Drug Offences
Police arrest 25 suspects in Bawdie drug operation in Western Region
The Western Central Regional Police Command says it has arrested 25 suspects and retrieved suspected cannabis and Tramadol in an intelligence-led operation at Bawdie.
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- NIA picks up Togolese woman at Teshie over viral Ghana Card videoGreater Accra
- Two remanded over murder of Somanya woman who travelled to Oti to recover GH¢19,000 debtOti
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White Collar Crime
GRA arrests officials of three China Mall outlets over suspected tax evasion
The Ghana Revenue Authority says it has arrested officials of China Mall outlets at Ashaiman, Weija and Nsawam after mystery shopping exercises allegedly found sales that had not been captured on its approved E-VAT system.
Property Crime
Bono East security council orders arrest of students over arson and vandalism at Krobo nursing college
The Bono East Regional Security Council has ordered the arrest of those responsible for removing CCTV cameras and electrical fuses and setting fire to the academic office at the Krobo College of Nursing and Midwifery on 2 and 11 November 2026.
Court Cases & Judgments
Man arraigned over alleged GH¢100,000 scam targeting Ghanaians stranded in Jordan
A man accused of posing as a representative of Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister in Jordan and collecting more than GH¢100,000 from stranded Ghanaians who wanted help recovering their passports has appeared before the Adenta Circuit Court.
Fraud & Scams
NIA picks up Togolese woman at Teshie over viral Ghana Card video
The National Identification Authority, working with the Ghana Immigration Service, has picked up a woman who said in a viral video that she is Togolese but holds a Ghana Card and voter ID, according to Ghanaian news reports.
Violent Crime
Two remanded over murder of Somanya woman who travelled to Oti to recover GH¢19,000 debt
The Dambai Magistrate Court has remanded two men into prison custody over the alleged murder of 39-year-old Rejoice Sena Akpaku, whose body police say was found in bush near Adumadum in the Oti Region after she travelled from Somanya to recover a debt.
Court Cases & Judgments
Somanya trader jailed 15 years for defiling three-year-old girl
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old trader, Aliu Tahiru, to 15 years' imprisonment with hard labour after he pleaded guilty to defiling a three-year-old girl in a suburb of Somanya in the Eastern Region.
Court Cases & Judgments
Adu-Boahene ordered to open defence on nine counts, acquitted on two in GH¢49.1m trial
The High Court in Accra has acquitted former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene on two of the eleven charges he faces and ordered him to open his defence on the remaining nine, after rejecting submissions of no case to answer. His wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, must also open her defence.
Fraud & Scams
Health Ministry warns of fake Mercy Ships fundraising campaign on TV
The Ministry of Health says a television fundraising campaign soliciting Mobile Money donations for patients seeking surgery through Mercy Ships is fraudulent and has no link to the charity, whose services are free.
Investigations & Cold Cases
Two Aduman SHS teachers remanded over alleged sexual abuse of students
Two teachers of Aduman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, interdicted by the Ghana Education Service over alleged sexual abuse involving minors, were remanded into police custody by the Nsuta Circuit Court on 12 November, police and media reports say.
Court Cases & Judgments
Court orders release of Baffour Awuah's passport in SIC Savings and Loans case
The High Court in Accra has granted an application by Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah for the release of his passport, which was held by the court as part of his bail conditions in his ongoing criminal trial.
Organised Crime
Four arrested in Aowin over alleged smuggling of cocoa beans from Côte d'Ivoire
Four people, including a driver, have been arrested at the Yakasi forest border in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region on suspicion of smuggling cocoa beans into Ghana from Côte d'Ivoire, the Municipal Chief Executive has confirmed.
Court Cases & Judgments
Ashaiman court jails man 10 years for snatching Australian's iPhone
An Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to 10 years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to robbery for snatching an iPhone 14 from an Australian national at Tsinagbe.
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Police arrest two and seize suspected counterfeit GTP fabrics worth GH¢20m at Adabraka
The IGP's Special Operations Team says it arrested two men and seized wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit GTP products, believed to have been smuggled from Nigeria, at a warehouse in Adabraka, Accra.
Drug Offences
Spain seizes 2.6 tonnes of cocaine hidden in coconut crates shipped from Tema
Spanish authorities seized 2,600kg of cocaine concealed under false bottoms in crates of coconuts in two containers loaded at Tema Port and arrested two men in Almería. Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission says it has since arrested a 43-year-old Tema freight forwarder in connection with the shipment.
