China Sentences Official To Death For Taking $325M In Bribes
A court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years. Yang Youlin, who served in various….
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Student Injured In Cutlass Attack Over Alleged Sexual Harassment At Assin Krofofrodo
A school clean-up exercise at the Assin Krofofrodo D/A Basic School has ended in violence, leaving a Junior High School (JHS) 1 student hospitalized with severe cutlass wounds after an….
The 159-Year Record Asantehene Has Broken With His Selection Of Ama Bonsu As Asantehemaa
The Asante Kingdom broke out in celebration following the announcement of the selection of the Queen of Asanteman, who will replace the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, who died….
Let Me See My Client’ – Lawyer Asks Court to Compel A-G Over Abu Trica
Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the legal representative of Frederick Kumi, popularly known as “Abu Trica,” has made an oral application to the High Court in Accra to order the Attorney-General to grant….
Asanteman Gets New Queen Mother as Nana Ama Bonsu Is Chosen
She takes over from the late Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III, the 14th Asantehemaa, who died in August 2025. Nana Ama Bonsu was officially outdoored as the new Asantehemaa (Queen Mother)….
Mahama Announces Two-Day Emergency Cleanup in Flood Affected Regions
President John Dramani Mahama has declared Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, 2026, as National General Cleaning Days in the seven regions affected by the recent floods, directing all….
Chairman Wontumi Seeks More Time to Finalise Plea Bargain in EXIM Bank Case
Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, together with his legal team led by Lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, has appeared before the Accra High Court in connection with the EXIM….
24 Arrested As Police Dismantle Suspected Drug Network In Ashanti Region
Twenty-four suspected criminals, including alleged drug peddlers, have been arrested by the Ghana Police Service during an intelligence-led operation across several communities in the Ashanti Region. The operation, conducted by….
18-Year-Old US-Based Ghanaian Shot Dead
An 18-year-old US-based Ghanaian, Michael Sakyi Jr, has been shot to death in Manassas, city in Northern Virginia. According to a statement issued by the Prince William County Police on….
Popular HIV-Positive Pragya Rider Jailed 20 Years For Defiling 12-Year-Old Girl
A 36-year-old HIV-positive pragya rider, Joseph Nyarko, also known as Joseph Nartey, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Odumase Krobo Circuit Court for defiling….