A Circuit Court in Accra has handed a 15-year prison sentence to Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, widely known as Nana Agradaa, after finding her guilty of defrauding unsuspecting followers with a fake money-doubling scheme

The ethnic violence between the Akyode and Challa groups in Nkwanta South Municipality, Oti Region, has escalated, with five more deaths confirmed. This brings the total number of fatalities to seven in the renewed conflict that broke out last Wednesday.

The government is preparing to launch the pilot phase of its flagship poultry initiative, “Nkoko Nkitinkiti,” next month in the Northern Region.

However, prominent farmer Mr. Clement Adu Yeboah-Fordjuor — popularly known as Nana Green — is sounding a cautionary note ahead of the rollout. Nana Green, the 2017 Best Farmer for the Atwima Mponua District and CEO of Nyame Green Ventures in Mpasatia, Ashanti Region, urged the government to prioritize youth training before the program begins.

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested five suspected thieves believed to have orchestrated a series of thefts against bank customers who had just withdrawn large sums of money.

Three prison officers attached to the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons in the Eastern Region have been reported missing, raising serious concerns among colleagues and authorities.