Crime

Sand winners destroy farmlands in Obom – Police arrest five

The activities of illegal sand winners operating in Abazor, near Obom, and its surrounding communities in the Greater Accra region have led to the...

Conversation between 17-yr-old alleged killer and friend after stabbing 15-yr-old Ghanaian girl to death

A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 15-year-old girl who was stabbed to death on her way to...

Police on manhunt for siblings said to have killed 60-year-old woman over witchcraft accusation

The Police have launched a manhunt for two siblings who allegedly killed a 60-year-old woman over witchcraft accusation at Janga in the West Mamprusi...

ECG staff allegedly beat medical doctor to pulp

Some workers alleged to be staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), have reportedly beaten a medical doctor to pulp. The incident happened on...

Court adjourns Adisadel College assault case

The third hearing of the case of alleged assault at Adisadel College has been adjourned to Wednesday, October 4, 2023, due to the absence...

Trial of blogger:  Alleged authors of panic withdrawal story before Court 

The trial of a blogger and an information technology professional whose activities allegedly caused panic among dollar account holders, causing them to withdraw their savings...

Yeji: Fetish priest, 62, murders wife, 25, on suspicion of adultery

A fetish priest, Solomon Mbalegon, aged 62 has allegedly murdered his 25-year-old junior wife, Madam Nakoli Mbalegon and thereafter committed suicide for alleged suspicion...

Two friends jailed for fraud, falsehood

Two friends, who succeeded in duping many people under the pretext of enlisting them in the Ghana Armed Forces, have been sentenced to 32 months...

GWCL arrests cable thief at Ichaban treatment plant

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has arrested a suspected cable thief at the Ichaban water treatment plant in the Western region. The suspect, 17-year-old...

Central region: Alleged car snatcher beaten to death

A notorious car snatcher has been beaten to death by a mob at Awutu Bosomabena in the Awutu Senya District of the Central region,...

Drug theft: Bolga Hospital pharmacist assisting investigation reported dead

The Head of the Pharmacy Department of the Upper East Regional Hospital, Samuel Amoateng Saffoh, has died. Nearly everyone contacted so far on Sunday about...

Thieves sentenced for stealing Gh¢8,270 and mobile phones in Oti Region

The Nkwanta South District Magistrate Court has sentenced two thieves to 30 months in prison. This was after they were found guilty of stealing...

60-year-old woman shot dead over witchcraft accusation

A 60-year-old woman, Musah Azaratu Poanaa, has been shot dead by two young men in Janga, in the West Mamprusi Municipality for allegedly trying to bewitch a...

Limited voter registration: 2 arrested over double registration at Nsawam-Adoagyiri

The Nsawam Police District Command in the Eastern Region is currently holding two sympathisers of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for allegedly engaging...

Building contractor accused of defiling his stepdaughter freed

The Gender Based Violence Court (GBVC) has acquitted and released a building contractor accused of defiling his 14-year-old stepdaughter in Doboro, near Accra. Moses...

Jealous man stabs lover at Buduburam

A manhunt is underway for a suspect identified as Kobby who fled the scene after allegedly stabbing his partner, Ama Ghana at Buduburam, in...

Fake doctor robs patients at Takoradi hospital

A fake medical doctor is currently on the run after allegedly duping patients who were on admission at the Takoradi Government Hospital, popularly referred...

Man arrested for dishonestly selling land, others for ₵230k

A caretaker who is accused of selling his boss’ land at Lashibi for GH₵200,000 has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Samuel Mensah Addey, who...

Unknown gunmen shoot nine dead at Pusiga

At least nine people have been killed in an attack in the Upper East Region town of Pusiga in what is believed to be...

Cecilia Dapaah’s case: Accused persons unable to execute bail 

Lawyers for those arrested in the money-stealing case of the former Minister for Sanitation and water resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, have bemoaned the inability...

Police allegedly intercept illegal registrants

The Krachi East Municipal Police Command in the early hours of Wednesday, intercepted a 33-seater bus with ‘illegal registrants’ with the intention to acquire...

Motor riders shoots lady multiple times in Kumasi

A motor riding gang attacked a 25-year-old lady at Aprade Junction in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on Wednesday,...

Five T.I Ahmadiyya SHS students arrested for stabbing 12 colleagues

Five students of Gomoa Potsin T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (SHS) have been arrested for their involvement in a violent attack that led to...

Accountant on bail over dud cheque  

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of ¢100,000 to an accountant for issuing a dud cheque.  Kwabena Asante Baafi is to...

Alleged ‘sakawa’ boy busted in attempt to buy used sanitary pads

A 25-year-old suspected cultist known in local parlance as 'sakawa' is in the grips of the Bawjiase District Police Command after being busted in...

Electrician found dead at Kasoa

A 27-year-old electrician identified as James has been found dead with his eyes missing at Kasoa new market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality...

Adoagyiri murder: Two suspects arrested, one at large

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of Odehye Kwame Sarkodie at Adoagyiri in the Eastern region. The prime suspect Daniel Osei...

29-year-old man allegedly kills mother in Ahafo region

A 29-year-old man, Kwame Boateng has allegedly hacked his mother, Leticia Dufie to death. This unfortunate incident occurred at Wurumrumso, a farming community in the...

5 miners jailed 100 years for mining without authority  

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced five persons to a total of 100 years imprisonment in hard labour for mining without authority.   They are Sampson Mefe, Eric...

Limited voter registration: 25 foreigners, minors arrested

Twenty-five foreigners and minors have been arrested at the Suame Municipality in the Ashanti region in their attempt to register in the ongoing limited...

NAM 1 granted GH¢500m bail

Chief Executive Officer of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, has been granted bail to the tune of GH¢500 million with four sureties,...

NAM 1 pleads not guilty to 39 charges of fraud, money laundering

Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1, has pleaded not guilty to all 39...

Three arrested for allegedly planning to launch Wagner-backed military group

The Western Regional Police Command is prosecuting three youth arrested in Diabene, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, who are suspected of having ties to Russia’s Wagner mercenary...

Court defers sentence of couple over GH¢1.6 million fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a couple into police custody for a double sale of their four-bedroom property at East Legon to two...

Court orders Legon student charged over boyfriend’s murder to report to CID

The High Court in Accra, presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh has ordered embattled first-year (Level 100) student of the University of...

Houseboy who allegedly murdered businesswoman sold her car for GH¢100,000

It has emerged that John Allister, the houseboy accused of killing his madam and stealing her Kia Sportage, sold the car for GH¢100,000. According to...

One arrested in connection with murder of lady, 18, in uncompleted building

The district police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Georgina Agyemang at Anwia Nkwantah in the Bekwai Municipality. The lifeless...

Five ‘galamseyers’ jailed 125 years for mining in River Ankobra

Five illegal miners locally referred to as galamseyers who were caught mining in the Ankobra river without authority have been sentenced to a total...

Lady, 18, found dead in uncompleted building at Anwiankwanta

The lifeless body of an 18-year-old apprentice identified as Georgina Agyeman has been discovered in an uncompleted building at Anwiankwanta in Bekwai Municipality of...

Families of three persons killed in Savannah region demand justice

The families of three persons who were allegedly killed by the police in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah Region are demanding justice from...