Crime

Ho Circuit Court sentences three robbers to 125 years of hard labour

The Ho Circuit Court has sentenced three men to a total of 125 years in prison with hard labour for their involvement in a...

Francis Sosu reacts to jail term of man who vandalised cars at Parliament

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu has announced plans to take up the case of the 33-year-old preacher, Christopher Sorkpa, jailed for...

Man charged with murder for setting woman ablaze on NYC subway

A man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train...

Man jailed 19 years for defiling 11-year-old boy

A 21-year-old school drop-out, who sodomized an 11-year-old boy at the Tarkwa Railway station, has been sentenced to 19 years’ imprisonment with hard labour...

Akatsi South: Two men found dead with body parts missing 

Two unidentified young men believed to be of Fulani extraction have been found dead at Klokpui, a farming community near Wute in the Akatsi...

Court orders Police to determine gender of accused

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the Police to determine the gender of an accused person to decide whether to place them in a...

Man, 41, arrested over illegal power connection valued at Gh¢156k

The New Weija Police Command has arrested Jackson Ekow, a 41-year-old electrician, and sub-contractor for the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) for aiding...

Suspected serial killer lynched and burnt by mob in Adum-Dominase

A suspected serial killer, Joseph Ankomah, popularly known as “Uncle J,” was allegedly lynched and set ablaze by an enraged mob in Adum-Dominase, a...

Man in court for allegedly slashing girlfriend, daughter with knife 

A 51-year-old car sprayer who allegedly slashed his girlfriend severally with a knife after a misunderstanding has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.Daniel Anum Komey,...

Man who vandalised cars at Parliament House jailed 5 years

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a preacher, Christopher Kofi Okyere Sorkpa, to five years in prison for vandalising the windscreens of vehicles at...

GMA condemns attacks on official bungalow of Ashanti Regional Chairman

The Ashanti regional division of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has condemned what it describes as a terrifying attack on the residence of its...

Attempted robbery: Accused claims he carried cutlass for protection

A 21-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, Hope Nunekpeku, accused of attempted robbery, has told the Amasaman Circuit Court that he carried a cutlass whilst working...

Two arrested in connection with vehicles vandalism at Parliament 

Two people have been arrested in connection with the vandalism of vehicles at the premises of Parliament.The suspects have been identified as Wisdom Ahile,...

Driver jailed for killing 3 teenage passengers after inhaling laughing gas 

A driver who inhaled laughing gas at the wheel has been jailed for nine years and four months after he admitted killing his three...

Woman jailed for stealing GH₵81,060 from GCB customers

Jessica Oforiwa, a 35-year-old caterer and hairdresser, has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing GH₵81,060 from GCB Bank customers using cloned...

Policeman accidentally shoots colleague dead at Abeasi

A policeman has reportedly shot his colleague dead at Abease along the Prang-Kintampo road in the Bono East region.The unfortunate incident occurred around 11:30...

CCTV exposes driver who allegedly stole former boss’ cash

A 36-year-old driver who broke into his former boss’ vehicle and made away with GH¢50,000 cash, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.Emmanuel  Klutse,...

Prison Officer in court over alleged recruitment scam

A 29-year-old prison officer, Aziz Nortei Tetteh, has been arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court in Accra on charges of defrauding by false pretence,...

Four remanded over cruel attack in Ho

The District Court 1 in Ho has remanded into prison custody four accused persons for allegedly attempting to murder a 31-year-old driver of the...

State files fresh charges against Ablakwa’s alleged impersonators

State Prosecutors have filed a fresh Charge Sheet at the High Court against the two young men who have been accused of impersonating a...

One arrested at Kwame-Adwer over Okada rider’s death

A young man has been arrested in connection with the death of an Okada rider who was beheaded at Gomoa Mfantse-Amoa in the Gomoa...

Police intercept truckload of Agenda 111 project materials

An Astra DAF truck loaded with several tonnes of iron rods suspected to have been looted from the Agenda 111 project site at Odumase...

9 remanded for allegedly vandalising Volvo Motor Grader in Tamale

Nine individuals have been remanded in police custody by the Tamale District Magistrate Court for allegedly vandalising a Volvo motor grader with registration number...

Fake Military officer arrested in Nkwanta, sentenced to 15 months imprisonment

A man posing as a military officer has been arrested in Nkwanta South and sentenced to 15 months in prison for fraud and impersonation.The...

Drivers in excavator theft: Court orders them to open their defense

The Amasaman Circuit Court has ordered two drivers involved in the theft of a $108,000 excavator to open their defence.The Court presided over by...

FBI extradites “most wanted” Nigerian fraudster from Ghana to face charges

Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national listed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List, has been extradited from Ghana...

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...

Kumasi High Court remands 14 over Damongo election day violence

A Kumasi High Court has remanded 14 individuals into prison custody for their alleged involvement in violent disturbances on Election Day in Damongo, Savannah...

Suspected robber burnt to death in Ashaiman Katamanso

A suspected armed robber has been burnt to death by unidentified individuals in Ashaiman Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region.This was during the early...

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,...

Woman remanded in GH¢265k visa fraud case

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 45-year-old woman, Faustina Foli, who allegedly defrauded an insurance officer of GH¢265,000.Foli, who is...

The rule of law must prevail – CSOs call amid post-election tensions

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, held a crucial meeting with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and...

4 arrested for stealing Agenda 111 building materials at Awutu Bereku

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four persons for allegedly stealing building materials procured for the construction of Agenda 111 Hospital at Awutu Bereku...

Administration works to gazette 2024 election results on hold due to fear of attack

Some key administrative work towards the gazetting of the 2024 general election results is on hold as most Electoral Commission (EC) staff have decided...

Driver shot, over 50 commuters robbed on Akotsi-Kwanyarko road

A driver sustained a gunshot wound to his arm during a highway robbery at Agona Asamoakrom along the Gomoa Akoti-Agona Kwanyarko road in the...

Police arrest 106 individuals over post-election disturbances

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 106 individuals in connection with disturbances that erupted after the recent elections.In a statement, the Police also confirmed...

Police arrest 9 persons for burning EC office at Ayensuano

Nine people have been detained by the Ghana Police Service in relation to an arson attack on the Eastern Region's Ayensuano office of the...

Youth attack Wenchi police commander, free 8 inmates

Unidentified youth in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region launched a violent attack on the Municipal Police Commander, DSP Nana Boakye Yiadom, leaving...

More details about attack on Ursula Owusu’s residence

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the attack on Ablekuma West Member of Parliament(MP) Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.Reports suggest an unidentified group ransacked the Communication Minister's...

2024 polls: Police arrest 89 for vandalism and looting

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 89 individuals for various offences committed during the 2024 general elections, including acts of vandalism, looting, and property...