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A man identified as Ottu Acheampong has been arrested at the Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region over allegations that he impersonated a lawyer and collected money from individuals to handle their legal cases. Acheampong was arrested on Friday, October 16, 2026, by two state prosecutors at...
Crime and justice
Anastasia Odametey, the student who previously accused Dr Benedict Tetteh Yartey, founder and CEO of British Columbia College (BCC) and a former judge on TV3’s Talented Kidz, of sexual harassment has moved to settle the resulting defamation case out of court. Her lawyers have proposed an unqualif...
Crime and justice
Zakaria Abdulai, the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (Obuasi SHTS), has been suspended following serious allegations of sexual misconduct involving female students. According to an investigative report by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni and Joy News, Abdulai is accused of taking...
Crime and justice
In a rare and heartwarming milestone for Ghana’s legal profession, Dr. Hazel P. Berrard Amuah and her daughter, Adwuwa Fynna Nhyira Berrard Quayson, were both called to the Bar in Accra on Friday, 9 October 2026. The mother and daughter were among the newly qualified lawyers enrolled as Barrister...
Crime and justice
Egyptian security forces have arrested seven suspected criminals accused of seizing nearly 600 acres of state-owned and privately owned agricultural land through intimidation and violence. According to the Ministry of Interior, the suspects allegedly engaged in thuggery, unlawfully took control o...
Crime and justice
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has dismantled a scam operation in Ghana under its global “Operation Blackout” campaign targeting transnational fraud networks. FBI Director Kash Patel said the operation identified nearly US$10 million in losses and 89 victims, with more than...
Crime and justice
FBI Director Kash Patel has highlighted Ghanaian authorities’ involvement in Operation Blackout, following criticism from Communications Minister Sam George over earlier posts that failed to adequately acknowledge Ghana’s role. The operation targeted suspected cybercrime networks operating in Gha...
Crime and justice
Ghana now has 44 of its nationals listed on the United States Department of Homeland Security’s public “Worst of the Worst” (WOW) database of criminal non-citizens, according to the latest available country breakdowns. The figure represents an increase from 32 Ghanaians who appeared on the list e...
Crime and justice
Ghana has been upgraded to Tier 1 in the 2026 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, published by the United States, in recognition of the country’s efforts to combat human trafficking. The upgrade reflects Ghana’s progress in prosecuting human traffickers, protecting victims and tackling exploitat...
Crime and justice
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has dismantled a scam operation in Ghana under its global “Operation Blackout” campaign targeting transnational fraud networks. FBI Director Kash Patel said the operation identified nearly US$10 million in losses and 89 victims, with more than...
Crime and justice
A 45-year-old Ghanaian national living in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of rape. Evans Nyarko, a resident of Fishermead in Milton Keynes, was jailed at Aylesbury Crown Court following a unanimous guilty verdict by a jury. He was convicted...
Crime and justice
Jamal Abubakari, a 22-year-old Ghanaian national also known as “Arrangement,” has asked a U.S. federal court for a 60- to 90-day postponement of his upcoming trial on fraud-related charges. His lawyers cited the recent disclosure of a large volume of evidence by the government and repeated techni...
Crime and justice