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55 illegal immigrants remanded by court
The group, part of a larger contingent of over 100 immigrants, was picked up by police on October 7, 2025, following intelligence-led operations.
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Wontumi’s galamsey trial takes new turn as state drops charges against Akonta Mining manager
This move, described by legal observers as a strategic recalibration, is aimed at strengthening the prosecution’s case against Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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Two remanded over robbery, murder of 15-year-old housekeeper at Aduman
The suspects — Sani Abacha (28) and Asante Eric (23) — were arraigned before the Kodie Magistrate Court on October 28, 2025
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Crime
Government to launch nationwide gun amnesty to curb rising firearm violence
The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of the Interior and the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA), will allow individuals in possession of unregistered or illegal weapons to surrender them voluntarily without f...
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Crime
Illegal mining raid: 10 Chinese nationals arrested, cache of guns seized in Ashanti Region
The intelligence-driven raid, which took place on Friday, 24 October between 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., involved a 55-member taskforce using six pickup trucks and two sprinter buses.
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Suspected ritual murder in Domeabra Old Town triggers fear among residents
The deceased, known locally as ‘Taller’, a 50-year-old mason, was discovered brutally murdered inside an uncompleted building where he had been residing.
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Ex-NSS Boss faces criminal charges over GH¢600 million financial scandal
The charges, filed by state prosecutors at the Accra High Court, allege that Mr. Assibey Antwi sanctioned a series of fraudulent payments and unauthorised transfers during his tenure between August 2021 and February 2025
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FDA report uncovers dangerous heavy metals in popular foods, cosmetics
The nationwide surveillance, supported by UNICEF, tested turmeric, cereal mixes (“tom brown”), bentonite clay (“Ayilor”), kohl (“Kaji Kaji”), and several skin-lightening creams and lotions for traces of Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), and Mercury...
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Tarkwa court jails electrician one year for tavern theft
Ntiful pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful entry, and stealing. His accomplice, Victor Boateng alias “Why Me”, is still on the run.
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Korle Bu loses nearly 300 skilled health professionals in six months, officials warn of crisis
Deputy Medical Director Dr. Harry Akoto disclosed the numbers during a needs assessment exercise led by the administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, widely known as Mahama Cares, ahead of the programme’s rollout to combat non-communic...
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Lands Minister rushes to calm Asanko Gold unrest after violent confrontation
On Tuesday, 16th September 2025, the Minister led a delegation to the mining company’s concession to assess the situation firsthand.
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Crime
Chinese teens ordered to pay over $300,000 after urinating in hotpot broth
In its ruling last Friday, the court said the act had both contaminated the restaurant’s tableware and damaged the reputation of the companies involved, amounting to "acts of insult."
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A-G challenges GBA over partisanship and uneven stance on constitutional debates
Addressing members at the GBA’s annual conference in Wa, Dr Ayine said he was disappointed by what he described as the association’s lack of consistency in its approach to constitutional matters.
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Crime
Military patrol at mining site turns chaotic
On Tuesday, groups of illegal miners together with some residents carried the body to the military detachment at Esaase in protest.
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FWSC Boss proposes three-year negotiation cycle for public sector conditions of service
Speaking in Accra on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at the 50th Delegates’ Congress of the Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), Dr Smith-Graham explained that the adjustment would provide government with greater fiscal...
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Courts
Inside Randy Abbey's GHS 20 million Defamation suit against Abronye DC
The suit, filed on August 26, 2025, seeks GHS 20 million in damages, alongside other reliefs, following what Dr. Abbey describes as “false, malicious and reckless” statements made by Abronye during a broadcast and amplified on social media.
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Forestry C'ssion boss sues Dakyehene and Impact Media, claims GH¢20 million
The suit, lodged at the High Court in Accra on July 25, 2025, seeks a total of GH¢20 million in damages, a public apology, and an injunction to prevent further publication of what Dr. Brown describes as defamatory falsehoods.
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Sammy Gyamfi sues Afia Schwarzenegger to defamation, claims GH¢10 million
Describing the accusations as “baseless and malicious”, Mr. Gyamfi has filed a defamation lawsuit at the High Court, demanding GH¢10 million in damages from media personality Afia Schwarzenegger.
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Why AG entered nolle prosequi in the Duffuor case
“In this case, that benchmark has been met,” the statement read. “The continuation of the trial, in the Attorney-General’s view, would no longer serve any additional public interest.”
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KMA staggered by 44 court cases, judgment debts
Delivering his first address during the 9th Assembly's second session at the Prempeh Assembly Hall, Metropolitan Chief Executive, Hon. Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, described the debt situation as alarming.
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