Crime
Police arrest man over fatal stabbing at Soronko farms
The suspect, identified as Eric Kenny, is alleged to have attacked Mr Obiri on 13 February 2026, leaving him with multiple stab wounds to the abdomen and left arm.
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Crime
Man held in Cape Coast after viral video assault of girlfriend
The suspect, Samuel Bills Acquah, was taken into custody after officers responded to a complaint about an alleged assault in Bakano, a community within the city.
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US
Ghanaian pleads guilty in US over $100m online fraud
Derrick Van Yeboah, also known as Van, entered his guilty plea in Manhattan on Thursday before District Judge Arun Subramanian.
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General
Interior Minister presents Community Sentencing bill to parliament
Introducing the bill in the House, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said the reform is designed to decongest prisons and reduce the cost of keeping low-level offenders behind bars.
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Courts
Court rejects VEMAG's attempt to injunct DVLA's new number plates
The two motions were argued on Tuesday by lawyers for the 26 embossment companies and their umbrella association. The judge dismissed both requests, holding that they lacked merit.
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Courts
Former MCE, 8 others in custody for not satisfying bail conditions in state land sale case
Each accused was granted bail of GH¢800,000, backed by three sureties with landed property, but prosecutors say none of the defendants has satisfied the requirements.
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Courts
Defamation: Kan Dapaah wins GHC5.1 million damages against Oliver Barker
In his judgment, Justice (Rev.) Joseph Owusu Adu-Agyeman granted the reliefs sought by Kan Dapaah, but reduced the damages claim from GH¢10 million to GH¢5 million.
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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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Courts
18-year-old granted bail over alleged Ridge Hospital security assault
The court granted him bail of GH¢20,000 with two sureties and adjourned proceedings to 15 April 2026.
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Courts
Court dismisses Randy Abbey’s defamation case against Abronye
In a ruling delivered on Monday, 19 January 2026, the court, presided over by Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul Baasit, held that the writ was fatally flawed because it was issued through COCOBOD’s Legal Department.
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Africa
Togo extradites ex-Burkina leader Damiba amid alleged plot against Traoré
In a statement, Togo’s justice ministry said Damiba was transferred on Saturday under assurances from Burkina Faso that his “physical integrity” would be protected and that he would receive a fair trial, with no risk of the death penalty.
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Courts
Man remanded over alleged machete attack on brother in cashew farm dispute
Emmanuel Yeboah appeared before the court, presided over by Osei Kofi Amoako Esq., to face charges of attempted murder and causing harm.
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Courts
Five accused of posing as NAIMOS officials granted bail in Kyebi
The court admitted each of the accused to bail with two sureties, who must be salaried workers earning between GH¢3,000 and GH¢4,000 a month.
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Crime
Ashanti Region: Police foil planned highway gold robbery, arrest alleged mastermind
The suspect, identified as Stephen Kwakye, was picked up on 30 December 2025 after police received intelligence that a gang was plotting to attack a miner
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Crime
Phone repairer in court for slashing lady's throat for refusing GHC 50 cedis for sex
The accused, 38-year-old phone repairer Frederick Bortey, is said to have slashed the neck of Olamide Adcoye on 29 November 2025 after she refused his offer of GH¢50 in exchange for sex.
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Courts
Trader fined GH¢2,400 for skipping National Sanitation Day exercise
She was sentenced on Thursday, 4 December 2025, after pleading guilty to two offences: ignoring a statutory notice and refusing to join the mandatory communal clean-up.
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General
Mahama to receive Otumfuo’s final Bawku peace mediation report on Dec 16
According to a statement issued on Tuesday, 9 December by the Minister of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the ceremony is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at the Presidency.
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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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General
Eastern Regional Minister denies ordering arrest of Kwahu queen mother
Local station Agoo 96.9 FM had broadcast a report quoting a chief, Nana Nim Sarpong (Abene Bamuhene), who alleged that the Minister had confirmed sanctioning the arrest.
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Courts
Agradaa, another ordered to file plea deal terms in nude image sharing case
The court said the document must be filed no fewer than three clear days before 16 December 2025, the next scheduled sitting.
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