42 h. ago Kumasi tragedy: Husband suspected in wife’s death remanded by court

A 45-year-old driver suspected of killing his wife has been remanded into police custody by the Asante Akropong District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District.

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3 d. ago Interior Minister Warns Drug Kingpins at World Hausa Day Celebration

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/interior-minister-warns-drug-kingpins-at-world-hausa-day-celebration/Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak issued stern warnings to drug traffickers during World Hausa Day celebrations in Accra, vowing government will deploy security agencies to dismantle networks threatening youth in Zongo communities. The Asawase MP led a high-level government delegation representing President John Mahama at the cultural event. Speaking at the annual celebration, Muntaka highlighted growing […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/interior-minister-warns-drug-kingpins-at-world-hausa-day-celebration/

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4 d. ago Ghana’s Agriculture Faces US$5 Billion Credit Crisis Despite Economic Importance

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-agriculture-faces-us5-billion-credit-crisis-despite-economic-importance/Ghana’s agricultural sector employs nearly 30% of the population yet receives just 3.5% of total bank lending, highlighting a massive financing mismatch that threatens the country’s food security and economic growth. Despite agriculture’s vital role in GDP and export earnings, smallholder farmers and agribusinesses struggle with loans that don’t match farming realities. Current lending models […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-agriculture-faces-us5-billion-credit-crisis-despite-economic-importance/

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5 d. ago Court Remands Man Who Threatened Security Forces in Viral Video

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/court-remands-man-who-threatened-security-forces-in-viral-video/A Juaboso Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of Evans Amoako, known locally as Sasso, after he appeared in a viral social media video brandishing a firearm and warning security agencies to stay away from an illegal mining operation. The video, which spread across social media platforms on August 24, showed Amoako holding what appeared […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/court-remands-man-who-threatened-security-forces-in-viral-video/

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1 week ago Fire at Dodowa booster station disrupts water supply to parts of Accra

The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court has remanded two people into prison custody over a violent acid attack at Aboso, within the Tarkwa Municipality, in August 2024.

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2 w. ago Nigerian court to rule on bail for deadly church attack suspects on Sept 10

Five men charged with carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria in 2022 were remanded in custody on Tuesday until a court ruling on September 10 on their application for bail.

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2 w. ago Ghana Mother Charged for Burning Son With Iron Over Lost Pen

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-mother-charged-for-burning-son-with-iron-over-lost-pen/A Ho Circuit Court has remanded 25-year-old cook Jemima Kwaku after she allegedly burned her 11-year-old son with a hot iron as punishment for losing a school pen. Presided over by Judge Abdul O. Hakeem, the court heard the brutal incident occurred on July 15th at their Ho Barracks–New Town residence. Prosecutor ASP Noah Amuzu […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-mother-charged-for-burning-son-with-iron-over-lost-pen/

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3 w. ago Ghana Mineworkers’ Union raises red flag over casualisation in mining sector, urges gov’t to act

The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) has warned that the growing shift from permanent employment to casual and contract work in the mining sector is eroding job security, undermining workers’ welfare, and threatening the stability of the industry.

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3 w. ago Shell’s South Africa Drilling Faces Court Test Amid Energy Security Push

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/shells-south-africa-drilling-faces-court-test-amid-energy-security-push/A legal challenge now threatens Shell’s plans to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s west coast, even as the country grapples with severe energy import dependence. Environmental groups and coastal communities have lodged a court appeal against the environmental authorization granted to Shell, permitting it to drill up to five deepwater wells in […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/shells-south-africa-drilling-faces-court-test-amid-energy-security-push/

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3 w. ago Court remands building contractor over drug exportation without license  

A building contractor has been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court 9 for alleged exportation of drugs without a license. 

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3 w. ago Military officer, 7 others remanded over fuel tanker robbery  

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded seven individuals, including a military officer, for allegedly robbing a fuel tanker driver of his vehicle and its contents. 

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3 w. ago Court remands 2 policemen over alleged theft of 16 assault rifles

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the remand of two police officers, Lance Corporal William Atia Asitanga and Lance Corporal Sulemana Zanya Abdul-Rahman, in a case that has exposed a disturbing breach of security within the Ghana Police Service.

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