Crime

Two police officers promoted for arresting one of their own for possessing ‘wee’

The police administration has promoted two of its officers for effecting the arrest of another officer suspected to be carrying 84 parcels of compressed...

Policeman under police guard after being involved in accident

A Police Sergeant, identified as Lotsu Agbeko, aged 36, working with the Form Police Unit (FPU) at Tesano has being involved in an accident....

Oppong Nkrumah visits 15-year-old girl molested at Ofoase

Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament (MP), Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has paid a visit to a 15-year-old girl who was molested at Akyem-Ofoase in the...

Sex worker beaten to death by customer for keeping Quran under pillow

The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a sex worker, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze...

Chief shot by unknown assailants at Gyengyen

The Chief of Gyengyen, a community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Volta Region, has been shot by unknown assailants at his residence. It...

Constituents chase MP over GHC800K job scam

A growing number of fraud victims in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Constituency who were duped in a GHC800, 000 job scam are chasing after the...

Murder suspect dies in police custody in Ada

A 31-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly killing his wife at Lufenya, a suburb of Ada in the Greater Accra Region is reported...

Two soldiers arrested for allegedly raping nursing student

Two military officers from the 155 Armoured Regiment based at Damongo are currently in police custody for allegedly raping a past student of the...

Old man allegedly scamming accommodation seekers finally arrested, several victims emerge

A syndicate of serial fraudsters led by an old man who for years has been scamming persons searching for accommodation in Accra has finally...

Heavy security at Islamic SHS as parents troop there to withdraw their wards [Video]

https://youtu.be/rn5BzezYsS8 There is heavy security presence at the Islamic Senior High School (SHS) as some parents have trooped there to withdraw their children following reports...

Shocking moment two policemen ‘throw punches at boy, 16’ in back garden

This is the shocking moment two Met Police officers appear to repeatedly punch a teenage boy in his friend's back garden. Footage shared online appears...

Thousands rally across US for stricter gun laws

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking...

Heavy security at Kutula, one dead in new clashes

There has been heavy security deployment to Kutula, a community in the Savannah Region, following clashes which left one person dead. The deceased was allegedly...

Dozens of wedding guests abducted in Nigeria

Gunmen have abducted at least 29 people in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara, police say. The victims were travelling back home from a wedding...

Three boys arrested for stealing textbooks

The Police at Oda are holding three young men for stealing textbooks from Akyem Oda St. Andrews Anglican Basic School in the Birim Central...

Female robber forces victim to have sex with her inside car

The Zimbabwe Republic Police have raised alarm after female rapists/robbers went on a prowl targeting young male commuters. This comes after two men were forced to have sex...

Reckless driver arrested for driving truck without back tyres [Video]

The police have arrested a driver in charge of a DAF truck with registration number AS 7324- 12. The suspect driver, Kofi Nkansah, was arrested...

Accommodation fraudsters finally nabbed after allegedly duping 51 victims

Nemesis has caught up with two accommodation fraudsters after their last victim raised an alarm which caused their arrest. The syndicate led by a yet-to-be...

Chief escapes death after his car was set ablaze [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chief Escapes Death After Being Set Ablaze In His Car Nana Blaychie, a chief of Egyambra in the Ahanta West District of the...

Capital Bank case: Ato Essien’s judgment day nears

The judge presiding over the case in which the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien and two others are standing trial...

Police officer interdicted for smoking on duty

The Police Administration has interdicted Sergeant Isaac Nii Sowah, No. 42681 G/ stationed at the Accra Regional Police Command who was captured in uniform,...

Court remands man, 25, over car snatching

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 25-year-old man for allegedly snatching a Hyundai Accent Taxi valued at ₵37,500.00. Emmanuel Tetteh has pleaded not guilty...

Gold armed robber sentenced to 16 years imprisonment

An armed robber who was arrested by the Police at Sefwi Nketieso in the Western Region has been handed a 16-year jail term by...

Baby who vanished with her murdered parents 42 years ago found alive

A woman who went missing as a baby in 1980 has been found alive and well. Holly Marie vanished alongside her parents Harold Dean...

Illegal Chinese miners jailed 15 years

The Sekondi High Court in the Western Region has sentenced four convicts, including two Chinese, to a 15-year jail term each in hard labour....

How bandits dastardly killed driver at Pusiga

One person has been shot and burnt to death by unknown gunmen at Nakom in the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region. The 46-year-old...

Algeria legend gets jail term for fraud

Former Algeria international and coach Rabah Madjer has been sentenced to six months in prison for making "false declarations" regarding financial transactions. The 63-year-old was...

Couple sentenced for assaulting ‘side chick’

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a couple who assaulted the man’s girlfriend – a “side chick”. Oko Agyemang admitted conspiring with Christiana Annan, his...

Mother who allegedly engaged ‘area boys’ to molest daughter arrested

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested the mother of a 15-year-old girl who was physically and sexually abused by some community members at...

Football star leaves emotional note after murdering girlfriend

Police in Monrovia has arrested former Bomi striker, Mohammed Barry, alias Agogo for reportedly murdering his girlfriend. He is accused of brutalizing his fiancée identified as...

Man dresses as a woman to enter female hostel for marathon sex

A 25-year-old man has been arrested by a Nigerian Police Command over alleged criminal trespassing and attempting to commit theft. Jika John reportedly dressed as...

1 dead, 4 arrested as police clash with gold robbers at Obuasi

The Police, through an intelligence-led operation, foiled a robbery operation at Fenaso Ketewa near Obuasi, leading to the death of one suspect and the...

Robbers who snatched woman’s GH₵ 30,000 at bank sentenced to 20 years each

Two armed robbers who were arrested by the police in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for...

Armed robber caught on footage dancing during operation

Everyone loves the job that pays them, whether legitimate or not, and for this, a robber did not let his crime prevent him from...

Farmer jailed 10 years for possessing narcotics

A 31-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Asamankese Circuit Court for possession of narcotic drugs contrary to section 37(1)...

Transformer thief nabbed, accomplice at large

Residents of Takoradi have apprehended a young man suspected to have raided the Station B transformer centre of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The...

Police arrest 37 motor riders for road offences

The Fosu Police have arrested 25 motor riders and 12 tricycle riders in a swoop by the Assin Fosu Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate...

Five-month-old aborted foetus found at refuse dump

Residents of Assin Fosu Nsuakye in the Assin Fosu municipality of the Central region had to deal with the horrific sight of a five-month-old...

Three arrested over murder of man at Awutu Mampong

The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with the death of 45-year-old Kofi Kyekyebi. The suspects have been identified...

School sued over alleged negligence after allegedly serving pupil banku

A private school at Oyarifa in Accra, Gracefield School Limited, has been put before court over alleged negligence that risked the health of a...