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4 Ghanaian students arrested over alleged forgery of transcripts to enter US University

Four Ghanaian students at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, USA have been arrested for allegedly forging High School transcripts to gain admission, according to court...

Galamsey: Four arrested in Subri Forest Reserve

Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as ‘galamsey,’ in the Subri Forest Reserve in Ghana’s Western Region. The...

Student jailed for defrauding woman on fake admission promise

The Winneba District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 30-year-old student of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to 13 months imprisonment for defrauding by...

Man who threatened to harm public officers remanded

Ibrahim Mohammed popularly known as Commander Kanewu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been remanded two weeks into Police custody. This was when he...

Big Six effigies’ destruction case adjourned to Sep 18

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has adjourned the case of Newwell Gavu to September 18. Gavu is being held for allegedly destroying statues of the Big...

Ghana Police Church accountant jailed for 2 years after losing GHC40,000 to Aviator betting game

An accountant who dishonestly appropriated GHC40,433.50 from the Ghana Police Church has been sentenced to two years in prison by an Adentan Circuit Court. Edward...

Aviation operator remanded for allegedly siphoning jet fuel

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has remanded into police custody Solomon Tetteh Codjoe for allegedly stealing aviation jet fuel. Codjoe, a 37-year-old aviation operator, allegedly carried...

One caged, others granted bail for alleged murder at Tsiame

The Police at Abor in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have apprehended three suspects in connection with the death of Bessah Gadah,...

Man who threatened to harm public officers arrested

Ibrahim Mohammed popularly known as Commander Kanewu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been arrested for threatening to shoot and harm some public...

Kuntunse murder: Police pray for more time to complete investigations

The case of the Police Constable accused of shooting a driver to death over transport fare at Kuntunse Satellite, near Amasaman has been adjourned...

Police arrest four persons in connection with violent attack at Oyarifa

The Ghana Police Service on 8th September 2024, arrested four suspects in connection with a violent attack that resulted in injuries to three people...

Two students in court for allegedly robbing teacher at gun point

Two students have been charged in the Dansoman Circuit Court with robbery and conspiracy to rob. Joshua Kwabena Nyador and Wisdom Ayekple have pleaded not...

Police place GH¢50k bounty on man who threatened to harm public officers

The Ghana Police Service has announced a GH¢100,000 bounty for anyone who provides information for the arrest of a suspect who threatened to harm...

One arrested in connection with NPP Walewale re-run violence

A man, identified by Police as Kamara Bawah, has been arrested in connection with the ballot snatching incident during the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

GNFS condemns attacks on firefighters, vows legal action

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has condemned recent assaults on its personnel in their line of duty, which have resulted in the serious...

Law clerk in court for forging judicial documents

Law clerk of a law firm in Accra has been put before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly forging the signatures of the Deputy...

Immigration Officers intercept jerrycans of fuel being smuggled to Togo

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted and seized 45 jerrycans of petrol which were being smuggled into Togo. The exercise was undertaken by a...

Businessman granted bail over alleged visa fraud

A 36-year-old businessman, who allegedly took $13,500 from two persons under the pretext of securing them Nicaragua and Mexican visas but failed has been granted...

Man nabbed for allegedly butchering wife, child over paternity issues

A man has been arrested by the Ashaiman district police for allegedly butchering his wife and months old child. The suspect perpetrated the crime over...

Mexico arrests alleged cartel kingpin tied to 43 missing students

Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested an alleged cartel chief linked to the decade-old disappearance of dozens of students. Gildardo Lopez Astudillo, the suspected...

Driver killed, others injured in highway robbery at Agona Suromanya

The driver of a container cargo truck has been shot dead, while others sustained bullet wounds after highway robbers opened fire on them at...

Woman found dead in boyfriend’s room at Sege

A 24-year-old woman, Eunice Sebbi, allegedly committed suicide in her boyfriend's room in the early hours of Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Sege in...

Driver, mate arrested for assaulting firefighter

A driver and his mate have been arrested for assaulting a firefighter, ADO II Abdul Aziz Annor stationed at the Ministries Fire Station, Accra. The...

Man stabs friend to death with stick

Uwombornyi Bado, a 37-year-old man has been stabbed to death with a stick by a colleague, Alhassan Merasa. The incident occurred at Zongo-Machire, a farming...

Police on manhunt for car snatching syndicate in Koforidua

The Koforidua Divisional Police Command is on a manhunt for a car theft syndicate, terrorising residents. The syndicate has reportedly stolen about five cars in...

Father, son imprisoned for conspiracy and theft of teak trees in Hohoe

A 60-year-old herbalist, Edward Worwornyo, and his 30-year-old son, Senyo Augustus Worwornyo, have been sentenced to four years in prison by the Hohoe Circuit...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Court remands accused for two weeks

The La District Court has remanded a final-year student at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS), who fatally stabbed a classmate, for two weeks. The student,...

Awutu Bereku shooting: Court remands suspect

The Awutu Ofaakor District Court has remanded the suspect, Akwesi Lartey Junior, who mistakenly shot one person at Awutu Bereku on Tuesday. This was when...

Galamsey on River Pra: 4 Arrested, changfan machines, boats destroyed

Four persons have been arrested in an exercise by the Twifo Atti Mokwa District Assembly in the Central Region in a clamp down on illegal...

3 chainsaw operators in court for illegal logging

Three chainsaw operators have appeared before the Fiapre Circuit Court in the Sunyani West Municipality for illegally harvesting 45 pieces of Cidrella trees valued...

Court orders destruction of 256 sacks of cannabis

The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service has been given the green light to destroy 256 fertilizer sacks of dried leaves...

Man who damaged ‘Big Six’ monument referred for psychiatric evaluation

The man accused of vandalising the 'Big Six' monument at the Airport Roundabout in Accra has been referred to the hospital for a psychiatric...

One arrested in connection with Awutu Bereku shooting incident

The Ghana Police Service has arrested one person, Nai Akwasi Lartey, in connection with a shooting incident at Awutu Bereku in the Central region. The...

Suspected goat thief burnt to ashes at Awutu Kwame Kwei

An 'Okada' rider suspected to have stolen a goat has been burnt to ashes at Kwame Kwei in the Awutu Senya West District of...

GES meets family of O’Reilly SHS student stabbed to death

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commiserated with the family of a final-year student who was stabbed to death at O'Reilly Senior High School...

Kasoa: Man arrested for stealing flag hoisting pole from Immigration office

A 35-year-old man, Yaw Francis, has been arrested by the Kasoa Police after allegedly stealing a flag hoisting pole belonging to the Kasoa Immigration...

Bolga: Soldier detained over rape accusation

A soldier has been detained over an accusation of raping an 18-year-old hotel attendant. The incident reportedly happened on Monday at about 3:pm at...

Four Ghanaians guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of gari

Four men have been found guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of gari powder from Ghana to south Essex. The...

My son was stabbed 3 times in the chest – Father of O’Reilly SHS student [Audio]

The father of a final year student of O’Reilly Senior High School(SHS) who was stabbed to death by a colleague has expressed pain over...

Student who stabbed colleague at O’Reilly SHS arrested

A final-year student from O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) has been arrested by the Police for allegedly stabbing a fellow student to death, leaving...