Also known as: Police Hospital in Accra
Hospital facility providing medical care to patients including detained individuals and police personnel in Accra.
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… Their bodies have been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy. …
Two dead, 4 arrested as police bust robbery gang in Upper EastThe Chronicle
… Their bodies have since been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy. …
Police Gun Down Two, Arrest Four in Upper East Robbery CrackdownA High Court in Accra has sentenced Lydia Aboagye to life imprisonment after a jury found her guilty of murdering her husband, Kweku Gyasi, following a domestic dispute at Omanjor in 2021. The seven-member jury returned a 5–2 majority verdict of guilty.
6 hours ago · Joy Online →
A High Court in Accra has sentenced Lydia Aboagye to life imprisonment after a jury found her guilty of murdering her husband, Kweku Gyasi, following a domestic dispute at Omanjor in 2021. The seven-member jury returned a 5–2 majority verdict of guilty.
6 hours ago · Joy Online →
A child being treated at the Police Hospital's ICU following a collision between a school bus and a tipper truck on the Dzorwulu–Accra Mall road on 30 July has died. The bus was carrying about 11 lower primary school pupils aged between three and 10 years when the tipper truck rammed into its rear.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A jury at the Accra High Court requested that Safina Adizatu Mohammed remove her nose mask while in the dock because they could not see her face, though she could see theirs. The trial judge ordered her to remove the mask when entering the dock and replace it afterwards, after her counsel explained she was wearing it due to illness. Mohammed is standing trial for the alleged murder of her boyfriend, Frank Kofi Osei, and has pleaded not guilty.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Police Service announced plans to prosecute Camila Alhassan in the High Court on a separate charge of false communication under the Electronic Communications Act, following her one-year conviction by the Accra Circuit Court for offensive conduct arising from a TikTok video targeting President Mahama and the First Lady.
18 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A 19-year-old alleged robber was accidentally shot in the thigh by his accomplice during an attempted robbery at a filling station on June 12, 2026, and has been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and attempt to commit robbery. His mother was also charged with harbouring a criminal and granted bail of GHS100,000.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A 19-year-old barber accused of attempting to rob workers at an Agbogba Junction Filling Station has been remanded into custody after being accidentally shot in the thigh by an accomplice during the alleged June 2026 incident. He has been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and attempted robbery; his mother was granted bail for harbouring a criminal.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Homicide Unit of the CID is investigating the death of businessman Fred Akowuah, who died by gunshot in his Airport Residential Area home on Tuesday June 9, 2026, to determine whether it was suicide or homicide. The incident followed a reported "gentleman's agreement" meeting between Akowuah and his wife to settle matrimonial differences.
14 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Frederick Kumi (Abu Trica) has been rushed to the Police Hospital, according to his lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who says his legal team has been denied access to their client for over a week and authorities have not disclosed where he is being held. Barker-Vormawor warned he will file a habeas corpus application if authorities continue to deny Abu Trica legal representation.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra Regional Police Command recovered GH¢140,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle following an armed robbery on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi; one suspected robber was shot dead and another fled, leaving the stolen cash behind.
6 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
A mobile money vendor in Lashibi, Greater Accra, exchanged gunfire with two armed robbers who stole GH¢140,000 from him on July 3, 2026. The vendor killed one suspect during the encounter, and police recovered the entire stolen amount after the second robber fled the scene.
4 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Two bodies believed to have been swept away during recent flooding were recovered at Adakope near Weija in the Weija Gbawe Municipality on Thursday, July 2. The discovery has renewed concerns about persistent flooding in the area, with local authorities citing inadequate drainage infrastructure and the need for long-term interventions.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Chief Supt Kwadwo Oppong (Rtd) died on 1st February 2026 at Police Hospital. His funeral rites are scheduled for Saturday 4th July 2026 in Asante Akyem Kyekyebiase.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, the incarcerated former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), began her prison sentence at Nsawam Medium Security Female Prison on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. She was handed to the BNI upon arrival at Accra International Airport, then transferred to the Ghana Prisons Service after spending approximately four to five days at the Police Hospital.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
According to journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is serving her 10-year sentence at Nsawam Medium Security Prison after receiving treatment at the Police Hospital for a pre-existing medical condition identified before her extradition from the United States.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Police have received a DNA report but are awaiting the full autopsy report in the July 2025 murder case of Ghana Immigration Service officer Stephen King Amoah, whose partially burnt body was found at Ashongman Estates in Accra. Two suspects, Bright Aweh and Thomas Zigah, have been remanded in police custody pending trial, with the court adjourning the case to June 29, 2026.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A suspected armed robber, identified as 'Mugu' by residents, died from a gunshot wound following a taxi hijacking near La Girls' School in Accra on Saturday, June 13. The suspect allegedly attacked a taxi driver, fired a gunshot, and stole a Daewoo Matiz taxi before the stolen vehicle crashed; police are investigating the circumstances of the suspect's death.
