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Funeral Service of Late Justice Ellen Vivian Amoah Scheduled for April 28
Justice Ellen Vivian Amoah, who was born on 23rd July 1972, passed away on 25th February 2026.
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Lawyers for RNAQ's ex-wife press police for update on domestic abuse complaint
The letter, signed by Godfred Yeboah Dame, Senior Partner at Dame and Partners, states that Ms Quaye lodged a complaint with police on 9 December 2025 after what her lawyers describe as a long period of abuse during the marriage.
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Courts
Law lecturer says OSP has strong basis to fight back after High Court setback
Speaking on JoyNews, Professor Appiagyei-Atua said the OSP is not without options. In his view, one immediate route is an appeal, while another is to anchor its strategy in the related matter already pending before the Supreme Court.
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Taskforce deployed to probe Tema Shipyard strange fish deaths
According to a statement released on Thursday, 9 April, the incident first came to light in the early hours of 6 April, when security personnel reported a cluster of dead fish around the shipyard’s main unloading ramp. Officials said the af...
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Crime
Police arrest pastor over alleged threats against Vice-President
The suspect, Prophet William Gyimah, 49, was picked up on Tuesday, 7 April 2026, during what police described as an intelligence-led operation in Kasoa in the Central Region.
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Courts
5 in custody over alleged TikTok scam using names of Ghana First Lady, Ibrahim Mahama, Asamoah Gyan
Four of the accused — Ahmed Mensah, Ebenezer Ato Mensah, Bernard Mensah and Blessed Sam — were remanded after pleading not guilty to the charges against them.
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Courts
Tarkwa court jails mason 10 years for defiling daughter
Samuel Okyere was convicted after pleading guilty to defilement and incest before the court, which was presided over by Her Honour Bernice Mensimah Akoh.
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Crime
49-year-old man arrested for threatening High Court judge in viral video
Police identified the suspect as John Kwabena Owusu Ansah. He was arrested on Thursday, 27 March 2026, at Antoakrom in the Ashanti Region after what police described as an intelligence-led operation.
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Business
Court lifts freeze on Sesi-Edem accounts in sharp rebuke to EOCO
The decision marks a major legal victory for the company after weeks of scrutiny over an investigation initiated by the Economic and Organised Crime Office, EOCO.
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Courts
Adenta court adjourns false news case against Ebo Noah
The accused, who describes himself as a prophet, is standing trial on a charge of publishing false news.
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Crime
Five remanded in connection with fake DV plate manufacturing
According to the DVLA, the arrests were made at Lapaz and Nahrman in the capital, as well as in Tarkwa and Kumasi.
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Courts
Charges revised to 21 in case against former NSA boss
Mr. Assibey Antwi, who headed the authority between September 2021 and January 2025, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
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General
Criminalize cat, dog meat trade and consumption-ICS to Health Ministry
The Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS), led by its Executive Director Eric Jerry Aidoo, is urging the state, the media and the public to treat cats and dogs as companion animals rather than a source of meat.
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Crime
Police arrest 22 in Pokuase human trafficking, internet scam raid
Police said the operation was carried out on 12 February 2026 by the IGP’s Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team, with support from combat teams and the Surveillance Unit.
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Courts
Abu Trica sues State and FBI, claims torture and illegal detention
In court papers, Kumi is asking for GH¢10 million in compensation. He says he was tortured, held unlawfully, and treated in a cruel and degrading way after he was arrested on 11 December 2025.
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Supreme Court News
Review decision of three-member bench is final – Supreme Court
Justice Gabriel Pwamang, writing for the majority bench, explained that the review frameworks under Articles 133 and 134 are separate and distinct.
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Crime
Ex-NPP parliamentary candidate held in Pennsylvania over alleged wife stabbing
The Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police said officers were called to a home on Mayfair Drive, near Harrisburg, at about 10:00 on Saturday, 17 January, and found the woman with multiple stab wounds.
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Courts
Court adjourns ‘Abu Trica’ extradition ruling as state admits no case against two
The two were charged under Section 6 of the Extradition Act, 1960 (Act 22) as accessories to the principal suspect, following an extradition charge sheet filed on 12 December 2025.
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Tuah-Yeboah challenges Ayine over ‘weak Saglemi case’ claim
He said he found it “difficult to accept” that the case was being dismissed as poorly put together, arguing that the file at the Attorney-General’s Department was the product of extensive work by state security agencies and independent tech...
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Crime
Seven arrested as police bust suspected highway robbery gang
Police say the group targeted motorists, trailer drivers and residents along key transport corridors, stoking fear among commuters and communities on routes including the Tema Motorway, Achimota Forest Road, Pokuase, Amasaman, Suhum, Nkawka...
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