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Former TOR MD, Asante Berko convicted in US bribery, money laundering case
A US federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted a former Goldman Sachs investment banker and one-time Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, Kwaku Asante Berko, on all counts in a foreign bribery and money laundering case tied to a Ghanaian power plant project. Berko, 52, a dual US-Ghana citizen, was found guilty of c...
TikToker “Bawumia Ba” arrested again over alleged offensive conduct
The Ghana Police Service has re-arrested 26-year-old TikToker Mahama Aminat, popularly known as “Bawumia Ba,” over an alleged case of offensive conduct. The social media personality has been put before the Accra Circuit Court to answer the charge, while investigations into the matter continue. According to the Police,...
Mason, 45, remanded over alleged defilement of two-year-old
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court in the Eastern Region has remanded a 45-year-old mason into prison custody after he pleaded not guilty to allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl at Ogome near Somanya. The accused, Richard Langma, denied a charge of defilement of a child under 16 years, contrary to Section 101(2) of the...
Northern Regional police arrest 24 suspects, retrieve suspected Indian hemp and Tramadol
The Northern Regional Special Operations Team of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 24 suspects and retrieved quantities of substances suspected to be Indian hemp and Tramadol during an anti-drug operation in the Tamale Metropolis.
Nigerian national arrested in Ghana in FBI and INTERPOL-linked cybercrime investigation
A Nigerian national has been arrested, arraigned, and remanded in custody following a major cybercrime investigation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), the Ghana Police Service, INTERPOL, and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The suspect, Aderinsola Oluwanifemi Adeleye, who operates a cement...
Police arrest suspect in murder of UCC student Innocentia Avinu
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the murder of University of Cape Coast (UCC) student, Innocentia Atsufui Avinu, whose death has sparked widespread public concern.
Police Arrest Ayitey Powers Over Alleged Death Threat Against NSA Director-General
Former professional boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers, has been arrested over an alleged threat of death against National Sports Authority Director-General Yaw Ampofo.
Unemployed man gets six-month jail term for committing three offences
Bright Oduro, aged 19 years and unemployed, has been jailed for six months by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for committing three offences at Abuakwa.
Electrician remanded for defrauding nurses
A 47-year-old electrician has been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for defrauding five Nurses and a self-employed man at Asuofua, near Abuakwa.
3 arrested over alleged theft of power cables at school project site
Three persons have been arrested and are in the custody of the Akatsi South Police for allegedly stealing electrical power cables from the construction site of a three-unit classroom block at Wodome Basic School in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region.
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. The Court ordered that one surety for each accused person must be justified with landed property. Isaac Danso, 39, a freight forwa...
Labourer remanded for allegedly robbing financial consultant
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 24-year-old labourer into police custody for allegedly robbing a financial consultant. Kwaku Asamoah is accused of robbing the complainant of her handbag containing an iPhone 7 valued at GH¢1,800 and cash of GH¢27. In his statement to the police on May 13, 2026, Asamoah admitted s...