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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...

Police secure conviction of woman for offensive social media posts against the President, First Lady

The Ghana Police Service has secured the conviction of 43-year-old Camila Alhassan, who was sentenced to one year imprisonment with...

NACOC intercepts GH¢100 million tramadol shipment at Accra airport, arrests three

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested three suspects following the interception of approximately five million tramadol tablets with an...

ICC confirms receipt of petition over xenophobic attacks in South Africa

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed receiving a petition from two Ghanaians seeking a preliminary examination into recurring xenophobic...

Police arrest nine suspects over narcotics and prostitution in Akyem Abomosu

The Akyem Abomosu Police Command has arrested nine suspects for alleged involvement in narcotics-related activities, Indian hemp trading and prostitution...