Courts
Adabraka court remands fetish priest in suspected ritual killing
The suspect, Michael Xorlali Alortusah, who also works as a herbalist, was remanded by the court while police continue investigations into the case.
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UK man faces cybercrime charge in Dubai after filming missiles
The man, who is from London, is said to have been charged under the UAE’s cybercrime laws, which criminalise the sharing or publication of material considered harmful to public security.
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Courts
Court grants bail to SWESBUS students in viral school assault case
The students, Benedict Appiah and Bilal Mamid of the Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS), were each admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with two sureties.
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Crime
Farmer jailed for destroying 68 cocoa trees
Asamoah pleaded guilty to unlawfully destroying 68 mature cocoa trees, some of which had fruits on them.
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General
Clear illegal structures by February 2-AMA to developers
In statutory notices dated 19 January 2026, the Assembly cites Section 106 of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), indicating the structures were erected in breach of Section 106(1) and are therefore considered unlawful.
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Crime
Police arrest four suspects over Kunsu robbery, recover guns and cash
In a statement dated Wednesday, 27 January, police said the arrests were made on 21 January 2026, around 10:00pm, after an intelligence-led operation by the Regional Anti-Robbery Unit in Kumasi.
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Courts
Five fined GH¢6,000 each for mobile money fraud
All five pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud by false pretence, paid the fines in full and were subsequently discharged.
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Courts
Randy Abbey refiles GH¢20m defamation action against Abronye after earlier case was struck out
The Accra High Court threw out the previous suit after the judge ruled that the writ had been improperly issued through COCOBOD’s Legal Department, even though Mr Abbey was suing in his personal capacity.
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General
Kumasi Mayor orders closure of chop bar over sanitary concerns
Richard Ofori Agyemang-Boadi, the Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), directed that Alpha and Omega Chop Bar at Krobo-Odumase, within the Central Business District, stop operating with immediate effect, citing major sanitation...
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Courts
Appeal against 15-year jail term: Amasaman court sets Feb. 5 to decide Agradaa's fate
Agradaa is seeking to overturn both her conviction and the 15-year prison term imposed on 3 July 2025, after she was found guilty of charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretence.
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Others
Man gets life imprisonment for killing ex-PM of Japan
The sentence was handed down on Wednesday by the Nara District Court, after prosecutors argued that the attack was a “grave” crime warranting the toughest available penalty.
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Courts
Tarkwa court jails 20-year-old for stealing teacher’s motorbike
Johnathan Vondee pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted by District Magistrate Court Two, presided over by Mr Isaac Osei Asare.
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General
Daasebre Osei Bonsu III officially takes over as 17th Asante silver stool occupant
The oath-taking took place at the Manhyia Palace on Monday, 19 January 2026. Following the ceremony, he assumed the stool name Daasebre Osei Bonsu III, becoming the Asante Mamponghene.
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Courts
‘Ebo Noah’ freed on GH₵100,000 bail as case moved to March
Prosecutors allege that between August and December 2025, he posted videos on Facebook, TikTok and YouTube under the handle @Ebonoah, claiming a catastrophic flood would destroy the world on 25 December 2025.
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Courts
Daddy Lumba widowhood battle: Akosua Serwaa goes to Court of Appeal
In a notice of appeal, Ms Serwaah is challenging the entire judgment of the Kumasi High Court, contending that the trial court erred in rejecting and declaring inadmissible a marriage certificate she tendered in support of her claim.
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Crime
Sekondi sex worker alleges assault after dispute over GH¢50 fee
The woman, who gave her name as Nancy, told CONNECT FM that the incident happened on Friday night, 26 December, after a man approached her and requested her services.
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Crime
Canadian woman and partner held over suspected arson at Oyarifa apartment
In a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Brigitte Babanawo, police named the suspects as Canadian national Jennifer Mae Tomlinson and her Ghanaian boyfriend, Mohammed Issah.
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Courts
Kantamanto ‘arson plot’ suspect granted GH¢200,000 bail
The court, presided over by Mrs Susanna Eduful, admitted Kwame Asare to GH¢200,000 bail with two sureties, both of whom must be close family members earning not less than GH¢1,500 a month.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to hear challenge to annulment of Kpandai parliamentary election
Mr Nyindam argues that the Tamale High Court wrongly assumed jurisdiction over the matter and that the entire election petition, filed by his National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenger Daniel Nsala Wakpal, was fundamentally defective.
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Courts
Daddy Lumba's funeral to proceed on December 13
The ruling, delivered yesterday, removed what many in the wider family feared would be a major disruption to long-laid preparations for the event scheduled for tomorrow
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