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Ashanti REGSEC links Kumasi shootings to Bawku conflict

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has established potential connections between the recent spate of shootings in Kumasi and the long-running conflict in Bawku. Last...

NSB Scandal: Witness reveals how ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags of cash moved from bank to accused

The first prosecution witness in the trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and three others has revealed that...

IGP vows swift justice over fatal Asawase shootings

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has pledged to ensure that the perpetrators of two recent fatal shootings in Asawase, in the...

Driver sentenced to 5 years for stealing Toyota bus

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old driver to five years' imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Toyota bus valued at GH¢70,000. Kwadwo...

Man stabbed to death by colleague at China City Mall in Kumasi

A staff member of China City, a shopping mall located at Santasi in Kumasi, has allegedly been stabbed to death by a colleague at...

Afigya Kwabre North MP mourns aspiring nurse killed in armed robbery attack

Residents of Denase in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region have been thrown into a state of mourning following a tragic...

Kumasi killings: Police snap checks intensify

A palpable tension has descended upon Asawase, a bustling suburb within the Kumasi Metropolis, as the Ashanti Regional Police Command ramps up its efforts...

Daughter killed in father’s arson attack over alleged sex denial at Asuoso Fenaso

A 50-year-old farmer has allegedly set his house ablaze, killing his 17-year-old daughter at Asuoso Fenaso in the Ashanti Region. According to residents, the man...

Police rescue 16 scam victims in Peace Town

The Amanfro District Police Command has rescued sixteen foreign nationals believed to have been lured into a suspected Qnet scam under the guise of...

Alleged car thief beaten to pulp at Awutu Bereku

A man believed to have stolen a vehicle was brutally assaulted by a mob at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of...

Security guard jailed 15 years for iPhone robbery attempt

A 22-year-old security guard, Richmond Botwe, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for attempted robbery in Nmai Dzorn. He pleaded guilty before the Adenta...

Council of State member escapes highway robbery as gunmen steal cash and rifle

Police have confirmed a brazen armed attack on the convoy of Pe Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam III, the Chiana-Pio and Upper East Region’s representative on...

 Over 700 Ghanaians scammed, trafficked across West Africa countries – Ablakwa

The government of Ghana is working with immigration authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to rescue and repatriate over 200 Ghanaians who are reportedly being held...

Three suspected poachers arrested in Ankasa Conservation Area

Three suspected poachers have been apprehended by resource guards at the Ankasa Conservation Area in the Western Region. The arrest was made on July 9,...

Two who tortured boy in viral child video granted bail

The Gender-Based Violence Court in Sekondi has granted bail to two men standing trial for the alleged assault of a 12-year-old boy in New...

Tarkwa Bremang Assembly Member arrested for ‘galamsey’ and road diversion

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested the Assembly Member for the Tarkwa Bremang Electoral Area, Isaac Duku, popularly known as Agoogi, for...

Nine denied bail in Nkwanta riots case 

An Accra Circuit Court has declined a bail application for nine individuals allegedly involved in the recent riots at Nkwanta in the Oti Region. Presiding...

Tamale drug dealer fined GH₵1.68m, risks 25 years in jail

A Tamale Circuit Court, presided over by Francis Asubayere, has convicted Alhaji Abdulai Sayuti, a 53-year-old pharmaceutical distributor, and fined him GH₵1,680,000, equivalent to...

GNAT urges calm after closure of Zuarungu SHS over students’ clashes

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Tanko Musah, has called for calm and urged students to embrace peace...

Treasury Bills oversubscribed as investor confidence rebounds

Ghana’s Treasury recorded an oversubscription in its primary Treasury bill auction last week, as investor demand surged by 97.82 per cent above the government’s...

31-year-old man jailed 7 years for defiling 5-year-old girl

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Issahaku Waris, to seven years' imprisonment for defiling a five-year-old girl in the Upper West...

Joshua Alabi’s impostor, two brothers busted for defrauding Council of State Member of GH¢60k

A 40-year-old man who allegedly impersonated Professor Joshua Alabi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to defraud a Council of State...

Man dies after suspected poisoning at birthday party; six arrested

The Dormaa Ahenkuro Police in the Bono Region have arrested six individuals to assist in investigations following the sudden death of a young man...

Three arrested in Ashanti region for distributing fake insecticides [Video]

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three shop owners and distributors suspected of distributing and retailing counterfeit mosquito and insecticide spray products. The arrests,...

Six arrested, 54 rescued in recruitment scam at Effutu

The Winneba Divisional Police Command has arrested six individuals linked to a recruitment scam that defrauded dozens of job seekers in Effutu, Central Region. The...

‘Fake soldier’ allegedly defrauds lawyer of GH₵192,000 in landguard deal

A businessman has been accused of defrauding a lawyer of GH₵192,000 and has since appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Mahama Saani Razak, also known...

Man arrested with over 400 boxes of tramadol in Tamale collapses in court

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Alhaji Abdulai Sayuti, for the unlawful possession and sale of restricted pharmaceutical drugs in...

Three arrested for robbery at Jukwa

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a robbery attack at Jukwa near Afransie in the Western Region. A...

Drug possession: Court refuses trader bail for the second time

An Accra Circuit Court has, for the second time, refused bail to a trader accused of possessing 30 wraps of dried substances suspected to...

Trader refunds GH¢230,000 in mistaken bank transfer case

Constance Gyasi Nimako, a trader accused of stealing and laundering GH¢800,000 mistakenly credited to her bank account, has refunded GH¢230,000. Popularly known as Maa Adwoa,...

Over 20 men allegedly defile girl, 13, in Madina

Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) and the Justice Revived Foundation (JRF) are calling for action after a disturbing case of gang-defilement involving a 13-year-old...

Court remands man over police death threat video

A 32-year-old filmmaker who recorded and circulated a video threatening to kill any police officer he encountered has been remanded by the Dansoman Circuit...

Bailiff jailed for forging judge’s signature

A 38-year-old bailiff, Kojo Budu Jackson, has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempting...

Three arrested, over GH¢140k recovered in foiled robbery at Nyanikrom

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a daylight robbery near Shama Junction at Nyanikrom. The incident occurred on Wednesday,...

Why judge decided to separate twins sentenced for stealing motorbike

The Bibiani District Court has sentenced identical twins to 48 months’ imprisonment each for dishonestly appropriating an unregistered motorbike valued at GH¢13,000. The convicted persons,...

Ghanaian woman shot and killed in Canada

A promising life has been tragically cut short in Hamilton, Canada, as a Ghanaian woman, Belinda Sarkodie, was shot and killed by unknown assailants...

Exposed: Face of thug who attacked JOYNEWS journalist at Ablekuma North rerun

This is the face of the man who assaulted JOYNEWS digital journalist Sally Martey during violent scenes at the Ablekuma North constituency parliamentary rerun...

Two robbery suspects arrested after leaving phone at scene

The Suntreso District Police Command in the Ashanti Region has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery incident that occurred at Alignment, a...

Suspect in the alleged killing of Immigration Officer gives conflicting accounts

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command says the prime suspect in the alleged murder of an immigration officer has been giving conflicting accounts during...

Six arrested over alleged ritual murder at Mafi Adidome

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested six individuals in connection with the suspected ritual killing of a 25-year-old mason, Nelson Anyena, at Mafi...