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Crime
Police reinforcement storm Saawie after officers attacked, service weapons stolen
What began as a routine intervention to calm rising tensions between local residents and Fulani herdsmen quickly deteriorated.
DL News8 December 2025
Crime
Fear grips Kwabenya as Okada rider found dead with slit throat
The latest incident bears chilling similarities to the killing of immigration officer Stephen Amoah, who was murdered in the same manner in the same community not long ago.
DL News8 September 2025
Business
Government halts Community Mining Scheme over Galamsey concerns-Minister
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, announced the suspension during a press engagement in Accra.
DL News27 March 2025
General
ECOWAS Court President Justice Amoako Asante, Vice re-elected for two-years
Their election follows the assumption of duty of two new judges sworn in two weeks ago, to replace out-going Justices Keikura Bangura and Januaria Tavares Silva Moreira Costa, both of Sierra and Cape Verde respectively.
DL News17 October 2022
General
Two new judges sworn-in to ECOWAS Court
The two are replacing justices Keikura Bangura and Januaria Tavares Silva Moreira Costa, both of Sierra Leone and Cape Verde respectively, who recently completed their tenures.
DL News7 October 2022
Courts
ECOWAS Court orders AG to file additional documents by March 28, pay $750
The court presided over by Edward Amoako Asante declined the AG's request and described the reason for its late response as untenable and ordered the same to pay an amount of $750 to Transparency International.
DL News23 March 2022
General
ECOWAS Court external session an opportunity to learn – CJ to lawyers, judges
The External Court session of the Court is being held in Ghana for the first time since its formation over twenty years ago.
DL News22 March 2022
General
Review decision on reduction of ECOWAS Court Justices – President Akufo-Addo
The External Court session of the Court is being held in Ghana for the first time since its formation over twenty years ago.
DL News21 March 2022
Courts
Ghana to host its 1st External Session of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo who is Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS is billed to open this external Court session, which is set to officially begin on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 10 am in the...
DL News5 March 2022
Crime
Scrap dealers steal digital address plates on houses in Ngleshie Amanfro
At Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, the implementation of the government’s Digital Address System in various communities is under threat.
MYJOYONLINE24 January 2022
Courts
Man sentenced to 114 years for sodomising children
We are bringing psychologists to erase the man-to-man see they have had in their mind. These are just six years and above boys,”
DL News16 November 2021
Crime
Chilling account of how a child with mental disorder was cruelly killed for being an alleged ‘River Baby’
“The kind of belief systems that have been attached to disorders that are related to what we call mental-neurologic children are very disturbing,
DL News6 September 2021
Tech
Lack of modern equipment and logistics by security personnel responsible for illegal cross-border movements
The 24-month intervention which aims to improve the security awareness of citizens along and across border communities is being funded by the US Embassy.
DL News2 September 2021
General
Apremdo chief rejects burial of “killer” on their land
Both deaths occurred on August 15, 2021 when the late Kwofie pounced on his would-be in-law for giving his “beloved” to another man after many years of relationship.
DL News2 September 2021
Africa
Chinese man convicted after BBC expose
A Malawian court has convicted a Chinese national on multiple charges including trafficking and procuring children to take part in entertainment.
BBC21 July 2023
General
AG proposes scheme to make lawyers available to protect suspects’ rights at police stations
According to Dr Ayine, the early stages of criminal proceedings are particularly important because decisions taken during police investigations and initial court appearances can have serious consequences for a suspect's liberty.
DL News16 October 2026
General
Parliament passed 12 major bills at its second meeting
The laws passed include the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025; Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Bill, 2025; Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026; Community Service Bill, 2026.
DL News3 August 2026
Crime
Eight National Security operatives granted police bail after Awisam robbery claims
The arrests followed claims that the group entered the community in a black Mitsubishi pick-up with registration number GS 8293-18 and a Toyota Voxy, and carried out what residents believed was another unlawful raid disguised as an official...
DL News21 April 2026
Crime
Police arrest 8 fake National Security operatives
The group is accused of arriving in the community on Friday in a black Mitsubishi pick-up and a Toyota Voxy, then carrying out what residents say looked like a security operation but turned into a robbery.
DL News20 April 2026
Others
Religious Freedom In Schools: A Concern That Must Be Heard
The writer argues that public schools must balance institutional religious traditions with the constitutional imperative to protect every student’s freedom of belief and dignity in a pluralist democracy like Ghana.
DL News9 March 2026