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Firewood seller jailed for stealing rubber lumps
The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court Two has sentenced Aziz Fuseini, a 24-year-old firewood seller, to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing rubber lumps valued at GH¢1,722.00.
The convict, who resided at Damang in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing. Mr Isaac Osei Asare, the presiding judge, therefore, convicted Fuseini on his own plea.
Prosecution, led by Police Sergeant Adwoa Yeboah, said the complainant, Mary Amoah, and her husband were into rubber plantation and food crop farming at Nsuaem near Aboso.
She said on December 16, 2025, at about 12:00 noon, the complainant was heading back from her crop farm when she chanced on Fuseini loading her harvested rubber lumps meant for sale into a tricycle.
Sergeant Yeboah said Prince Ampofo, the rider and a witness in the case, was also standing by his tricycle near the rubber plantation.
The prosecutor said for fear of being attacked, the complainant, after confronting Fuseini, greeted and walked away, planning to reach the main road and raise an alarm so people could help her arrest him.
According to her, Fuseini sensed the complainant could cause trouble, ordered the rider to take off, and while on the way, the complainant pleaded to join them to the main road, all in the bid to get him apprehended.
She said when they got to the Aboso refuse dump area, she alighted and grabbed Fuseini to the police station when he was about to hire another rider and raised an alarm.
Fuseini sped off, but Ampofo was picked up and handed over to the police with the goods in the tricycle, and the complainant reported the matter to the police.
Sergeant Yeboah informed the court that while investigations were ongoing, it turned out that the rider was not part of the crime, but he was only hired by Fuseini.
The prosecutor said Ampofo was later released on police enquiry bail to aid investigations.
She further noted that on December 12, 2025, Ampofo was hired for a job.
—GNA
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Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that in the whole of 2024, only GHS 362 million was released to MMDAs in Common Fund.
Contrary to this, In 2025 alone GHS 5 billion was released to the MMDAs with the following breakdown as follows.
The Minister made this revelation when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series held today.
In breakdown, the minister nonted that 1st Quarter – 790,372,058.40 was released for 2025.
He added that for the 2nd Quarter, 1,464,983,309.60 was released.
3rd Quarter saw the release of 1,188,921,640.80 and
1,592,706,391.20 for 4th Quarter.
The Minister added tha each of the MMDAs were required to undertake the following; at least 2-CHPS compounds, 3 Classroom blocks, 10 Boreholes, and Completion of legacy projects.
Additionally, 25% of the Common Fund was allocated for the Construction of 24-Hour Economy Model Markets.
Ahmed Ibrahim noted that as a result of the timely and unprecedented release of Funds, a total of 494 CHPS compounds, 761 Classroom Blocks, 4,029 Boreholes, and 2,755 Legacy projects are currently at various stages of completion.
Also, he added that 261 24-Hour Economy Model Markets have all been awarded on contracts and construction has begun on many of them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
