Crime

22-year-old man killed at Lawra-Burkina

The family of a young man, Victor Nasana Kungmaa, who was shot and killed by two unknown assailants believed to have crossed the border...

Violent clashes leave one dead, several houses destroyed at East Mamprusi

One person has been confirmed dead with nearly 30 houses burnt after two days of communal violence between Soansobgi and Namenboaku communities in the...

 Ex-Prison officer nearly lynched for allegedly stealing cooking utensils

A former Prison Officer has been arrested and nearly lynched for allegedly stealing cooking utensils and building materials at Abura Dunkwa in the Central...

There’s something police are not saying about Ahmed Suale’s death – GJA President [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GJA President on Ahmed Suale's death President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has said the Police have not been...

Adum shooting: Police arrest officer who shot and killed ‘girlfriend’

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of police officer, Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, who is alleged to have shot and killed a female...

Ex-MASLOC boss challenges trial in absentia

Counsel for former Chief Executive Officer of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, has filed an application to stay the trial...

Man shot dead over mangoes at Suhum

A man, identified as Oto Acquah, believed to be in his 50s, reportedly went the Suhum Police Station to report himself for shooting a staff...

Axim ‘galamsey’ gang prime suspect arrested

The prime suspect in the alleged case of police attack and extortion at Axim in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, Kwame...

Labourer allegedly kills farm owner at Mawaninha

A man, believed to be in his early 40s, a farm labourer, has allegedly butchered his farm owner in a bush at Mawaninnha in...

30-year-old woman in court for stealing $1,600 at forex bureau

A 30-year-old Nigerien woman, who allegedly connived with two other foreign nationals to steal $1,600 from a cashier, at a forex bureau, at the...

Nkoranza: Family of suspect who died in Police custody rejects compensation

https://youtu.be/d2x0xFA6bwg?t=103 The family of a 28-year-old trader, Albert Donkor, alleged to have suffered police brutality leading to his death in Nkoranza have rejected compensation paid...

20 arrested for illegal power connection in Kumasi

The Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) has arrested 20 people for their alleged involvement in illegal power connections in the Ashanti region. The suspects, all...

Tarkwa gold robbers arrested

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three armed men who attacked K.K Gold, a gold-buying agency at Tarkwa in the region and robbed...

Attorney General appeals restarting Opuni’s trial

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has filed an appeal against the decision of an Accra High Court to restart the trial of former...

Woman, 26, shot dead at Adum

Police are on a manhunt for the killer of a 26-year-old woman, Victoria Maame Adwoa Dapaah, who was shot in front of her home...

Ghana Standards Authority top officials cited for contempt

Some top officials of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) have been cited for contempt for allegedly failing or refusing to restore two employees to...

Rapist taxi driver jailed for sex attacks

Detectives are appealing for potential victims of a rapist taxi driver to come forward after he was jailed for 12 years for attacking two...

Man’s manhood chopped off as he escapes alleged ritual murder

A man, believed to be in his 30s, is currently battling for his life at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) after suspected ritualists cut...

Housewife in court for allegedly abetting two others to steal from forex bureau

A 30-year-old housewife has allegedly abetted with two other foreign nationals to steal $1,600 from a cashier at a forex bureau in Accra Mall. Raquia...

We will purge Ghana off all criminals – IGP assures

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has given the strongest indication yet of his resolve to ensure that the country is purged...

4 suspects involved in murder of Mujipe chief put before court

The Savannah Regional Police Command has arraigned four suspects before the Tamale Magistrate Court on Wednesday, with a provisional charge of murder. This was over...

JHS pupil beaten with iron rods for allegedly stealing GH¢50

A first-year Junior High School (JHS) pupil of the Koforidua Sarkodea Basic A school has been assaulted by his guardians for allegedly stealing GH¢50. The...

2 cable thieves jailed 27 years

Two scrap dealers who burgled an uncompleted house and stole electrical cables have been jailed for a total of 27 years in hard labour...

Thieves raid visually impaired department of Okuapeman SHS

Some thieves have managed to steal 14 computers belonging to the Visually Impaired Department of the Okuapeman Senior High School in the Akuapem North...

Woman allegedly kills husband at Nabdam, flees with children

Agyei Abanga, a 39-year-old mason at Logre in the Nabdam District of the Upper East region, has allegedly been killed by his wife, Bogpoka...

Aisha Huang re-entered Ghana because she had missed her husband – Court told

Alleged galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, re-entered Ghana because she had missed her husband, a Police investigator told an Accra High Court on Monday. Mounting the...

Carpenter, 24, jailed for stealing motorbike

A 24-year-old carpenter, Yahaya Abdul Fatau, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for stealing a Haojue motorbike valued GHS8,500. The accused was sentenced by...

JB Danquah murder: Jury abandons duties over unpaid allowances

The jury in the murder case of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North J.B Danquah has served notice of their absence from...

Man jailed for 10 years over fake money

A British man has been jailed for 10 years in Morocco for possessing and distributing counterfeit money while on holiday. Oliver Andrews, from Bournemouth, had...

Illegal miner arrested for stealing from his boss

A 27-year-old illegal miner, Evans Dakubo has been arrested for allegedly stealing GH6,000.00 at Kui a galamsey community in the Bole District of the...

Court remands driver accused of snatching taxi

A 32-year-old driver, who conspired with his wife to rob a driver of his Mazda Damio taxicab valued at GHS30,000.00 has been remanded into...

Acting MD of Kuapa Kokoo in GH¢4m bail over alleged embezzlement

The Asokwa District Court in the Ashanti region has granted a GH¢4 million bail to the acting Managing Director and the Operations Manager of...

Pastor, three others arraigned for assaulting alleged ‘witch’

Pastor Peter Ofori was arrested for allegedly assaulting 63-year-old Francisca Dzisi and branding same a witch, on November 25, 2022. After investigations, it was found...

3 suspected robbers burnt alive at Moseaso

Three men suspected to be armed robbers have been burnt alive at Moseaso in the Wassa Amenfi West of the Western Region. The incident happened...

7 tipper truck drivers arrested over axel load tax at Okyereko

A joint police and National Security operatives have arrested seven tipper truck drivers at Gomoa Okyereko in the Central region. The team from...

Unknown assailants attack NDC Parliamentary candidate

Unknown assailants have reportedly attacked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bawku Central Parliamentary candidate, lawyer Ustarz Jibreel Sa-ad. The incident occurred on Thursday, April...

Tiwa Savage escapes alleged kidnap attempt, suspects arrested

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence. This comes after reports went viral, on Friday, that some men...

Mobile phone thief forced to hit the gym after clearing gutters [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/FSGEv7hNqcE?feature=share Irate youth of Ayigbe town in the Weija Gbawe Municipality have apprehended 25-year-old man Yaw Abraham who stole a mobile phone. The incident reportedly...

Gold Mafia: Money launderer claims Akufo-Addo is his friend and lawyer

A gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary has alleged that President Akufo-Addo is his friend and lawyer. Al Jazeera’s latest investigation,...

Man shot after running into robbery operation at Kasoa Akweley

A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot in his waist by armed robbers at Kasoa Akweley New Town in...