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Benue court remands woman over alleged trafficking of 13 girls to Ghana
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria, has ordered the remand of a woman accused of allegedly trafficking 13 girls to Ghana for prostitution. The suspect, identified as Christiana Tengu Tsavkaha, also known as Christiana Angle, was arraigned on charges of conspiracy and human trafficking. The cour...
Ellembelle NDC office project partially destroyed by unidentified armed men
Unidentified armed men have destroyed portions of a new office complex being constructed for Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, amid an escalating dispute over ownership of the land. The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of 7 May at Awiaso Junction...
Hemang youth hunt for man accused of defiling teenage boys after police bail
Tension is mounting in the Hemang community in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region as some angry youth launch a manhunt for a 34-year-old man accused of engaging in unlawful sexual activities with teenage boys in the community. According to residents, the suspect was initially arrested and handed ove...
Suspected narcotics worth GH¢200,000 seized as Police arrest 50 in Accra
About 50 suspects have been arrested by the police following an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation conducted on May 7, 2026, at the Madina Market enclave in the Greater Accra Region. The arrested individuals comprise 46 males and four females. Preliminary screening of the suspects revealed a multinational crimin...
Man, 56, arrested over murder at Soronko farms
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in connection with the killing of 56-year-old Enoch Obiri at Soronko Farms, near Obomofodensua in the Suhum Municipality. The suspect, identified as Eric Kenny, is alleged to have attacked the victim on February 13, 2026, inflicting multiple stab wounds to his arm and abdomen...
Police arrest fetish priest over murder and mutilation of Kasoa trader
The Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a 25-year-old fetish priest and herbalist in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old trader whose mutilated body was discovered in the Central Region.
Police secure conviction of reckless driver following viral video
The Ghana Police Service has successfully secured the conviction of a driver whose dangerous antics along the Kumasi–Accra highway were captured in a viral video, raising serious concerns about road safety.
Two killed as four-year Yiidana chieftaincy dispute reignites
A disputed chief of Yiidana and his son have been shot dead in a midnight attack in the Gushegu Municipality of the Northern Region, reigniting a chieftaincy dispute that has persisted for nearly four years. Gushegu Municipal Chief Executive Abdul Hafiz Adam said three gunmen attacked the chief’s family residence at ab...
Police kill three suspected robbers, arrest one over GH¢430K Buipe robbery
Three suspected members of a robbery gang have been shot dead during a police operation, while another has been arrested in connection with the theft of GH¢430,000 from two Mobile Money vendors at the Buipe Cattle Market in the Savannah Region. According to the police, the incident occurred on June 29, 2026, when four...
Court jails ‘Okada man’ 8 years for robbery
The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 23-year-old commercial motorbike rider, popularly known as “Okada man,' to eight years imprisonment with hard labour for robbery.
Two jailed, one fined over Akyem Oda cutlass fight
The Swedru Circuit Court has delivered a stern judicial response to the wave of street violence sweeping through the Eastern Region, sentencing three men following a savage cutlass fight that shocked the nation on social media.
Man, 25, jailed for defiling 10-year-old girl at Awutu Adawukwa
A 25-year-old man, identified as Stephen Kweku Darko, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court for defiling a four-year-old girl at Awutu Adawukwa in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region. The court, presided over by Her Ladyship Nana Asantewaa Attakorah, heard that the incid...