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From Ghana to Canada: Dr Akwesi Owusu Bempah champions the fight against racial disparities and crime
While Ghana grapples with rising violent crimes linked to foreign nationals, a different story of resilience, reform, and hope is unfolding thousands of miles away in Canada. At the centre of this story is Dr Akwesi Owusu Bempah, a Ghanaian-born academic whose work is shaping policing reforms and community safety in th...
Marketer remanded for alleged $13,000 fraud
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 52-year-old marketer into police custody for allegedly defrauding a police officer of $13,000.
Farmer gets 18 years prison term for defiling 8-year-old girl
A 38-year-old farmer has been jailed for 18 years by the Nkawie circuit court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region, for defiling an eight-year-old girl.
35 contractors under Agenda 111 received $7.9 million but failed to deliver – Deputy Finance Minister
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has disclosed that 35 contractors engaged under the Agenda 111 health infrastructure programme received $7.9 million in advance mobilisation funds but failed to mobilise to sites or deliver work commensurate with the payments made. He made the revelation while presenting the...
Woman arrested for branding Uber driver ‘murderer’ on Snapchat
A 20-year-old woman who allegedly described an Uber driver as a “murderer” and “thief” on social media has been arrested.
Warrant issued for arrest of Kenyasehene, Odikro of Buobai over alleged sale of public land
The Kumasi High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two suspects, Kenyasehene and Odikro of Buobai, for the alleged sale of state lands, after they failed to appear when the matter was called. Nine other accused persons, including former Asokore Mampong Municipal Chief Executive, Alidu Seidu, have been r...
Warrant issued for arrest of Kenyasehene, Odikro of Buobai over alleged sale of public land
The Kumasi High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two suspects, Kenyasehene and Odikro of Buobai, for the alleged sale of state lands, after they failed to appear when the matter was called. Nine other accused persons, including former Asokore Mampong Municipal Chief Executive, Alidu Seidu, have been r...
‘I always feel compelled to behead people when possessed’- Fetish priest confesses
A fetish priest accused of killing a 41-year-old woman at Awutu Bentum in the Central Region has reportedly claimed that a spiritual force pushed him to commit the act. The suspect, Cudjoe Hlolary, has been arrested in connection with the death of Joyce Akua Amponmaa. During police questioning, he allegedly told invest...
GIS arrests 93 Nigerians, rescues 73 victims in anti-fraud raid in Accra
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 93 Nigerian nationals and rescued 73 victims during a major operation targeting suspected internet fraud activities in Accra. The intelligence-driven exercise took place at the Devtraco Estate, where immigration officers raided several houses believed to be linked to a n...
11 foreigners face trial over counterfeit dollar operation in Ga South
Eleven foreign nationals arrested at Tuba in the Ga South Municipality over an alleged counterfeit US dollar operation are currently before the courts, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has confirmed. The suspects were picked up on January 5, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation by the Anti-Human Trafficking an...
Pastor remanded over alleged videos of naked children
The head pastor of Mahanaim Christian Centre, a church located at Ankaful in Cape Coast, has been arraigned before a court for allegedly recording videos of naked children on his mobile phone. According to court documents, one of the videos allegedly found on the phone of Reverend Dr. Ebenezer Conduah showed a naked ch...
48-year-old jailed for poaching at Ankasa Conservation Area
The Nkroful District Court has sentenced Ofori Annor, a rubber tapper, to three years’ imprisonment for poaching in the Ankasa Conservation Area, a wildlife-protected area in the Western Region. Ofori Annor, a 48-year-old resident of Elubo, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea. The convict was apprehended.....