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Two Suspects Arrested for Robbing Businessman in Ashaiman

2Apr

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Two Suspects Arrested for Robbing Businessman in Ashaiman

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery of a businessman at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region on February 26, 2025. One of the suspects, Karim Fatao, was arrested on the same day of the incident, while the second suspect, Wonder Babanawo, who had been on the police wanted list for multiple robberies in Ashaiman and parts of Tema, was apprehended on March 29, 2025. A search conducted on the suspects led to the retrieval of a Ruger pistol loaded with fifteen rounds of ammunition, thirty mobile phone covers, six SIM cards, a quantity of dried plant material suspected to be Indian hemp, one Samsung tablet, and three copies of land indenture. Karim Fatao was put before the court on March 3, 2025, and remanded into police custody. His...

Family appeals to government to help locate relative missing around Tunisia and Italy

29Mar

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Family appeals to government to help locate relative missing around Tunisia and Italy

The family of Philip Boadi, a young man from Elonyi in the Jomoro Municipality, has appealed to the government and Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Nzema area to help locate his whereabouts and that of three friends who travelled outside the country last year in search of greener pastures. Mr Douglas Beyela, Spokesperson to the family, told the media at Elonyi that Philip Boadi was a former worker with the Ghana Dock Labour Company Limited in Accra, until he decided to travel abroad with three of his friends who were also indigenes of Nzema. He said they left the shores of Ghana through Tunisia to Italy somewhere in March 2024. “The last communication I had with my grandson on phone was that some people in Tunisia who were along the seashore at the tim...

Three Arrested in Connection with Robbery and Murder of Mobile Money Vendors in Ashanti Region

25Mar

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Three Arrested in Connection with Robbery and Murder of Mobile Money Vendors in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended three individuals suspected of being involved in the brutal robbery and murder of two mobile money vendors in the Ashanti Region. According to the police, the first incident occurred on Thursday, 13th February 2025, in Krofrom around noon, where the victim, Patricia Nimako, was attacked and fatally shot. Her assailants also made away with an undisclosed amount of money. A second attack took place on the night of Monday, 10th March 2025, in Kwadaso. The victim, identified as Gideon Owusu Sarpong, popularly known as “Junior,” was also robbed and murdered at his residence. Following investigations, police arrested three suspects on 21st March 2025. The individuals were identified as Charles Kwame Danso, 23, also known as “Kwame Char...

17Feb

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Plumber jailed 12 years for sextortion

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 26-year-old plumber and hairstylist to 12 years' imprisonment for sexual extortion. Philip Spain Narh is said to have taken advantage of a 19-year-old SHS graduate by having vaginal and anal sex with her with the promise to help her become a web designer. Unknown to the victim, Narh recorded his sexual encounter with her and published those nude scenes on the internet with the view of blackmailing her. He was charged with seven counts of sexual extortion, non-consensual sharing of intimate images, publication or sale of obscene material and unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. Narh pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was, however, found guilty after going through a full trial. Prosecution's facts before the court are that t...

Kotoko to Hold Vigil for Late Fan, Francis Yaw Frimpong (Pooley)

8Feb

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Kotoko to Hold Vigil for Late Fan, Francis Yaw Frimpong (Pooley)

The Management of Ghana premier league side Kumasi Asante Kotoko in collaboration with the club’s supporters leadership has called on all supporters groups, football enthusiasts and the general public to join in a night of Vigil in the remembrance of the late Francis Yaw Frimpong known by many as Pooley. Numerous supporters and admirers are anticipated to attend the vigil, which is intended to honour the departed while calling for justice and equity in Ghanaian football. Candles are suggested as a sign of remembering and solidarity among attendees. As a devoted admirer of the Porcupine Warriors, Francis Yaw Frimpong's passing has caused a huge hole in the team's fan base. A time of solidarity, introspection, and support for fair play in sports is anticipated from the gatheri...

Court to hear Ben Lord’s bail application on February 11

28Jan

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Court to hear Ben Lord’s bail application on February 11

A High Court in Accra has fixed February 11 to hear a bail application made on behalf of Ben Lord Ababio, the self-acclaimed traditional ruler, accused of murder. When the matter was called on Tuesday, Ben Lord Ababio aka Nana Barima’s lawyers drew the attention of the Court to a formal bail application they had filed. Ababio and Nana Kofi Amo Gyekye aka Nana Fiifi, are standing trial for their involvement in the land dispute that allegedly led to the death one Lance Corporal Michael Danso of the Ghana Armed Forces, Accomplices of the accused, one Oteng and Salisu are said to be at large Ababio and Gyekye have been charged with conspiracy, while Ababio is facing an additional charge of murder. Ababio is currently in lawful custody, while Gyekye is on GHC One million with two...

Chaos at Atebubu as police fire gunshots to disperse aggressive drivers

11Jan

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Chaos at Atebubu as police fire gunshots to disperse aggressive drivers

Police at Atebubu in the Bono East Region fired gunshots to disperse some aggrieved commercial drivers who besieged the Atebubu Police Station in the early hours of Saturday. The GNA gathered that the aggressive drivers were at the police station to demand justice for their colleague who was attacked and killed by a group of armed robbers on the Atebubu-Kumasi highway on Friday night January 10, 2025. Police had since deposited the body of the deceased, Ali Ibrahim, at a mortuary in the town. However, no arrest had been made. Military reinforcement had arrived in the town to bring the situation under control. Though the police officers on duty had since left the station, the angry drivers burnt car tyres as residents around the police station enclave ...

Businessman in court for allegedly defrauding 18 rent seekers GHC100,000

9Jan

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Businessman in court for allegedly defrauding 18 rent seekers GHC100,000

A 48-year-old businessman, Jennings Tetteh Cole, who is accused of defrauding 18 rent seekers of over GHC100,000, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday. He faces 18 counts of defrauding by false pretenses but has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The complainants reportedly paid amounts ranging from GHC3,000 to GHC9,200 to the accused. Jennings has been granted bail in the amount of GHC150,000. He had promised to refund the money to his victims, but according to the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Ramata Asumah, he has not returned any of the funds. The case has been adjourned to January 20, 2025, with the court, presided over by Mr. Bright Samuel Acquah, instructing the prosecution to file their disclosures. C...

Tiler jailed for defiling, impregnating 12-year-old girl

2Jan

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Tiler jailed for defiling, impregnating 12-year-old girl

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a tiler, Stephen Otu, 32, to 22 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old girl. The convict, popularly known as Atta, pleaded guilty to the charge raised against him, and begged the court to have mercy on him. However, the court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu, found Otu guilty and sentenced him accordingly to serve as a deterrent to others who might want to engage in similar acts. Chief Inspector of Police Abraham Ayitey, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant, a 38-year-old Pragia rider, was the father of the victim who was in primary six. He said the complainant, victim and the convict resided in the same area at Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amen...

Washing bay attendant remanded over military uniforms, false pretense

25Dec

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Washing bay attendant remanded over military uniforms, false pretense

By A washing bay attendant who posted a video of himself on TikTok wearing military camouflage trousers and vest portraying to be a military officer has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. Alex Cobbina, 20, charged with falsely pretending to be a public officer and possession of a military uniform, naval Inner vest, military camouflage nose mask and along boot without permit, pleaded guilty. Cobbina told the court to forgive him because he did not know his action breached the laws of Ghana. According to Cobbina, he was the bread winner of the family, adding incarcerating him would bring untold hardship to his family. The court presided over by Mr. Samuel Bright Acquah convicted Cobbina on his own plea but deferred his sentence to January 9, 2025 ...