Crime
Police rescue 16 victims of human trafficking
According to a police statement issued on Thursday, July 24, 2025, the victims, 12 males and 4 females were discovered in a residential compound at Toptown.
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Courts
Driver jailed 15 years for slashing neighbour's throat over stolen phone
Ampofo, who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and causing harm, was convicted by Presiding Judge Mrs. Hathia Ama Manu.
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Courts
UDS student sentenced to death for murder of love rival
The incident, which occurred in September 2024, was rooted in a romantic dispute. According to court findings, Nurudeen’s former girlfriend—also a student at UDS—had ended their relationship and begun dating the victim.
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Courts
Dansoman court grants businessman GH¢50k bail over alleged Visa fraud
The case, presided over by Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, involves accusations that Page defrauded Riffkin Aduko, a phone accessories dealer, of GH¢59,000 under the pretext of securing a Canadian visa.
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Suspected thief's testicle cut by mob, dies at Awutu Bawjiase
According to reports, the suspect and an accomplice allegedly hired an Okada rider from Esikaso in the Eastern Region under the guise of traveling to Awutu Bawjiase.
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Crime
Fake National Security operatives arrested for extorting illegal miners
The suspects have been identified as Nana Kwame, also known as “Money Fresh”, Daniel Amoako Arthur, alias “Rasta”, and Cobbinah from Assin Bereku.
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Courts
Two Nigerians jailed for cybercrime, human trafficking in Ghana
The two men, who admitted to engaging in online scams, commonly referred to as “Yahoo Yahoo,” and entering the country through an unauthorized route at Aflao, were convicted and sentenced on their own pleas by Judge Derick Parden Eshun. The...
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Salesgirl jailed 10 years for possession of cocaine
Presiding Judge Isaac Addo also imposed a GH¢120,000 fine on the convict. Should she fail to pay the amount, she will serve an additional three years behind bars.
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Courts
Agradaa, co-accused seek plea bargain in nude image distribution case
The two filed the notice as part of ongoing proceedings related to the distribution of intimate images, which allegedly occurred during a 2021 broadcast on Thunder TV. Agradaa, founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, is curre...
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Business
Over $1.7M worth of seized gold handed over to Ghana Gold Board
The seized gold was intercepted by officers from NACOC’s Upper East Command at the Paga Border Post, as two Burkinabe nationals attempted to smuggle the bars out of Ghana.
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