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TikToker jailed seven months for threats against Mahama, other govt officials

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David Kwodow Prah Afful, the man seen in a viral video threatening to kill the President, Members of Parliament, and other government officials if he had a gun or a cutlass, has been sentenced to seven months in prison. Afful, popularly known on social media as Kwame Nkrumah II, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to charges of threat of death and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace. He pleaded with government officials to forgive him for his behaviour. The Ghana Police Service…

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Abronye’s arrest: Mahama administration intolerant of dissent – Dame

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Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused the John Mahama administration of intolerance, claiming it is clamping down on dissenting voices. His criticism comes in the wake of the continued detention of the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, who was arrested for alleged offensive conduct deemed conducive to the breach of public peace. Speaking on the matter, Mr. Dame argued that restricting citizens from freely expressing their views undermines democratic principles and sets a dangerous precedent.…

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Akwatia by-election: Police arrest NDC’s Sofo Azorka

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The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested Alhaji Sofo Azorka in connection with an alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, the Third National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), during the Akwatia by-election on September 2, 2025. In a statement issued on Friday, September 12, the police confirmed that Azorka was picked up in Tamale as part of ongoing investigations into the incident on Wednesday, September 10. The statement added that a caution statement had been taken from him, after which he was granted bail. He is expected…

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Four suspects arrested in possession of 315 compressed parcels suspected to be Indian hemp

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The Tema Community 1 District Police, acting on a tip-off, on Monday, September 8, 2025, arrested four suspects at the Community 1 Industrial Area for possessing substances believed to be Indian hemp The suspects, identified as Nura Sali (44 years), Pius Chukwuma (49 years), Mustapha Umar (18 years), and Abdulai Amayau (23 years), were found with 315 compressed parcels of the suspected narcotic substance. The parcels were concealed in the tyres of a truck with registration number GN 7291-16, which was intercepted and impounded during the operation. The suspects are…

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