A Kumasi High Court has handed down a combined sentence of 120 years imprisonment with hard labour and life imprisonment to Dominic Afriyie, also known as “GH”, for a brutal robbery and murder committed in Atasemanso, Kumasi, in 2021. The 36-year-old was convicted on two counts of robbery and one …
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a third case of Mpox in the country, according to its latest situational report. The new case, recorded in February 2025, brings the total number of confirmed infections to three this year. All cases have so far been classified as mild, with patients …
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Ghana Immigration officers have arrested more than 1,000 street children and their guardians in a massive crackdown on streetism, illegal residency, and potential national security threats in key parts of Accra. The dawn operation, conducted on Friday, May 16, targeted known streetism hotspots including Kaneshie, Abossey Okai, and Kwame Nkrumah …
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The Ghana Police Service has arrested two women following the seizure of 1,650 slabs of suspected Indian hemp during a raid in the Eastern North Region. The suspects, Hawa Ibrahim and Latifa Adams, were apprehended on Wednesday, May 14, in Antokrom during an intelligence-led operation conducted by the Eastern North …
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A U.S. federal judge has significantly reduced the $18 million defamation award initially granted against Kennedy Agyapong to just $500, despite upholding the jury’s finding that he maliciously defamed investigative journalist Anas Aremyaw Anas. The reduction followed a motion for remittitur filed by Agyapong’s legal team, challenging the original award …
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A 25-year-old man, Yussif Mohammed, is in police custody after being caught with a large cache of ammunition, weapons, and military-style gear near the Asankare Police barrier in the Ashanti Region. He was apprehended on Wednesday, May 8, by the Konongo Divisional Police Command, following a tip-off from alert members …
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The first group of 425 Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims from the five northern regions has arrived safely in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. They were airlifted from the Yakubu Tali International Airport in Tamale on Saturday, May 10. This year, Ghana expects to send approximately 6,000 pilgrims to …
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The Asokwa Circuit Court has remanded five suspects, including a pregnant woman, into police custody over the robbery and murder of two mobile money vendors at Krofrom and Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region. According to police sources, the pregnant suspect allegedly acted as an informant for the criminal gang, gaining …
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Popular Ghanaian comic actor Koo Ofori, known in private life as Samuel Seth Kwabena Kyere Karikari, has been arrested by the Accra Central Police Command for allegedly defrauding a US-based Ghanaian citizen of $50,000. According to police sources, Koo Ofori reportedly received the funds from the victim, based in California, …
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Ghanaian journalist and tourism ambassador, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, has had her second attempt at the Guinness World Record for the longest individual singing marathon disqualified due to technical violations of the organization’s guidelines. In an official communication from Guinness World Records, it was revealed that Afua’s attempt was rendered invalid …
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