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‘Accra will no longer be a sanctuary for indiscipline’ — Ocloo announces enforcement drive
Ghana’s capital will intensify enforcement against illegal developments, unauthorised structures and environmental violations following a series of deadly incidents, including a building collapse, flooding and a major fire outbreak, the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) said on Thursday. In a statemen...
54 suspects held as police raid drug hotspots in Kumasi
Ghana police have arrested 54 people and seized large quantities of suspected narcotic substances during intelligence-led operations across several suburbs of Kumasi, authorities said on Wednesday. The operation, carried out by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT), targeted communities identi...
Violence disrupts Bantama NPP constituency elections; three arrested
Three men have been arrested after violence broke out during the New Patriotic Party’s constituency executive elections at the Bantama Cultural Centre in Kumasi on Saturday (11 July). The election reportedly went ahead despite a court injunction seeking to stop the exercise. Witnesses say voting was in progress when a...
(Update): Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House
A suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials have confirmed. The BBC’s US media partner CBS has named the suspect as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old man who was known to the protection agency and had a documented history of mental...
CDS warns of growing security threat as Sahel extremist groups push south toward Ghana
The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. William Agyapong, has warned that violent extremist groups operating in the Sahel are probing further south toward Ghana, after extending their reach into northern parts of West Africa, raising fresh concerns for the country’s northern boundary. According to Lt. Gen. Agyapong, the r...
Ghanaian Youth under siege: The growing threat of online network marketing schemes
The youth constitute the backbone of every nation’s development agenda. Their energy, innovation, and productivity are essential ingredients for economic growth and social transformation. However, a growing phenomenon involving international online network marketing schemes is increasingly placing Ghanaian youth under...
Central Region: rainstorm leaves 55 homeless in Assin South District – NADMO confirms
A severe rainstorm has damaged homes and displaced dozens of residents in parts of the Central Region, prompting emergency officials to launch relief and recovery operations, authorities said on Sunday. The storm struck communities in Assin Akrofuom and Assin Anyinabrim in the Assin South District, damaging residential...
Stop payment of District Assemblies Common Fund cash to MPs – Citizen to Supreme Court
A Ghanaian citizen, Dr Yaw Twerefour has filed a Writ at the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the practice of paying District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) monies to the personal bank accounts of the current two hundred and seventy-six (276) Members who constitute the country’s Parliament. As part of...
Abu Trica faces 20-year jail term in US romance scam case, prosecutors say
Frederick Kumi, the Ghanaian national extradited to the United States last week, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted over his alleged role in a romance fraud network that prosecutors say swindled more than 80 elderly Americans out of over $8 million. Kumi, 31, also known as Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng and Abu Tric...
Stakeholders assess Ghana’s preparedness for Sahel security threats
Stakeholders have begun discussions on Ghana’s preparedness to address security threats linked to instability in the central Sahel ahead of a national forum in Accra..
Drug use, mental health issues knock out 6,000 security service applicants
More than 6,000 applicants have been disqualified from Ghana’s ongoing security services recruitment exercise after failing medical screening tests that detected drug use and mental health-related conditions, the Interior Ministry has said. Sector minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka disclosed that over 100,000 applicants...
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...