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Man in trouble for violating building code

The Somanya Magistrate Court in the Eastern Region has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Mo­hammed Alhassan, accused of violating the building...

Sales officer sentenced for stealing employer’s money

A sales officer of E-NAT Mineral Wa­ter has been sentenced to six months imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa District Magistrate’s Court Two...

Carpenter sentenced to 15 years for robbing lady of iPhone 11 at Lakeside

An Adentan Circuit Court on Monday sentenced a 35-year-old carpenter to 15 years for robbing a lady of her iPhone 11 valued at GH₵3,500.Kingsley...

Man in court for allegedly stealing over GH₵46K from girlfriend

A 38-year-old unemployed man who allegedly stole his girlfriend’s GH₵46,700 from a safe has been put before an Accra Circuit Court.When Ebenezer Addoh was arrested...

Political assassinations in Mexico: 34 candidates murdered amid election

What should have been celebrated as a ground-breaking election has become overshadowed by the bloodiest election campaign in Mexico’s history, and ongoing high levels of violence across...

Two remanded over car theft

Two persons accused of using forged documents to rent a car and were in the process of selling it have been remanded by the...

Man who inflicted cutlass wounds on pregnant wife remanded

A Dambai Magistrate Court has remanded into prison, Ibrahim Anas, who inflicted multiple cutlass wounds on his pregnant wife.Anas, a 42-year-old, would next appear...

Two arrested for daylight robbery at Awutu Bereku; 2 on the run

The Kasoa Formed Police Unit has arrested two people for stealing a motorbike in broad daylight at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region.The suspects...

Man, 45, in custody over attempted defilement at Tuba Kuwait

A 45-year-old man, Efo Emma has been apprehended by the Tuba Police Command for allegedly fingering and nearly defiling a three-year-old girl at Tuba...

2 fined ¢2,400 for posing as ECG workers to extort money from customers

An electrician and a mason have been convicted to a fine of GH¢1,200 each by the Accra Circuit Court for posing as Electricity Com­pany...

Driver smuggling cocoa with vehicle of Anlo Traditional Council busted

The Police have arrested a driver for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cocoa beans to neighbouring Togo.Abraham Senyaglo, a 35-year-old native of...

Palace guard on bail over illegal possession of Police uniform

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵10,000 bail with a surety to a palace guard accused of illegally possessing a police uniform and...

Nigerian sex worker jailed 5-years for trafficking young girls into prostitution

An Asokwa Circuit Court has sentenced a Nigerian commercial sex worker noted for trafficking young girls into prostitution in Konongo in the Ashanti region...

One arrested in connection with missing Ghanaian lady, friend in Nigeria

Following a month-long search for a missing Ghanaian lady, Afiba Abigail Tandoh and her friend Celine Chidinma Ndidum, significant developments have emerged pointing towards...

Armed robbers attack workers on Ofankor railway bridge

Armed men have robbed security officers protecting contractors working on the Ofankor to Nsawam road project.Reports indicate that, the incident occurred at the Ofankor...

Man gets 10-year prison term for cocaine smuggling attempt in Ghana

The Criminal Division of Accra High Court has sentenced Pascal Okafor Ezug­wu, to a 10-year prison term for attempting to smuggle cocaine weighing 1.54...

Armed robbers attack fuel station, bolt with 1 million cedis

Armed robbers have allegedly raided IBM fuel station at Pakyi Number 2 in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region.According to eyewitnesses, the...

Police arrest boyfriend of woman killed alongside her two daughters

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal murder of one Alberta Armah Hagan and her two daughters in their apartment at...

Ghanaian lady missing in Nigeria after traveling to meet a man she met on Facebook

A Ghanaian lady identified as Afiba Tandoh and her Nigerian friend, Celine Ndudim have been declared missing after traveling miles to visit a friend...

Prosecution files documents in robbery at former Second Lady’s house

The prosecution in the trial of the man accused of robbing the wife of late former Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Matilda Yaaba Amissah-Arthur, and...

