Crime

Forestry Commission Officers in Tarkwa live in fear after illegal miners’ attack

Officials of the Tarkwa Forest District Office say they are living in fear after scores of illegal miners attacked their office following a crackdown...

36 years in prison for a mistake at 17: The forgotten story of once-promising goalkeeper Akwasi Alhassan

"Pray for me,” says Akwasi Alhassan, handing over a photograph of himself. To his left is the late Christian Atsu—a man whose life was larger...

Police intercept over GH¢1m cash concealed in fertiliser bags at Juapong

The Volta Regional Police Command has intercepted a Ford Transit bus carrying 68 fertiliser bags filled with cash totalling GH¢1,021,700 in one cedi notes...

Notorious armed robber jailed 18 years

The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of a 25-year-old notorious armed robber, Adihan Mahmoud, popularly known as Okra. A statement issued...

“We’ll abandon post!” – Donkorkrom health workers issue 2-week ultimatum over deadly armed robberies

Health workers at the Presbyterian Hospital in Donkorkrom, Kwawu Afram Plains North District, are threatening to abandon the area if the government fails to...

Robbers attack passengers on Kasoa-Winneba Highway

Armed robbers have reportedly attacked 10 commercial vehicles and robbed passengers of their belongings on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. The incident occurred around 11:00 pm on...

Two arrested for murder in Tema

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to the murder of an adult male found within the Tema Harbour enclave. According to...

Three arrested with 5,950 slabs of Indian hemp on Volta Lake 

The Eastern North Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the transportation of 5,950 compressed and some non-compressed leaves suspected to...

Two suspects arrested over shooting incident at Fuo 

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested suspects in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on 26th February 2025 in Fuo, a suburb...

Suspect arrested in connection with robbery at Offinso Abofour

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, identified only as Seidu, for his alleged involvement in a robbery at Offinso Abofour. The...

7 convicted for robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member

The Ho High Court has convicted and sentenced seven individuals in connection with the 2020 robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member, Mawutor...

Aflao MoMo vendor’s death: 65-year-old father of key suspect arrested; 8 now in custody

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of another suspect in connection with the robbery and murder of mobile money vendor Christopher Ahordor...

Robbery gang jailed over major attacks in Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of a five-member robbery gang responsible for two major attacks in...

Woman who stole church TV at Military Barracks jailed 12 months

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old woman to 12 months' imprisonment for stealing a 50-inch television at the Teshie Military Barracks in...

Man, 30, arrested for possession of harmful drugs, firearm in Sabon Zongo

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man for trading harmful drugs and possessing an unlicensed firearm. The suspect, Aminu Amidu Mohammed...

Woman remanded over possession of 17.92kg suspected cannabis

A 22-year-old British national, Browne-Frater Chyna Jada, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly attempting to export 17.92kg of suspected cannabis,...

Suspect remanded following alleged machete assault on carpenter

A 52-year-old steel bender accused of attacking a carpenter with a machete over a suspected romantic rivalry has been remanded into police custody. Kojo Senagbe...

One feared dead, 3 security personnel critically injured in violent clashes at Gomoa Dominase [Video]

A young man is feared dead, while three others — including two police officers and an Immigration officer — are critically injured following violent...

UK-born Ghanaian caught smuggling 22kg cannabis from Canada spared jail

A pregnant drugs mule who attempted to smuggle 22.5kg of cannabis into Britain has avoided jail after explaining she needed the money for a...

Three herdsmen shot dead, another injured at Nkawkaw Zongo barracks

Unknown assailants have shot and killed three Fulani herdsmen at Nkawkaw Zongo in the Eastern Region. One person also sustained injuries in the shooting incident,...

Two arrested for unlawful possession of arms and ammunition

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for unlawful possession of arms and ammunition at Ahenkro in the Ashanti Region. The suspects...

Two women arrested with 1,650 slabs of Indian hemp in their home at Nkawkaw Ampekrom

The Eastern North Police Command in Kwahu Mpraeso has arrested two women with 1,650 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian hemp at their...

Two women kidnapped in Nigeria safely returned to Ghana 

The two Ghanaian women who were reportedly lured to Nigeria through a romance scam and subsequently held captive by a criminal syndicate have been...

Five bodies exhumed in Volta region with heads missing

Residents of Amefinukope in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region are in a state of shock following the discovery of five exhumed...

Swissport Drug Bust: Court grants GH₵52m bail to 4 accused persons

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Sedinam Awo Kwadam, has granted a bail of thirteen million Ghana cedis (GHS 13,000,000) to...

More details emerge on viral kidnapping case [Video]

Two Ghanaian women have been rescued after falling victim to a romance scam that led to their kidnapping in Nigeria, in a case that...

Adu-Boahene remanded into EOCO’s custody for 7 days

An Accra High Court has ordered that the former head of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, whose bail conditions have not been...

Police probe killing of five at sand winning site in Asiyaw

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has commenced an investigation into a shooting incident that resulted in the death of five people at Asiyaw,...

8 arrested as police rescue victims in viral kidnapping case

The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau (NSB) and the Nigeria Police Force, has rescued two female kidnap victims following...

‘You didn’t suffer any injury’ – State Attorney tells JoyNews’ Latif Iddrisu

A Senior State Attorney has cast doubt on the injuries sustained by journalist Latif Iddrisu, despite his claims of brutal assault by officers of...

MoMo vendor shot dead during robbery operation in Aflao

A mobile money agent tragically lost his life on Monday, 28th April, following an armed robbery by unknown assailants at Aflao in the Ketu...

Police probe viral video of alleged kidnapping and assault

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into a suspected case of kidnapping and assault involving a female adult featured in a viral...

Keta: Police destroy 24 bags of suspected cannabis

The Keta Divisional Police Command in the Volta Region has destroyed 24 maxim bags of suspected cannabis at Adzido in the municipality. The suspected weed...

GTA acts on concerns of minors allegedly taken to hotel in Accra New Town

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has responded to disturbing social media reports alleging that minors were taken to a hotel in Accra New Town. The...

Ashanti Regional Police Command demands release of soldiers involved in Nyinahin shooting

The Ashanti Regional Police is collaborating with the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces for the release of military officers involved in the...

Four arrested as NACOC intercepts cargo with suspected cocaine at Swiss Port 

Officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, intercepted a cargo being packaged for shipping at the Swiss Port. It contained...

One dead, others injured in military-civilian clash at Nyinahini

One person has been shot dead in an alleged clash between a group of military men and some youth in Nyinahini, Ashanti Region. Five others...

Binduri: Newly elected PM assaulted over rejection of DCE nominee

Tensions flared in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region following the rejection of the District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee on Wednesday, April...

32 Nigerian ladies, 10 Ghanaian men arrested for prostitution, drug offences at Ayamfuri

The Central North Regional Police Command has arrested 42 individuals for engaging in prostitution and drug-related activities at Ayamfuri in the Central Region. The group...

Two remanded over human trafficking

Two individuals who allegedly trafficked three persons from Nigeria to Ghana and forced them into prostitution have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Chidemma Nweke,...