Courts
Akonta Mining operations manager granted GH¢10m bail in forest reserve case
Owusu Bempah is the fifth accused person in an ongoing case involving alleged illegal mining in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.
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Crime
Soldier arrested over alleged gun sales to civilians in Ashanti Region
Warrant Officer Class II David Kofi Brew, of the 4th Battalion of Infantry in Kumasi, was picked up on Tuesday 16 December 2025 at about 14:30 GMT at the Bekwai Shell Filling Station
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Courts
Immigration Officer murder case adjourned as police await forensic evidence
During Thursday’s proceedings, prosecutors informed the court that the pending laboratory and medical results are essential to finalising the case docket, which will then be submitted to the Attorney-General’s Department for further legal a...
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Courts
Two Guineans remanded, Nigerian granted bail in US$650k fake gold deal
Presided over by Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, the court ordered Alpha Yagouba Diallo, 34, and Aboubacar Sidik Sanoh, 50, into custody, while granting GH¢50,000 bail to Oluwatosin Macdonald Onanuga, with two sureties.
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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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Business
GRA orders immediate compliance as government scraps 1% E-Levy
Effective from 12:00 AM on April 2, 2025, all banks, fintech companies, and mobile money operators are required to stop charging the E-Levy. Institutions are also expected to promptly refund any deductions made on or after this date.
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Crime
Two men jailed 10 years for theft, illegal possession of firearms
The accused, Charles Antwi, also known as Kojo Fosu, a 49-year-old carpenter, and Francis Abobi, alias Seaman, a 41-year-old farmer, pleaded guilty and were convicted accordingly by the court.
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General
Parliament composes Appointments Commitee to vet President's nominees
The Committee will be led by First Deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor as Chairperson, with Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah taking on the role of Vice Chairperson.
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General
2024 Election: John Mahama Declared Ghana’s President-Elect
John Dramani Mahama’s victory marks a return to the presidency, affirming his enduring influence in Ghanaian politics and the trust reposed in him by the electorate
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses lawyer's Certiorari application against KATH
The Court also ordered him to pay a cost of GH¢20,000 for wasting its time.
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Courts
Mason jailed 8 years for defiling 9-year-old, giving her GH¢1 as ‘bribe’
Kuenyehia, 45, who was not represented by a counsel, pleaded not guilty.
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Tech
ChatGPT creator appoints new interim CEO as Sam Altman lands Microsoft job
Mr Altman, the founder of OpenAI and former CEO, was fired in a shock announcement on Friday, as the not-for-profit company board said Mr Altman "was not consistently candid in his communications with the board".
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Africa
Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull 'to get rich'
They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor who said it was needed for rituals that would make them rich.
BBC
Africa
Kenyan senator arrested over scholarship scam
He is accused of involvement in a racket that allegedly conspired to steal a reported 1.1bn Kenyan shillings ($7.6m; £5.9m) that was meant to fund further education for Kenyan students in Finland and Canada.
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Africa
Nigeria: Tinubu opens defence in Peter Obi's petition, tenders 18 exhibits
Mr Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the disputed poll, filed his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, accusing the electoral commission, INEC, of rigging the election in favour of Mr Tinubu.
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Courts
Pensioner sentenced 10 years to prison for defilement
Kuanyawu, who appeared in the Court presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey on December 19, pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea.
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General
Retired Justice, Kwasi Anto Ofori Atta appointed Sole Inquirer over Bulgarian Embassy building situation
Justice Ofori Atta, also a former chairman of the Ashanti Regional Lands Commission is to make among other things, appropriate recommendations relating to the land being used at the Bulgarian embassy.
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Crime
3 arrested over ‘dangerous’ transportation of huge log in Ejisu
Some residents in the town are incensed at a scary scene of a heavy-lifting machine that was seen carrying timber in a busy traffic intersection on the Ejisu-Kumasi highway on Tuesday, January 25.
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Crime
Chief of Yamoah Nkwanta, 21 others, arrested over shooting incident during chief installation
Not too long ago, the installation of a sub-chief was marred by the incidental shooting into a crowd by a police officer
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Crime
Jesus Ahuofe granted bail of GHS100,000
He had been charged with causing fear and panic after prophesying that a musician in Ghana will be shot and killed by robbers. He however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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