Courts
Court warns family of slain Immigration Officer against retaliation
Presiding Judge Abena Owusu Omenyo acknowledged the grief the family was enduring but stressed that violence or threats would not serve their cause.
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Crime
Four quack medical practitioners arrested
The suspects — Kate Baidoo (Osag Medical Centre, Nsakena), Ebenezer Koomson (E & E Medical Centre, Gomoa Afransi), Innocent Tagbovi (Mighty Clinic, Madina), and Ebenezer Sarpong (Goodcare Medical Centre, Swalaba Bukom) — were caught during...
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Africa
Burkina Faso bans homosexual acts
The new measure, unanimously voted through on Monday, imposes punishments of up to five years in jail, and has become part of a broader crackdown on same-sex relationships across the continent.
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Courts
Adentan court remands two women over offensive remarks against President Mahama
The women, Priscilla Duah Birago, a 29-year-old national service personnel, and Charity Dede Tetteh, also 29 and a beautician, appeared before the Adentan Circuit Court on charges of making offensive statements.
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Crime
Police arrest two over TikTok death threat on President Mahama, wife
According to a police statement on Tuesday, August 12, the suspects—identified as Prince Ofori and Yayra Abiwu—are assisting investigators as a full-scale probe into the threats gets underway.
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General
Tsatsu Tsiakata's 50 years in legal practice celebration cancelled in honour of helicopter crash victims
The highly anticipated event, which was set to honour Tsikata’s five-decade legacy in the legal profession, has been called off as a mark of respect for the national tragedy.
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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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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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General
Check out list of 907 small-scale mining licenses facing revocation by Land Ministry
The potential revocations follow a review of 1,278 licenses conducted by a special task team and submitted to the Sector Minister, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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Courts
Adu-Boahene trial: Court partially rejects disclosure request by accused persons
Samuel Atta Akyea, the lawyer for Kwabena Adu-Boahen, his spouse Angela Adjei-Boateng, as well as the fourth accused, filed a motion asking the court to order the release of several items.
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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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General
Accelerate resolution of chieftaincy disputes-legal counsels urged
This call to action came during a two-day capacity-building workshop held at the Institute of Local Government Studies in Accra, where 16 legal counsels from across the country gathered to sharpen their skills in dispute resolution and trad...
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Courts
Court discharges accused persons in GPHA Marketing Manager's murder case
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Hilda Sarkodie, told the court on July 21 that after a detailed review of the case, the Attorney General's Department had advised against continuing the trial due to lack of credible evidence
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Parliament suspends consideration of Scholarship Authority Bill for wider consultation
The move comes after the Citizens’ Coalition—a network of civil society groups and influential individuals—urged Parliament to stop the fast-tracked passage of the bill, which is being processed under a certificate of urgency.
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Business
All existing companies to file beneficial ownership details by October 30-ORC
In a press release issued on Tuesday, July 1, the ORC announced that companies incorporated before the electronic collection of BO data began in January 2020 must update their records within a three-month grace period, starting July 1 and e...
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Crime
Police foil GH¢1.3m gold robbery plot in high-stakes intelligence operation
On Thursday, 26th June 2025, officers arrested three suspects—Adams Zibo, Massawud Yussif, and Kenneth Khartey—who had allegedly conspired to steal a gold consignment valued at more than GH¢1.3 million.
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Courts
Court rejects Ofori-Atta’s bid to block “wanted” declaration by Special Prosecutor
Mr Ofori-Atta, currently facing multiple corruption-related investigations stemming from his time in office, had petitioned the court to restrain the OSP from issuing a “wanted” notice and launching what his lawyers described as a media-dri...
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Courts
Thief jailed 5 years for stealing ECG equipment
Asimah Delali, a rubbish collector popularly known as "Ayigbe", was convicted after pleading guilty to charges of stealing and tampering with ECG’s distribution infrastructure.
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Courts
Notorious Effia-Nkwanta Hospital robber jailed 10 years
Afaku, described by authorities as a known criminal, pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery and was convicted by Her Honour Naa Amberley Akowuah.
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General
Tragedy in Ketu South: Young coconut seller allegedly commits suicide
Prince, a coconut vendor in his early twenties who was deaf and mute, was found hanging in his room during the early hours of Wednesday, June 11, 2025. According to locals, the discovery was made by a friend who had gone to fetch him for th...
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