Crime

17-year-old herdsman gunned down at Sibiriso

A 17-year-old Fulani herdsman, Sani Mohammed, has been gunned down at Sibriso, a village near Kwamekrom in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region. The...

Suspects who allegedly killed, burnt TV repairer arrested

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the death of a TV repairer. The charred body of Francis Dawson...

Freelance journalist rearrested

Freelance journalist, Sacut Amenga-Etegu, who was discharged by the Criminal Court Division 5 in Accra on Tuesday has been rearrested again by the Police....

Court discharges freelance journalist who filmed proceedings

The Criminal Division 5 of the Accra High Court has discharged the freelance journalist, Sacut Amenga-Etegu, who was arrested for filming court proceedings.The court...

Over 60 motorbikes impounded at Gomoa Buduburam [Video]

The Central East Regional Police Command has impounded over 60 motorbikes in a swoop at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region. The exercise is...

Police kill highway robber on Bolgatanga-Nyariga road; others on the run

Police in the Upper East Region have gunned down a suspected robber during a shootout at the Nyariga Forest along the Bolgatanga-Nyariga stretch. The Police team, while...

Drummer jailed for defiling minor in church office

A 26-year-old church drummer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defiling a six-year-old girl on the church premises at Laterbiokoshie in...

Bank staff jailed 25 years for his role in ¢600k robbery

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

Teenage sisters allegedly fake abduction to demand ransom from parents

Two teenage sisters are alleged to have plotted a fake abduction to demand ransom from their family at Morso, near Juaso, in the Asante...

Suspected robber shot dead, police on manhunt for others

Police in the Upper East Region gunned down a suspected robber during a shootout at the Nyariga Forest along the Bolgatanga-Nyariga stretch. The...

#FixTheCountry convenor reappears in Court today

The Ashaiman District Court will on Monday resume hearing on the case against lead convenor for #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. Mr Barker-Vormawor was charged with...

Sacked PPA boss in fresh trouble

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has banned former boss of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, from holding...

Teacher arrested after viral beating video

Police in Cameroon have arrested a teacher after a video emerged online allegedly showing him brutally beating a nine-year-old boy. The incident is suspected...

Teenage sisters allegedly fake abduction to demand ransom from parents

Two teenage sisters have plotted a fake abduction to demand ransom from their family at Morso in the Asante Akyem South District in the...

Retired teacher, 69, jailed for incest

Seth Kwadwo Dese, 69, a retiree and father of eight, has been jailed for three years for sleeping with his underage daughter for two...

Three arrested for unlawful possession of weapons and impersonation

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects for illegal possession of weapons and impersonation. They have been identified as Kobina Domanle,...

One shot dead as police foil robbery attack at Obuasi

A Police operation has foiled an intended robbery attack on passengers and motorists on the feeder road between Nyamebekyere - Kokotenten. One of the...

Capital Bank Collapse: ‘You stole GH¢200 million’ – Prosecutor grills Ato Essien

State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about...

Nigeria: Soldiers spotted hiding as robbers cart away bags of money from 6 banks

A video that has gone viral on social media captured the moment men in military uniform hid and took cover while a bank robbery...

Teenager jailed 5 years over school fire deaths

A Kenyan girl has been sentenced to five years in jail for manslaughter over a school dormitory fire that killed nine of her colleagues....

EOCO exposes two online Ponzi schemes

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has cautioned the public against Royal Gardens Network and Hubtel Mobile Lending, which operate Ponzi schemes. EOCO...

Policeman in Lamashegu shooting incident granted bail

The Tamale Circuit Court has granted a GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties to the policeman involved in the Lamashegu shooting incident which resulted in...

Abesim ritual murder case adjourned to April 17

The case in which one Richard Appiah has been held for an alleged ritual murder of two kids has been adjourned to April 17,...

Robbery suspect shot dead in gun battle with police

Police have shot dead a robbery suspect on the Obuasi- Wamasi road in the Adansi Akrofoum district of the Ashanti region. Reports indicate the...

Man gets 6 years for stealing excavator parts at Akyem-Apinamang

The Asamankese Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old excavator caretaker to six years imprisonment for stealing excavator parts and selling same at Akyem-Apinamang in...

Three busted for illegal possession of firearms

Two targeted intelligence-led operations conducted at Tema Community 25 and Dansoman on February 21, 2022, led to the retrieval of some weapons and ammunition....

Teacher charged for giving students cake baked with her husband’s sperms

A twisted Louisiana ex-teacher who admitted to giving her students cupcakes laced with her husband’s sperm has been sentenced to 41 years in prison. Cynthia Perkins, 36,...

Farmer allegedly butchers 3-year-old daughter, injures wife over soap

A 25-year-old farmer at Yezesi in the Mamprugu/Moadugri District of the North East Region is in police grips for allegedly butchering his three-year-old daughter to...

2 robbers jailed 50 years for stealing taxi

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two labourers to 25 years each in prison for stealing a taxi cab and an amount of GH¢350...

State pursues Alex Mould, another over ‘missing’ former MASLOC CEO

State prosecutors are pursuing the two sureties who satisfied the bail conditions of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microfinance and Small Loans...

Metro Mass security coordinator jailed 10 years

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a security coordinator of Metro Mass Transit Company Limited, Lawal Fuseini, to a 10-year jail term for blackmailing...

3 suspected robbers arrested during ‘fortification’ ritual

The Western North Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected robbers while they were allegedly fortifying themselves with what is believed to be the...

Metro Mass staff jailed 10 years for blackmailing former MD

A security coordinator at the Metro Mass Transit Company Limited, Lawal Fuseina, has been handed a 10-year prison term for blackmailing his former Managing...

Opuni fails to remove Justice Honyenuga again

The Supreme Court has dismissed yet another application by Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni which sought to recuse the trial judge hearing his alleged corruption...

Two teenagers arrested for stealing tricycle

Two 19-year-olds have been nabbed and handed over to the Damongo police for stealing a tricycle in Tamale. The two unemployed suspects, Iddrisu Abdul Mushid...

Excavator operator jailed 8 years for defilement

An excavator operator has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment by the Cape Coast Circuit Court 1 for defiling a 12-year-old girl at Assin...

Hearts, Kotoko game: Sulley Muntari’s iPhone stolen while taking pictures with fans

Hearts of Oak spokesperson, Kwame Opare Addo, has confirmed that former Black Stars midfielder, Sulley Muntari's iPhone was stolen moments after Hearts of Oak...

Doctor arrested for slapping patient repeatedly and laughing while she had seizure

An emergency room doctor in Florida was arrested this week after police say he repeatedly struck a semi-unconscious female using the patient’s own hand...

Police on manhunt for Anwiankwanta Highway robbery suspects

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for a three-member armed robbery gang, who allegedly attacked and robbed passengers on Monday, February 21, 2022....

19-year-old jailed eight years for defiling girlfriend’s friend

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a motor rider to eight years imprisonment for defiling his girlfriend’s companion at Agbogboloshie, Accra. Edward Mensah, 19, charged...