Two Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping an 80-year-old American woman in Ghana. The suspects, Emmanuel Adedoyin Adebayor, a 28-year-old trader, and Esther Ogbonna, a beautician, were apprehended following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Ghanaian police. A third suspect, Dennis Poromo, remains at large. …
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The National Celebrations Planning Committee (NCPC) has announced a lineup of activities to commemorate Ghana’s 68th Independence Anniversary. The events will include historical remembrances, educational competitions, and a grand ceremonial parade, all designed to engage citizens, particularly the youth, in national history and patriotism. The planned activities will begin with …
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Officers of the Western Regional Police Command have seized 10 excavators and arrested key illegal mining kingpins, including Chinese nationals, in Abelebo and Akango in the Evalue Ajomoro-Gwira District. The arrest was effected on February 22, 2025. They were found operating right in the heart of the Ankobra River. Those …
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The Sokode Senior High Technical School (SHTS) in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region has been indefinitely closed following a violent clash between students and community members. Reports indicate that the clash erupted after a student was assaulted by some town folks over a complaint lodged by a colleague. …
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Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority-Customs Division, have intercepted a truck carrying 1,115 gallons stuffed with cocoa beans at the Ave-Havi border post. Acting on intelligence, the officers stationed at the Akanu Sector Command stopped the truck, which bore the registration number …
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The Salaga Magistrate Court has convicted three students of Salaga Senior High School for their involvement in a violent clash, sentencing them to a fine of GHS 1,200 each or six months imprisonment with hard labour if they fail to pay. Presiding over the case, His Lordship Edward Essel ruled …
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Two individuals have been discovered dead at the Tono riverbank in the Kasena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region. According to reports, the victims were riding a motorbike from Navrongo towards Chaina on the night of Thursday, February 20, when they lost control and plunged into the dam. Their bodies …
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The High Court in Accra has granted bail to Gregory Afoko, a key suspect in the 2015 murder of former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, after nearly a decade in detention. Afoko’s bail was set at GH₵500,000 with two sureties, marking a significant …
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Renowned Ghanaian actor Mawuli Semevo has died following a fire outbreak that left him in critical condition. The veteran actor was asleep at home when the fire broke out, severely injuring him. He succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, where he …
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A Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor, Japhet Yeboah, has been shot and killed in a daylight robbery at the Nkrankwanta lorry station in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region. The tragic incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, when gunmen in a white RAV4 private car …
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