The Obuasi Police Command has arrested 40 suspects in coordinated dawn swoops on suspected criminal and drug peddling hideouts across Obuasi and nearby communities. The operation, carried out on Monday, December 16, 2025, between 5:00 a.m. and 10:20 a.m., was led by ASP Adam Muakalu with officers drawn from the Divisional Operations Unit, Obuasi District,...
A delegation from the State of Palestine, led by Hon. Dr. Varsen O.V. Aghabekian, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Bernard Ahiafor. Dr. Aghabekian said the meeting was aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between Ghana and Palestine, stressing the urgent need to...
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects in connection with a viral video showing the physical abuse of a young girl at Agona Jamasi in the Ashanti Region. According to a press release issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on December 16, 2025, the arrests were carried out by the Inspector-General of Police’s...
President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Supreme Court Justice Yonny Kulendi, acting on the advice of Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. The decision, contained in a letter dated December 4, 2025, was signed by Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, and addressed to petitioner Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta. The President...
A Paris labour court has ordered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe €60 million ($70.6m) in unpaid salary and bonuses, partially resolving one of French football’s most bitter disputes. The ruling on Tuesday followed months of legal wrangling after Mbappe sued PSG over earnings withheld between April and June 2024, shortly before...
Thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been left exposed to the elements after heavy rains and strong winds battered the enclave, flooding makeshift shelters and threatening the collapse of damaged buildings. Witnesses say hundreds sought refuge early Tuesday amid the ruins of Gaza City, where much of the infrastructure has been destroyed...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency, saying it reinforces respect for legal processes and the rule of law. Speaking to Joy News, Evans Nimako, Director of Elections for the NPP, stressed that the law must take precedence when election...
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has refuted media claims suggesting it had prior contact with notorious cyber-criminal Abu Trica before his arrest. In a statement dated December 16, EOCO clarified that it had no communication with Frederick Kumi, also known as Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng and popularly referred to as “Abu Trica,” prior...
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted five officers for misconduct involving the unauthorized use of police uniforms on social media platforms. A statement issued by the Public Affairs Directorate of the Police Headquarters in Accra on December 16 announced the interdiction of the following personnel: No. 45545 G/Sgt. Samuel Agbemanyale, No. 50300 G/Cpl. Isaac Mpere,...
The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered what it describes as a massive payroll fraud scheme implicating more than 8,000 suspected irregular service personnel, with over 1,800 already suspended as investigations gather pace. Speaking at a press briefing at the Authority’s headquarters in Accra, Director-General Ruth Dela Seddoh revealed that a sweeping internal probe exposed...