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NAIMOS Arrests 19 Suspected Illegal Miners in Western Region Operation

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested 19 suspected illegal miners during an intelligence-led operation at Mpohor Fiase...

Court of Appeal Acquits Former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe

The Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned the conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed on former Microfinance and Small Loans...

Forest Guard Shot by Suspected Illegal Loggers in Ashanti Region

A forest guard is in critical condition after being shot by suspected illegal loggers during a confrontation at a forest...

NAFCO Ex-CEO’s Wife Seeks Court Approval to Travel to UK

Faiza Seidu Wuni, wife of former National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has applied to the...

MoMo Vendor Shot as Armed Robbers Attack Businesses in Agona Mankron

A mobile money (MoMo) operator is fighting for his life after being shot during an armed robbery at Agona Mankron...

Wa High Court Jails Man 10 Years for Defiling Seven-Year-Old Boy

The Wa High Court has sentenced 42-year-old Elyasu Kunateh to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a seven-year-old...

Police reject alleged GH¢150,000 bribe in major narcotics seizure at Afienya

The Tema Regional Police Command has disclosed that its officers rejected an alleged GH¢150,000 bribe offered by a suspect who...

Attorney-General rejects Chairman Wontumi’s plea bargain offer in EXIM Bank case

The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that the Attorney-General's Office has decided to...

Three remanded over alleged lynching at Kumasi’s Sabon Zongo

Three suspects have been arrested and remanded into police custody in connection with the alleged lynching of a man at...

Police arrest five suspects, retrieve firearms and ammunition in Accra

The Accra Regional Police Command, in a joint intelligence-led operation with the National Police Intelligence Directorate (NPID), has arrested five...