Interpol has officially listed Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as wanted on its website. This action follows a notice from the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which re-declared Ofori-Atta as wanted after he failed to appear for an interrogation scheduled on June 2. At a press conference held the …

A joint police operation at Bui Sobinso has resulted in the arrest of 24 individuals involved in illegal mining, including 14 Chinese nationals and 10 Ghanaians. The operation was ordered by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and carried out by a task force made up …

Commercial transport operators across Ghana are gearing up for a nationwide strike on Monday, June 10, 2025, in response to the government’s introduction of a new GHS1.00 levy on petroleum products, widely known as the “Dumsor Levy.” The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has strongly condemned the levy, arguing …

The Nkwawie Divisional Police Patrol Team successfully thwarted an armed robbery attack on Monday, June 2, 2025, at around 7:30 p.m. along the Kumasi-Bibiani highway, between Ahwerewa and Esaase. According to a police press release issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, five armed robbers …

Yaw Asante Agyekum, recently acquitted after over two decades in prison for a wrongful conviction, has shared his emotional experience following his release. Speaking to TV3, Agyekum recalled the life-altering moment he was imprisoned at age 24, just a month after his daughter was born. He said he had no …

The Ministry of Interior has officially declared Friday, June 6, 2025, a statutory public holiday in honour of Eid-ul-Adha. This announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday, May 29, and signed by the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak. The ministry called on the general public to observe …

The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, an alleged accomplice of notorious armed robber Ataa Ayi, after spending more than 20 years behind bars for a crime he has now been cleared of. Agyekum, a mechanic, was sentenced to 35 years in prison in December 2002 …

Police in the Volta Region have intercepted over GH¢1 million in cash concealed in fertiliser bags aboard a commercial bus en route to Kumasi. According to a statement issued by the Volta Regional Police Command and signed by DSP Felix Danku of the Public Affairs Unit, the operation was conducted …

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Mavis Nkrumah, for allegedly carrying out an acid attack on her former boyfriend in the early hours of May 28, 2025. According to a police statement, the incident occurred at Abeka Fan Milk, a suburb of Accra, when Nkrumah …

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new set of travel bans and restrictions affecting 12 countries, citing national security and immigration control as the primary motivations for the policy. According to the Trump administration, the measures are aimed at countries with “inadequate traveler vetting systems,” suspected terrorist activity, and …