Crime

Policeman killed, another injured in gun battle with robbers

The police have arrested two people who attempted to commit robbery and opened fire on police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The...

Madina MP appeals to Akufo-Addo over death penalty

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to commute the sentences of 181 persons currently on death...

FBI joins OSP to probe Cecilia Dapaah’s case

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has sought the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to investigate the activities of former...

Boy, 15, arrested for allegedly killing grandmother at Gbonasua

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by the police for al­legedly killing his grandmother at Gbonasua, a farming community in the Jaman South Municipality...

Maj. Mahama murder trial near completion

State prosecutors will on October 16, this year, address a seven-member jury on why the 14 persons accused of the murder of Major Maxwell...

Good Samaritan shot by robbers

A Good Samaritan has been shot and wounded after he tried to save a man who was being robbed of his motorbike at gun-point...

Driver fined GH¢2,400 for causing harm 

The Tarkwa District Magistrate’s Court has fined a 35-year-old driver, Prince Addo, GH¢2,400 for careless and inconsiderate driving and causing harm to Kwaku Obeng,...

NMC takes bold step against media attacks

The National Media Commission (NMC) is calling on the Police for update on the prosecution of all assault cases involving journalists and media houses....

Teshie gang leader in police grips for murder

Adayoro Patrick Tettey, the leader of the 50 Cent Gangster Group at Teshie in Accra has been arrested for allegedly shooting a former member...

One arrested over killing of Walewale Government Hospital staff

Police in Walewale have confirmed the arrest of one person in connection with the killing of a staff member at the Walewale Government Hospital...

Punish ‘thugs’ who invaded UTV – NCCE to police

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to punish the people who invaded the studio of...

Unknown assailants kill nurse at Walewale

Walewale in the North East Region has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of a nurse at Walewale Government Hospital....

Aisha Huang: Any identified and arrested kingpin of ‘galamsey’ will be put to trial – Attorney General

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has said any identified kingpin who is arrested over illegal mining known in local...

Immigration Service warns motor riders in Ketu South

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has warned the Motor Riders Association in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region against assisting in potential...

ECG MD reacts to JoyNews’ expose on illegal meter sale

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says he is saddened by the sale of illegal meters sale...

Girlfriend of Kikibees owner arrested as police probe his death

The police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of businessman, Bennet Adomah Agyekum, owner of the famous restaurant Kikibees, in the...

Barber jailed 10-years for threatening the life of Obuasi Bitters CEO

A 35-year old barber has been sentenced to 10-years imprisonment in hard labour after he pleaded guilty to two counts of threat of death...

Two grabbed over Bolt driver’s murder

Two people have been put before a Kaneshie District Court for their involvement in the murder of a bolt driver at Nsawam. Michael Adzomani, aka Major, 25,...

Six students remanded for beating up colleague over boyfriend

A Bolgatanga District Court has remanded six students into police custody for allegedly assaulting a friend. The accused persons, aged between 17 and 20, were...

Court orders arrest of woman over GH₵100K cocoa road contract  

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a woman accused of collecting GH₵100,000 from a businessman to secure...

Tupac murder suspect says he was arrested in ‘biggest case’ in Vegas history, bodycam shows

A man charged in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was calm during his arrest last week, criticizing a police officer’s driving and asking...

House help receives 20-year prison sentence in Kumasi murder case

A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old house help who murdered his employer at Sokoban-Apaaso in yet another crime to 20 years imprisonment. John...

Family of UEW student found dead in hostel breaks silence

The family of Rita Anane, a level 300 ICT student at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) who was found dead in her hostel...

Three arrested for stealing ECG transformer in Volta Region

Three suspects have been arrested by the Volta Regional Police Command for attempting to steal a transformer at Adaklu Tsrefe in the early hours...

Kenyan baby-thief jailed 25 years after BBC Africa Eye exposé

A Kenyan hospital work­er caught by the BBC trying to sell a baby has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. Fred Leparan, who worked at Nairo­bi’s...

Police on manhunt for lone robber terrorising parts of Accra

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is on a manhunt for a lone robber who is alleged to have been operating in parts of Accra. The...

Police retrieve refiles from herdsmen at Tatale

The Tatale Police on September 30, intercepted and retrieved an M16 rifle from two herdsmen. The gun, which was carried without authority, was hidden in...

Level 300 UEW student found dead in hostel

A level 300 student of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has been found dead in her hostel at the south campus. The deceased...

Woman’s eye swollen after alleged assault by ECG taskforce

A 65-year-old woman, Esther Dogbe, has been left with a swollen eye after she was beaten by some workers alleged to be staff of...

Two grabbed for stealing ECG cables

The sheer vigilance of community members at Benso in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region has led to the arrest of two...

Madagascar Court jails former Lighthouse Pastor for car theft

Pastor Larry Odonkor, formerly with Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI), has been jailed for two years by a Court of Appeal in Madagascar for fraudulently...

Drama in court over murder of businesswoman

The swift intervention of police officers prevented family members of the 35-year-old businesswoman, who was allegedly killed at her residence by her house help...

Alleged Wagner recruits case adjourned

The case involving five Ghanaians believed to be leading a group linked to Wagner in Russia has been adjourned to the 14th of November...

Latest on houseboy who killed employer in Kumasi

The 35-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by her house help died of multiple head and abdominal injuries. That is according to an autopsy report...

‘Galamsey’ fight: 21 jailed 340 years

Twenty-one Ghanaians have been sentenced to a total of 340 years imprisonment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for illegal mining locally known as galamsey,...

Wa: 35-year-old man jailed 71 years for defiling seven minors

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 71 years imprisonment on 10 counts of defilement. The 35-year-old, Ahmed Rashid had denied the...

Miner, brother-in-law steal gold worth GHï¿ 30,000

A 27-year-old small-scale miner who allegedly connived with his brother-in-law to steal gold worth GH¢30,000 from a gold-buying shop at Nsuaem has been sentenced...

Man, 28, kills 22-year-old lover at Ekumfi Dunkwa

A 28-year-old man whose name has only been given as Uncle Fii has reportedly stabbed her 22-year-old girlfriend to death at Ekumfi Dunkwa in...

Houseboy who murdered employer admits to stealing GH¢167K in another case

The houseboy who allegedly murdered his employer at Apaaso near Sokoban in the Ashanti region has pleaded guilty to stealing over GH¢167,000 from a...

Murder of Ghanaian teenage girl in UK; The inside story [Video]

https://youtu.be/MJOP8g1kMK4 The Ghanaian community in the United Kingdom (UK) is in mourning following the murder of a 15-year-old girl, Elianne Andam in South London. According to...