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Interior Minister orders probe into assault of handcuffed suspect at Police HQ
Minister of the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to conduct a thorough investigation into how civilians gained access to an…
Bagbin urged to ensure passage of Human Sexual Rights Bill as debate continues
Director of Communications for the United Party (UP), Solomon Owusu, has called on Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to ensure that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values…
Gov’t applauds Church of Pentecost’s support for Ghanaians in South Africa
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has commended The Church of Pentecost for providing shelter and humanitarian assistance to about 500 Ghanaians who fled a recent wave of…
Police launch manhunt for man captured assaulting suspect in viral video
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for a man captured in a viral video allegedly assaulting a suspect. In a statement, the Police condemned the incident…
24-year-old man reportedly arrested over alleged abuse of 8-year-old boy
A social media video has sparked concern and calls for police intervention following allegations that a 24-year-old man sexually abused an eight-year-old boy. The one-minute video, which was…
Tipper truck crashes into Sprinter bus at Ofankor, five feared dead
Five people are feared dead and several others seriously injured after a tipper truck collided with a Sprinter bus at the Ofankor Barrier on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in…
Ex-MASLOC CEO released following withdrawal of AG’s stay application
Former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, has been released from custody after the Attorney-General withdrew an application seeking to stay the…
Three remanded over alleged attack, property damage at Obuasi SHTS
The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded three persons in connection with an alleged violent attack and unlawful damage at the Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHS). The accused…
NSA will be free of ghost names by end of my tenure – Opare Addo
The government has introduced stricter verification measures at the National Service Authority (NSA) to prevent fraudulent names from entering the national service system, Minister for Youth Development and…
Police arrest two over alleged inciting, offensive remarks about Prophet Mohammed
The Ghana Police Service, working with the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has arrested two individuals over separate videos containing alleged inflammatory and offensive remarks concerning Prophet Mohammed. One…