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Late High Court Justice Rita Agyeman-Budu goes home November 22
he High Court judge died in July 2025, aged 64. A series of remembrance events began earlier this week and will conclude with her interment on Saturday.
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Chief Justice nominee pushes for prison reforms to tackle overcrowding
Speaking during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, November 10, 2025, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie described the current state of Ghana’s prisons as “deeply troubling."
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Courts
Court dismisses injunction against Daddy Lumba’s funeral
The application, filed by Madam Akosua Serwaa Fosuh, who identifies herself as the musician’s lawful wife, sought to restrain the musician’s extended family head and another woman claiming to be his spouse from proceeding with the burial ar...
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Business
HeFRA shuts down Guinness Ghana Clinic in Kumasi over expired licence
According to HeFRA officials, the Guinness Ghana Clinic had not renewed its operational licence since 2019, contravening Part 1, Section 11 of the Health Institutions and Facilities Act, 2011 (Act 829).
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Courts
Offinso court jails three 75 years for armed robbery
The Offinso Circuit Court, presided over by Paul Oduro Esq., sentenced Nasiru Abdul-Malik (22), Solomon Kwaku Annor Clinton (23), and Hakeem Ibrahim (20) after they pleaded guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
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General
Gas cylinder blast leaves four injured in Kumasi’s Adum
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, when a food seller and her assistants were preparing meals for the day’s business.
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GTEC shuts down Royal Nursing College in Kumasi over lapsed accreditation
In a letter dated September 12, 2025, and signed by Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, the Director-General of GTEC, the Commission disclosed that the college had been operating without valid accreditation since December 16, 2021.
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Crime
20-year-old killed in Kumasi over plastic chair
The victim, identified as Kwadwo Bright, was allegedly attacked in the early hours of Thursday, September 4, 2025, following a quarrel with a friend.
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Courts
Kumasi driver remanded over wife’s death
The accused’s plea was not taken, and he is scheduled to reappear before the court, presided over by Emmanuel Wiafe Adu, on September 15, 2025.
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Crime
Passenger attacks driver with machete at Barekese
The victim, identified as Kwadwo Antwi, had picked up the passenger from Abrepo Junction in Kumasi and was en route to Barekese when the attack occurred.
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General
Counterfeit diapers seized in Kumasi destroyed by security officials
The items, disguised under the name of a well-known brand, were intercepted at a warehouse in Asafo following intelligence from National Security operatives.
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Courts
Businessman jailed 22 months for defrauding landlord of GH¢255k
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court heard that the complainant, Peter Kitile Yeboah, a businessman based in the Ivory Coast but resident at Pakyi No.2 near Kumasi, had once rented out his property to Frimpong.
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Courts
Court declares woman owner of 5-bedroom Parkoso house as self-acquired, dismisses ex-lover’s claim
Presided over by Justice Dr. Poku Adusei (JA), the court held that the disputed land and the 5-bedroom house built on it were Sarfowaa’s self-acquired property.
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Crime
Obuasi: Police arrest man with foreign pistol hidden in backpack
Majeed was apprehended on July 29, 2025, at the Tweapease Police Barrier while traveling on a Toyota minibus from Kumasi to Tarkwa.
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Crime
Bawku on edge again as students killed, MP’s residence burnt
In a disturbing turn of events on Saturday night, a student at Bawku Senior High School was allegedly pulled from his dormitory and fatally shot.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court quashes order removing King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II as Ga Mantse
The apex court held that since the High Court’s ruling directly affected the status of King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, he should have been given a fair hearing.
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Teen robbers jailed 10 years each after daylight robbery in Kumasi
In a statement released on Wednesday, July 9, the Ashanti Regional Police Command confirmed that the suspects—Mamudu Issah, Samuel Takyi, and Alhassan Abubakari, all aged 18—were apprehended the same day they carried out the robbery on July...
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TikToker in court over alleged false claims about top government officials
According to prosecutors, Bosompimaa made the unverified claims through her TikTok account, @ben.ben, alleging that certain members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) were plotting to harm the Vice President.
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Business
Mining policy review: Minerals Commission concludes final consultation with Tarkwa small-scale miners
The engagement marked the final leg of a nationwide consultation process that previously included regional meetings in Koforidua, Kumasi, and Tamale, as well as prior sessions with civil society organizations, academia, and the National Dev...
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Crime
One killed, several arrested in Kumasi anti-robbery operation
The special anti-robbery exercise, launched by the Ashanti Central Regional Police Command in partnership with the KNUST Police District, targeted suspects involved in robberies in Abuakwa, Tanoso, Apatrapa, Denchemuoso, and Apiadu.
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