Courts
Amasaman: Court jails two for violent robbery near Golden Exotic farm
The convicts — Lawrence Fumato (28), alias Rasta, and Daniel Dzoka (20), known as Alkaline — were sentenced after entering guilty pleas.
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Crime
Nkawkaw: Three arrested for looting sardines after highway crash
The articulated truck, a fully loaded container registered AA 119CY, was travelling from Accra towards Kumasi when it overturned and blocked traffic in both directions.
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Crime
Ashanti Region: Two farmers fined for keeping cattle in residential neighbourhood
Haruna Ibrahim and Musah Dawuda each received a GH₵1,200 penalty after pleading guilty to operating an “obnoxious trade” under Section 54(a) of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851).
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Courts
Court bails businessman in GH¢250k excavator fraud case; two suspects on the run
The complainant, Imoro Alhassan, a scrap dealer from Twifo Praso, told police he was approached in October 2025 by Eugene Ofosu, who claimed his “boss”, Richard Adomako, had five excavators available for sale as scrap.
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Africa
Nigeria’s Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life imprisonment after decade-long trial
Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Thursday, four years after Kanu was forcibly returned from Kenya in circumstances that remain heavily disputed.
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Africa
INTERPOL rescues 21 Ghanaian trafficked victims in Nigeria
INTERPOL’s Executive Director for Police Services (pro tempore), Cyril Gout, said the joint initiative revealed the scale of interlinked criminal activity affecting Ghana and its neighbours.
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Crime
Carpenter arrested over killing of security guard at Kyebi Teacher Training College
The Public Affairs Officer for the Eastern South Regional Command, DSP David Fianko-Okyere, said the suspect, Kwame Arhin, also known locally as Abompe, was detained on Sunday, 16 November 2025.
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Courts
State to call four witnesses in Chairman Wontumi’s illegal mining case
Wontumi is standing trial alongside Akonta Mining Company Limited and one of its directors, Kwame Antwi, who is currently on the run.
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Courts
Ten Chinese nationals face court over illegal mining
The suspects face four counts, including conspiracy to commit crime, undertaking mining operations as non-Ghanaians, and possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority.
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Courts
Court fines father and son GH¢2,400.00 for stealing, assault
The convicts — Kingsley Kofi Kumi, 54, and his 20-year-old son, Kingsley Abeka, a trader — pleaded not guilty to the charges of stealing, causing unlawful damage, and assault, but were found guilty after a full trial.
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Crime
Police probe murder of Tanoso sub-chief in Bono East
The deceased, Nana Owusu Korkor, who served as the Akwamehene (sub-chief) of Tanoso, was reportedly found dead with gunshot wounds on Sunday morning, November 8, 2025.
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Crime
Landlord arrested for stabbing tenant to death in Bono Region
The victim, Bright Abotsi, aged 25, was rushed to the Berekum Holy Family Catholic Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
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Crime
Police investigate death of 16-year old Siano Soccer Academy footballer allegedly sexually abused by coach
The case, which police say involves possible sexual abuse, homicide, and negligence, has been transferred to the Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
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Crime
Police launch nationwide manhunt for Binduri murder suspect
The suspect, described as armed and dangerous, is wanted in connection with multiple killings that have shocked residents and triggered heightened security operations in the area.
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Courts
Cape Coast court jails man 16 years for sodomizing 7-year-old boy
The verdict, delivered by Her Honour Nana Aba Quaiba Nunoo on Thursday, November 6, 2025, brings a measure of justice to the victim’s family following the broad daylight assault in the Nananom suburb of Mankessim
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Courts
55 illegal immigrants remanded by court
The group, part of a larger contingent of over 100 immigrants, was picked up by police on October 7, 2025, following intelligence-led operations.
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Courts
Mechanic arrested over killing of two timber guards
A statement signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, confirmed that Kinda was arrested through police intelligence operations.
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Courts
Wontumi’s galamsey trial takes new turn as state drops charges against Akonta Mining manager
This move, described by legal observers as a strategic recalibration, is aimed at strengthening the prosecution’s case against Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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Courts
Car dealer bailed GH¢600,000 over alleged fraud
Seidu, who resides at Gbawe-Gonse, is accused of collecting the money from a businessman under the pretext of selling him a 2015 Toyota Land Cruiser. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Crime
Awutu Senya: Four soldiers, two national security operatives arrested over attempted chief installation
According to police intelligence, the suspects were intercepted while carrying out an unauthorised enstoolment ceremony in defiance of the authority of the recognized chief, Nai Kwashie Abbey VII.
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