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Two landguards arrested for stabbing 2 at Kasoa Ofaakor

The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested two suspected landguards for stabbing two individuals without any provocation. The suspects have...

Couple arrested for chaining 9-year-old son in bush for two days [Video]

The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly chaining their 9-year-old son in a bush for two days at Gomoa...

Unknown assailants severely attack herdsman in Central Tongu

A 27-year-old herdsman, Musa Yusif, was brutally attacked and severely injured by unknown assailants at his residence in Xevitoe, a community near Mafi-Aflavenu in...

Galamsey: Three arrested by Akoase Youth put before court

Three accused persons were on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned before the Mpraeso Circuit Court for their involvement in illegal mining activities, commonly known...

Man who assaulted woman with baby in viral video remanded 

An Accra-based Gender Violence Court has remanded into custody, suspect Nii Baah Afful the man seen in a viral video assaulting a young woman...

Man murders woman, injures 4 including father in Central Region

The Kwame Alex community in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region has been left in shock after a 27-year-old man,...

Kumasi: Police pursue fugitive ‘Baba Macho’ over alleged robbery, killing of MoMo vendor

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for Martin Amoah, also known as Augustine Amoah, alias "Baba Macho," who is suspected of...

Policewoman detained, interdicted for pouring hot water on colleague after argument

The Ghana Police Service has detained and interdicted Constable Alonsi Elizabeth following allegations of assault on a female colleague. The Police report indicates that Constable...

Tamale Circuit Court sentences 5 for drug-related offences

Five individuals have been sentenced by the Tamale Circuit Court for various drug-related offences, including the unauthorised sale, possession, and distribution of restricted and...

Choreography teacher jailed for sexually abusing 7 children in Twifo-Heman

The Twifo Hemang District Court, presided over by Mr Maxwell Ofori Kpodo, has sentenced a 50-year-old man, Eric Adu Amissah, to six-years imprisonment for...

Somanya: Man remanded for brutally assaulting pregnant girlfriend

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court, presided over by Mr. Kwasi Apiatse Abaidoo, has remanded 26-year-old car washer Isaac Tetteh Angmortey for three weeks in custody...

Two granted GH¢50,000 bail over ECG meter theft

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail of GH¢50,000 with two sureties each to two persons allegedly involved in the theft of Electricity Company...

Suspects in Sabonjida Fulani cattle killings arraigned

The suspects involved in the killing of cattle belonging to the Fulani community at Sabonjida in the Nanumba North Municipality in the Northern Region...

2 men receive 6 months prison sentence for conspiracy and theft

Two men who conspired to steal faulty car parts worth GH¢17,500 at Bogoso Junction have been sentenced to three months' imprisonment each with hard...

Two in court over kidnapping of 80-year-old American

The case involving two Nigerians accused of kidnapping an 80-year-old American has been adjourned to April 8, 2025. Emmanuel Adedoyin Adebayor, a 28-year-old trader, and...

GJA lauds police’s breakthrough in Ahmed Suale’s murder

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has commended the Ghana Police Service for the arrest and prosecution of Daniel Owusu Koranteng in connection with the...

Ahmed Suale Murder: Evidence was insufficient for prosecution – Tuah Yeboah

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has shed light on the challenges encountered during the early stages of the investigation into the murder...

Ahmed Suale’s murder: No evidence to support charge against suspect – Lawyer

The lawyer representing the suspect in the Ahmed Suale's murder case, Kofi Essel has said that there is no evidence to support the charges...

Ahmed Suale: Police filed ‘shambolic’ charge sheet against our client – Suspect’s lawyer

Legal counsel for Daniel Owusu Koranteng, Kofi Essel, has criticised the police over what he describes as a rushed and baseless murder charge against...

Ahmed Suale’s murder suspect admits taking his photos

Thirty-five-year-old businessman Daniel Koranteng, also known as Nana Amakye, has denied allegations that he sold photographs of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale to Member of...

Ahmed Suale’s murder suspect remanded

The Managing Director of ISPY Company, Daniel Owusu Koranteng, has been remanded by the Madina Magistrate Court as a suspect in the murder of...

Gunmen shoot two dead in Binduri

Two people have been shot dead in Atuba, a suburb of the Binduri District in the Upper East Region. The attack, which occurred on Monday,...

Head porter on bail for stabbing driver

A 28-year-old head porter, Kennedy Dadzie, has been granted GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties by the Amasaman Circuit Court for allegedly stabbing a driver. The...

Not every dispute needs to be litigated – Chief Justice

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has implored court users across the country to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms for the settlement...

KNUST murder: Court receives amended charge sheet, autopsy report

The prosecution handling the murder case of Joana Yabane, a final-year student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has submitted...

Man arrested on wedding day over alleged visa fraud

Samuel Issah Abdulai, a 28-year-old driver who was nabbed on his wedding day for fraud, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Abdulai is alleged...

Chinese national murder suspect granted bail by Takoradi court

A Chinese national, Dai Mengsheng, who was arraigned before the Takoradi District Court on an alleged murder charge, has been granted police enquiry bail. His...

Teacher in court for stealing, defrauding by false pretence

A 47-year-old teacher, Ernestina Koranteng, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing $11,000 and defrauding a Ghanaian resident in the United...

Keta Police intercept hard drugs, arrest three for smuggling

The Keta Divisional Police Command in the Volta Region has arrested three suspects for allegedly transporting hard drugs, known as ‘Taramaking,’ from Togo to...

Businessman allegedly swindles police officer over 2 auctioned vehicles

A 46-year-old businessman who allegedly collected GH¢72,000 from a police officer under the pretext of securing him two auctioned vehicles has appeared before the...

Nungua Queen Mother’s death: Case adjourned to March 26

The case involving Samuel Adjei, who is being held for the murder of a queen mother at Nungua, has been adjourned to March 26...

Court adjourns Ayanfuri murder trial; victim buried

The Diaso District Magistrate Court has adjourned the murder trial of 19-year-old Emmanuel Quansah for the third time. Quansah is facing trial before the court,...

Man, 31, escapes lynching after stealing sheep at Bibiani

A 31-year-old man narrowly escaped lynching at Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region after allegedly stealing eight sheep. The...

Thieves steal 500 meters of ECG cables in Gomoa Dominase

Unknown thieves have stolen cable covers from over ten electricity poles at Gomoa Dominase in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, plunging...

Businessman, farmer granted bail for allegedly defrauding estate developer

The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted bail to a businessman and a farmer over an alleged GH¢120,000 land fraud case. Nii Korley Sai Boni IV,...

Salaga SHS: 28 Students, including 3 convicts, recommended for indefinite suspension

A 15-member committee, consisting of major stakeholders from Salaga Senior High School (SHS) in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, has recommended...

J.B. Danquah Case: Lawyers for ‘Sexy Don Don’ to apply for bail on March 25

Lawyers for Daniel Asiedu, the prime suspect in the murder of former Abuakwa North MP J.B. Danquah-Adu, have informed an Accra High Court that...

Scrap dealer jailed for stealing Ghana Water Limited’s fittings

The Ashaiman Circuit Court, presided over by His Worship Mr. Derrick Parden Eshun, has sentenced a 20-year-old scrap dealer, Tahiru Issah, to 12 months...

Man jailed for stealing laptop at Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment

An unemployed man who stole a laptop at the Ministry of Labour, Jobs, and Employment has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. Foster Nyarko, 36,...

Man arrested at airport with cocaine pellets in his stomach

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 55-year-old Nigerian national for suspected drug trafficking shortly after he landed at OR Tambo International...