White Collar Crime
Speaker refers AKSA $46,000 bribery allegation to Special Prosecutor after internal review
Speaker Alban Bagbin has directed that Parliament's internal review of an alleged US$46,000 bribe linked to the 2015 approval of the AKSA emergency power agreement be sent to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, saying the review found no evidence an MP received the money but was not the final word.
Drug Offences
Police recover 3,752 slabs of suspected Indian hemp from abandoned canoe at Ada
Tema Regional Police say they recovered 3,752 slabs of suspected Indian hemp from a canoe abandoned by fleeing suspects on the Volta Lake at Ada on 4 November. No arrests had been made by the time of the police statement on 11 November.
Violent Crime
Up to six reported dead and two NAIMOS officers shot in clash over seized excavators at Manso Keniago
Local reports now put the death toll from Wednesday's confrontation between residents and NAIMOS personnel at Manso Keniago in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region at five or six, up from the three NAIMOS confirmed, with two NAIMOS personnel shot. The figures have not been officially confirmed.
Violent Crime
17-year-old charged with murder over Bronx killing of Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong
A 17-year-old has been charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon over the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ghanaian student Javits Frimpong in the Bronx on 29 October, New York police said. He has not been named because of his age.
Court Cases & Judgments
Gifty Oware trial: investigator says 63,673 'ghost names' drew National Service allowances
A BNI investigator has told the High Court in Accra that forensic analysis of the National Service Authority's payroll system found 63,673 names without verifiable identities that received allowances in 2023 and 2024. Former deputy executive director Gifty Oware-Mensah denies the charges.
Drug Offences
Two arrested with 41 slabs of suspected cannabis at Twumasikrom checkpoint after alleged GH¢9,000 bribe offer
Bono Regional Police have arrested a bus driver and his mate after 41 compressed slabs of a substance suspected to be cannabis were allegedly found in their vehicle at the Twumasikrom checkpoint on the Sunyani–Berekum highway.
Property Crime
Nsuta court jails tricycle rider 5 years for stealing GH¢42,000 Pragya
The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced a 22-year-old commercial tricycle rider to five years' imprisonment for stealing a Pragya valued at GH¢42,000 that he had been given to operate for one day.
Investigations & Cold Cases
Obuasi SHTS abuse probe 85% complete and points to prosecution, Education Minister tells Parliament
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has told Parliament that the ministry's inquiry into alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School is 85 per cent complete and that the evidence points to a prima facie case for prosecution.
White Collar Crime
EOCO declares Godfred Maamah wanted over alleged financial loss to state
The Economic and Organised Crime Office has issued a public notice declaring Godfred Maamah wanted in connection with an alleged offence of causing financial loss to the state.
White Collar Crime
OSP opens investigation into alleged NSA World Cup visa and contracts irregularities
The Office of the Special Prosecutor says it has opened investigations into suspected corruption involving some National Sports Authority officials over 2026 World Cup visa, sponsorship and contract arrangements.
Court Cases & Judgments
Chief Justice finds no prima facie case in petition to remove Justice Pwamang
The Chief Justice has found no prima facie case in a petition seeking the removal of Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, and the matter is closed, the Presidency says.
Violent Crime
Peki SHS student dies after alleged dormitory altercation; fellow student in custody
A 19-year-old final-year student of Peki Senior High School in the Volta Region has died after an alleged dormitory confrontation over a schoolbag, and a fellow student is in police custody.
Property Crime
Ghana Water says 4,395 households and businesses caught in alleged water theft crackdown
Ghana Water Limited says about 4,395 households and commercial establishments have been caught in its crackdown on alleged water theft since August 2025, with cases referred to court.
Violent Crime
Buipewura's warrior killed by unknown assailants near Old Buipe
A warrior of the Buipewura, known as Commando, has been killed by unknown attackers at Iddrisu-Kura near Old Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, police say.
White Collar Crime
EOCO declares Bankan Yigma Saaka wanted over alleged financial loss to state
The Economic and Organised Crime Office has issued a public notice declaring Bankan Yigma Saaka wanted in connection with an alleged offence of causing financial loss to the state.
Court Cases & Judgments
JUSAG suspends strike as courts resume sittings nationwide
Judicial Service staff unions have suspended their indefinite strike after talks with the Judicial Service and government, and the Service says courts across Ghana resume normal sittings on Tuesday 10 November.
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