Crime

Two farmers arrested over death of Fulani herdsman

A Fulani herdsman, Yahaya Bukari has been allegedly shot dead by farmers at Gbeneyiri, a farming community near Sawla in the Savannah region. According to...

I was told senior military officers were involved in coup plot – Witness tells court

Corporal Godwin Nii Korankye Ankrah, the twelfth prosecution's witness in the treason trial, has told the High Court that he was informed that senior...

E/R: Robbers shoot female fuel pump attendant; one arrested

A female fuel pump attendant has been shot by suspected armed robbers during an attack on Glory Oil Fuel Filling station at Akyem Abenase...

5 suspects arrested in connection with renewed clashes in Bawku remanded

The five suspects arrested in connection with the recent shootings in Bawku have been remanded into Police custody by the Bolgatanga Circuit Court. The presiding...

Afoko trial: You’re untruthful – Defence lawyer to investigator

Defence lawyers of Gregory Afoko, the 53-year-old farmer standing trial for the murder of a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Upper East Regional Chairman,...

Robbers attack fuel pump attendants at Akyem Abenase

A fuel pump attendant is in critical condition after armed robbers attacked her at Akyem Abenase in the Akyemansa district of the Eastern region. The...

New twist to Kasoa teen killers’ case

The High Court handling the case in which two teenagers were accused of the murder of a 10-year-old boy in Kasoa for money rituals...

Six land guards arrested at Nyanyano Kakraba [Video]

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested six land guards at Nyanyano Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The...

2 farmers jailed 4 years each for stealing goats

A Bole District Magistrate Court has sentenced two farmers to four years imprisonment each for stealing four goats in Tuna, a community in the...

Police to support children of fetish priest who shot himself after killing wife and son

The Central Regional Police Command in collaboration with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) is set to provide psychological support for children of a...

Two sisters arrested for assaulting friend’s rival

Two sisters, 21-year-old Barkisu Lonsina and 23-year-old Lonsina Fatima are in the grips of the Bole police in the Savannah region for assaulting a...

Fulani herdsman allegedly kills employer at Nsonyameye

A fulani herdsman is alleged to have killed his employer at Nsonyame at the Asante Akyem North district of the Ashanti region. The deceased has...

Fetish priest shoots himself after killing wife, son

A 40-year-old fetish priest, Kwasi Tandoh, has shot himself, his wife and son dead at Enyan Abowinum in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of...

Alleged ‘sakawa’ boys exhume body at Ejura-Sekyedumase cemetery

Three suspected 'sakawa' boys have exhumed a body buried at Moserater Cemetery in the Mempasem Electoral Area at Ejura-Sekyedumase in the Ashanti region. Narrating the...

Six killed as vehicle runs over school children [Photo]

Six school children have been killed by a Toyota Corolla with registration number GR 2392-22 along Matamallan Ankase on the Kete-Krachi highway. Another is...

Mahama condemns murder of Al Jazeera journalist

Former President John Mahama has condemned the murder of ace Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. Mr Mahama taking to his Twitter page eulogised...

Police outlines security tips to curb surge in car snatching in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has defined some precautionary measures to curb the rising snatching of cars in the...

Former YouTuber and pharmacist sentenced for spreading STD

A former Korean YouTuber and pharmacist was sentenced to jail for knowingly spreading a sexually transmitted disease. Park Seung-jong, who went by the name...

Businessman charged with conspiracy to commit crime, possession of firearms

A businessman, Alhaji Mohammed Shani has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime, and possession of firearms. A bench warrant was issued for the...

Police investigate alleged rape case involving 2 military officers

The Police in the Northern Region have begun investigations into an alleged rape case involving two military officers. According to JoyNews sources, the victim and her husband...

Kasoa murder: Lawyer abandons 2nd accused person

Defence Lawyer, Samuel Atuah, who has been representing the two ‘Kasoa boys’ accused of allegedly killing a 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdullah has withdrawn his...

Former student, 1 other arrested for attempted stealing in Tuna SHS

Two persons have been arrested for attempting to steal and disturb the peace of students in Tuna Senior High School (SHS) in the Savannah...

Cult leader arrested after followers ‘consumed bodily fluids and worshipped corpses’

Police in Thailand have arrested a cult leader whose followers allegedly worshipped corpses and consumed bodily fluids after 11 bodies were found during a...

76-year-old man commits suicide

A 76-year-old man, Nana Boye Nkansah, has allegedly committed suicide at Assin Brofoyedru in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region. The deceased...

One dead as youth groups clash in Ashanti region [Photos]

A clash between youth groups in two communities in the Ashanti Region has led to the death of a 40-year-old man. The deceased, Akwesi...

11 illegal miners in Atewa Forest jailed

Eleven persons who were involved in illegal mining in the Atewa Forest in the Eastern Region are currently serving prison sentences of between five...

Man jailed for stealing his mother’s plates

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to serve three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing his mother's thermos flask and three...

‘I survived a kidnapping but part of me died that day’

After a surge in the number of abductions in recent years, South Africa has one of the highest rates of kidnapping in the world,...

Trial of former MASLOC boss in absentia in limbo

An attempt by state prosecutors to have former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, tried in absentia is...

64yr-old man arrested for allegedly threatening Supreme Court judge

A 64-year-old retired quantity surveyor with the State Housing Corporation, Livingston Bosso, was last Friday, May 6, 2022, arrested for allegedly threatening a Justice...

Brother of alleged plantain thief man stoned to death arrested

The Mankessim Divisional Police Command have arrested the brother of a 30-year-old man, Caleb who was stoned to death for allegedly stealing plantain. Speaking to...

Court orders arrest of NPP Chairman

The Tamale Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of one Alhaji Shani Mohammed who has been fingered in an assassination attempt on the life of...

Woman, 28, remanded for defrauding Immigration officer over GHc400k

A 28-year-old trader, Dorcas Twene Amankwa, has been remanded by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly defrauding an Immigration officer of a sum...

Soldier allegedly beats suspected thief to pulp [Video]

https://youtu.be/jX_Q8eGPYd4 A soldier who has been identified as Solomon Ntow has led a mob action against a suspected thief at Millennium City in the Gomoa...

Five arrested for engaging in illegal sand winning at Gonsie

Five persons have been arrested for engaging in illegal sand-winning activities at Gonsie, a suburb of the Weija Gbawe Municipality in the Greater Accra...

Girl needs urgent surgery to save fingers dipped into boiling water over ¢2

A nine-year-old girl has given a chilling account of how her guardian held her hand into boiling water as punishment for taking ¢2 to...

Police give update on Nkroful Magistrate Court, Esiama Police station chaos

The Western Regional Police Command has, so far, arrested eleven persons for their involvement in the attacks on the Esiama Divisional Headquarters, the Nkroful...

Farmer remanded into prison custody for stealing plantains 

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region has remanded Ibrahim Quattara, 27, farmer, into prison custody to...

Native doctor awaiting human parts passes on

A native doctor has reportedly been confirmed dead while awaiting the delivery of human parts for ritual. According to reports, police caught two men with...

15-year-old girl arrested for faking kidnapping incident

The Assin Fosu Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old girl for allegedly faking her kidnapping and demanding a ransom of ¢20,000 from her father. An...