14 h. ago Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers after fierce gun battle

The Northern Regional Police Command has successfully arrested three suspected kidnappers during an intelligence-led operation conducted on Saturday, December 6, in Bokpaba, a community located along the Bimbilla–Yendi stretch of the Eastern Corridor.

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24 h. ago Police rescue kidnapping victim in Yendi, arrest three suspects after intelligence

Police in the Northern Region have rescued a kidnapping victim and arrested three suspects following a targeted intelligence-led operation in Wapuli, in the Yendi District. The Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Wisdom Lavoe, confirmed the operation in an internal situation report, explaining that officers acted swiftly after the case was reported to the Tamale Regional Police Intelligence Directorate on 2 December 2025. According to the report, the kidnappers had demanded GH¢100,000 from the victim’s family.

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66 h. ago Police rescue young woman, arrest partner in viral domestic abuse case

The Ghana Police Service has rescued a young woman seen in a viral video crying for help with a visibly injured left eye and has arrested the man allegedly responsible for the assault.

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66 h. ago Police rescue woman in viral domestic abuse video arrest suspect in Apollonia

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-rescue-woman-in-viral-domestic-abuse-video-arrest-suspect-in-apollonia/The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the rescue of a young woman seen in a disturbing viral video with a severe injury to her left eye, pleading for help from pedestrians and motorists. According to a statement shared Friday by the Service, the swift intervention was carried out by the IGP’s Special Cyber Vetting and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-rescue-woman-in-viral-domestic-abuse-video-arrest-suspect-in-apollonia/

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3 d. ago Domestic violence case: John Odartey Lamptey remanded over alleged brutal assault on wife

John Odartey Lamptey, a businessman accused of brutally assaulting his wife at Ofankor in Accra, has been remanded for a second time after appearing before a Circuit Court at the Police Headquarters on December 3.

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3 d. ago Police arrest five suspects behind robberies in Sefwi Bekwai

The Western North Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five suspects believed to be members of a gang responsible for most robberies in and around Sefwi Bekwai, following several weeks of investigation and intelligence operations.

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3 d. ago Rising attacks on journalists demand better coordination with Security agencies — MFWA

Programmes Director for Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Dora Boamah Mawutor, has called for improved collaboration between the media and security agencies to address the rising incidents of attacks against journalists in Ghana. 

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4 d. ago Man who assaulted his naked wife remanded again; sister granted bail

John Odartey Lamptey, a businessman who allegedly assaulted his naked wife at Ofankor in Accra, has been remanded for the second time by a court. 

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4 d. ago Police Officers Accused Of Defying Court to Arrest Comet Security Supervisor

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-officers-accused-of-defying-court-to-arrest-comet-security-supervisor/Two police officers from the Greater Accra Regional Police Command have been accused of arrogating power to themselves by defying an order from the Accra High Court (Human Rights Division) to arrest the Security Supervisor of Comet Security Company (CSC), Mr. Kingsley Adjei, amidst public condemnation and growing tension and confusion. The officers reportedly acted […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-officers-accused-of-defying-court-to-arrest-comet-security-supervisor/

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8 d. ago Agbazo Robbery: Court Gives Rasta (Fumato) and Alkaline (Dzoka) 17

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/agbazo-robbery-court-gives-rasta-fumato-and-alkaline-dzoka-17-year-jail-terms/The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced two men, Lawrence Fumato (Rasta) and Daniel Dzoka (Alkaline), to 17 years imprisonment each after they confessed to their roles in a robbery incident at Agbazo near the Golden Exotic Farm. A police press release revealed that on November 12, 2025, the two attacked their victims with a pair […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/agbazo-robbery-court-gives-rasta-fumato-and-alkaline-dzoka-17-year-jail-terms/

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9 d. ago Russian strikes cause power outages for more than 600,000 in Ukraine

More than 600,000 people in the Kyiv region of Ukraine were without power on Saturday morning after an overnight Russian attack.

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1 week ago CDD boss slams police for ‘wasting scarce resources’ on defamation arrests; Demands focus shift to galamsey

The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD Ghana), Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, has condemned the Ghana Police Service (GPS) following the arrest of a suspect over alleged false claims related to illegal small-scale mining (galamsey).

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1 week ago Police arrest woman captured in viral video assaulting her boyfriend

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a woman captured in a viral video assaulting her boyfriend, following an operation by the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team.

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1 week ago The domestic violence act is failing Ghana’s women and girls. Here’s what needs to change

Earlier this month, a video circulated widely on social media of a man violently assaulting his wife with two metal rods in Ofankor, a suburb of Accra. The video prompted public outrage – and rightly so. But for the victim of the assault, the outcry was too little, too late: she had already reported her husband’s physical assaults to the police several times before the recent incident was captured on video. But still, they failed to keep her safe.

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1 week ago Tarkwa: Police arrest suspects seen in video abusing two women

A Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team of Ghana Police has arrested 10 suspects seen in a video physically harassing and abusing two young women in Tarkwa in the Western Region.

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1 week ago Police arrest 3 for looting sardines after truck overturns on Accra–Kumasi highway

The Nkawkaw Divisional Police Command has arrested three people for stealing cartons of sardines from a cargo truck that was involved in an accident on the Accra–Kumasi highway at Kwahu Fodua in the Eastern Region.

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1 week ago Police arrest suspects seen in viral video abusing two women

Ten suspects captured in a viral video physically harassing and abusing two young women at Dawuranpong in the Central Region have been arrested 

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2 w. ago Police Arrest Nigerian Murder Suspect Hiding in Eastern Region

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-arrest-nigerian-murder-suspect-hiding-in-eastern-region/The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old Nigerian national wanted for the alleged abduction and murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer and her daughter in Nigeria. Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum was apprehended on Sunday, November 23, 2025, during an intelligence-led operation at Akyem Wenchi near Akwatia in the Denkyembour District. […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-arrest-nigerian-murder-suspect-hiding-in-eastern-region/

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2 w. ago MASLOC refutes viral Facebook claim over six months’ staff salary arrears

The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has moved to quash a damaging report circulating widely on social media platforms, particularly Facebook.

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2 w. ago Samson Lardy Anyenini condemns blogger’s extended detention, calls Police actions unconstitutional

Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has criticised the Ghana Police Service over the arrest and extended detention of blogger Samuel Amadotor of Dklassgh.net, describing the actions as a breach of human rights and constitutional law.

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