Europe
Romanian court jails Wiz Khalifa in absentia over on-stage cannabis use
The artist, whose real name is Thomaz Cameron Jibril, admitted to lighting a joint while performing at the Beach, Please! festival in Costinești in July 2024.
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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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Crime
Two Kumasi mechanics held over fatal robbery, murder of woman
Three other men are also in custody, accused of taking part in a string of street robberies across parts of Kumasi and its outskirts.
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Crime
Activist petitions Interior Minister after detainee’s death, demands ring-fenced feeding budget for all
In a letter dated 12 December and addressed to Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Frank Quaye cites media reports that 28-year-old Mr Kweku died at the Techimantia Police Station in the Ahafo Region after allegedly being assaulted
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Courts
Rider charged over cannabis gift-box import as three suspects go on the run
All four have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and importation of narcotic drugs without a licence from the Minister of Health.
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Africa
Son of ex-Benin president arrested amid fallout from failed coup
Relatives say Chabi Yayi was detained at his home in the early hours of Sunday, though authorities have not disclosed the grounds for his arrest.
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Others
Why Ghana deported three Israeli nationals
In a statement issued on 10 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision followed the removal of three Ghanaians from Israel under conditions Accra considers unacceptable.
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General
Ayariga, Dafeamekpor sponsor bill to abolish OSP
The draft legislation has not yet been formally laid before Parliament, but its intent is to dismantle the existing OSP framework by repealing the OSP Act in its entirety.
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Crime
Police arrest 41 in Accra crackdown on illegal forex trading
Briefing journalists on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, CID Director-General COP Lydia Yaako Donkor said the swoop was carried out in collaboration with the Bank of Ghana and focused on known forex hotspots.
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US
One dead, one critically injured after dorm shooting at Kentucky State University
Police say the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon in a dormitory on the south side of the Frankfort campus, prompting an immediate lockdown.
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General
Parliament triggers Kpandai by-election after court-ordered re-run
n a letter dated 4 December 2025 and addressed to the EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed the Commission that a vacancy had arisen in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai
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Europe
Ofcom hits porn firm with record £1m fine over weak age checks
The regulator found that AVS Group Ltd, which operates 18 pornography websites, had not introduced what it considers “highly effective age assurance”
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US
Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced to 30 months in prison
Dr Salvador Plasencia, a Santa Monica-based doctor, admitted to four counts of distributing ketamine as part of a plea deal entered earlier this year.
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Courts
Self-acclaimed businessman granted GH¢100,000 bail for robbing civil servant at gunpoint
Daniel Koranteng has been charged with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. His alleged accomplice is still at large.
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Courts
Full Judgment; Kpandai constituency parliamentary election petition
The Commercial Division of the High Court delivered the ruling on 24 November 2025, siding with a petition brought by Daniel Nsala Wakpal, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate.
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General
IGP Yohuno gets two more years
The decision, confirmed in a letter from the Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, follows a formal recommendation from the Police Council.
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Others
Why OSP needs the Attorney General to succeed
Since its establishment, the OSP has consistently come under heavy criticism from the Ghanaian public for what many consider its ineffective delivery on its core mandate of investigating, prosecuting and curbing corruption and related offen...
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Courts
Why Tamale High Court has annulled Kpandai Constituency election results, ordered rerun
The ruling, delivered by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, follows a petition by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who argued that widespread breaches compromised the integrity of the vote.
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Courts
Accused in visa fraud claims he gave GH¢58,000 to late MP, remanded by court
He claims the funds were handed over to the late John Kumah, former Ejisu MP, allegedly with the knowledge of the late legislator’s wife—an assertion he has been unable to substantiate during investigations.
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US
Saudi-US dual national jailed over critical tweets returns to Florida
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a 75-year-old retired engineer with dual US and Saudi citizenship, arrived back in Florida this week, his family confirmed.
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