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Two granted GH¢200K bail each over maize fraud
An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢200,000 each with three sureties to two men accused of defrauding a commodity trader of 4,132 bags of maize, valued at GH¢888,380.
REVEALED: how Abu Trica allegedly defrauded 80 US victims in $8m romance scam
Fresh details released by U.S. prosecutors allege that Ghanaian influencer Frederick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica, extradited from Accra led a sophisticated romance fraud network that used artificial intelligence, fake identities and money laundering schemes to steal more than $8 million from over 80 elderly Americans...
Two ‘trafficking victims’ become suspects as CID arrests 11 in Tema cybercrime operation
An intelligence-led operation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 11 suspects at Fafa Community in Tema. This comes after investigations revealed that two people initially thought to be victims of human trafficking were allegedly coordinators of a cybercr...
Opinion: When insult was free speech and dissent became offence – The dangerous hypocrisy poisoning Ghana’s democracy
For nearly eight years, President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia endured one of the harshest waves of political abuse ever witnessed in Ghana’s Fourth Republic. The attacks did not merely target policy. They targeted personality, family, ethnicity, religion, intelligence, dignity, and humanity itse...
Wontumi conviction should inspire stronger fight against galamsey – Ashigbey
Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, should inspire more journalists, activists and citizens to intensify the fight against illegal mining.
Two foreign nationals arrested in pre-dawn anti-galamsey raid in Ashanti Region
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), through its Manso Adubia taskforce, in a joint operation with the Blue Water Guards, has executed a decisive pre-dawn enforcement raid at Sanfo Adiam in the Amansie East District of the Ashanti Region.
Bono East Police arrest six over highway robbery, recover GH¢300,000 stolen cash
The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Portor-Gulumpe Highway and recovered the full GH¢300,000 allegedly stolen from a businessman. According to the Police, the robbery, which occurred on the evening of July 19, 2026, was allegedly planned by the vic...
Two arrested after Bole Police seize suspected cannabis, reject alleged GH¢30,000 bribe
The Bole District Police Command has intercepted seventy-three (73) parcels of a substance suspected to be cannabis, popularly known as Indian hemp, during a routine highway operation along the Banda Nkwanta–Teslima road in the Savannah Region.
29-year-old man jailed 20 years for robbery
The Bolgatanga Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old man to 20 years’ imprisonment for robbery and possession of stolen motorbikes and an iPhone linked to the crime.
Wontumi appeals 20-year jail sentence in Samreboi mining case
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Company Limited have appealed against a 20-year prison sentence imposed over illegal mining activities at Samreboi, asking the Court of Appeal to overturn their convictio...
53-year-old mechanic remanded for allegedly causing harm
A 53-year-old mechanic has been remanded into prison custody by the Kwadaso Circuit Court for allegedly causing harm to a man following a misunderstanding over a car battery.
Dada Joe Remix admits role in $4.4m romance fraud after extradition to US, agrees to pay restitution
A Ghanaian national extradited to the United States has admitted his involvement in a romance and inheritance fraud conspiracy and agreed to pay approximately $4.4 million in restitution, representing the financial losses suffered by victims, as part of his plea agreement. Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, who also goes by t...