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Five dead, six injured in gun battle over land in Savannah Region

Five people, all men, have been confirmed dead, with six others seriously injured during an exchange of gun fire over a parcel of land...

Two remanded over acid attack at Aboso

The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court has remanded two people into prison custody over a violent acid attack at Aboso, within the Tarkwa Municipality, in...

Immigration officer’s murder: Chaos as family accosts suspect’s lawyer at court premises

Tensions flared outside the Adabraka District Court in Accra after proceedings in the case involving the alleged killing of immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah,...

Another suspect arrested in Immigration Officer murder case

Another suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah. The suspect, identified as Thomas Zigah, also known...

Man arrested for alleged murder of brother following misunderstanding

The Kwesimintsim District Police Command in the Western Region has arrested a suspect, Anthony Acquah, in connection with the murder of his 17-year-old brother,...

Cybercrime crackdown: 39 arrested in joint CSA-CID operation in Tema

A joint security operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has led to the arrest of 39 individuals...

National Service Person and beautician face court after abusive attack on Mahama

Two women have appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly making offensive and abusive statements against President John Dramani Mahama. Priscilla Duah Birago, a...

Woman jailed 5 years for stealing pension funds to clear mother’s debt

A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 34-year-old former field officer of the National Trust Holding Company (NTHC) Trustee to five years’ imprisonment with...

Mechanic convicted for stealing deliveryman’s motorbike

A motorbike mechanic, Godfred Atta Hagan, who stole a deliveryman’s Royal Motorbike worth GH¢13,000, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests four soldiers for illegal raids in Tarkwa Nsuaem

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested four soldiers for conducting illegal raids at Simpa Junction in the Tarkwa Nsuaem District of...

Two arrested for stabbing 20-year-old man to death in Asankrangwa

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested two people for allegedly stabbing to death a 20-year-old man in Asankragwa on Sunday, August 17. The...

Volta FDA intercepts large consignment of “Red” worth GH¢11.5m

The Volta Regional Directorate of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with security agencies, has intercepted a large consignment of Tapentadol Hydrochloride...

Police recover weapons from abandoned vehicle on Bekwai road

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has begun investigations into a case of unlawful possession of arms and ammunition. The development comes after personnel from the...

Suspected thief climbs tree to escape mob attack at 37 [Video]

A dramatic scene unfolded on Sunday, August 17, 2025, near the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, when a suspected thief scaled a tall tree...

Hairdresser granted GH¢150,000 bail over alleged death threats against Mahama

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to a hairdresser, Yayra Abiwu, alias AY, in the sum of GH¢150,000 with three sureties, over alleged...

Jealous husband shoots wife over alleged infidelity at Assin Anum

A 35-year-old woman, Faustina Ackom, is battling for her life after being shot by her husband, 41-year-old Wahibu Bukari, at Anum in the Assin...

Man, 27, shot dead by unknown assailants in Konongo

Unknown assailants have shot and killed a 27-year-old man, Awal, at Konongo Low Cost in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The...

Three arrested in Accra over possession, manufacture of illegal guns

The Accra Regional Police Command has taken three men into custody over claims they were involved in the possession and production of locally made...

Oguaa Traditional Council fines radio presenter GH₵30K, 3 sheep for unguarded utterances

The Oguaa Traditional Council, on Monday, imposed a fine of GH¢30,000, three male white sheep, and a carton of schnapps on Ato Trustworthy, a...

Man, 24, jailed 10 years for possessing firearms without authority

The Wa Circuit Court has convicted 24-year-old Mohammed Ali of possessing firearms without lawful authority. The court, presided over by Jonathan Avoogo, sentenced him to...

Preacher remanded over alleged incest and assault

A 40-year-old preacher, Godwin Asher, has been remanded into police custody by the Kwabenya Circuit Court for alleged incest and causing harm to his...

Soldier, 7 others remanded over fuel tanker robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded seven individuals, including a military officer, for allegedly robbing a fuel tanker driver of his vehicle and its...

Court remands building contractor over drug exportation without license

The Accra Circuit Court 9 has remanded building contractor Prince Kwame Fiatsi over alleged exportation of drugs without a license. He is also facing a...

Woman found dead under mysterious circumstances on Behenase farm

A woman, believed to be in her 30s, has been discovered dead under unusual circumstances on her farm at Behenase in the Bekwai Municipality...

Farmer remanded over ginger theft

A 26-year-old farmer has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region...

Mason, 58, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for incest

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has sentenced a 58-year-old mason to 10 years imprisonment for having sex with his daughter. Joshua Bledi got his 17-year-old daughter...

Two arrested with 519 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp at Nyanyano

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects found in possession of 519 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Two policemen remanded over alleged theft of 16 rifles

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the remand of two police officers, Lance Corporal William Atia Asitanga and Lance Corporal Sulemana Zanya Abdul-Rahman, in...

Suspect in immigration officer’s murder case remanded [Video]

A solemn atmosphere surrounded the Adabraka District Court on Friday, August 8, 2025, as the man accused of a heinous crime against Immigration Officer...

Ghanaians extradited for alleged roles in stealing over $100m through romance scams, other fraud in US

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of...

Employee of Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited convicted over cable theft

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an employee of Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited to five years imprisonment with hard labour. This is for...

Man jailed 6 years for GH¢350 Itel phone robbery at ‘machete point’

A 38-year-old unemployed man who robbed a resident of Nungua and made away with an Itel mobile phone valued at GH¢350 has been sentenced...

Four arrested over murder of security man at Gomoa Akotsi

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old security guard, Kwabena Boateng, at the De-Bridge One District One Factory...

Agona Abodom chieftaincy dispute: 14 arrested, 5 treated and discharged

The Central Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 14 suspects in connection with the recent chieftaincy clash at Agona Abodom. According to the...

Blood test leads to murder charge in Immigration Officer’s death

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Donkor, has confirmed that Bright Aweh, the prime suspect...

Driver jailed 15 years for stealing and slashing neighbour’s throat

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old driver, Stephen Ampofo, also known as Kwabena Atta, to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for...

UDS student sentenced to death for murdering colleague over relationship dispute

A Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Nyankpala campus, Salifu Nurudeen, has been sentenced to death by the Tamale High...

Salesgirl jailed 10 years for concealing cocaine in underwear

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old salesgirl to 10 years’ imprisonment for possessing cocaine concealed in her underwear. Sumaiya Amidu was found guilty...

Galamsey: 2 suspected National Security officers, another arrested for alleged extortion 

Two self-acclaimed National Security operatives and a sprayer were apprehended on Monday by the Central North Command of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly...

Asawase: ‘These may be trying moments; but it’s nothing we haven’t handled before’ – A/R Police

Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe, has described the recent unrest in Asawase as a challenging but familiar situation for the security...