Crime

Painter jailed 20 years for defiling, impregnating girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter

A painter, who defiled his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court. Fred Acquaye, 54, is said...

Man captured on video assaulting alleged sex worker arrested

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a man who was captured in a viral video assaulting a woman alleged to be a sex...

Teacher allegedly beats lover to death over bride price

A 40-year-old teacher, Kwesi Sasah, has allegedly beaten his 38-year-old lover, Yaa Linda to death over a bride price payment. The incident reportedly occurred on...

Man, 45, shot dead in the head

A 45-year-old man had been shot dead by unknown assailants at Akyem Twapease in the Kwaebibirem Municipality in the Eastern Region. The deceased, who...

Two students, unemployed sentenced for assault

A Magistrate Court at Wamfie in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region has sentenced two male students and a jobless young man...

Ejura murder: Two accused persons granted bail

A Kumasi High Court has granted bail to two of three accused persons standing trial for the murder of social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed,...

Two accused persons in Kaaka murder case granted bail

A Kumasi High Court has granted bail to two of three accused persons standing trial over the murder of social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed,...

Two suspects in Kaaka’s murder trial granted bail

A Kumasi High Court has granted bail to two of three accused persons standing trial over the murder of social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed,...

Police involved in bullion van robberies could be a tip of the iceberg – Ex IGP’s Secretary [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · One Police Robber Dangerous Than 10 Armed Robbers - Ex IGP's Secretary Wa West Member of Parliament (MP), Peter Lanchene Toobu, seems...

Bullion van robberies: Minority backs calls for independent commission of inquiry into killing of 2 officers

The Minority in Parliament has backed calls for an independent Commission of Inquiry into the killing of two key suspects in the ongoing police...

30-year-old farmer arrested for killing father

A 30-year-old farmer, Gbomkatey Jorvuo, has been arrested by police at Bole for killing his biological father, Jorvuo Jorbuo, at Dorlanakura, a village near...

SHS student stabbed to death at Obuasi [Video]

https://youtu.be/AXn3_CED_D0 An 18-year-old Senior High School (SHS) student, Illiasu Fuseini, has been stabbed to death by a colleague at Anyinam Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. Reports...

Bullion van robberies: How can you take suspects on operation? – Ex IGP’s Secretary quizzes

JoyNews/AdomNews · Peter Toobu On Police Bullion Van Robberies Peter Toobu, a retired Executive Secretary to an ex-Inspector General of Police (IGP), has lashed out...

‘Recent crimes will be met with equal force’

The Northern Regional Chairman hopeful for NPP, Alhaji Inusah Ahmadu, has expressed his concerns over the increase in insecurity in the metropolis and the...

Man, 43, arrested for inflicting cutlass wounds on four family members

A 43-year-old man is in police grips for inflicting cutlass wounds on four of his family members at New Baakoyeden at Obuasi. Isaac Wiredu attacked...

Father shoots dead seven-day-old baby girl because he wanted a boy

A father has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his seven-day-old baby girl because he wanted his first-born to be a boy in...

Police can sustain Treason Felony charge against Barker-Vormawor – AG

The Attorney General says the police investigators have gathered evidence to sustain the charge of Treason Felony filed against #FixTheCountry Movement lead convener Oliver...

Barker-Vormawor not cooperating with investigations, refuse his bail request – AG to High Court

The Attorney-General (AG) is urging the Tema High Court to refuse a bail application filed by #FixTheCountry Movement lead convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor. Godfred Dame...

Why Ashaiman is trending

The Ghana Police Service on Tuesday revealed four personnel have been arrested in connection with recent bullion van robberies during a raid at Borteyman...

Institute of Procurement revokes membership of sacked PPA boss

The Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) has revoked the membership of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority...

Policemen, civilian allegedly involved in bullion van robberies remanded

The four policemen and a civilian, arrested in connection with recent bullion van robberies in the country, have been remanded into police custody. ...

For five years, I had close relatives sexually assault me – Lady recounts [Video]

https://youtu.be/LZLaeCOm7bA It all started when I was about eight years old and it stopped at about 13 years and so for five years, I had...

KNUST lecturer standing trial for kidnapping wife denied bail again

A Kumasi High Court has declined bail requests filed by lawyers of Dr. Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)...

Family of murdered activist at Ejura unhappy with court adjournments

The family of the murdered activist at Ejura, Ibrahim Mohammed, is frustrated with the delays the case has suffered in court. Two known New Patriotic Party...

Brave policewoman rearrests jailbreaker after hot chase

A brave female Police officer at the Tetegu police station in Accra has overpowered a thief who broke jail and took to his heels....

One suspect arrested, police pursue 5 others for murder of Ashalaja Oshipi

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested one suspect while pursuing five other suspects for murder. The suspects allegedly gunned down a 42-year-old man identified...

Sound engineer convicted for stealing

The Effiduase District Court in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region has sentenced a sound engineer to 18 months imprisonment in hard...

How alleged ritual killer almost killed me – Witness tells court

A witness, Alkali Allahnanan, testifying against Moses Okoh, an alleged ritual killer, has told a Plateau state High Court how he was almost killed...

Man, 21, stabbed to death

A young man allegedly stabbed his 21-year-old friend, Elijah Bokoro, to death over a disagreement at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region, last Friday. DAILY...

Ex-convict jailed for defrauding ECG customer

The Donkorkrom Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Augustine Akus-Am, has sentenced Benjamin Amoako, an ex-convict, to six months in prison for impersonating...

Palm wine tapper arrested for attempting to sell his 16-year-old son

A 38-year-old palm wine tapper, who hails from Gomoa Afranse in the Central Region, has been arrested by Axim Police for selling his 16-year-old...

Court orders BoG to produce Capital Bank’s statement of accounts

The High Court has ordered the Governor of Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, to produce and tender into the court, on March 10,...

FDA arrests peddlers of unregistered ‘Nkoyo’ and ‘Nnompe Nnompe’ tablets

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has caused the arrest of some peddlers of two unregistered local medicines. In a statement, signed by the Chief...

19-year-old jailed for online dating fraud

A 19-year-old student of Keta Business College will spend the next 30 months behind bars for leveraging on the nude photos of a supposed...

Serial thief takes refuge in ladies’ washroom to escape lynching at Takoradi

A suspected thief who has gained notoriety for stealing mobile hand devices and other valuables from students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU), was...

Suspected armed robber lynched at Denkyira Abuakwa Nkwanta

A suspected armed robber has been lynched by residents of Denkyira Abuakwa Nkwanta in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region. The...

NPP Youth Organiser in critical condition after aspirant hits head with stick

Abirem Youth Organiser hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), identified only as Chief has reportedly hit the head of the incumbent Youth Organiser...

Chief, 8 others arrested for alleged murder of man over dog meat [Video]

The Chief of Assin Atwereboanda, George Ahiato, and eight others have been arrested in connection with the death of one Daniel Akoto who was...

VIP bus robbers who told passengers to pray for them shot dead

Two of the suspected armed robbers who asked travellers to pray for them after they robbed them on a VIP bus in the Western...

High Court judge sentences bank cleaner to 25 years for role in ¢600k robbery

A Cape Coast High Court, presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye, singled out a bank cleaner in a robbery of ¢600,000 and gave him...