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Three arrested as Police retrieve cash and suspected cocaine in Accra

The Ghana Police Service has picked up three suspects following a targeted narcotics operation in Accra, carried out after receiving intelligence on a planned...

23-year-old illegal miner found dead at Akontanim

A 23-year-old man, Kwabena Agyei, suspected to have been involved in illegal mining activities, locally known as galamsey, has been found dead at Akontanim...

27-year-old man arrested with AK-47, ammunition near Bawku

A 27-year-old man is in police custody in the Upper East Region after a military patrol recovered an AK-47 assault rifle and 31 rounds...

Two jailed up to 30 years for robbery at Obuasi; accomplice remanded

The Ghana Police Service has secured the conviction of two robbery suspects at the Bekwai Circuit Court in connection with a violent robbery at...

Woman, 25, in court for stealing baby at Bogoso

A 25-year-old unemployed woman, Helena Aba Kwansah Abakah, who allegedly stole an eight-month-old baby boy and circumcised him, has appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit...

Three students remanded over alleged armed robbery

Three Level 400 students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) have been remanded into police custody for their alleged involvement in an armed...

Nigerian woman captured in viral video wearing police uniform arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a Nigerian national, Esther Obasi, following the circulation of viral videos in which she was seen wearing Ghana...

Nkawie Court remands 30-year-old mason over shop burglary at Mpasatia

The Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has remanded a 30-year-old mason into prison custody for unlawful...

Mobile money vendor robbed at Ziope 

Two unidentified men, one wielding a firearm and firing warning shots, have robbed a mobile money vendor at Ziope in the Volta Region, making away with...

Ringleader of suspected human trafficking network arrested in Ethiopia

Police in Ethiopia have arrested a man accused of being at the centre of a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking ring that since 2018 has...

Suspects arrested with 350 slabs of narcotics at Offinso

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four individuals in connection with a suspected narcotics operation at Offinso in the Ashanti North Region. The suspects, Albert...

Man, 56, arrested over murder at Soronko farms

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in connection with the killing of 56-year-old Enoch Obiri at Soronko Farms, near Obomofodensua in the...

Sammy Gyamfi, Awoonor, Dr. Kamal-Deen, Yvonne, other notable CEOs targeted in blackmail scheme

Impeccable information uncovered by Adomonline.com has it that Ghana’s security apparatus has uncovered what appears to be a coordinated network of intimidation and extortion...

Woman granted GH¢100,000 bail over false ‘murderer’ post on Uber driver

A 20-year-old woman who allegedly branded an Uber driver a “murderer” and “thief” on social media has been granted bail by an Adenta Circuit...

24 suspects arrested in Bono region during security agencies operation 

A joint dawn operation by Ghana’s security agencies has led to the arrest of 24 suspects in the Bono Region, a police brief said on Monday.  The operation, carried out on March 21, 2026, at about 0320...

High Court bars former Chief of Air Staff from Tse Addo land

The Land Division of the Accra High Court has ordered retired Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Frank Hanson, and some serving officers...

I am disappointed – WASS teacher on GH¢4,000 each fine for three students who assaulted him

A teacher at West Africa Senior High School (WASS), Nicholas Teye, has expressed disappointment following a court ruling in an assault case involving three...

Couple in court for stealing, dishonestly receiving over GH¢5m  

Nerissah Akordor, a 26-year-old salesperson, and Courage Addo, a 28-year-old barber, have appeared before a Ho High Court for stealing and dishonestly receiving stolen monies,...

Police arrest four, hunt key suspects in GH₵400,000 MoMo fraud linked to gold deal

The Ghana Police Service has uncovered that a widely reported alleged unauthorised withdrawal of GH₵400,000 from a mobile money account is connected to an...

Nkwanta South: Drone operation leads to arrest of three in Keri gun attack

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the shooting of two individuals at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region,...

NACOC arrests six in ‘Operation Clean Street’ in Donkor-Nkwanta

The Bono East Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has carried out a targeted anti-drug exercise in Donkor-Nkwanta in the Nkoranza South...

Alleged Tetegu taxi driver murder: Policewoman’s case adjourned 

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned to April 16, 2026, the case involving Gifty Oppong, a policewoman accused of shooting and killing a taxi driver at Tetegu.  When the case was called,...

Fear grips Banka-Busuafise after one is shot dead, two beheaded in two weeks

Residents of Banka-Busuafise, a community near Ashalaja in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, are living in fear following a series...

Customer sues bank over alleged breach of confidentiality

The Accra High Court is hearing a case alleging a breach of customer confidentiality at the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), a state-owned premier bank. A...

Two granted bail for illegally interfering with ECG’s network

The Sowutuom District Court has granted bail to two persons accused of illegally interfering with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) electricity distribution network. The...

Ginger farmer arrested for allegedly cutting off suspected thief’s hand at Atwima Trabuom

A 30-year-old ginger farmer has been arrested by the Toase Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly severing the hand of a 19-year-old suspected...

Viral child abuse video did not occur in Ghana – Police

The Ghana Police Service has clarified that a viral video showing a child being abused did not occur in Ghana but in Nigeria. In a...

Over 100 foreign nationals jailed for illegal entry into Ghana

Accra High Court has sentenced 106 foreign nationals to prison for illegally entering Ghana, highlighting the government’s strict enforcement of immigration laws. The court handed...

OSP probe deepens: Top company connected to SML deal and CEO under scrutiny

A developing investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is beginning to shake key institutions at the heart of Ghana’s revenue system. Multiple...

Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested

A leading figure in one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been arrested in Mexico City, officials say. Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales - better known...

11 face court for possession and use of illicit drugs in Tamale

Eleven individuals arrested in a recent police raid on narcotics trafficking in Tamale have been arraigned in court on Monday, March 18, facing charges...

Two scrap dealers lynched at Ntensere over alleged child theft

Two scrap dealers have been lynched at Ntensere in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region over allegations of child theft. According to...

Suspects arrested in connection with deadly Fufulso Junction MoMo robbery

A joint police operation deployed by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led to the arrest of two additional suspects in...

Police retrieve stolen items as suspect is arrested over burglary at Spintex

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in connection with a housebreaking and stealing incident at Spintex in Accra, leading to the retrieval...

Police arrest 10 suspects in anti-drug operation in Tamale

The Red Maria, a special operations team constituted by the Northern Regional Police Command, has arrested 10 suspects and impounded three motorbikes in a...

Manager jailed five years for possessing fake currency

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Shubham Sharma, a manager, to five years’ imprisonment for possessing forged foreign and local currencies. The court heard that...

‘I always feel compelled to behead people when possessed’- Fetish priest confesses

A fetish priest accused of killing a 41-year-old woman at Awutu Bentum in the Central Region has reportedly claimed that a spiritual force pushed...

Teacher allegedly gives 2 pupils 60 lashes for sitting on chairs without permission at Egyaa

Two pupils aged 10 and 8 have reportedly suffered severe punishment from a teacher at Trinity Methodist Preparatory School at Egyaa in the Mfantseman...

21 suspects arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court over narcotics offences

About 21 suspects arrested by the Northern Regional Counter-Terrorism Unit’s Special Operations Team were arraigned in Tamale Circuit Court on Monday, March 9, 2026. The...

Mother allegedly assaults 12-year-old daughter over plantain sale in Abrabra

A 12-year-old girl, identified as Vida Kwarteng, has reportedly been assaulted by her mother, Diana Kwarteng, following a disagreement over the sale of plantain...