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Akotom murder case: 9 remanded into prison custody

Nine accused persons who were put before the Tarkwa Magistrate Court One for allegedly conspiring and murdering a taxi driver, Kwadwo Donkor, have been...

Stop post-election lawlessness or face legal consequences – Police warn

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Grace Ansah-Akrofi has warned individuals involved in post-election violence, looting, and destruction to cease immediately or face legal action.She...

Damongo post-election violence: 14 suspects remanded; two discharged

A Kumasi High Court has remanded 14 individuals into prison custody for their alleged involvement in violent disturbances during election day in Damongo, Savannah...

Gomoa Obuasi: Okada rider beheaded, angry youth vandalize Police station

Residents of Gomoa Mfantse-Moa in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region were left in shock after a 21-year-old Okada rider, Kwame Ofosu,...

NaDMO head office attacked; Akufo-Addo’s photos, others destroyed [Video]

A yet-to-be identified group has reportedly besieged the head office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NaDMO) at Kanda near the National Mosque in...

12 arrested for looting in Tamale, causing damage to properties in Damango

The Ghana Police Service have arrested 12 suspects for looting in Tamale and causing damage to properties in Damango.In a statement, the police said...

One dead, another injured after shooting incident in Nyankpala

A shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Northern Region has led to the death of one person and the injury of another.In a statement,...

Court adjourns trial of Ben Lord, another

An Accra High Court Judge said the number of jurors to be empanelled in the murder case involving Ben Lord Ababio, a self-proclaimed traditional...

Man lynched at Kasoa Krispo City for allegedly stealing iron rod

A man believed to be in his early 30s has been lynched for allegedly stealing iron rods at Kasoa Krispo City in the Awutu...

3 children arrested in Takoradi for stealing GH₵35k from supermarket

Three children aged 4, 10, and 16 have been grabbed after CCTV footage captured them stealing GH₵35,000 from a popular supermarket in Takoradi.Report indicates...

Police intercept 88 persons allegedly recruited for election security in Western North

The Ghana Police Service is investigating 88 people intercepted on board two Metro Mass Transit buses at Benchema near Asawinso in the Western North...

NDC Sowutuom Organiser jailed 4 years for threatening to kill citizens during elections

A Branch Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Sowutuom in the Greater Accra region who threatened to kill citizens during the December...

Several passengers robbed on Wenchi-Sunyani highway

Armed men reportedly attacked several vehicles and robbed passengers of their belongings on Wednesday night.The incident occurred along the Wenchi-Sunyani Highway in the Bono...

Two jailed 30 years for robbing banker of vehicle, personal belongings

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two persons to a total of 30 years imprisonment for robbing a banker of her vehicle at East...

Gas station owner killed in robbery attack at Gomoa Akotsi

Two armed robbers have shot dead a gas station owner, Martin Okyere, at Gomoa Akotsi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.The...

Ghanaian trader sentenced to 15 years for smuggling meth in picture frames

A trader who concealed methamphetamine, a narcotic drug, inside two picture frames without lawful authority has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by...

Stepfather hammers finger of 8-year-old boy for stealing GH₵2

An 8-year-old boy is in severe pains after his step father, Kadri Kaka smashed his fingers with hammer, whipped him with a cable for...

School Feeding Programme: Bono East NIB seizes smuggled rice, arrests driver

The National Investigation Bureau (NIB) in Bono East has intercepted a Kia-Rhino truck loaded with quantities of food items allegedly meant for distribution under...

Two cows stolen from church premises ahead of harvest celebration

Two cows valued at approximately GH₵ 27,000 have been stolen from the premises of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Testimony Parish in Egbeda,...

Miner jailed, fined for stealing motorbike worth GH¢13,500

A 28-year-old small scale miner, Collins Adu, who stole a motorbike worth GH¢13,500 and used it for two weeks has been sentenced to one...

