The Wa Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Jonathan Avogo, 25, has sentenced Adinan Mahmoud, alias Okra, “a notorious armed robber”, to 18 years’ imprisonment in hard labour on his own plea.
The Criminal Division of the High Court has ordered the destruction of over $350 million worth of cocaine seized in Ghana, following confirmatory tests by state authorities.
The High Court has convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, an aide to Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, over corruption charges linked to illegal mining licensing.
President John Mahama has disclosed that the Attorney General is preparing to prosecute 33 cases of alleged corruption involving former government officials.
The government is taking steps to expand the operations of the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) to cover all tertiary institutions nationwide, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has said.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dismissed reports of receiving a medical report suggesting that former Finance Minister, Mr Kenneth Ofori-Atta, is medically unfit to travel.
A restaurant located on Worcester’s Grafton Street that serves cuisine from Ghana has been seized by the state’s Department of Revenue (DOR) due to unpaid taxes, according to two signs posted on the building’s windows.
The Central North Regional Police Command on Sunday rescued seven foreign nationals trafficked under false pretences by a suspect named Zongo Jeon-Baptiste, a 35-year-old Burkinabe.
The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service, through a special intelligence operation, has arrested suspect Ernest Mohamed Adjiri for the unlawful possession of narcotic drugs in the Greater Accra Region.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been released by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after meeting his bail conditions.
