27 arrested in anti-galamsey raid at Wassa Amanten
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested 27 individuals in an intelligence-led operation targeting illegal mining commonly known as galamsey at Wassa Amanten.A statement...
Three arrested for robbery in Central region
The Central North Regional Police Command have arrested three suspects for robbery at Ntow-Krom near Sekyem in the Central Region.The suspects were arrested on...
Nkwanta SHS temporarily closed down after shooting incident
Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) in the Oti Region has been temporarily closed after a shooting incident that claimed the life of an 18-year-old...
Stray bullet kills Nkwanta SHS student in Oti Region
A student of Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) in the Oti Region has died under tragic circumstances after being struck by a stray bullet...
15 including teenage nursing mother, arrested in Damongo for peddling hard drugs
Fifteen persons, including a teenage nursing mother and another female suspect, have been arrested in Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, for allegedly...
Farmer punished for stealing assorted items from student
The Enchi District Magistrate Court in the Western North Region has fined Christopher Kaidabi, a 29-year-old farmer, GH¢3,000 for stealing assorted items valued at...
Two arrested over murder of former Dampong SHS headmaster
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested two people in connection with the murder of a former Headmaster of Dampong Senior High School...
Steel bender jailed for machete attack over girlfriend dispute
A 52-year-old steel bender has been sentenced to six months in prison by an Accra court after attacking a colleague with a machete, alleging...
Man who threatened to shoot police in viral video arrested
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a man who threatened in a viral video to shoot any police officer he encounters.
In a statement,...
Seven arrested over robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a string of robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction in...
Pastor accused of withdrawing cash from dead friend’s account faces court
A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, alias Agya, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 with two sureties—one of which must be...
Two who tortured boy in viral child video arrested
The Half Assini Divisional Police Command has arrested two individuals captured in a disturbing viral video assaulting a 12-year-old boy.
The suspects, 58-year-old Issah Morro...
MP demands arrest of perpetrators in viral child assault video
The Member of Parliament for Twifo-Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Theophilus Dominic Vondee, has urged the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak,...
Porter remanded for stealing, destroying guardrails at Obetsebi Lamptey overpass
A head porter has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for destroying and stealing six metal guardrails at the Obetsebi Lamptey Overpass at Kaneshie...
Kasoa burglary suspect arrested in Agbogbloshie after CCTV review
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary and theft incident at Kasoa Nyanyano in the Central Region.
In a...
Gov’t directs NACOC to operationalise Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Fund
Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has announced a renewed national focus on drug prevention, describing it as both a public health concern and a national...
Woman remanded for allegedly stealing GH¢800k mistakenly transferred to her account
A trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, also known as Maa Adwoa, has been remanded into lawful custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing...
Police arrest 8 at Ayanfuri over galamsey, illicit drugs
The Central North Regional Police Command has dealt a major blow to illegal mining (galamsey) and the associated drug trade in Ayanfuri, resulting in...
One dead, another injured in shooting incident during naming ceremony in Gbawe
A shooting incident during a naming ceremony at Gbawe Barley in the Greater Accra Region has left one man dead and a woman injured.
According...
Man arrested for unlawful possession of narcotics at Nkurakan
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man, Christopher Saigoe, for the unlawful possession of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Nkurakan...
OSP charges former Vice Presidential staffer, 3 others with corruption over seized rice containers
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has formally charged four public officials, including a former Director at the former Vice President’s Secretariat, James...
Driver shot and killed on Ntotroso-Sunyani Highway
A yet-to-be-identified driver has been shot and killed on the Ntotroso-Sunyani Highway in the Bono Region.
The incident occurred last Friday while the driver was...
Skeleton of woman found after going missing for months
The skeletal remains of an 85-year-old woman, Obaapanyin Adwoah Takyiwaa, have been discovered at Camp 15 near Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of...
2025 BECE: Kintampo court sentences 4 for malpractices, others remanded
The Kintampo Circuit Court in the Bono East Region has sentenced four individuals to 30 days in prison each for engaging in examination malpractices...
Two armed robbers killed; 2 arrested in Ashanti Region
Irate residents of Appiahkrom and Nsokote in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region have lynched two suspected robbers.
The deceased have been identified...
Wassa Nkran robbery suspect arrested
The Ghana Police Service on June 13, 2025, arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery incident at Wassa Nkran in the Western Region.
The...
Cab driver jailed 15 years over defilement
A taxi driver, who pretended to be a stream god and defiled a 15-year-old girl in a bush, has been sentenced to 15 years’...
Man allegedly kills four-month-old pregnant wife in Dormaa West
A Fulani herdsman, Mahmud, has allegedly killed his four-month-old pregnant wife, Barikisu, at Frimpongkrom in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region.
The tragic...
Robbers shoot farmer dead at Maame Ama village
Armed robbers have shot and killed a farmer, Emmanuel Kwadwo Obeng, at Maame Ama near Nsokote in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti...
Man arrested with 40 parcels of suspected narcotics on Accra-Somanya Highway
The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man for the unlawful possession of 40 parcels of a...
Two fined GH¢1,560 for stealing, dishonestly receiving
The Tarkwa District Court One has fined two persons—Emmanuel Tawiah, a labourer, and Ibrahim Mohammed, a businessman—a total of GH¢1,560 for stealing and dishonestly...
15-year-old boy allegedly dies in police custody at Tarkwa-Simpa
A 15-year-old boy, Simon Obeng, has tragically died while in custody at the Tarkwa-Simpa Police station in the Western region.Information gathered by Adom News...
19 arrested for suspected drug trade and robbery within Gomoa Dominase
The Central East Regional Police Command, through a special operation on Thursday, June 12, 2025, arrested 19 suspects in connection with illicit drug trade...
2025 BECE: 10 invigilators arrested over exam malpractices
Ten invigilators have been arrested for allegedly engaging in examination malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the West African Examinations Council...
Police intercept trucks carrying 150 sacks of suspected Indian Hemp
The Eastern Regional Police Command on Thursday intercepted two Howo Sino tipper trucks loaded with 150 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...
Notorious Nigerian robber convicted in Sekondi
A 36-year-old notorious armed robber, Stanley Afaku, who attacked a security guard at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi at gunpoint, has been sentenced...
Six busted over alleged fake $1 million discharged
Six individuals arrested over an alleged attempt to circulate fake one million US dollars at Abokobi have been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court.
The...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer makes his ex-girlfriend read loving texts until she cries
A defence lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud a slew of loving text messages she’d sent him over the...
2025 BECE: 10 arrested for malpractices
The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began on Wednesday, June 11, with over 600,000 candidates nationwide, has already recorded 10 cases of...
19-year-old robber jailed 20 years
The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured a conviction against a 19-year-old robber, Adams Hamidu, also known as Gyida.
The Wa Circuit Court, on...