Crime

Thieves raid Assemblies of God Church; bolt with musical instruments

Thieves have raided a local Assembly of the Assemblies of God Church at Ogome at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region. They made away with...

3 grabbed for possessing firearms

The Rapid Deployment Force unit of the Volta Regional Police Command has arrested three men in possession of firearms and other ammunition. Laptops and...

26-year-old man who defiled girl, 9, imprisoned

A Tamale Circuit Court has sentenced one Abdul Jbril Alhassan to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old girl. The court heard that the 26-year-old...

Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police

Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint operation...

Bank’s Chief Security Officer jailed over stolen laptops

A Chief Security Officer attached to a branch of Ecobank Ghana Limited, who stole two laptops from the Bank, has been sentenced to 15...

Military brutality at Wa: We’re looking for facts – Parliamentary Select Committee

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defense and Interior has stated that the committee’s objective in Wa is not to accuse anybody...

Five injured after clashes with police over Newmont concession

Five persons have been injured in a clash with the Police over Newmont mining concession at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the...

Bullion Van Attack: Family cry over govt’s neglect

On June 14, 2021, a police officer, Emmanuel Osei and a trader, Joyce Afua Badu, were attacked by a group of armed robbers at...

Man who robbed and later attempted to kill ‘Okada’ operator arrested

Police at Amansie south in the Ashanti region have arrested a man for robbery on Wednesday. Daniel Dery, 32, robbed a 17-old-year motorbike, popularly known...

Court remands 4 Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing electricity cables

A Koforidua Circuit court has remanded four Chinese arrested in the Eastern Region by the National Security for allegedly stealing large quantities of electricity...

‘Vampire’ gives chilling confession of killing over 10 children, drinking their blood

A Kenyan man described by authorities as a “bloodthirsty vampire” has confessed to the grisly slayings of 10 children — in some cases, sucking...

Police probe Kennedy Agyapong’s threat against Erastus Asare Donkor

The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it has began investigations into threats made by Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, against Multimedia...

Couple sentenced for stuffing niece, 12, in fridge for 8 months

A Nigerian Magistrate Court has sentenced one Emmanuel Bassey and his wife, Esther, for starving and confining their 12-year-old niece in a fridge for...

Identity of lady shot dead by robbers on motorbike revealed

A young lady shot dead by armed robbers on a motorbike at Maxima Junction in Kumasi has been identified as Angelina Akua Serwaa Gyimah. Miss...

Woman allegedly hits 100-year-old husband to death with a pestle

A man, believed to be about 100 years old, has died after allegedly being hit by the wife, 64-year-old Nyamma Ayeliwinum at Kyenkyenase, a...

Pastor arrested for conniving with choirmaster to allegedly rape church member

A Port Harcourt-based pastor, Tony Daniel, is in a police cage for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman. The pastor of Jesus Alive Word Refiners International...

Kasoa: Mason beaten to death, body dumped in river

A 30-year-old mason, identified simply as Kwabena Ben, has been found dead in the Okrudo River at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality...

Suspected car battery thief beaten to pulp

A young man believed to be in his 20s has been beaten to a pulp by some residents of Jerusalem Town near Kojokrom in...

20cm stick found in abdomen of 16-year-old suspect at Agogo

Doctors at the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, who are treating a 16-year-old suspect, have found a 20-centimetre-long stick in his belly. The situation has created holes...

Pastor arrested for allegedly diverting church funds for his PhD

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arraigned a pastor for allegedly diverting church funds for his private gain. Pastor Omosebi Fred Adeola was...

3 jailed 22 years for robbery

A motor rider, who robbed a man and his family at gunpoint at Oshiyie, near Accra, has been sentenced to 22 years imprisonment by...

Supreme Court rules on Opuni’s application July 28

A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni’s application to change the judge handling his trial...

45-year-old man jailed 12 years for defiling 11-year-old pupil

The Asamakese Circuit Court has sentenced a 45-year-old man to 12 years imprisonment for defiling an eleven-year-old pupil at Asuokyerema, a suburb of Adeiso. The...

Street robber arrested at Abokobi

Police at Adentan have arrested one Alfred Asare for attacking and snatching the handbag of two persons (names withheld) containing a Samsung tablet and...

MFWA condemns Kennedy Agyapong’s threat against Erastus Asare Donkor

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has condemned threats by Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, against Multimedia journalist, Erastus Asare...

Irate Wenchi residents burn chief’s residence over murder

Some irate residents at Wenchi Zongo in the Bono Region have torched the residence of a sub-chief over the death of one Adamu Wahab...

Armed men on motorbike shoot lady to death and steal her mobile phone

A young lady has been shot dead at Maxima junction in Kumasi. Witnesses say two suspected armed men on a motorbike opened fire at her...

It will be fatal to gamble with Kennedy Agyapong’s threat on life of Erastus Asare Donkor – GJA [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · It will be fatal to gamble with Kennedy Agyapong's threat on Erastus Asare Donkor - GJA The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says it...

Robbery suspect shot in the face as Police foil operation [Photos]

Two robbery suspects have been shot as police foil their operation on the Amasaman to Nsawam Highway in the Greater Accra Region. Police sources said...

24-year-old man being sought for girlfriend’s death

The Dunkwa Municipal Police has arrested 24-year-old Daniel Agyei, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old girl, Vivian Akatsa to death. Reports indicate the incident happened at...

Staff, patients living in fear after robbers raid hospital and bungalow

Staff and patients at the Obuasi Government Hospital are living in fear after robbers raided the facility and made away with air conditioners and...

Class two pupil found hanging dead [Photos]

A Class two pupil has been found hanging dead at Tikobo No 2 in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region. She was found dangling...

Ashaiman police save two motorbike robbers from lynching

Two robbers were nearly lynched at Ashaiman but for the timely intervention of Ghana Police Service personnel in the area. The duo, 26-year-old Courage Nyaku...

Cantonments Police intercept weapons hidden in food for inmate [Photo]

The Cantonments Police in Accra have intercepted weapons hidden in food for an inmate in custody. Police sources indicate this was at about 4:45 pm...

Okyeame Kwame defrauded

Linguist for the Diabene, Okyeame Kwame, also known as Dodoonara, has explained how he was duped as he was asked to pay GH¢100 via...

Court throws out Senyo Hosi’s defamation suit against Kennedy Agyapong

An Accra High Court has dismissed a defamation case filed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors,...

Ejura Killing Probe: Brother of late Abdul Nasiru makes shocking revelation

Issahaku Abubakar, brother of late Abdul Nasiru, one of the two victims of the Ejura clash, has disclosed to the Committee probing the incident...

6 arrested for inserting stick into an*s of teenager

Six people have been arrested for inserting a stick into the anus of a teenage boy at Agogo in the Asante Akim North District of...

Student arrested over Accra Academy fire outbreaks

A 15-year-old student of Accra Academy Senior High School (SHS) at Bubuashie, Accra, has been arrested for allegedly being behind recent fire outbreaks in...

Two-year-old found dead in gutter after going missing

The death of a two-year-old at Obuasi Zongo in the Ashanti Region has thrown the community into a state of mourning. The deceased, identified as...