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Prioritize non-custodial sentences-CDD roundtable participants to government
Non-Custodial Sentence or Alternative Sentence is punishment given by a court of law that does not involve a prison term.
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Treason Trial: First witness appears in Court
The witness, Colonel Isaac Amponsah testified on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, to the three-member panel
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Courts
Alleged coup plotters charged with high treason, granted Ghc18m bail
The 10 persons alleged to have plotted to destabilise the country have been granted bail in the total sum of Ghc18 million after being charged with high treason.
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National Security, Police shut down LGBTQ office on Akufo-Addo's orders
Amidst the raging controversy regarding the opening of an office by members of the Lesbians Gays Bisexuals Transgender Queer and Intersexed community (LGBTQI), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered for the swift closure of same...
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Crime
Police arrest driver at Lapaz over 70 suspected unregistered Tapentadol tablets
Yakubu, who resides at Lapaz in Accra, is facing a charge of offering unregistered drugs for sale following his arrest during a police operation targeting suspected illegal drug activities in the area.
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87-year-old man gets 20-year jail term for defiling girl at Ofankor
In a statement dated October 12, 2026, the Accra Regional Police Command explained that the case came to light when the victim's mother returned home from work on August 29, 2026, and discovered bloodstains on her daughter's clothing.
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Courts
Court remands suspects in murder of Dinero
The case has been adjourned to October 16, 2026.
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Crime
Police arrest man over TikTok video on late Mion Lana
The suspect, Abdulai Mohammed Saani, was picked up at Kumbungu on August 20, 2026, after police intelligence operations traced the video to him.
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Crime
Police arrest imam, preacher over alleged offensive religious comments
The suspects are Masud Abdullah, a 35-year-old Imam, and Daniel Junior Yaw Adjei, also known as Apostle Daniel JY Adjei
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Crime
Police investigate killing of 36-year-old man at Keri
According to the Oti Regional Police Headquarters, a joint Police-Military team was dispatched to the community after receiving information about a shooting incident.
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Crime
Police arrest alleged operator of suspected brothel in Manso Watreso
Police identified the suspect as Esther Egbuhama and said she is believed to be the person behind the facility, known locally as Mama Nice Lodge.
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Crime
Man held over viral video threatening churches in Ghana
Police said the video was picked up by the Police Intelligence Directorate in Accra on 5 April 2026. In the footage, a masked figure appeared dressed like a bandit alongside the message: “We are starting from Ghana churches.”
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Crime
397 slabs of suspected hidden cannabis retrieved by Tamale police
Police said the suspect had been riding an unregistered Motor King tricycle, commonly called an aboboyaa, when it collided with a stationary Kia Rhino truck near Methodist Park at about 14:00 local time.
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Crime
Police recover 100 tonnes of stolen ECG cables in Tema raid
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department, Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor, announced the development at a press briefing on Monday
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Crime
Police arrest suspected Abokobi land guard
The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Saviour Kojo Ekpe, was picked up following what police described as an intelligence-led operation carried out on 5 March 2026.
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Crime
IGP orders investigation into GH¢400,000 mobile money withdrawal claim involving Kibi police
The directive comes after a viral video circulating on social media raised allegations about the suspected withdrawal from the agent’s mobile money wallet.
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Crime
Police arrest 7 over fake electronic traffic violation notice
At a briefing on Thursday, 26 February 2026, the Director General of Public Affairs, DCOP Grace Ansah-Akrofi, said the investigation began after fraudulent messages began circulating widely.
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Crime
Police seize suspected cannabis worth GH¢1.4m from abandoned truck
Police said the driver and a second occupant ran away when the vehicle was stopped, leaving the truck behind with the ignition key still inside.
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Crime
Ahafo police foil suspected robbery plan, recover assault rifle and pistols
At a briefing in Goaso, the Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP James Annor, said two of the suspects, Johnson Mawutor, 26, and Kelvin Ofori, 22, were picked up late on Sunday
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Crime
Six Aggrey Memorial students held over assault on Adisadel student
The Central Regional Command said the incident happened at about 15:30 on Friday, 20 February 2026, shortly after an inter-colleges sports festival ended at the Cape Coast Stadium.
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