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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has paid a historic visit to the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, reaffirming the support of traditional authority for law enforcement in the country. The visit took place on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, and brought together the revered monarch, senior police officials and …

  The Tema Regional Police Command has successfully foiled an attempted robbery at Community 24 in the Adjei-Kojo District of the Ashaiman Division, resulting in the death of three suspected armed robbers following a gun battle with police. According to a press release issued by the Public Affairs Unit of …

The Bibiani Circuit Court has sentenced a self-acclaimed mallam and two accomplices to 30 years’ imprisonment each after convicting them of multiple violent crimes in the Western North Region. The court, presided over by His Highness Frank Asiedu Nimako Esq., found Victor Biney, 28, popularly known as Abeiku, guilty alongside …

Nigerian authorities have confirmed the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic boarding school in the country’s central Niger State, bringing relief after one of Nigeria’s worst mass kidnapping incidents. In a statement, the federal government described the development as a “moment of triumph and relief,” confirming …

Parliament has approved the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, clearing the way for the institution to be renamed the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS), Wa. The Bill, passed on Friday, December 19, 2025, formally removes the name of Ghana’s …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved emergency security funding for five member states, including Ghana, as part of renewed efforts to combat terrorism and growing insecurity across the sub-region. The decision was taken at the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State …

Chabi Yayi, son of former Beninese president and opposition leader Thomas Boni Yayi, has been arrested at his residence, according to multiple relatives, days after a failed coup attempt in Benin Republic. The arrest, which occurred early Sunday, comes in the wake of the December 7 attempted putsch. Authorities have …

The Accra High Court has ruled that the funeral of highlife icon Charles Kwadwo Fosu, widely known as Daddy Lumba, be postponed while it resolves the ongoing dispute over who has the authority to organise his final rites. The ruling follows an application filed by members of the musician’s maternal …

The prosecution of former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, and seven other accused persons officially begins today, Thursday, December 11, marking the opening of one of Ghana’s most closely watched corruption trials in recent years. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) confirmed the start of the proceedings in a …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced the deployment of its Standby Force to the Republic of Benin in a decisive response to the country’s escalating political and security crisis. The move aims to protect constitutional order and safeguard Benin’s territorial integrity following a military takeover. In …