Police rescue kidnapped Emirates Airlines Airport Services Manager

The Airport Services Manager of Emirates Airlines in Accra, Sylvia Patience Baah, who was reportedly kidnapped has been rescued by the Ghana Police Service.In...

Armed robbers attack forex bureau at Lapaz [Video]

Two armed robbers reportedly attacked a Forex Bureau in Abeka Lapaz, a suburb of Accra, on Friday afternoon.The suspects allegedly invaded the Forex Bureau...

Labourer jailed for 5 years for inflicting cutlass wounds on businessman

A 24-year-old labourer, Benjamin Kwabena Fiagbodze, who inflicted cutlass wounds on the head of a businessman at Tse Addo in Accra, has been sentenced...

Pensioner in court for impersonating late brother to sell land

A pensioner has been dragged to the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly impersonating his late brother to sell a plot of land.According to police...

House help before court for allegedly pouring acid on SHS leaver

A 26-year-old house help is before the Bekwai Circuit Court for allegedly pouring acid on a Senior High School leaver.Ernest Agyei has denied causing...

Man arrested for stabbing friend to death with scissors at Bepoh

A 23-year-old man, Appiah Kwasi, has allegedly been stabbed to death with scissors at Bepoh near Appiatse in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of...

Wife bites off husband’s nose over alleged GH₵1,500 theft at Gomoa Buduatta

A 40-year-old man, James Batman has lost his nose after his wife, Abena Dorah bit it off over GH₵1500 at Gomoa Buduatta in the...

2 juveniles remanded over murder of JHS graduate

The Asokwa District Court has remanded two juveniles in custody, following their alleged involvement in the killing of a 16-year-old boy at Anloga, in...

US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions

A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya...

Farmer jailed 18 months for stealing ‘Akpeteshie’ distilling pipe

A Hohoe Circuit Court has sentenced Olator Moses, an 18-year-old farmer, to 18 months in jail for stealing ‘akpeteshie’ (local gin) distillation pipes.He pleaded...

Electrician sentenced for theft; one suspect still at large

A 29-year-old electrician, Samuel Ledi, alias "Corn Dealer," has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Hohoe Circuit Court for stealing a...

Attackers of Erastus Asare and colleagues are “organized criminals” – George Sarpong

The Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, George Sarpong, has expressed concern over the recent assault on Joy News' Erastus Asare Donkor and...

Two injured after chaos breaks out at Gomoa Lome festival launch [Video]

Two individuals have been injured following a heated exchange and scuffle at the launch of the Gomoa Lome festival in the Central Region.The victims...

Man stabbed to death in Ejisu

A 25-year-old man has been stabbed to death in an alleged brawl with unknown assailants at Tikrom Baroɔ, a community in the Ejisu Municipality...

NACOC destroys over 150,000kg of illicit drugs

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has destroyed over 150,000 kilograms (kg) of various illicit drugs seized between 2021 and 2024.The illicit drugs included cannabis,...

26 remanded over violent Abetifi clashes

The Mpraeso District Court, presided over by Her Lordship Adwoa Akyemaa Ofosu, has remanded 26 people into police custody over the violent clashes that...

East Legon accident: Salifu Amoako’s son remanded again

The 16-year-old boy who rammed into another car at East Legon, killing two people as a result, has once again been remanded.The juvenile, who...

NDC PC storms radio station over alleged defamatory remarks

Chaos broke out at a local radio station in Asante Akyem Agogo, Salt FM, on Thursday after National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate (PC),...

Driver in trouble for stealing pharmacist’s taxi

A 51-year-old driver, Chris­tian Kwaku Appiah, has been sentenced to four years in prison by the  Accra Circuit Court for stealing a taxi during a...

Six sustain cutlass wounds, others arrested after violent clashes at Abetifi

Six people have reportedly sustained cutlass wounds in violent clashes at Abetifi in the Kwawu Municipality of the Eastern Region.The chaos erupted after unknown...