Crime

Court remands 2 people for allegedly unleashing 4 dogs on Police

A court in Ibadan in Nigeria on Thursday remanded a woman, Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly unleashing four dogs on...

Students attack teachers for being ‘too strict’ during WASSCE exam

The 2024 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), expected to be calm, turned chaotic at Christian Methodist Senior High School, (CHRIMETO) at New-Aplaku...

Bolt ordered to pay GH₵1.9m over rider’s identity theft

The Adentan Circuit Court has ordered Bolt Holdings OU, operators of ride-hailing platform, Bolt to pay GH₵1.9 million as compensatory damages to Justice Noah...

Taxi driver jailed over murder of his 20-year-old UPSA lover 

Paul Evename, a 35-year-old taxi driver, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend, Jennifer Atieku, a 20-year-old UPSA student. This was after...

New twist to O’Reilly student murder case

Tension ran high at the La District Court today as the O'Reilly student murder case unfolded. The court is grappling with uncertainty over the accused's...

BOST $3m scandal case: Journalist discharged after court strikes out charges

The District Court at Achimota has discharged Yahaya Alhassan, President of the Ghana Social Justice Forum and a journalist, after striking out charges against...

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...

Mechanic, 19, arrested for defrauding gold dealer of over GH₵ 50K 

A 19-year-old mechanic, Abdul Razak, has been arrested by Bamboi Police for defrauding a gold buyer of GH₵50,200.00. According to the Bole District Police Crime...

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...

Our work is threatened by armed gangs protecting illegal miners – Ghana Foresters

Ghana Institute of Foresters says the operations of members to protect some of Ghana’s forest reserves from illegal mining activities and other invaders are...

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...

High tension cable thief escapes lynching at Okwampa

A suspected high tension cable thief narrowly escaped lynching at Awutu Okwampa after being caught red-handed attempting to steal the remaining cables that serve...

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,...

Ex-CIA officer jailed for 10 years as spy for China

A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for the Chinese government. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, was arrested...

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...

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...

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...

Court orders arrest of couple over defrauding landlady of GH¢260K

The Ghana Police Service is on the hunt for a couple accused of defrauding their landlady of GH¢260,000 in Sakumono, Accra. This follows the issuance...

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...

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...

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,...

23-year-old student arrested for kidnap, murder of friend in Nigeria

A 300-level student of Philosophy at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State in Nigeria, Ayomide Adeleye, has been arrested over the kidnap and...

Man nabbed for allegedly killing sister, lover and friend

In a tragic turn of events, a 300-level student from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Christiana Idowu, who was kidnapped between...

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...

Presidency reacts to alleged attempt to seize GIS land

The Jubilee House has debunked reports of an alleged attempt to take over land belonging to the Ghana International School (GIS). The Presidency has described...

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...

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...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: GES to conclude investigations in two weeks 

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has expressed hope to conclude investigations into the fatal stabbing incident at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) within two weeks. The...

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...

GNECC condemns O’Reilly SHS incident, demands immediate action

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has expressed deep concern over the recent tragic incident at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS). The deceased, 18-year-old...

NDC member reportedly shot during coronation at Awutu Bereku

The Awutu Senya East Municipality branch of the National Democratic Congress is demanding for justice for its member who was shot during a coronation...

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...