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Two brothers remanded for robbery, stealing

The Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality has remanded two brothers into custody for robbery and stealing.Augustine Kofi Owusu, 28,...

Court rescinds bench warrant against student charged over boyfriend’s murder

The High Court in Accra has rescinded its order for the arrest of a 23-year-old Level 100 Biological student, charged with allegedly killing her...

Soldier and 4 others remanded over robbery, kidnapping

A military officer and four accomplices have been remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the robbery and...

Man remanded for flogging daughter

A 48-year-old father who whipped his 20-year-old daughter for damaging a padlock after arriving home late was on Friday remanded in police custody by...

Court issues bench warrant for arrest of student charged over boyfriend’s murder

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a 23-year-old Biological Sciences student, Safina Mohammed Adizatu also known...

One arrested with weapons; 7 robbers flee in botched operation

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service are on a hunt for seven(7) suspected armed robbers who attacked some residents of Konongo in the Ashanti...

Man allegedly kills stepdaughter at Sehwi Yamatwa

A man, believed to be in his late forties, Josontey Kwame, has allegedly killed his stepdaughter on his farm at Sehwi Kankakrom near Yamatwa...

Washing bay attendant jailed for defiling student in bush

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling...

Three illegal miners remanded

In a significant breakthrough in the illegal mining battle, the Koforidua Circuit Court B has remanded three persons into police custody for engaging in...

NPP-NDC clash: Police place GH¢20k bounty on suspect

The Ghana Police Service has ramped up its efforts to locate Fatau Motorway, a suspect involved in violent clashes between supporters of the New...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Father of deceased makes shocking revelation

The father of the slain O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) student, Enock Bortey Sackey has revealed shocking details about his son's brutal murder.Contrary to...

Boy, 8, accidentally fires gun; kills 12-year-old brother at Twifo Ashire

A 12-year-old boy has died after his eight-year-old brother accidentally discharged their father's gun while at home.The unfortunate incident occurred at Twifo Ashire in the...

Woman jailed 5 years over GH¢139,000 recruitment scam

The Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a hairstyl­ist, Adwoa Nyarko, to five years in prison for engaging in GH¢139,000 recruitment scam.She was found guilty...

Five Mpraeso SHS students remanded for gang rape

Five students who allegedly raped a female student at Mpraeso Senior High School(SHS) have been remanded for 10 days into Police custody.On Friday, the...

One dead, another injured after violent attack in Bole

A man believed to be in his 20s, Bushira Shaibu has been killed near Tuntumba, a farming community in the Bole District of the...

Man arrested at Twifo Praso for assaulting his 20-year-old daughter

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Amo Abraham, for causing harm to his 20-year-old daughter at Twifo Praso in the Central Region.The suspect,...

Mpraeso SHS rape: Five suspects discharged and re-arrested

The five Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) students who were arrested for gang-raping a 16-year-old female student have been discharged.They were discharged Thursday by...

Businessman remanded for allegedly misappropriating $60,000

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 48-year-old businessman, Charles Nti Denkyira, into Police custody for allegedly misappropriating $60,000.Denkyira, who faces stealing charges, pleaded...

Five students arrested for gang-rape at Mpraeso SHS; 3 on the run

Five students at Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern region have been arrested for an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old female...

Man, 23, jailed for GWCL meter theft; another on the run for illegal reconnection

The Mampong Magistrate court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced 23-year-old Sumaila Abdul Rahman to 12 months in prison for stealing Ghana Water Company...

Weapon-wielding suspect wanted after NPP-NDC clash at Mamobi

A manhunt is underway for a suspect caught on video brandishing a weapon during violent clashes between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

One arrested in connection with NPP, NDC clash in Mamobi

One person has been arrested in connection with the chaos that broke out between New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters...

 Operation Halt arrests 9 suspected illegal miners; 23 changfans destroyed

Nine suspected illegal miners have been arrested, and 23 changfans destroyed by officers from 'Operation Halt'. They were arrested along the Ankobra River at Prestea...

Air condition installer handed 20 years for defilement 

A 40-year-old air condition installer, Joshua Arhin, has been handed 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court, for defiling a...

Vulcanizer jailed 15 years for robbing MoMo vendor

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a vulcanizer to 15 years in prison for robbing a mobile money vendor of GH₵20,725 at Mamprobi in...

3 illegal sand winners, soldier arrested at Ningo-Lekpongunor

Three suspected illegal sand miners, and a sol­dier have been arrested at Bernganor, a suburb of Lek­pongunor in the Ningo-Pram­pram District of the Greater...

Man arrested for stabbing newlywed wife to death, burning corpse

Police in Lagos state have arrested 30-year-old Motunrayo Olaniyi for allegedly stabbing his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death during an altercation at their home.According...

28-year-old miner jailed 12 years for stabbing mason at Nsuaem

A 28-year-old miner has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for stabbing a mason with a...

Six remanded over murder of Prison Officer at Kasoa Iron City [Video]

The Amanfrom District Court has remanded six suspects in connection with the murder of a Prison Officer, Lance Corporal, Gideon Adu Boakye at Kasoa...

Three robbers suffer double agony in court

Three robbers suffered double agony before an Accra Circuit Court which gave them two lengthy jail sentences each for two robberies.Isaac Amejor and Michael...

TikTok influencer arrested for second-degree murder

A popular TikTok creator has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a 69-year-old Louisiana therapist.Terryon Thomas, also known as Mr...

Police probe death of Prisons Officer at Kasoa

The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into the death of a prison officer at Kasoa Iron City in the Central Region.The Public...

17 ‘wee’ dealers including 4 teenagers busted in Kumasi

Four teenagers are among 17 suspected ‘wee’ users and peddlers who have been apprehended by the police in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.The four...

Two burnt beyond recognition at Kasoa Adom Estate

Two people have been set ablaze in a room at Kasoa Adom Estate in the Awutu Senya East Municipality in the Central Region.The victims...

Prison officer stabbed to death at Kasoa Iron City

An officer stationed at the Nsawam Prisons, Gideon Adu Boakye has been killed at Kasoa Iron City in the Awutu Senya Municipality of the...

Two armed robbers killed in gun battle with Police

Two armed robbers have been gun down in a battle with Police personnel on the Yeji- Kumasi highway.One of the armed robbers who escaped...

Two dismissed officers, civilian sentenced to 30 years for robbery

Two former security officers and a civilian have each been sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbery by an Accra Circuit Court.The convicted...

Fear grips residents after fatal shooting of policeman at Kwame Peprakrom

Residents in Kwame Peprakrom in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central region are living in fear and panic following the fatal shooting...

Man, 22, stabbed multiple times while separating fight at Lower Bobikuma

A 22-year-old man, Nana Yaw is battling for his life at Agona Swedru Government Hospital after an ex-convict, Yaw Nyarko popularly known as Solider...

Man, 22, lynched while going to visit friend at dawn

A 22-year-old man identified as Kenten Yeboah has met his untimely death after being lynched at Wassa Akropong in the Western region.The incident is...