 electricity bill.
Two suspects arrested over 2025 jewellery shop robbery
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a 2025 armed robbery at a jewellery shop near Nyaho Clinic in Dzorwulu, Accra.