Crime

Forbes richest self-made billionaire jailed 11 years for fraud

Elizabeth Holmes, 38, who was once described by Forbes as one of the richest Self-made billionaires in America, has been sentenced to 11 years...

Four arrested after chief narrowly escapes assassination attempt [Video]

https://youtu.be/Ww68ZfNX7BE The Effutu North District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested four persons following an assassination attempt at the Gomoa Pomadze chief's palace....

Unknown assailants kill taxi driver after hiring him

A taxi driver, believed to be in his late 20s, has been found dead after some passengers hired his services to Komfo Addai near...

Teenage girl escapes death after being hit on the neck with stick

A 13-year-old Junior High School pupil escaped death after she was hit on the back of her neck by an unidentified person at Pumpside...

Suspected palm oil thief killed at Jukwa

A suspected palm oil thief has been beaten to death at Abrafo Odumase, a suburb of Jukwa in the Twifu Hemang Lower Denkyira District...

Man jailed for stealing prepaid meter

A 24-year-old tricycle rider, Abdul-Gafaru Sulemana, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Tamale district court for stealing a prepaid meter owned...

Commercial sex worker remanded over human trafficking 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a commercial sex worker into police custody over alleged human trafficking.  Miriam Braim pleaded not guilty to attempted...

Man found dead with head missing at Sekyedumase

A beheaded body of an unidentified man believed to be in his late 40s was found in a bush at Abam near Sekyedumase in...

Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death at Ga South [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death in Ga South A seven-month-old pregnant woman has been stabbed in the neck to death at Asabaham...

Guardian who boiled 9-year-old’s fingers granted ₵90K bail

A 32-year-old-teacher accused of literally boiling the hand of a nine-year-old girl has pleaded not guilty before a Goaso Circuit Court in the Ahafo...

People’s Forum: Kenyasi residents threaten war against Newmont

Residents of Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have threatened a faceoff with Newmont Mines over what they described as incessant killings in the area. According...

Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 6 at Christmas parade

A judge sentenced a man who killed six people and injured many others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee to...

Robber busted in attempt to sell stolen phone to victim’s wife

A robber identified as Felix Ayeye has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos State. This was after...

Three robbers sentenced to five years imprisonment 

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced three robbers to five years imprisonment in hard labour each for conspiring and robbing a woman at Zenu...

Man arrested over attempted suicide at Kasoa

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been arrested after he attempted suicide by climbing a telecom mast at Kasoa CP...

Police probe shooting incident at Kenyasi

The Police have commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding a shooting incident at Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, resulted in...

One dead, 4 injured in police-youth clash at Kenyasi [Photos]

One person has been confirmed dead with four others in critical condition as police duty officers stationed with Newmont Mining Limited clash with the...

Suspected Highway robber killed; others on the run

A suspected highway robber has been gunned down by armed police on the Accra -Yeji Highway. According to a Police situational report, the deceased suspect...

Watch how women were nabbed while attempting to smuggle cocaine in their hair

Two women were arrested in Colombia Thursday for attempting to smuggle cocaine in their hair extensions, the Colombian Ministry of Defense said.  The ladies, who...

NDC election: One more arrested over chaos in Ashanti Region

The Police have arrested one more suspect in connection with the disturbances which occurred during the Ashanti Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives' election....

Eight on ₵100k bail each over illegal forex trading

Eight persons, including a woman, have been granted a GH₵100,000.00 bail with two sureties each by an Accra Circuit Court over illegal money-changing business....

FDA arrests illegal traditional medicine producer in Wa

 The Upper West Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), over the weekend, arrested one Emmanuel Bapuorador, in Wa, for engaging in...

NDC election: 3 arrested over chaos in Ashanti Region

The Police have arrested three persons in connection with the violent disturbances during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Executives Election on Sunday...

Man allegedly kidnaps son to demand ransom from wife

Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday rescued an eight-year-old boy who had been reportedly kidnapped by his stepfather. In a statement, DCI...

Man jailed for stealing bread and other items

A 26-year-old man identified as Victor Samson has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000. Samson, who was...

GES reacts to viral video of SHS students’ misconduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has condemned a viral video of some Senior High School (SHS) students insulting President Nana Akufo-Addo. The students in the...

16-year-old boy arrested for raping brother’s wife, 9 other ladies

A Nigerian police command has arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly raping his brother's wife as well as nine other women on different occasions. The...

Court reviews Nana Agradaa’s bail

An Accra Circuit Court has varied the bail terms of Patricia Asiedua, also known as Nana Agradaa, who is being held over an alleged...

3 Chinese arrested for murder of ‘galamseyer’

Three Chinese nationals have been arrested for the alleged murder of a male in a forest at Dompim close to the Bonsa River in...

Ukrainian man arrested in alleged fake currency trafficking

A Ukrainian national, Mazen Farakh, who has been on the wanted list of the police for alleged fake currency trafficking, has been arrested.  The...

22-year-old lady shot and killed in fiancée’s house  [Photos]

An unknown gunman has shot and killed a 22-year-old lady, Abubakari Mansura, at Gumbihini in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region. The shooting...

Two male applicants denied ‘Call to the Bar’

Two male applicants to be enrolled in the Ghana Bar were on Friday denied their Call for violating the Rules of Robing applicable to...

Court sets date to rule on ‘Fake’ Takoradi pregnant woman’s case

The Takoradi Circuit Court ‘A’ has set Tuesday, November 15, 2022, to deliver its final ruling in the case in which a supposed heavily...

Man, 24, jailed for attempting to bomb Nigerian church in USA

A federal court in the United States has sentenced a Pennsylvania man, Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, to 208 months (17 years and three months) for...

4 suspects arrested for violent land dispute at Gomoa Akramang

Police have arrested four suspects for their involvement in a violent land dispute at Gomoa Akramang in the Central Region. The Police in a statement...

Police swoop allegedly leaves one dead; over 100 arrested [Video]

https://youtu.be/D6-Xeqyn08s A young man has been reported dead in a swoop led by the Northern Regional Police Command at Aboabo Market. Over 100 suspected criminals...

Mother who dumped baby in public toilet remanded

The Awutu Bereku District Court has remanded into Police custody, a 26-year-old mother, Barikisu Amadu Maria who dumped her four-day-old baby boy into a...

Nana Agradaa’s lawyers beg court

Lawyers for Patricia Asiedu, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, have asked the Accra Circuit court 10 to vary the bail conditions given to the...

Chinese woman found dead in hotel room in Tema

A female Chinese national has been found dead in a room at Aristocrat Hotel in Tema Thursday morning. According to reports, she was found lying...

26-year-old mother who dumped baby in public toilet arrested

The Gomoa Dominase District Police Command has arrested a mother who dumped her two-week-old baby in a public toilet. The 26-year-old mother, Maria Bakusu, committed...