14 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has highlighted critical equipment operating around the clock at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital due to relentless patient demand from Ghana and neighbouring countries. Following talks with government officials, the association suspended its planned strike and called for the reinstatement of suspended KATH Chief Executive Officer Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo, as well as urgent retooling of the facility to manage the pressure it faces.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association suspended its industrial action after government assured it was discussing the reversal of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital CEO Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo's suspension. The suspension had triggered widespread backlash from health professionals who attributed the hospital's challenges to systemic failures rather than individual administrative actions.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Interior Minister visited the scene of a fire at the Police Barracks in Accra Central that displaced several police families and destroyed personal belongings. The Government pledged temporary accommodation, financial assistance, clothing, and relief items from NADMO to support affected families.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Inspector General of Police is seeking urgent accommodation for 140 families of police personnel whose homes at Accra Central Police barracks were destroyed by fire. About 100 families are currently sheltered in conference rooms at the Accra Regional Police Headquarters, while 40 have sought temporary shelter with relatives; the police administration plans to rent hotels and guest houses as an immediate measure.
5 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Accra Regional Police Command has clarified that no arrests have been made in connection with the fire outbreak at the Accra Central Police Barracks on June 3, contradicting earlier reports that a suspect had been arrested. Investigations into the cause of the fire remain ongoing.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A fire swept through the Accra Water Works area on Wednesday night, destroying 32 rooms at the Accra Central Police Barracks Annex and a one-storey building. One firefighter was critically injured while battling the blaze, which was reported to the Ghana National Fire Service at 8:05 p.m. and completely extinguished at 3:41 a.m. Thursday.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A 23-year-old commercial motorbike rider was convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment with hard labour by the Amasaman Circuit Court for conspiring with two others to rob a person of a cellular phone. The court considered the convict's age and cooperation in determining the sentence.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr. Hadi Mohammed Abdallah says Ghana's healthcare system failures reflect deeper institutional problems rather than individual blame, arguing the country responds emotionally to tragedies without implementing meaningful reforms or policy changes to prevent recurrence.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Adabraka District Court has adjourned the case of policewoman Gifty Oppong, accused of killing taxi driver Edward Awuku Owusu at Tetegu near Weija, to May 26. The court directed the prosecution to expedite preparation of a duplicate docket for the Attorney-General's Department; the case has been pending since February 3, 2026.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's CID has arrested a 25-year-old fetish priest in connection with the murder and mutilation of Joyce Akua Ampongmaa, a 40-year-old trader from Akweley Kasoa. Her mutilated body was discovered in a bush at Awutu Bentum on March 10, 2026; police say the suspect lured her into the bush under the pretext of gathering herbs and killed her with a cutlass.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A committee chaired by Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa concluded that engineer Charles Amissah, knocked down at Circle Overpass in Accra on 6 February 2026, died from medical neglect rather than the collision itself. Three hospitals — Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and Korle Bu — turned away the ambulance, and Amissah bled to death from a laceration that any equipped hospital could have treated.
12 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Energy analyst Kwadwo Poku has criticized the police for failing to arrest the driver in the hit-and-run death of Charles Amissah, questioning the effectiveness of Accra's surveillance infrastructure including CCTV cameras on Huawei poles at major intersections.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Arthur Kennedy criticised the Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa Committee report on the death of engineer Charles Amissah, arguing that Ghana's healthcare emergency is the result of longstanding structural failures including the "no-bed syndrome" rather than individual staff negligence. Kennedy contended the committee's findings did not adequately address the deeper institutional neglect that successive governments have failed to tackle.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
US-based Ghanaian doctor Dr Arthur Kennedy has called for urgent and comprehensive reforms in Ghana's healthcare system, arguing that the Prof Agyeman Badu Akosa Committee report on the "no-bed syndrome" does not sufficiently address deeper structural failures underlying the country's emergency healthcare crisis.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →