Crime

Suame Interchange project: Scrap dealers allegedly stab security man to death

Scrap dealers have allegedly stabbed a security man with Rango Construction Company Limited, the contractor working on the Suame Interchange in the Ashanti Region...

Mason jailed for abduction, defilement

A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old mason, who abducted and defiled a 14-year-old girl, to 16 years imprisonment with hard labour.Francis Blay,...

Missing Ghanaian lady’s case in Nigeria stalled as prime suspect is killed during escape

The United Kingdom-based Nigerian man who was wanted for the alleged kidnapping of two friends has been reportedly killed.Andrew Amechi Ochekwo was killed during...

Suspect in disappearance of Ghanaian lady in Nigeria refuses to disclose her location

A suspect, Andrew Amaechi, who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of two friends, Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh, in Abia State has...

Police seek AG’s advice on slain soldier in Kasoa land dispute

The Ghana Police Service says it has forwarded a duplicate docket on Nana Barima Ababio, aka Benlord Ababio, a self-acclaimed traditional ruler who allegedly...

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...

Farmer, 80 stoned to death for allegedly chasing another man’s girlfriend

An 80-year-old farmer, Kwesi Arhin has been stoned to death on suspicion of having an affair with another man's girlfriend at Assin Otabilkrom of...

One arrested in Tamale for illegal possesion of firearms

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in Tamale in the Northern Region for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.The suspect has been identified...

Police intensify investigations into murder of two persons at Maame Krobo

The Ghana Police Service has intensified investigations into the murder of two persons in the Eastern Region town of Maame Krobo, near Donkorkrom, by...

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...

Palace guard in court over illegal possession of police, military accoutrements

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

Car dealer arraigned over misappropriation of vehicle proceeds

A 46-year-old car dealer has been arraigned on charges of the alleged misappropriation of proceeds from the sale of four vehicles belonging to a...

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...

Businessman remanded over GH¢289,600 alleged visa fraud

An Adenta Circuit Court has remanded Faisal Moro, a businessman, in connection with a GH¢289,600 alleged visa fraud case.Moro is accused of collecting the...

Two KNUST students in police custody for “sextortion”

A Takoradi Circuit Court has remanded two students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) into police custody for agreeing and...

NDC drops bombshell audio in ambulance purchase trial [Listen]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has released an audio recording that allegedly captures a conversation between Attorney General Godfred Dame and Richard Jakpa, the...

Gun battle between Police, armed robbers in broad daylight bank heist at Spintex [Video]

A dramatic daylight robbery unfolded at the Pan African Savings and Loans, located adjacent to FBN Bank on the Spintex road in Accra.According to...

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...

Four officials of Somé Senior High School remanded

The Tokor Circuit Court has remanded four staff of the Somé Senior High School(SHS) in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region into...

Thief forced to sing, dance to Shatta Wale’s music after failed operation

In a bizarre turn of events, a thief was forced to sing and dance to Shatta Wale's music after his failed operation.The suspect was...

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...

‘King Oyanka’ declares human rights abuse in Ghana beyond repair, calls for urgent action

Chairman of the World Human Rights Council for West Africa and Chief of Oblieman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region,...

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...

Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder case transferred to Kumasi

Residents of Jirapa in the Upper West Region have voiced their displeasure with the Wa High Court’s decision to halt the murder trial proceedings...

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...

Nigerian jailed 10 years for drug trafficking

A 32-year-old Nigerian National, Pascal Okafor Ezugwu, has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term by the High Court after being found guilty of...

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...

Caregiver who forcefed baby to death in viral 2021 CCTV footage at Agbogba school jailed

A 56-year-old professional nurse, Clara Yanyi-Ampah, who worked as a caregiver at Happy Bloomers School in Agbogba has been jailed for five years over...

GJA condemns assault on journalist in Northern region

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned an assault on a reporter, Dokurugu Abubakar Ndeeya with Zaa Multimedia in the Northern region by persons...

JB murder trial: I face trials like Daniel in the Bible; I will come out – Sexy Don Don

Daniel Asiedu, the man accused of murdering the late Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu, has turned to the biblical story of Daniel for comfort.He told the...

Man beats Police Chief Inspector to evade arrest [Video]

A 30-year-old man assaulted a Police Chief Inspector at Japekrom in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region while attempting to evade arrest.The...

Kasoa shooting: Court denies man who shot soldier bail

The Achimota District Court has denied a bail application for Benlord Ababio, also known as Nana Barima Ababio, a self-proclaimed security operative accused of...

Bekwai Forestry Commission arrests 2 illegal miners, burns excavator [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/-Zu1hsb3thEThe Bekwai Forestry Commission has arrested two persons for destroying trees in the Bosomtwi Range Forest reserve in search of gold.The duo were arrested...