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A Sogakope Circuit Court has sentenced Agbeko Ametame, a 45-year-old farmer, to 15 years in prison for incest and defiling his 14-year-old niece at Mafi-Dzabukpo in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region. Ametame faced charges on two counts — incest in violation of Section 105 of the Criminal …

Under the Interior Ministry’s gun amnesty program, about 2,000 guns have been turned in nationwide, according to Dr. Adam Bonaa, Executive Secretary of the National Small Arms and Light weapons Commission. The Interior Ministry’s decision to prolong the amnesty period from January 15 to January 30, 2026, was followed by …

A taxi driver was shot and killed by a female police officer at Tetegu in the Greater Accra Region around 11 PM on Monday. Eyewitnesses claim the officer entered the taxi in Dansoman and threatened to fire at the driver when they arrived at Tetegu junction regarding the fare. The …

Leslie Nkansah Osei Bonsu, the nominee for the Asante Mampong Paramount Stool, formally took the oath of loyalty to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace on Monday, January 19, 2026. After the oath-taking ceremony, he was officially announced as the Asante Mamponghene and took the stool …

Seventeen police officers, including two senior officers, have been promoted by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno in appreciation of their excellent behavior, professionalism, and commitment to duty. On January 14, 2026, the promotions were made public. The officers’ outstanding performance, especially their dedication to operational excellence, …

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned the Judicial Service and the Ministry of Finance to appear before it due to a conflict with the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) regarding overdue salary payments. In a letter dated January 14, 2026, signed by Acting Executive Secretary Dr. Bernice …

Michael Gyedu Ayisi, the initial prosecution witness in the current criminal case concerning the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, famously called Chairman Wontumi, informed the High Court in Accra that he possesses no written evidence to substantiate assertions that the Samreboi mining concession …

One individual has passed away, while multiple others are in serious condition after a frontal crash involving two commercial trucks at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. The incident included a Ford bearing the registration number AW 3264-21 and a Toyota Hiace with the registration number AS 3552-20. As reported by …

A devastating accident on the Offinso-Abofuor Highway in the Ashanti Region has resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, with several others in serious condition. Witnesses indicated that the accident took place in the early morning on Wednesday, January 7, 2025, between the Samproso and Awisam towns close to Offinso. …

The Ghana Police Service, through the Special Support Unit to the IGP, has detained an individual for illegal gun possession after receiving tips that he had an assault rifle and planned to sell it in Accra within the Greater Accra Region. Suspect Abdulai Ibrahim was apprehended on December 29, 2025, …