NEWS Articles

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Three 18-Year-Olds Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Armed Robbery By Atasemanso Circuit Court In Kumasi

Three 18-year-old teenagers have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Atasemanso Circuit Court for their roles in a violent daylight armed robbery in Buobai, a community within the Asokore Mampong Municipality. The convicts Mamudu Issah, Samuel Takyi, and Alhassan Abubakari were arrested during a coordinated intelligence-led …

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Police Arrest Two Employees For Plotting Robbery During Company Cash Transfer In North Kaneshie

The Special Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested two employees of a private company in North Kaneshie, Accra, for attempting to rob the firm during a scheduled cash transfer operation. The suspects, identified as Joseph Danso, alias Nana Yaw, and Fauzan Alhassan, were apprehended on Tuesday, July …

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Kasoa-Winneba Highway Robber Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

The Kasoa-Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced Mohammed Bello, a suspect in a recent highway robbery, to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour for his involvement in a violent attack along the Dabanyin stretch of the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. The robbery occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 6, 2025, when …

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Wa SHS secures NSMQ spot with ICT duo defying odds

Wa Senior High School has made headlines after qualifying for the 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) without a biology student on their team. At the Upper West regional qualifiers, the school clinched the top spot with 47 points, ahead of Kaleo Senior High Technical and St. Francis Girls’ …

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Police Arrest Key Suspect In Gbawe Naming Ceremony Shooting That Left One Dead

Police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Gilbert Awuni, also known as Starboy, in connection with the recent fatal shooting of a queen mother at a naming ceremony in Gbawe Zero, a suburb of Accra. According to police reports, Awuni was part of a group of individuals who attended the ceremony …

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NPP Files Court Injunction to Halt Ablekuma North Rerun Over EC Decision

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has filed an interlocutory injunction in court to stop the Electoral Commission (EC) from conducting a rerun of the parliamentary elections in 19 polling stations within the Ablekuma North Constituency. Announcing the legal action on Sunday, July 6, 2025, the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam …

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Robbery Attack on Winneba Highway Leaves Three Injured

A violent robbery attack at Buduatta Junction on the Winneba Highway on the night of Saturday, July 5, 2025, has left three passengers injured and receiving treatment at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba. According to the Central East Regional Police Command, the robbers ambushed vehicles traveling along the …

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Texas flood disaster claims 78 lives as 41 remain missing

At least 78 people have been confirmed dead and 41 are still missing after devastating flash floods hit central Texas on Friday, July 4, 2025. The worst impact was felt in Kerr County, where 68 of the fatalities, including 28 children, occurred. A Christian girls’ summer camp, Camp Mystic, was …

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15 Arrested for Drug Offences in Damongo on World Drug Day, Including Teenage Nursing Mother

Fifteen individuals, including a teenage nursing mother, have been arrested in Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, for allegedly engaging in drug peddling and usage. The arrests were carried out as part of a special operation by the Savannah Regional Police Command and partner security agencies to mark World …

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Bank of Ghana Lists 10 Unapproved Money Transfer Operators, Issues Public Warning

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a public warning against ten Money Transfer Organisations (MTOs) found operating within the remittance and foreign exchange market without the required regulatory approval. In a statement released on Friday, June 27, the central bank cautioned financial institutions, electronic money issuers, and the general …

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