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Police arrest 12 suspects in Tamale anti-drug operation, rescue abandoned newborn baby
The Northern Regional Police Command in Tamale has arrested 12 people suspected of peddling and using illicit drugs in the city.
12 arrested in Tamale anti-drug operation, abandoned baby rescued
The Northern Regional Police Command in Tamale has arrested 12 people suspected of peddling and using illicit drugs in the city.
Man linked to 2022 mining site robbery jailed 25 years
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
Court remands pastor over alleged child abuse images
The Adenta Circuit Court 1 has remanded a self-styled international radio marriage counsellor into Police custody over alleged possession of indecent images of a child.
Urgent collaboration needed to tackle human trafficking in Ghana – Civil society groups
Two human rights organisations have called for stronger national and regional collaboration to tackle human trafficking, describing the crime as one of the gravest threats to human dignity and fundamental human rights in Ghana and across West Africa. The Institute for Healing of Memories, in partnership with ACAT Ghana...
Three arrested in connection with murder of Abamba queen mother
The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of the Queenmother of Abamba, Nana Serwaa Asaamaa Kuma Gyan, near Amantin in the Atebubu area. In a press release, the Command said the suspects were arrested following an intelligence-led operation. They have been identifi...
Woman loses pregnancy, battles for her life after shooting during burial rites at Haawa Besease
A 19-year-old pregnant woman is battling for her life after being struck by a stray bullet during burial rites at Haawa Besease in the Atwima Nwabiagya South District of the Ashanti Region. The victim, identified as Alice Serwaa, was reportedly shot in the abdomen on Thursday night during the final funeral rites of a l...
Armed robbers shoot Agona Asafo Assemblyman, bolt with cash
An Assembly Member for the Agona Asafo Electoral Area in the Agona East District, Ishmael Odoom, is in critical condition after he was shot during a daylight robbery at Agona Asafo. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at “Me Na Ye” Junction, a suburb of the community. Mr. Odoom and his friend Bright […]
Farmer fined for engaging in illegal mining
A 40-year-old farmer has been fined GH¢120,000 by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region, for engaging in illegal mining at Manso Moseaso.
Mamprobi baby theft suspect granted ₵200K bail
The District Court of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Accra has granted GH₵200,000 bail with two sureties to Latifa Salifu, the woman arrested in connection with the theft of a four-day-old baby boy from the postnatal ward of Mamprobi Hospital. This decision was made during her second court ap...
Man arrested for alleged assault after accident at Maamobi
A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault following a motor accident at Maamobi in Accra.
Homeless Ghanaian in Canada notorious for ‘shit-bombing’ re-arrested over alleged sexual assault
A Ghanaian man in Canada who became widely known after a disturbing series of faeces attacks in Toronto several years ago has been arrested again over alleged sexual assault incidents, according to Canadian police, according to the New York Post.