Crime

20-year-old man jailed for stealing cocoa at Akyem-Awaham

The Asamakese Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to three months imprisonment for stealing cocoa pods at Akyem-Awaham. The convict, who is to serve...

Mason bags 18 years for defiling 3-year-old girl

The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ejura-Seyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region has sentenced a mason, Isaac Bimpong Junior, to 18 years imprisonment for...

Police on manhunt for two suspected armed robbers at Konongo

Ghana police service in the Ashanti Region is on a manhunt for two suspected robbers at Konongo, a suburb of the Ashanti Region. The two...

Two robbers busted at Kaneshie

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two notorious robbers at Kaneshie in Accra. The two are Chisom Nsube and Ebuka Salvation; both aged 28 years. They...

Court rejects Jomoro MP’s appeal to amend answer

A Sekondi High Court has rejected an appeal by the embattled MP for Jomoro, Dorcas Afo Toffey, to amend her answer to a petition...

25 errant riders, driver arrested at Kpando

Twenty errant motorcycle riders, five tricycle riders, and a driver have been arrested within the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region for various road...

Man jailed for defilement, stealing baby at Asuom

A-24-year old unemployed man, Kyei Boadu, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Asamakese Circuit Court for defiling a 15-year-old girl and...

Traders arrested over adulterated palm oil

More than 10 traders at the Mallam Atta and Dome markets, both in Accra, have been arrested for allegedly adulterating palm oil for sale...

Zuarungu police murder: Member of robbery gang shot dead

A 34-year-old man, Laayaame Simon aka Yendu, a member of a robbery gang that killed two policemen at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region...

MoMo vendor shot dead at Konongo

Two suspected robbers have shot and killed a Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. Police sources indicate the incident happened...

15-year-old hearing-impaired girl impregnated by father

A 45-year-old chainsaw operator, Albert Quansah, is reported to have defiled and impregnated his 15-year-old daughter who is deaf and dumb at Twifu Nkohunuho...

GRA cleaner jailed for stealing 5 computers estimated at GHc70k

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 39-year-old Casual Worker (cleaner) at the Accra Sector regional office of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Suspected kidnappers, robbers killed at Yeji; Police chase three others

The Bono Regional Police Command has shot and killed two suspected robbers and kidnappers at Yeji. The police are on a manhunt for three...

Drug peddlers, 115 motor riders arrested in swoops ahead of yuletide [Photos]

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 115 motor riders and 36 drug peddlers including eight females in swoops ahead of the Christmas festivities. The...

Three illegal miners including 18-year-old girl arrested [Photos]

Three suspected illegal miners including an 18-year-old girl have been arrested at Sekyere-Boase in the Wassa-East District of the Western Region. Some items found...

Two shot in alleged forceful takeover of Asamakese palace [Photos]

Two persons have allegedly sustained gunshot wounds at Asamakese in the Eastern Region following the installation of Osabarima Atiabisa Kantinka Pobi Asomaning, a parallel...

5 dead as police foil assassination of Gomoa Fetteh Chief

Five persons have been shot dead by the Police who foiled an assassination attempt on the Gomoa Fetteh Chief. The persons, numbering eight, are said...

One arrested over lynching of five persons at Nyinawusu

One person has been arrested in connection with the lynching of five persons at Nyinawusu in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The...

EC staff shot at Walewale

A staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) at Walewale is battling for his life after he was shot last night by gunmen suspected to...

Nine remanded over alleged role in Tatale chieftaincy conflict

A Tamale District Court has adjourned to December 23, a case involving nine persons standing trial for their alleged roles in the chieftaincy clashes...

Suspected thief found dead under vehicle at mechanic shop

A suspected thief has been found dead under a parked vehicle at a mechanic workshop in Ago Egun area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The man...

Five lynched at Nyinawusu over robbery accusations

Five persons have died at Nyinawusu in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region after they were beaten over suspicion of being robbers....

Zuarungu cop murder: Families of late officers to receive psychological care

The Police say families of the two Zuarangu police officers who were killed by armed robbers on Wednesday will be offered psychological and trauma...

Police intercepts truck carrying bags of narcotic drugs [Video]

The Elmina Police Command in the Central Region has intercepted seven bags of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp on the Cape Coast Highway....

Over 40 Abuakwa State College students suspended indefinitely

About 45 students of the Abuakwa State College in the Eastern Region have been suspended indefinitely by management for allegedly engaging in gangsterism. They...

Police on manhunt for Zuarungu cop killers

The Ghana Police Service has commenced anti-robbery and intelligence-based operations at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. Police say the move is aimed at arresting...

Zuarungu police murder: The inside story

The Ghana Police Service has shared detailed information about the gruesome murder of two police officers with the Zuarungu District Police Command in the...

We will protect Ghanaians at the peril of our lives – Police

The Ghana Police Service is not shaken by the recent killing of its personnel by armed robbers in the line of duty. They are resolved...

Mum-of-five breaks down in tears after finding new restaurant ‘destroyed’

A mother-of-five trying to launch her restaurant has been left "devastated and speechless" after finding her hard work had been destroyed. Muna Al Maflehi,...

Two teen brothers arrested at Bole for invading homes

Two teenage brothers are currently in police custody after breaking into people's homes and stealing their property at Bole in the Savannah Region. Reports...

Woman killed, put in fridge by boyfriend in Ho buried

The body of the murdered Zambian woman which was found in a refrigerator in her boyfriend’s room on November 22, at Ho-Fiave was laid...

Court dismisses Opuni’s application for removal of Justice Honyenuga

The Criminal Court 1 of the Accra High Court has dismissed a second application by the lawyer for the former boss of the Ghana...

NDC Communicator who allegedly defrauded top businessman with Mahama’s name arrested

The Ashanti Regional Police command has confirmed the arrest of one Gabriel Aga, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications team in...

2 Police officers die through violent crime at Zuarungu

The Police say two officers died on Wednesday while on patrol at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. It was a “Black Wednesday for the...

2 thieves who broke into homes thank judge after sentence

Two persons, who broke into two different homes at Legon Hills to steal home accessories, personal effects and GHS46,000 cash, have been jailed for...

Takoradi Fake Pregnancy: Judge to fast-track trial from next year

The Takoradi Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Michael Ampadu, has cautioned counsel for the accused and the prosecutor to avoid delays in...

Pastor, 57, allegedly commits suicide

A pastor, Peter Addo, 57, with the Apostle Continuation Church at Agya-Yawkrom in the Dormaa West District of Bono Region has committed suicide, according...

Dad beaten to death in front of daughter while putting up Christmas lights

A dad has been savagely beaten to death in front of his young daughter while he put up Christmas lights outside his home. Two men attacked the father of...

Man found in bizarre state at Kasoa Waluntu

A man, yet-to-be-identified, has been discovered lying half-dead at Kasoa Waluntu in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. The man,...

Teacher, 34, sodomises 60-year-old man

A 34-year-old teacher at Twifo Nyinase Roman Catholic Basic School has allegedly sodomised a 60-year-old man. Recounting his ordeal, the victim said the suspect, who...