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MP demands arrest of perpetrators in viral child assault video

The Member of Parliament for Twifo-Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Theophilus Dominic Vondee, has urged the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak,...

Porter remanded for stealing, destroying guardrails at Obetsebi Lamptey overpass

A head porter has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for destroying and stealing six metal guardrails at the Obetsebi Lamptey Overpass at Kaneshie...

Kasoa burglary suspect arrested in Agbogbloshie after CCTV review

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary and theft incident at Kasoa Nyanyano in the Central Region. In a...

Gov’t directs NACOC to operationalise Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Fund

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has announced a renewed national focus on drug prevention, describing it as both a public health concern and a national...

Woman remanded for allegedly stealing GH¢800k mistakenly transferred to her account

A trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, also known as Maa Adwoa, has been remanded into lawful custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing...

Police arrest 8 at Ayanfuri over galamsey, illicit drugs

The Central North Regional Police Command has dealt a major blow to illegal mining (galamsey) and the associated drug trade in Ayanfuri, resulting in...

One dead, another injured in shooting incident during naming ceremony in Gbawe

A shooting incident during a naming ceremony at Gbawe Barley in the Greater Accra Region has left one man dead and a woman injured. According...

Man arrested for unlawful possession of narcotics at Nkurakan

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man, Christopher Saigoe, for the unlawful possession of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Nkurakan...

OSP charges former Vice Presidential staffer, 3 others with corruption over seized rice containers

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has formally charged four public officials, including a former Director at the former Vice President’s Secretariat, James...

Driver shot and killed on Ntotroso-Sunyani Highway

A yet-to-be-identified driver has been shot and killed on the Ntotroso-Sunyani Highway in the Bono Region. The incident occurred last Friday while the driver was...

Skeleton of woman found after going missing for months

The skeletal remains of an 85-year-old woman, Obaapanyin Adwoah Takyiwaa, have been discovered at Camp 15 near Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of...

2025 BECE: Kintampo court sentences 4 for malpractices, others remanded

The Kintampo Circuit Court in the Bono East Region has sentenced four individuals to 30 days in prison each for engaging in examination malpractices...

Two armed robbers killed; 2 arrested in Ashanti Region

Irate residents of Appiahkrom and Nsokote in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region have lynched two suspected robbers. The deceased have been identified...

Wassa Nkran robbery suspect arrested

The Ghana Police Service on June 13, 2025, arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery incident at Wassa Nkran in the Western Region. The...

Cab driver jailed 15 years over defilement

A taxi driver, who pretended to be a stream god and defiled a 15-year-old girl in a bush, has been sentenced to 15 years’...

Man allegedly kills four-month-old pregnant wife in Dormaa West

A Fulani herdsman, Mahmud, has allegedly killed his four-month-old pregnant wife, Barikisu, at Frimpongkrom in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region. The tragic...

Robbers shoot farmer dead at Maame Ama village

Armed robbers have shot and killed a farmer, Emmanuel Kwadwo Obeng, at Maame Ama near Nsokote in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti...

Man arrested with 40 parcels of suspected narcotics on Accra-Somanya Highway

The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man for the unlawful possession of 40 parcels of a...

Two fined GH¢1,560 for stealing, dishonestly receiving

The Tarkwa District Court One has fined two persons—Emmanuel Tawiah, a labourer, and Ibrahim Mohammed, a businessman—a total of GH¢1,560 for stealing and dishonestly...

15-year-old boy allegedly dies in police custody at Tarkwa-Simpa

A 15-year-old boy, Simon Obeng, has tragically died while in custody at the Tarkwa-Simpa Police station in the Western region. Information gathered by Adom News...

19 arrested for suspected drug trade and robbery within Gomoa Dominase

The Central East Regional Police Command, through a special operation on Thursday, June 12, 2025, arrested 19 suspects in connection with illicit drug trade...

2025 BECE: 10 invigilators arrested over exam malpractices

Ten invigilators have been arrested for allegedly engaging in examination malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the West African Examinations Council...

Police intercept trucks carrying 150 sacks of suspected Indian Hemp

The Eastern Regional Police Command on Thursday intercepted two Howo Sino tipper trucks loaded with 150 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Notorious Nigerian robber convicted in Sekondi

A 36-year-old notorious armed robber, Stanley Afaku, who attacked a security guard at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi at gunpoint, has been sentenced...

Six busted over alleged fake $1 million discharged

Six individuals arrested over an alleged attempt to circulate fake one million US dollars at Abokobi have been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court. The...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer makes his ex-girlfriend read loving texts until she cries

A defence lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud a slew of loving text messages she’d sent him over the...

2025 BECE: 10 arrested for malpractices

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began on Wednesday, June 11, with over 600,000 candidates nationwide, has already recorded 10 cases of...

19-year-old robber jailed 20 years

The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured a conviction against a 19-year-old robber, Adams Hamidu, also known as Gyida. The Wa Circuit Court, on...

Boyfriend allegedly shoots lover dead at Yeji

A 20-year-old woman, Philipa Frimpong, popularly known as Yaa Baby, has been shot dead by her boyfriend at Vutedeke, a suburb of Yeji in...

Highway robbers shoot tipper truck driver in the eye at Gomoa Potsin

A tipper truck driver is battling for his life after he was shot in the eye by armed robbers during an operation at Gomoa...

Two arrested in attempt to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans at Elmina 

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals suspected of attempting to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans out of Ghana. The arrest was...

Man arrested for attempted murder in North East

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Kwesi Bik Nelson in connection with an attempted murder following a stabbing incident. In a statement, the police confirmed...

Farmer jailed for having sexual intercourse with biological sister

A 34-year-old farmer, Daniel Dziwornu, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his 21-year-old biological sister between the year...

Two washing bay attendants jailed for vehicle theft

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced two washing bay attendants to eight years’ imprisonment each for stealing a customer’s Hyundai Santa Fe, valued at...

Car transporting suspected Indian Hemp parcels involved in accident at Akatsi

 The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Akatsi South, Daniel Dagbah, in collaboration with the Police, has impounded a Toyota Venza private vehicle allegedly loaded...

Fake doctor arrested in Kasoa for fraud, romance scams

A self-styled doctor, Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, has been arrested for impersonation and defrauding unsuspecting individuals with fake promises of international travel opportunities at Kasoa...

Unknown assailant kills woman at Obuasi Abompekrom

An unknown assailant has murdered a female adult, Akosua Atta, popularly known as Anti Atta, at Abompekrom in the Obuasi West Municipality of the...

Court acquits Ataa Ayi’s alleged accomplice after 23 years in prison

The Court of Appeal in Accra has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was convicted in 2002 as an alleged accomplice of Ghana’s...

Court orders destruction of $350m worth of cocaine intercepted in Ghana

The Criminal Division of the High Court has ordered the destruction of over $350 million worth of cocaine seized in Ghana, following confirmatory tests...

Police intercept over GH¢1m cash concealed in fertiliser bags at Juapong

The Volta Regional Police Command has intercepted a Ford Transit bus carrying 68 fertiliser bags filled with cash totalling GH¢1,021,700 in one cedi notes...