More than 2,000 illegal immigrants from West African countries were arrested by immigration authorities in Ghana on May 16. Most of them come from neighboring Burkina Faso and Togo, but also from Niger and Nigeria. According to the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, this is in response to concerns …
Read More »Flooding displaces hundreds of people in Ghana
More than 400 residents were displaced by severe flooding caused by heavy rains on Sunday, May 18, 2025 in the municipality of Awutu Senya East, in the Central Region of Ghana. Nine out of the municipality’s 13 electoral areas have been affected, making movement difficult for residents. The hardest-hit communities …
Read More »A boy drowned after heavy rainfall
A six-year-old boy drowned after falling into the Anikoko River during a heavy downpour on Saturday, May 18, along the Dunkwa-Aggrey road in Ghana’s Central Region. Family members say Sylvester was returning home from Zongo Market to Oteng Crescent, having been sent on an errand by his grandmother. While crossing …
Read More »Ghana: a man found dead in a strange state
The decomposing body of a man was discovered in his bedroom in strange circumstances in the Assin South district of Ghana. Residents of Assin Andoe in the Assin South District were thrown into shock after the decomposing body was found inhis room. According to former Assembly Member for the area, …
Read More »Three suspects arrested for arms smuggling
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested three people suspected of arms smuggling in Savelugu, in Ghana’s Northern Region. The suspects were apprehended on May 1, 2025, during an intelligence-led operation carried out at their respective hideouts. During the arrest, the police retrieved an AK-47 rifle, an SMG, a Smith …
Read More »Ghana: two arrested in connection with murder
The Katanga District Police Command, in the Krachi East municipality of the Oti region, has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of an adult shepherd in Ghana. The arrests were announced in a statement signed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), John Nchor, of the Public Affairs …
Read More »Ghana: a woman dies in fire outbreak
A 23-year-old woman lost her life in a tragic fire in Aboduabo, in the municipality of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, in Ghana’s North-West Region. According to reports, “the nursing mother lost her life when a fire engulfed a makeshift kiosk where she sold bottled petrol.” According to an eyewitness, “the fire …
Read More »Woman jailed five years for stealing over GH¢221,000 in lotto sales
A 38-year-old manageress has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for stealing GH¢221,937.75 at Santasi, Kumasi, Ghana. The woman pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing and was convicted on her own plea. Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, …
Read More »Nigerian hairdresser sentenced to five years for trafficking women
The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old hairdresser to five years in prison for trafficking two Nigerian women for prostitution in Ghana. The convict, who lured the victims under the guise of offering jobs in Ghana, forced them into prostitution upon their arrival. The victims, aged 22 and 23, …
Read More »Man found dead by roadside in Ahwiaa
A 25-year-old man was found dead in mysterious circumstances in Ahwiaa, a suburb of the Kwabre East municipality in Ghana’s Ashanti region. The deceased, who lived with his grandmother in Mamponteng, had left home to go shopping at the market. “One of my siblings in Accra called to ask if …
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