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Police retrieve stolen items as suspect is arrested over burglary at Spintex

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in connection with a housebreaking and stealing incident at Spintex in Accra, leading to the retrieval...

Police arrest 10 suspects in anti-drug operation in Tamale

The Red Maria, a special operations team constituted by the Northern Regional Police Command, has arrested 10 suspects and impounded three motorbikes in a...

Manager jailed five years for possessing fake currency

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Shubham Sharma, a manager, to five years’ imprisonment for possessing forged foreign and local currencies. The court heard that...

‘I always feel compelled to behead people when possessed’- Fetish priest confesses

A fetish priest accused of killing a 41-year-old woman at Awutu Bentum in the Central Region has reportedly claimed that a spiritual force pushed...

Teacher allegedly gives 2 pupils 60 lashes for sitting on chairs without permission at Egyaa

Two pupils aged 10 and 8 have reportedly suffered severe punishment from a teacher at Trinity Methodist Preparatory School at Egyaa in the Mfantseman...

21 suspects arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court over narcotics offences

About 21 suspects arrested by the Northern Regional Counter-Terrorism Unit’s Special Operations Team were arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court on Monday, March 9, 2026. The...

Mother allegedly assaults 12-year-old daughter over plantain sale in Abrabra

A 12-year-old girl, identified as Vida Kwarteng, has reportedly been assaulted by her mother, Diana Kwarteng, following a disagreement over the sale of plantain...

GIS arrests 93 Nigerians, rescues 73 victims in anti-fraud raid in Accra

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 93 Nigerian nationals and rescued 73 victims during a major operation targeting suspected internet fraud activities in...

Five dead, others injured in Gbeniyiri clash

Five people have been killed and five others injured in a clash between residents and herdsmen in Gbeniyiri and surrounding communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba...

Police identify fifth suspect in killing of Liberian national at Sakumono

The Ghana Police Service has identified a fifth suspect in connection with the killing of Austin Tengbeh, a 26-year-old Liberian information technology specialist who...

Alleged notorious land guard, accomplice arrested at Abokobi

Saviour Kojo Ekpe, an alleged notorious land guard terrorising residents of Abokobi in Accra, has been arrested by the police.   Ekpe, 45, was nabbed with four pump action guns, 101...

Police arrest robbery suspect at Airport Residential Area

The police have arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery incident that occurred at the Airport Residential Area in Accra on February 23. The suspect, identified as...

48-year-old jailed for poaching at Ankasa Conservation Area

The Nkroful District Court has sentenced Ofori Annor, a rubber tapper, to three years' imprisonment for poaching in the Ankasa Conservation Area, a wildlife-protected area in the Western...

Okada riding thugs allegedly assault NADMO Director, wife and children

Some ‘Okada’ riding thugs over the weekend attacked the Director of Engineering and Mechanicals of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and his family,...

Mamprobi baby theft suspect granted ₵200K bail

The District Court of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Accra has granted GH₵200,000 bail with two sureties to Latifa Salifu,...

Warrant issued for arrest of Kenyasehene, Odikro of Buobai over alleged sale of public land

The Kumasi High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of two suspects, Kenyasehene and Odikro of Buobai, for the alleged sale...

11 foreigners face trial over counterfeit dollar operation in Ga South

Eleven foreign nationals arrested at Tuba in the Ga South Municipality over an alleged counterfeit US dollar operation are currently before the courts, the...

Three arrested over alleged mob killing of 26-year-old Liberian at Lashibi

The Ghana Police Service has taken three men into custody over the suspected lynching of a 26-year-old Liberian national at Lashibi in the Greater...

Four arrested over robbery attack on okada rider at Fomena

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four persons in connection with a violent robbery attack on a commercial motorbike rider at Fomena in the...

Former Asokore Mampong MCE, 8 others arraigned over alleged land fraud

Nine people, including former Asokore Mampong Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Alidu Seidu, have been granted bail by the Kumasi High Court over their alleged...

Two arrested in connection with Effiakuma viral video

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects captured in a viral video physically assaulting two teenagers, a male and female aged 13...

Seven arrested over fake electronic traffic violation scam

The Ghana Police Service’s Intelligence Directorate has arrested seven individuals over their alleged involvement in a scheme that issued fake electronic traffic violation notices...

Two in court for allegedly robbing Yango driver

Two persons have been arraigned before a Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly robbing a Yango driver of his mobile phone and GH¢1,500 at...

Suspects identified as Police confirm arrest over assault on Obrachire SHS student

The Central Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three students in connection with the assault of an Obrachire Senior High School student,...

Athletics clash: CID boss gives SWESBUS headmaster 24 hours to produce culprits

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Yarkor Donkor, has directed the Headmaster of Swedru School...

Ex-soldier, pastor jailed for death of man over alleged fake GH₵50

A retired military officer, Joseph Abusah, and a pastor, Benjamin Kofi Agbetiafah, have been convicted by the High Court in Accra for manslaughter over...

Pharmacist arrested for alleged assault on medical officer over drugs   

The Kumawu District Police have arrested Kofi Dougan, a pharmacist at the Kumawu Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region, for allegedly assaulting a medical...

Alleged killer of Gen. Constable Seth Oppong-Damoah re-arrested

Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, also known as Baaluuse, the alleged killer of General Constable Seth Oppong-Damoah, has been re-arrested. A police brief issued on Tuesday said that...

Suspected drug kingpin arrested with large quantities of narcotics in Berekum

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspected drug dealer following an intelligence-led operation at Nyamebekyere, a suburb of Berekum in the Bono Region. The...

Trader who posed as soldier at 37 Hospital granted GH¢10k bail  

The Adabraka District Court has granted a GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties to a 34-year-old trader accused of posing as a military officer to impress a...

Man, 42, arrested in connection with murder of Policeman at Zebilla

The Ghana Police Service has arrested one person in connection with the robbery and murder of a police officer at Zebilla in the Upper...

Head porter charged over mobile phone theft

Stephen Owusu, a head porter, has appeared before the Adabraka District Court for allegedly stealing two mobile phones at Darkuman in Accra.   Owusu is alleged to have snatched the...

Woman killed on church premises at Twifo Denyase

The community of Twifo Denyase Camp in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region has been left reeling after a 62-year-old woman was...

Two KIA staff granted bail for theft of 160 litres of diesel

The Kotobabi District Court on Tuesday granted bail in the sum of GH¢10,000, with two sureties each, to two workers of the Kotoka International...

Nurse in court over alleged GH¢257,000 UK visa fraud

A 34-year-old male nurse has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly collecting GH¢257,000 under the pretext of securing a United Kingdom visa...

Police on manhunt for rider who abandoned arms and ammunition

The Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for a motor rider for allegedly transporting arms and ammunition to Kpandai in the Northern Region. The...

Trader, 55, jailed 12 months for assault 

A Gender-Based Violence Court in Accra has sentenced a trader to 12 months’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl at Abossey Okai. The convict,...

Police Drug Law Enforcement Unit destroys seized illicit drugs

The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region has destroyed a large quantity of seized narcotic substances as...

Driver’s mate jailed 36 months for stealing

A 27-year-old driver’s mate, Emmanuel Mensah, alias “Toxic,” has been sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment by the Kwadaso Circuit Court for stealing. Mensah pleaded guilty...

Gomoa Wassa chiefs angry with Police over release of assassination suspects

Chiefs and residents of Gomoa Wassa in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region have expressed outrage at the Gomoa Dawurampong Divisional Police...