Court acquits Ataa Ayi’s alleged accomplice after 23 years in prison
The Court of Appeal in Accra has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was convicted in 2002 as an alleged accomplice of Ghana’s...
Court orders destruction of $350m worth of cocaine intercepted in Ghana
The Criminal Division of the High Court has ordered the destruction of over $350 million worth of cocaine seized in Ghana, following confirmatory tests...
Police intercept over GH¢1m cash concealed in fertiliser bags at Juapong
The Volta Regional Police Command has intercepted a Ford Transit bus carrying 68 fertiliser bags filled with cash totalling GH¢1,021,700 in one cedi notes...
Man lynched over alleged mobile phone theft in Agbozume
A young man, identified as Prosper Adedea, alias Tagoe, believed to be in his late 20s, was allegedly lynched in Agbozume-Adawukorfe after being accused...
NIB declares 3 suspects wanted in $350m cocaine bust
The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has declared three more individuals - Kelian Julien Mensah, Jefflean Kwadjo Ntow, and Charles Hagan - wanted in connection...
Tiler jailed two years for escaping lawful custody
A 25-year-old tiler has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for escaping...
Three suspected robbers busted at Axim
The Axim Divisional Police Command in the Western Region has arrested three suspected armed robbers in an intelligence-led operation at their hideout.
The suspects have...
Galamsey: Wontumi’s aide convicted in bribery case, fined GH₵200k
The High Court today, Wednesday, June 4, convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, aide to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,...
Notorious armed robber jailed 18 years
The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of a 25-year-old notorious armed robber, Adihan Mahmoud, popularly known as Okra.
A statement issued...
Man arrested for unlawful possession of narcotics in Accra
A young man identified as Ernest Mohamed Adjiri has been arrested for unlawful possession of narcotics in the Greater Accra Region.
Mohamed was apprehended by...
Burkinabe arrested in Assin Fosu for human trafficking
The Central North Regional Police Command on Sunday rescued seven foreign nationals trafficked under false pretences by a suspect named Zongo Jeon-Baptiste, a 35-year-old...
Court fines painter for insulting neighbour as witch
A Hohoe Magistrate Court has sentenced a 31-year-old painter to a fine of GH¢1,200 for insulting his neighbour by calling her a witch and...
Man arrested in Western Region for illegal firearm possession
The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, Yahaya Seidu, for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition at Aponteng Krom in...
Three arrested with 5,950 slabs of Indian hemp on Volta LakeÂ
The Eastern North Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the transportation of 5,950 compressed and some non-compressed leaves suspected to...
Mentally challenged man beheads caretaker in Tema
A 35-year-old mentally challenged man, whose name has only been given as Ali, has murdered a 56-year-old man at the Tema main harbour railway.Ali...
Mahama orders immediate security reinforcement in Bono East
President John Dramani Mahama has instructed the Interior Minister and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to urgently deploy more security personnel to the...
10 foreigners arrested for suspected Cybercrime activities in Weija
The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested ten people for cybercrime-related activities at Weija in the Greater Accra Region.
The suspects were...
Prime suspect in UEW lecturer’s murder remanded
The Winneba Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody Joshua Karry Arthur, the prime suspect in the murder of Professor Mawuadem Amedeker, a senior...
NACOC arrests 46-year-old woman, seizes 30 slabs of cannabis
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a 46-year-old Ghanaian woman and intercepted 30 slabs of suspected cannabis weighing 16.4 kilograms.
The suspect was arrested...
Police Constable allegedly defrauds 197 in recruitment scam
An Achimota District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of General Constable Samuel Appiah, with Service Number 58577, for allegedly defrauding...
7 convicted for robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member
The Ho High Court has convicted and sentenced seven individuals in connection with the 2020 robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member, Mawutor...
26 arrested for drug-related offences in Aflao
The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 26 individuals linked to drug-related offences around the Aflao border in the Volta Region.
The suspects were apprehended...
Aflao MoMo vendor’s death: 65-year-old father of key suspect arrested; 8 now in custody
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of another suspect in connection with the robbery and murder of mobile money vendor Christopher Ahordor...
Robbery gang jailed over major attacks in Accra
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of a five-member robbery gang responsible for two major attacks in...
Woman who stole church TV at Military Barracks jailed 12 months
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old woman to 12 months' imprisonment for stealing a 50-inch television at the Teshie Military Barracks in...
Police nab another suspect in Aflao Momo vendor murder
The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested an additional suspect in connection with the robbery and murder of mobile money vendor Christopher Ahordor at...
Two face court over forged Judicial Service documents and stamps
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly forging judicial documents, bank stamps, and an indenture.
Richard Aryee, who is unemployed, appeared...
Amasaman Court jails car thief 5 years
The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Toyota Corolla S valued at...
One arrested after missing UEW lecturer is found buried at Effutu Gyahadze
A lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Amedeke of the Chemistry Department, has been murdered and buried in his residence at...
Murder of Sogakope Assembly Member: Mason jailed for life, 2 others get 94 years
Five years after the assembly member for Sogakope, Mawutor Adzahli, was robbed and shot dead at his residence by gangsters, the ringleader, Richard Adikyere,...
Hajia4Reall to be released today after serving one-year jail term in US
Ghanaian socialite and musician Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia 4Reall, is set to be released from the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia...
Walewale: Two arrested for stealing immigration officer’s pistol
Police in Walewale have arrested two young men for allegedly stealing an immigration officer's pistol and ammunition.
The suspects have been identified as 18-year-old Mohammed...
OKESS student, stepfather granted GH¢80,000 bail
A District Court in Mamponteng, in the Kwabre East Municipality, has granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 to a student of the Osei...
Trader in court over 500-gallon cooking oil fraud
A trader has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly collecting GH₵242,500 under the pretense of supplying 500 gallons of cooking oil but...
Togolese robbery suspect referred for psychiatric evaluation after allegedly eating his own faeces
A Togolese robbery suspect has been referred to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital for a comprehensive mental evaluation after exhibiting signs of coprophagy — a...
FDA destroys GH¢522k worth of expired products in Upper East
The Upper East Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has safely disposed of expired, unwholesome, unregistered, and non-conforming regulated products worth...
14 granted GH¢350,000 bail each over galamsey at Akyem Muoso
The Koforidua Circuit Court B has granted bail to 14 individuals arrested for engaging in illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, at Akyem Muoso...
16-year-old SHS student arrested with locally made gun
A 16-year-old student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region has been arrested for possessing a locally manufactured gun without...
Police impound fuel tanker filled with cocoa beans
The police in the Volta Region last Tuesday (May 13) intercepted a petrol tanker traveling from Madina in Accra to Jasikan, which was found...
Woman busted with fake aphrodisiacs appears in court
A Circuit Court at Denu Torkor in Aflao has granted bail to Hawa Fuseini in the sum of GH¢70,000 for importing non-compliant pharmaceutical products...