Fake kidnap victim found hiding in girlfriend’s house

A 31-year-old man who was allegedly kidnapped has been found hiding in his girlfriend's house at Wiaso in the Western North region.The move was...

Man in police custody for illegally connecting power

The Amasaman Divisional Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old trader, Kofi Mensah, for power theft and reconnecting to the national grid after officials from...

Ambulance case: Letters requesting LCs had Seth Terkper’s seal – 3rd accused person

Richard Jakpa, a businessman and the third accused in the trial involving Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, a former Deputy Minister of Finance, testified that...

Prophetess escapes death after man fires multiple gunshots at her [Video]

https://youtu.be/twlfRHfV9bsA prophetess at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central region has escaped death after a 38-year-old man fired gunshots thrice...

Bicycle thief tied, forced to clean gutters

Residents of Techiman in the Bono East region apprehended a bicycle thief and subjected him to a public punishment that involved cleaning the town's...

Voter registration: Two Togolese arrested in Buem Constituency

Two Togolese have been arrested in Buem in the Jasikan District of the Oti region for allegedly attempting to partake in the ongoing voter...

Thief forced to distill choked gutters with bare hands

A notorious phone thief received an unusual form of punishment after being caught red-handed for his crime at Kumasi-Adum PZ.Instead of being handed over...

Man nabbed for allegedly posing as Asantehene’s staff to fraud victims

A middle-aged man named Kwadwo Amoah Ampong, has been nabbed for allegedly posing as a staff of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to...

Two brothers arrested for stealing $25m in just 12 seconds

Two brothers who studied at one of the most prestigious universities in the US have been charged with stealing $25m (£20m) in cryptocurrency in...

Man who robbed former Second Lady refused bail

The High Court in Accra has refused a bail application filed by a self-acclaimed businessman, Yahuza Osumanu, who allegedly robbed former 2nd Lady, Mrs...

Man detained at Kotoka Airport for lighting cigarettes on plane

A middle-aged man has been arrested at the Kotoka International Airport after lighting cigarettes on board a Qatar Airways passenger flight.Flight attendants were seen...

Military intercept 231 bags of smuggled cocoa at Asutsuare

Military personnel performing duties on the Asutsuare Bridge in the Eastern region have intercepted 231 bags of smuggled cocoa beans.This was upon a tip-off...

Mason jailed 3 months for stealing iron rods

The Adentan Magistrates Court in the Greater Accra Region has sentenced a 35-year-old mason to three months imprisonment, for stealing iron rods valued at...

We’ve been saving stolen monies for over 20 years- Cecilia Dapaah’s husband

Professional Architect and husband of former Minister for Sanitation, Daniel Osei Kuffuor has told the High Court in Accra that they started depositing monies...

Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen money: I was shocked – Husband

Daniel Osei Kuffuor, the husband of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has told the High Court in Accra that he was “shocked” and...

NACOC storms Nsawam Prison in search of drugs

A nine-member team from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in collaboration with 20 operations officers of the Ghana Prisons Service, have embarked on a...

Policeman reportedly shot dead in forest reserve near Ejisu

A Policeman with the Ashanti Regional Police headquarters has been shot dead by unknown assailants in the Bobiri Forest Reserve at Kubease near Ejisu.Sergeant...

Man remanded over alleged theft of fuel dispensers

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 50-year-old man for allegedly stealing four used fuel dispensers worth GHC120,000 from the Fraga Oil Company.Kattalist Creegbo...

Man kills girlfriend’s daughter for smashing his ‘yam’ phone

A 29-year-old taxi driver, Franklin Mensah is in Police custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend's three-and-a-half-year-old daughter at Ashaiman.According to reports, the man hit...

Ghana safe haven for extremists – Ambassador to Burkina Faso 

Terrorists from Burkina Faso and other parts of the Sahel are able to visit Ghana, use Ghanaian hospitals and go back to where they...