Crime

SHS student jailed four years after stabbing teacher

A final year student of Three Town Senior High School (SHS) at Denu in the Volta Region has been sentenced to four years in...

Police officer who allegedly sexually harassed lady granted bail

The police officer who allegedly sexually harassed a lady in a vehicle has been granted a ¢10,000 bail with one surety. General Lance Corporal Victor...

Man in court for stealing Bible from supermarket

A middle-aged man has been arraigned and charged with stealing Bible at Naivas Supermarket worth Ksh1840. Augustine Wanyoni, who was arraigned at Milimani Law...

12-year-old boy reportedly beaten to death for refusing to join cult in school

A 12-year-old Nigerian boy has reportedly been beaten to death at school for refusing to join a popular cult. The lad who was a fresher...

Mum, friend ‘stab boyfriend to death’ after he takes away their phones at party

A mum and her friend allegedly fatally stabbed her boyfriend on New Year's Eve after he confiscated their mobile phones, a court heard. Hannah Sindrey, 24, and Kelly Blackwell,...

Man arrested for cutting off boss’ manhood and assaulting his wife

A 40-year-old logger, identified as Ogidan Yussuf, has been arrested for allegedly cutting the genital organ of his employer, Oluwo Shakiru, and assaulting his wife...

Man allegedly beaten, dumped behind school building at Kasoa [Video]

https://youtu.be/FQgnUApu-jA A man, believed to be in his 50’s, has been allegedly beaten and dumped behind the Kasoa Odupong Kpehe school building in the Awutu...

Two fined over false information for Ghana Card registration

The Adjabeng District Court in Accra has fined two women, Olu Olarusi Toyin Tracy aka Tracy Mensah and Yvette Mensah a sum of GHS3,600...

Two arrested for allegedly attacking 60-year-old woman at construction site

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two persons for allegedly attacking a 60-year-old woman at a construction site at Mamprobi. The suspects have been...

Police officer who sexually harassed woman in vehicle remanded

The policeman arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a female victim in a vehicle has been remanded in police custody. General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah with...

46-year-old businesswoman excretes 80 pellets of Cocaine at airport [Photos]

A businesswoman heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...

Motorbike thief bags 24 months in jail

The Ashaiman District Court has sentenced, John Gospel, a 19-year-old driver’s mate, to 24 months imprisonment for stealing a motorbike. The court, presided over by...

Court orders psychiatric test on woman who stabbed mum over ‘spiritual marriage’

An Adentan Circuit Court has ordered for a psychiatric examination to be conducted on a 24-year-old unemployed woman who stabbed her mother she claimed...

3 brothers jailed for fraud

Three brothers have been found guilty of fraud by the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State. The Economic and Financial Crimes...

Over 300 suspected criminals arrested in military operation in Northern Ghana

A total of 386 suspected criminals have so far been arrested for various security infractions in the ongoing joint military operations in the Upper...

Retired Senior Police Officer banned from holding, obtaining driving license

A Circuit Court in Accra has banned a Senior Police Officer from holding or obtaining a driving license for 53 months after knocking down...

‘I was acquitted of murder after stabbing my dad to death to protect my mum’

A son has been acquitted of murder after he stabbed his father to death while protecting his mum from a violent attack. Alex Pompa, 20,...

35 illegal lotto operators arrested

The National Lottery Authority, in collaboration with the security agencies, has arrested 35 illegal private lotto operators in the Greater Accra Region. During the operations,...

Police in Walewale chase 7 robbers who attacked and killed MoMo vendor

The Walewale District Police Command is on a manhunt for seven suspected robbers who attacked some mobile money vendors and shops at Yama in...

Trial of suspected killers of two police officers in Kasoa begins

The Criminal Court 2 Division of the High Court has commenced the trial of two people who are suspected to have killed two policemen...

Burglar who escaped from jail pops up on Facebook to announce engagement

A dangerous burglar, who is subject to a major manhunt after escaping from jail last month, has popped up on Facebook – appearing to be celebrating...

Three fake police officers on the run after robbing Uber driver, passenger

Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations are investigating a robber who robbed an Uber driver and his passenger. Police officers say that the driver,...

Judge tells couple they have a case to answer over death of their housemaid

Justice Oyindamola Ogala of an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday told a couple, Fortune and Stephen Nwankwo, that they had a case to answer...

I don’t want any more kids – Man’s reason for killing lover

A Texas man has been arrested and charged with murder after he killed his pregnant girlfriend. The 25-year-old Kwanmaine Travion Boyd is alleged to have...

Farmer sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for defilement

The Asamankese Circuit Court has sentenced a 36-year-old farmer, Majid Seidu, to seven years imprisonment for defiling a 15-year-old girl at Oda Nkwanta. His Honour,...

Sam George, 6 other colleagues escape highway robbery attack

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, and six other colleagues on Wednesday night escaped a robbery attack. The incident reportedly occurred on...

CCTV footages of broad daylight thievery pop up

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has exposed two men who engaged in broad-daylight thieveries in two separate incidents. The first tape captured the moment a...

Chief, 21 others arrested over shooting incident at Yamoah Nkwanta [Video]

https://youtu.be/TIycixHagFY The Central East Police Command has arrested 22 persons including the Chief of Yamoah Nkwanta near Kasoa over a shooting incident that marred the...

Man, 35, stabbed to death at Buduburam

A 35-year-old man, Samuel Tuga, has reportedly been stabbed to death at Buduburam Big Apple in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region....

Girl, 16, who accused dad of rape says she was influenced by evil spirit

A 16-year-old girl who accused her father of rape in Port Harcourt, River State has made a U-turn at the police station, claiming she...

Police apologise for shooting incident

The Northern Regional Police Command has apologized for the incident which led to the shooting of one person at Bimbilla on Tuesday evening. The Command...

Human body in fridge: Suspect has multiple official names – Police reveal

The Volta Regional Police have revealed the suspect who killed his girlfriend and kept his body in a double-decker fridge at Ho-Fiave has multiple...

Man jailed after he was caught with human head

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Wednesday sentenced one Saheed Olapade, 36, to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of human head. The...

Konongo-Odumasi SHS killing: Court remands suspects for the third time

The Konongo District Court has for the third time remanded the five students arrested for their roles in the death of a student of...

Former Venture Capital CEO, others default in payment of GH¢20m

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF), Daniel Duku, and three others are yet to settle their indebtedness....

Painter arrested with 228 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp [Photos]

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old painter and a gardener by profession for possessing narcotic drugs without lawful authority. On 23rd November...

Man, 22, shot dead for allegedly stealing spices

An unknown person has shot dead a 22-year-old man after he allegedly stole spices from a shop at Asuofia-Asamang in the Atwima Nwabiagya North...

86-year-old priest relieved of duties after being accused of sexual abuse

The Diocese of Brooklyn has removed a priest from his duties at two Queens churches after he was credibly accused of sexually abusing a...

Dabala police arrest jailbreaker, search for two others

Police at Dabala in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region have recaptured one remand prisoner, Mawuli Azumah, who broke jail with two...

Ex-convict jailed last year for fraud arrested again for scamming students

A former fraud convict has been arraigned again for offences bordering on personation and cyber fraud. Joshua Ajayi Oluwatobiloba was sentenced to three months in prison...