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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...

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...