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Ashanti South Police arrest three suspects in Asawase Kusasi chief murder case
The Ashanti South Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of the Kusasi Chief, Abdul-Malik Azenbe, by arresting three suspects believed to be directly involved in the crime.
Man held over alleged police uniform, pistol theft, robbery
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded an unemployed man into custody for allegedly stealing a police officer’s uniform, pistol, mobile phone and cash.
Three arrested over killing of Kusasi Chief in Asawase
Police in the Ashanti South Region have arrested three persons in connection with the alleged killing of the Kusasi Chief in Asawase in July 2025.
22-year-old jailed five years for possessing human skeletal remains
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the Bibiani Circuit Court for stealing and unlawfully possessing human skeletal remains at Sefwi Atronsu in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The convict, Francis Addae, popularly known as Nana Kwame, was found guilt...
Asokwa Court remands suspect in Kumasi Duku syndicate robbery case
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that the Asokwa Circuit Court 1 has remanded Patricia Osei Boateng, also known as Boatema, into police custody over her alleged role in the Duku syndicate robbery at Ohwim Tigo Junction.
Police crack Kusasi Chief murder case, arrest 3 suspects
The Ashanti South Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of the Kusasi Chief, Abdul-Malik Azenbe, with the arrest of three suspects believed to be directly involved in the crime.
Police exhume body parts of woman allegedly killed by fetish priest at Awutu Bentum
The Ghana Police Service has recovered additional body parts of a 41-year-old woman allegedly murdered by a fetish priest, Cudjoe Hlolary, at Awutu Bentum in the Central region. The operation, carried out by the Homicide Unit, led to the exhumation of the victim’s remains, identified as Joyce Akua Amponmaa, who is repo...
Kumasi journalist faces jail over alleged GHC24,000 “spiritual cleansing” scam
A 29-year-old journalist has been remanded in police custody after pleading guilty to defrauding a student nurse of GHC23,700 under the guise of performing a spiritual cleansing ritual. Kingsley Awatey, a journalist with Kumasi-based Alpha Radio, was remanded by the Nsuta Circuit Court on Tuesday, 18 August, after admi...
Baffuor Awuah defends NPP corruption record, says party never used nolle prosequi for appointees
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has defended the New Patriotic Party’s record on corruption prosecutions, insisting that no NPP government has used a nolle prosequi to discontinue corruption cases involving its appointees. His comments follow claims by majority chief whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor that the N...
Stolen luxury vehicle in Canada traced to Ghana
A major fraud investigation in Canada has uncovered an international vehicle theft operation that led law enforcement officers to track a stolen luxury vehicle from the city of Saskatoon to Ghana.
Opinion: Mahama’s national security experiment: When the president finally stops playing with fire
There are certain institutions with which a serious President may experiment. He may rearrange the furniture at the Ministry of Tourism, change the colour of government letterheads or appoint a committee to investigate why another committee has not submitted its report. But national security is not one of them. Preside...
Opinion: Mahama’s national security experiment: When the president finally stops playing with fire
There are certain institutions with which a serious President may experiment. He may rearrange the furniture at the Ministry of Tourism, change the colour of government letterheads or appoint a committee to investigate why another committee has not submitted its report. But national security is not one of them. Preside...