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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...

Teenager arrested for allegedly shooting ‘Okada’ rider to death

A teenage boy is alleged to have shot and killed a commercial motorcycle rider, commonly known as an ‘Okada’ rider, at Adugyama in the...

Alleged rapist remanded again

A Tarkwa District Magistrate Court has remanded a 24-year-old galamsey operator, Vitus Nsore, into police custody for allegedly raping a 56-year-old woman at Amoanda...

Unemployed man jailed over stolen electrical cables

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced an unemployed man to two years in prison for stealing quantities of electrical cables at La in Accra. Ebenezer...

Court grants GH¢50,000 bail to farmer over threat of harm

The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties to a farmer, Ali Baba Maigah, who allegedly threatened to harm a businessman...

CHRAJ Theft: Court jails job seeker for stealing mobile phone

A 36-year-old job seeker, Foster Nyarko, has been sentenced to jail for stealing a mobile phone from an office at the Commission on Human...

Pastor in court over alleged GH¢310,000 visa fraud

A pastor was on Friday arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a businessman of GH¢310,000 under the pretext of securing visas...

Illegal miners block River Ankobra, turn it into a stagnant pool

Illegal miners have blocked the River Ankobra at multiple points in Prestea-Hemang and Awodua in the Western Region, preventing its natural flow. JoyNews can confirm...

Four jailed over illegal logging in Nkrabea Forest Reserve

The Obuasi Circuit Court, presided over by Mark Tairima Diboro on Friday, February 28, sentenced four persons to two years imprisonment each with hard...

Woman granted GH₵10K bail after allegedly biting customer’s testicles

The Assin Fosu District Court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, has granted bail to Esi Affumwaa, an Akpeteshie seller and farmer,...

More details emerge on death of MoMo vendor at Manso Asamang [Listen]

Nana Ayensu Barima Kwame Kentenka, an uncle of Augustine Mensah, a Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor who was shot dead at Manso Asamang in the...

3 burnt to death in violent attack in Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri district

Three bodies have been found burnt beyond recognition in Nanik, a community in the Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri District of the North East Region, following a violent...

4 Christian Methodist SHS students arrested with knives and scissors after clash

Four students of Christian Methodist Senior High School (SHS) have been arrested by the SCC Police after they were found in possession of knives...

Immigration foils another cocoa smuggling attempt

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Gagbiri Inland Checkpoint in the Tempane District have intercepted two drums of cocoa beans...

MoMo vendor shot dead at Manso-Asamang

Unknown assailants have shot and killed a 33-year-old Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor at Manso-Asamang in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased,...

Woman arrested for biting customer’s testicles over 20 pesewas

A 43-year-old woman, identified as Esi Affumwaa, has been arrested by the police in Assin Wurakese Camp, located in the Assin Fosu Municipality of...

3 on the run, 6 arrested for alleged defilement at Kasoa Gada

The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command has arrested six young boys for allegedly assaulting two Junior High School (JHS) pupils at Kasoa Gada in...

Saglemi Housing Trial: AG files nolle prosequi to discharge Collins Dauda, others

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice have withdrawn all charges against former Works and Housing Minister Collins Dauda and four others in the $200-million...

Man shot dead in Sagnarigu after dispute

A 26-year-old man, Yakubu Mohammed Habib, has been shot and killed in Fou in the Sagnarigu Municipality following a dispute between his brother, Mustapha...

My client is suffering in custody – Lawyer for ‘Sexy Dondon’ tells court

Counsel for Daniel Asiedu, also known as Sexy Dondon, says he will file a bail application because his client is suffering in prison custody. Daniel...

State yet to receive analytical report on alleged ‘drugs’ found on 3 women

The state on Tuesday informed an Accra High Court that it was awaiting the analytical report on over 16 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs allegedly...

Suspect remanded over fatal shooting at Nungua enstoolment ceremony

The District Court has remanded suspect Samuel Adjei into police custody in connection with a fatal shooting incident that occurred during an enstoolment ceremony...

Opiod importation to Ghana: An interesting timeline of happenings

Since BBC Eye Investigations uncovered the issue of opioid importation to certain West African countries, particularly Ghana, your respected platform, Adomonline.com, has been actively...

Tragic death during chieftaincy installation at Nungua; The inside story

The Nma-Dzorn Mantse, Nii Bormnai Alarbi Petenpeh III, has recounted the tragic events that led to the death of a woman during a chieftaincy installation...

Four Accra Academy students arraigned over viral assault video

Four students of Accra Academy Senior High School were on Monday arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly assaulting their junior colleagues in...

Cashier in court for stealing employer’s GH₵306,140

A 26-year-old cashier accused of misappropriating GH₵306,140 belonging to her employer has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Taibatu Sulley, the cashier, allegedly used GH₵250,775.72...

Man nearly lynched for stealing clothes and toilet roll at Kasoa

A 29-year-old Nigerian, Joseph Chukumeka, was stripped naked and beaten after he was caught stealing designer clothes—along with their hangers—and toilet rolls from residents'...

Man found dead with throat slit at Owuraku

A middle-aged man, believed to be in his early 40s, has been found dead in a bush at Owuraku, a suburb of Adoagyiri in...

Scrap dealer arrested for stealing over 200 cooking pots at Gomoa Ojobi

The Gomoa Ojobi District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested a scrap dealer, Mumuni Abubakar, for stealing over 200 cooking pots and...

Man accused of defrauding a retired judge gets GHȼ200,000 bail

A 40-year-old businessman accused of defrauding a retired judge of GHȼ300,000 under the pretext of securing him a plot of land has been granted...

Sokode SHTS Clash: 22, including journalist injured

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has disclosed that 22 people sustained injuries during the recent clash between students of Sokode Senior High Technical...

Six injured after irate youth vandalise chief’s palace at Gomoa Obuasi [Video]

 Six people, including the head of the Gomoa Obuasi Asona Royal Family, Agya Amoh, are in critical condition following an attack on the palace. They...

Court convicts three Salaga SHS students to non-custodial sentences

The Salaga Magistrate Court in the Savannah region presided over by His Worship Edward Essel has convicted all three accused persons to a non-custodial...

Two jailed 8 years for exhuming 10-year-old boy’s body for rituals at Awutu Adawukwa

The Kasoa Ofankor Circuit Court, presided over by Her Worship Linda Amissah, has sentenced two suspects to eight years in prison for exhuming the...

Two teenagers remanded over GH¢41,000 gold theft

The prosecutor in the teenage gold theft case has told the court that police suspect a larger criminal syndicate with several possible accomplices involved...

Driver in court for allegedly killing pedestrian

Richard Essifie, a driver who allegedly knocked down a 52-year-old pedestrian on General Acheampong High Street, has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Essifie, driving...

Salesman in court for allegedly stealing cash, auto parts totaling GH¢255,904

Samuel Kwasi Hlo, a salesman accused of misappropriating GH¢111,591 belonging to Auto Avenue Enterprise, has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Hlo is also alleged...

Trio sentenced to 50 years for foiled robbery

A Nigerian national and two Ghanaians have been sentenced to a total of 50 years imprisonment by the Assin-Kyerewere Circuit Court for attempted robbery...

Two arrested for allegedly possessing human blood

A team of police officers from the National Highway Police Patrol has arrested two suspects found in possession of a consignment believed to be...