Six commercial drivers were arrested on Wednesday evening when the Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, led a taskforce operation to check drivers charging unapproved transport fares and enforce compliance with approved rates across parts of the metropolis.
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced that Ghana has recovered more than $15 million from an international online crime group that used cryptocurrency to defraud Ghanaians.
The Koforidua High Court has dismissed the parliamentary election petition filed by former Suhum MP, Kwadjo Asante, ruling that the case lacked merit and failed to establish any credible evidence of electoral irregularities.
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that Ghana has officially sent a request to the United States to extradite former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and an alleged accomplice, Ernest Darko Akore.
The Accra Circuit Court Three has granted GH¢200,000 bail with two sureties to a 26‑year‑old corn miller who allegedly plotted to burn shops at the Kantamanto Market.
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has opened the Upper West Regional Police Headquarters in Wa, calling for stronger collaboration between the police and the public to maintain law and order in the region.
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, will return to the Government Accountability Series on Thursday, December 18, with a major briefing on developments in the case involving former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) will commence a nationwide compliance exercise on December 18, 2025, to ensure that all vehicles on the road are equipped with functional and GNFS-certified portable fire extinguishers.
A 24‑year‑old trader accused of placing a heated stone between the thighs of a seven‑year‑old girl at Maamobi in Accra has appeared before the Gender‑Based Violence Court.
A former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue in Boston was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts “as if they were baubles.”
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 25 suspects during a special operation aimed at clamping down on drug abuse and criminal activities in Techiman in the Bono East Region.
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, December 17, cut the sod for the multi-million-dollar Oxygen City housing project at Agbokope, near Ho, saying it demonstrates the government’s commitment to ensuring that every region receives its fair share of national development.
Ghana has deployed 54 personnel from the Ghana Armed Forces’ 14 Engineer Brigade, Engineer Contingent 1 to Jamaica to support national rebuilding efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, which claimed over 40 lives and caused an estimated US$8.8 billion in damage.
