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Ashanti, Eastern and Upper East top regions for gun violence – NACSA report
This was revealed in the Commission’s latest Open-Source Gun Incidence (OGI) Report, which tracks patterns of gun violence across the country.
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Police arrest two suspects over Omanjor Homowo violence
According to a statement signed by Juliana Obeng, Head of Public Affairs for the Accra Region, the suspects are: Christian Saka Ahianyevi, 35, a private security officer, arrested on August 30 and Newton Alotey, 26, a dispatch rider, arrest...
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GBA refutes claims of snub, confirms Mahama as Guest of Honour for 2025 Conference
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Association confirmed that President Mahama had not only been invited but had also formally accepted to attend the gathering in Wa, Upper West Region, where he will serve as Guest of Honour.
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Teen arrested for stealing tricycles worth GH¢74k in Bono Region
According to a statement signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer of the Regional Command, Ibrahim was picked up on August 14, 2025, at Dumasua in the Sunyani West Municipality. He is currently in custody.
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Odumase-Krobo: Driver jailed five years for cutlass attack over piglet
Prosecutors told the court that the incident occurred on August 9, 2025, at Kpongunor in the Eastern Region.
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Courts
Court denies Wontumi TV presenter bail over helicopter crash comments
Kofi Asare was arrested on Tuesday, August 12, following an on-air broadcast that authorities say contained unfounded allegations about the fatal crash in the Adansi Akrofoum District of the Ashanti Region.
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Bono Region: 32-year-old man in custody for stealing, destroying properties
According to a statement signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the suspect is accused of smashing the rear glass of a Toyota Highlander belonging to a staff member of the Sunyani Municipal Hospital at Baakoniaba on August 10, 2025.
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Star Oil probes Oti Region tanker crash that claimed four lives
Police say the tanker driver allegedly lost control, veering into a busy market and leaving four people dead and 14 others injured.
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Seven arrested over armed hijacking of 5,400-litre fuel tanker
The arrests followed a coordinated snap-check operation across Greater Accra and the Eastern Region.
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37-year old man arrested for allegedly stealing Hyundai Mighty Truck
According to a statement issued by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the Regional Police PRO, Sarpong was picked up on August 3, 2025, after a tip-off led police to Akim Oda in the Eastern Region, where the stolen truck—originally reported mi...
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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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Suspected drug addict attacks farmer with machete in Ashanti Region, both hospitalised
The suspect, Kwame Abam, 43, is reported to have returned from his farm on the day of the incident, smoked what is believed to be marijuana in a nearby bush, and then, without provocation, assaulted a man known only as Jojo, who was asleep...
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Aspiring nurse killed in suspected targeted shooting at Denase
The community of Denase, in the Afigya Kwabre North District of Ghana’s Ashanti Region, is reeling after a deadly gun attack on Thursday night left two people dead and three others injured. The Ghana Police Service has launched a full-scale...
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Central Region: Police intercept 30 bags of smuggled cocoa beans
Regional Police Commander DCOP Kofi Adu confirmed to the Ghana News Agency that the bust occurred on Monday, July 21, around 4:20 p.m., at the Brimso Police checkpoint.
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Courts
Two jailed with hard labour for theft in U/W Region
In the first case, Zakariah Karim was sentenced to three years after being found guilty of stealing a tricycle from Kojokpelei near Tumu.
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Woman captured on CCTV allegedly stealing baby from Ajumako market
The incident, which has sent shockwaves through the local community, occurred at the Ajumako market, where a CCTV camera recorded the woman walking away with the child after engaging the baby’s caregiver in a brief conversation.
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31-year old arrested in Abuakwa for stealing prepaid meters
Asare was reportedly caught red-handed in Abuakwa Agogo Newsite by local residents while attempting to steal a meter.
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Courts
Bailiff jailed 4 years for forging court documents
Jackson, who was previously attached to the Ejisu District Court in the Ashanti Region, initially denied the charges but abruptly changed his plea to guilty during Tuesday’s hearing, just as the prosecution was set to begin its case.
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Goat thieves banished by Tamale Chogu chief after public shame
The suspects, Nafiwu Bakar—a national service staff at the Bole Forestry Commission—and his accomplice Rashid Yussif, both hailing from Damongo in the Savannah Region, were captured last Friday by a vigilant neighborhood watch group while a...
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NACOC seizes 738 parcels of cannabis at Swissport Terminal
The illicit cargo, cleverly concealed in 40 boxes falsely labelled as assorted food items, was en route to the United Kingdom, underscoring Ghana’s ongoing battle as a transit hub for drug shipments destined for Europe.
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