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A Ghanaian businessman was the subject of rigorous scrutiny by UK Border Force officials after he was found carrying an amount of £14,800 on arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport. Even though he attempted to comply with the requirement of declaring an amount exceeding £10,000 pounds, the businessman according to the …

Police in the Northern Region have detained a police officer was nabbed for allegedly stealing three confiscated motorbikes in Tamale. The Regional Police Command confiscated dozens of motorbikes during the clashes between its personnel and supporters of the volunteer Anti-drug Abuse Taskforce at the Tamale District Magistrate Court on Monday …

A group of Ghanaians who recently completed a road trip from Accra to London, covering 10,000 kilometers have opened up about the challenges they encountered throughout their journey, especially at the Mauritanian border. The adventurers recounted their ordeal in an interview on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, highlighting the diversity of landscapes, …

Paris Saint-German manager, Christophe Galtier, and his son John Valovic-Galtier have been detained as part of the investigation into discrimination at OGC Nice. The manager and his son who is a football agent have been arrested for probing after claims that the gaffer made racist and Islamophobic remarks about players …

Football great Lionel Messi was detained at the Beijing airport upon his arrival in China ahead of Argentina’s friendly game against Australia. The World Cup winner is said to have been delayed by security at the airport for using the wrong passport. Messi travelled to China together with his international …

Award-winning Gospel musician and songwriter, Ernest Opoku has recounted his encounter with German Immigration Officers and how God saved him from getting into trouble for alleged smuggling. According to the ace musician, while traveling from Ghana to Germany, he was detained at their airport for possessing something he had no …

An unamed Ghanaian traveller was briefly detained by border officials in the United States of America after banned giant African snails were discovered in his luggage. The man had arrived at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s Customs and Border Protection desk, whereupon an inspection by officers revealed his consignment. An Associated …

On August 28, 2019, two police officers of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) detachment at Kasoa were gruesomely shot and killed by a gang of armed robbers. The death of General Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal and Sergeant Dzamesi sparked outrage and sent the entire Ghana Police Service on a wild …

   Razak Kaumpa, the opposition National Democratic Congress’ Suame Constituency Youth Organizer, has been detained by police after being turned over by the party’s leadership. The suspect, who was accused of inappropriate behaviour, is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday. On Wednesday, party supporters gathered at the Ashanti Regional Command …

Three women among the 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali have been released. The women arrived home late on Saturday about seven weeks after their arrests sparked a diplomatic spat between military-ruled Mali and the Ivory Coast. Mali said the group – who were detained at the airport in the …