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Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in prison on drug trafficking charges

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and given an $8 million fine by a US judge for drug...

Manager convicted for assaulting worker over GH¢90 shortage

The operations manager of Multi Credit Savings and Loans Ltd, Nkawkaw branch, Ayivor Elikplim, has been convicted by the Nkawkaw Magistrate Court, presided over...

Kanton SHS teacher arrested for poaching at Mole National Park

A notorious poacher, who traveled over 100 kilometers from Tumu in the Upper West Region to Mole National Park in the Savannah Region, has...

Five persons in court over alleged unlawful Assembly

Five persons have been arraigned over an alleged unlawful Assembly.Stephen Baidoo, 57, Abdul Aziz, 39, Kojo Amoako, 35, Frank Asante, 31 and William Teyi...

Two police inspectors jailed for secessionist activities

An Accra High Court has sentenced two Police Inspectors to a total of nine years in prison for being members of the Western Togo...

Missing teacher trainee found murdered in uncompleted building

A 21-year-old teacher trainee, Hannah Akosua Frimpomaa, has been found murdered in an uncompleted building at Mesidan, a farming community in the Techiman North...

Court orders ‘troublesome’ suspected killer of 11-year old at Kasoa to be kept in prison

An Accra High Court has given an order for the 2nd accused person in the ongoing trial of two teenagers accused of the murder...

ECG transformer near Police station stolen at Bunso

Unknown persons have stolen the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) transformer at Bunso in the Abuakwa South District of the Eastern Region.The 100kVA transformer...

17-year-old suspected robber beaten to pulp, ear chopped off at Domeabra

A 17-year-old suspected robber, Joel Nyarko has been beaten to pulp with his right ear chopped off at Domeabra in the Ga South Municipality...

Man allegedly buries son secretly after beating him to death 

The Nsawam Police Command is holding a 40-year-old Nigerian man identified as Justice, known locally as “Oga,” for allegedly killing his son, Wisdom and...

Self-proclaimed chief jailed 15 months for fraudulent land sale

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a self-proclaimed chief and  businessman to 15 months imprisonment for a fraudulent land transaction.Nii Kotey Susubribi, also known...

Excavator operator robbed of GH₵30K, mobile phones while asleep

Gun-wielding men have reportedly robbed a 33-year-old Excavator Operator, Owusu Ansah of his cash and other valuables amounting to GH₵35,000 at Dadwen, near Obuasi...

Wa killing: Measures have been put in place to arrest perpetrators – MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive for Wa has assured that the Security Council is working to ensure that the perpetrators of recent murders are brought...

Police probe death of two people in Wa

The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of two persons in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West...

One stabbed to death during fight at wake-keeping; 5 arrested

Five individuals have been arrested by the Danchira Police in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old boy during a fight at Danchira...

Tamale: Man jailed over illegal power connection

The Tamale District Court 1 has sent a strong statement against the increasing issue of illegal power connections by sentencing Wahab Shiraz to six...

Plumber, 44, sentenced for breaking into MoMo stall to steal

Forty-four-year-old Samuel Etuah, a plumber, has been sentenced to six years for unlawful entry and stealing by the Hohoe Circuit Court.On November 25, 2023,...

Body of headless woman found in Tema 

The body of a headless woman believed to be in her 20s has been discovered at Tema Community 25.The deceased was found in the...

Key suspect in Kasoa military officer killing charged with murder

The main suspect involved in the killing of a military officer at Kasoa has been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.The suspect,...

Stolen money: Cecilia Dapaah’s former maid makes strong demand 

Lawyers of Patience Botwe, the 18-year-old former housemaid of Cecilia Abena Dapaah have filed a motion at the High Court for an order demanding...

Abesim murder case suffers adjournment over absence of jurors

The commencement of the trial of Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim...

Thief forced to sell stolen goods at market [Video]

A suspected thief faced an unusual form of justice after being caught stealing yams at a local market.According to eyewitnesses, the alleged thief was...

Man, 23, sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for stealing vehicle

The Gbetsile Circuit Court in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has sentenced 23-year-old Courage Akadro, to five years imprisonment in...

Latest update on missing penis case at Kasoa

The Awutu Bereku District Court, presided over by Naomi Kuntour, has once again remanded six suspects into police custody.Two of the suspects were granted...

MultiChoice nails streaming piracy operation Waka TV

Following an arrest, investigations are underway into the "thousands of individuals connected to the Waka TV pirate network".MultiChoice Group and its technology security subsidiary...

26-year-old man who murdered cousin and fled to Bawku arrested

The 26-year-old man who gunned down his cousin and fled to Bawku in the Upper East Region has been arrested by the police.Fuseini Nuhu...

Herdsman arrested for stealing 20 cows worth GHS 200k

An 18-year-old Fulani herdsman identified as Umaru Abdulai, has been apprehended by the Gomoa Dominase District Police Command for his alleged involvement in the...

Driver’s mate jailed 16 years for robbery

A 21-year-old driver’s mate who robbed two people of their mobile phones valued GHȼ4,200 after pulling a pair of scissors at them has been...

J.B Danquah case: Jurors’ strike forces another adjournment of ‘Sexy Don-Don’ trial

The ongoing trial of Daniel Asiedu, alias 'Sexy Don-Don,' who is accused of killing former MP for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah, has been adjourned...

Nine witnesses for ex-Second Lady’s robber

Prosecutors have indicated their decision to call nine witnesses to testify in a case against Yahuza Osumanu, the man who allegedly robbed several individuals,...

Yam seller fined GH¢600 for selling food without medical clearance

The Somanya Magistrate Court has im¬posed a GH¢600 fine on Salamatu Mohammed, a fried yam vendor, at Nkurakan in Yilo Krobo Municipality, Eastern Region,...

Man accused of galamsey granted ¢150K bail

The Nkawie Circuit Court has granted GH₵150,000.00 bail with two sureties to an unemployed man, accused of engaging in illegal mining at Kobeng in...

Police intensify efforts in Bole following reports of three mysterious deaths

The Ghana Police Service has dispatched a specialised team to Bole and its surrounding areas in the Savannah Region to assist the Regional Police...

10 land guards with weapons arrested in Ga South Municipality [Photos]

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested 10 land guards while retrieving cutlasses and axes at Asabaham in the Ga South Municipality.The accused...

Police arrest two over alleged penis disappearances at Ada Kasseh

The Kasseh Police Command in Ada has arrested two persons, Tayabu Eliazu, 35, and Assan Gariba, 24, for alleging that their manhood had disappeared...

Carpenter gets 15 years for robbing woman of phone

The Adentan Circuit Court on Monday sentenced a 35-year-old carpenter to 15 years imprisonment for robbing a woman of her iPhone 11 valued at...

Farmer allegedly defiles two toddlers at Assin Odunkrom

A farmer believed to be in his 20s known as Kobby has allegedly defiled two toddlers, aged 3-years-old at Assin Odunkrom in the Assin...

Bank accused of helping to fund terrorists

A British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers...

One arrested; 2 on the run after demolition of ex Black Stars player’s building

A suspected landguard has been arrested in connection with the demolition of a building owned by former Black Stars player, Kissi Boateng at Millennium...

Decomposing body found near home of prime suspect in case of missing Ghanaian ladies 

A decomposing body has been found near the home of Andrew Amaechi, who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of two Ghanaian friends,...