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How Ghana Card identified victim, ‘arrested suspects’ in murder probe — ex-minister recounts
Former Western North Regional Minister Joojo Rocky Obeng has praised Ghana’s national identification system, the Ghana Card, describing it as a decisive tool in solving a brutal murder case during his tenure. In a Facebook post on Sunday (24 May), Obeng recounted an incident in which a young woman was allegedly lured f...
Passenger bus, truck collision leaves 11 dead in Ashanti Region
Eleven people were killed and several others injured in a road crash involving a passenger bus and an articulated truck in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred at about 1:37pm near the NAC International Shell Filling Station opposite the Offinso North District Assembly in Akomadan, accordin...
Ghana to engage US on extradition backlog after Sedina handover
The Attorney-General Dominic Ayine is expected to hold bilateral talks with officials of the United States Department of Justice on pending extradition requests between the two countries, the government has said, as authorities took custody of former MASLOC chief executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu following her extradit...
Interior Minister urges immigration commanders to strengthen coordination against emerging security threats
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has called on Regional and Sector Commanders of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to deepen collaboration and uphold professionalism in tackling emerging migration and national security challenges.
US court orders extradition of NDC’s Sedina Tamakloe to Ghana
A Magistrate judge in the United States of America (USA), Daniel J. Albregts of the District of Nevada, has ordered the extradition of Ms. Christine Sedina Tamakloe, former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), and member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to G...
Security concerns force NDC Chairman to suspend North East ‘Thank You Tour’
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has suspended his scheduled “Thank You Tour” of the North East Region following heightened security concerns linked to a recent attack on a military convoy in Bawku. A senior member of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) confirm...
NITA Bill aims to cut wasteful ICT spending in public sector – Sam George
Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, says planned reforms under a proposed National Information Technology Authority (NITA) Bill aim to reduce duplication and inefficiencies in government ICT spending. Speaking in an interview on Citi FM on Tuesday (26 May), the minister...
Bole police arrest two, reject alleged GHC300,000 bribe after cannabis seizure
Police in the Savannah Region have arrested two people after intercepting 73 parcels of a substance suspected to be cannabis during a highway operation, while rejecting what investigators say was an attempt to bribe officers to secure their release. The suspected narcotics were discovered during a routine checkpoint op...
Two more remanded over Sabon Zongo killing; authorities order demolition at crime scene
An Asokore Mampong District Court has remanded two additional suspects into custody over the killing of a 27-year-old man at Sabon Zongo in Kumasi, as local authorities ordered the demolition of structures at the scene of the incident over security concerns. The latest suspects, Mohammed Amadu, 21, also known as “One G...
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II commends IGP Yohuno, special operations team for boosting security
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commended Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Ashanti Regional Police Command and the IGP's Special Operations Team (SOT) for what he described as their commitment to fighting crime and improving security across the country.
Zanetor advocates stronger security collaboration to improve prosecution of terrorism-related offences
The Chairperson of Parliament's Security and Intelligence Committee, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for closer collaboration among Ghana's security and justice sector institutions to strengthen the country's response to terrorism and violent extremism.
Colombia to close down embassy in Ghana
Far-right candidate and President-elect of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced that he will close the Colombian embassy in Ghana. In a post on their Threads handle on Monday, 27 July 2026, The NovaTimes reported that President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella also indicated that embassies in Algeria, Azerba...