Crime

Trial of alleged child sex predator truncated over lack of vehicle

A 25-year-old football coach accused of molesting a 10-year-old boy at Adenta-Ritz has had his trial truncated because there is no vehicle to transport...

 Immigration officer shot dead; two others critically injured

An immigration officer has been shot dead at Bawku in the Upper East Region. Two other officers are fighting for their lives at the...

Axim attack and extortion: ‘I’m an informant’ – Prime suspect replies Police

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

7 injured in ‘fight over woman’ during wake keeping

Seven persons have sustained injuries in a machete fight at Twifo Abodom in the Central Region after an alleged attempt by a gentleman to...

NLA staff busted over fraud

Three persons including staff of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) are in the grips of the National Security for unlawful liquidation of lottery wins....

Woman wrongly accused of baby theft narrowly escapes lynching

36-year-old Monica Nandara narrowly survived being lynched by an angry mob after she was accused of stealing a baby at Kakraba junction in the...

Mahama murder: Police ignored leads to arrest killers, free my client – Lawyer to jury

Lawyers of the Second Accused person, Asabke Alangde, who is standing trial together with Gregory Afoko, has accused the police of ignoring leads that...

4 arrested for attacking police in Western region

The police say they have arrested four persons who arrested for attacking police in Western Region in a viral video. According to them, the allegation...

Woman, 43, jailed for possessing ‘wee’ in Oti Region

A 43-year-old woman, Amina Musa has bagged a 10-year imprisonment with hard labour for unlawful possession and sale of narcotic drugs known in local...

Thief on the run lands in police barracks

A 26-year-old man, Murtala Mohammed, who scaled the wall into the house of his neighbour, stole a water pump and started running away from...

64 vehicles impounded in Ashanti Region

A total of 64 vehicles have been impounded in the Ashanti Region following a crackdown by the National Vehicle Taskforce of the Customs Division...

Beige Bank collapse: Witness accuses Nyinaku of taking bank’s US$200,000 illegally

The first prosecution witness in the criminal trial of the former CEO and owner of defunct Beige Bank, Mike Nyinaku, has alleged that the...

JHS graduate on verge of losing fingers over missing GH₵‎ 600

A 17-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate is losing his right fingers after a self-styled pastor scalded his palm in anointing oil to prove...

Health officer in court for allegedly defiling two teenagers at Nkwanta

A 40-year-old public health promoter with the Nkwanta South municipal hospital, Rick Azaglo is standing trials for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of two...

Three arrested for brandishing guns on social media

Three persons have been detained by the police for unlawfully possessing firearms and engaging in acts of vigilantism. The suspects were arrested on Monday, March...

Kasoa ritual murder: Tears flow in court as mother gives testimony

The tearful mother of the 15-year-old juvenile offender who is standing trial with one another has given a chilling testimony in the case in...

Court confirms death of Dr Mac-Palm

The High Court in Accra has expunged the evidence of Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm who was standing trial together with nine others from its...

Ashaiman soldier’s murder: Police forward docket on suspects to A-G

The police have forwarded the docket on two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of 21-year-old soldier, Private Imoro Sherrif, at Ashaiman in...

Woman arrested over alleged human trafficking in Central Region

A 35-year-old woman has been arrested for alleged human trafficking at Biriwa in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. Information gathered indicates that...

Herdsman arrested for inflicting cutlass wounds on farmer

A Fulani herdsman is in the grips of Damongo police in the Savannah Regional capital for inflicting cutlass wounds on a farmer. The suspect assaulted...

Bawku Technical Institute closed down after violent clashes

The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Services has closed down the Bawku Technical Institute after violent clashes with students of Bawku Senior High School. The...

Pastor allegedly beaten to death at Ejisu-Donyina

A 47-year-old pastor has been beaten to death at Ejisu-Donyina in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Ben Jesus, was allegedly killed by one Mr Kwabena,...

Man who swallowed 68 pellets of drugs at Airport jailed

A man who was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after confessing to the Narcotics Control Commission officers of swallowing pellets of Narcotics...

Ashaiman solider murder suspects denied bail

The Ashaiman Circuit Court presided over by Simon J. Gaga has once again denied bail to six suspects picked up in connection with the...

Thieves break into Catholic school; steal 17 laptops

Thieves have raided the Bibiani Catholic 'A' Junior High School (JHS) in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The suspects made...

Footballer jailed for defiling minor thrice

A 27-year-old footballer, who had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl on three occasions at Mamprobi in Accra, has been sentenced to 12 years...

Treason trial: Court demands death certificate of Dr Mac-Palm

The High Court trying Dr Frederick Mac-Palm and nine others over alleged coup plots has ordered his defense counsel to furnish it with his...

Ashaiman soldier murder case: Police hunt for another suspect

The police are on the manhunt for another suspect in connection with the death of Sheriff Imoro. The soldier was killed at Ashaiman in...

NAM 1’s case adjourned to April 25

An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to April 25, the case of Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM 1, Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana...

Bishop arrested for allegedly breaking into church member’s home to steal

A bishop from the African Apostolic Church has been accused of breaking into a congregant’s home and stealing US$10,800. Charles Tekeshe, 65, appeared before...

Judge refuses to try 2 illegal miners without their accomplice

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has refused to try two persons accused of illegal mining, popularly known as ‘Galamsey’, without their accomplice. William Boateng...

Twifo Hemang youth on rampage; destroy several property

Residents of Twifo Hemang in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region say they are gripped with fear following the heightening...

12 Chinese nationals in court over ‘galamsey’

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has granted a GHC300,000.00 bail with three sureties each to 12 Chinese nationals accused of illegal mining also known...

NAM1 makes 33rd appearance in court without trial

Embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), made his 33rd appearance in court on Thursday, March 23, three...

Custom officer, 2 others accused of stealing $4.3m gold at airport remanded

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a customs officer and two others accused of stealing gold valued USD$ 4,303,234.00 belonging to GND Global Trading...

Beige Bank case: More trouble for former CEO, Mike Nyinaku

The High Court hearing the criminal case against former CEO and owner of Beige Bank, Mike Nyinaku, has been told by the First Prosecution...

NIB arrest ECG IT staff over prepaid vending challenges

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has arrested some personnel of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s IT department.  Their arrest is reportedly in connection with...

Lotto agent in court over GH¢253k theft

A 32-year-old agent of Alpha Lotto Company, who allegedly stole GH¢253,680 from the firm, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court. Ernest Larbi is...

Major Mahama had no gun on him – Suspect tells court

Michael Anim, one of the 14 persons standing trial for the gruesome lynching of Major Maxwell Mahama at Denkiyra Obuasi in the Central Region,...

NDC Parliamentary aspirant inflicted with cutlass wounds in robbery attack

A parliamentary hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Abuakwa South Constituency of the Eastern Region, Solomon Nana Frimpong, has been injured...