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Interpol arrests 62, seizes 136 stolen vehicles during West Africa operation

A major INTERPOL-led border security operation across West Africa has resulted in dozens of arrests and the seizure of significant quantities of weapons, ammunition,...

Police arrest 16 suspects in major crime crackdown in Tamale

The Police Special Operations Unit has arrested 16 suspects in a major crackdown on criminal activities in Tamale, following a surge in violent incidents...

Travellers, including soldiers robbed on Berekum–Sampa road

A fresh dawn robbery on the Berekum–Sampa stretch in the Bono Region has reignited fear among travellers, after armed men reportedly stopped vehicles, seized...

Seven Nigerians rescued as EOCO busts cybercrime ring at Mataheko-Afienya

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has rescued seven Nigerian nationals who are believed to have been trafficked into Ghana for illegal online...

Gov’t urged to pursue killers of Borae Ahenfie Chief and two others

The Paramount Chief of Takpang Traditional Area in the Krachi Nchumuru District, Nana Akwasi Omankuminte II, has called on the government to take urgent...

Tension mounts in Kwahu as Queen Mother reportedly goes missing [Audio]

Tension is mounting in Kwahu, Eastern Region, following the disappearance of the queen mother, Nana Adwoa Gyamfua III. The Paramount Chief of the Kwahu Traditional...

Three remanded over Newmont Mines pistol theft

Three people have been remanded into police custody after appearing before the Fiapre Circuit Court in connection with the theft of a service pistol...

Police hunt for man after girlfriend is found dead in guest house at Begoro

Police in Begoro have launched a search for a well-known guest house operator popularly called “James Bond,” who is suspected of killing his girlfriend...

Two arrested as police take over Kasoa Ofaakor palace after attempted illegal chief installation

Police have taken control of the Kasoa Ofaakor Chief’s Palace following an alleged attempt by some individuals to unlawfully install a new chief for...

NAIMOS arrests 10 armed thugs in Aowin

The National Inter-Agency Taskforce on Mining Operations and Security (NAIMOS) has arrested 10 armed individuals posing as an anti-galamsey task force in the Nyankamam-Armori...

Physician assistant in court for allegedly practicing as ‘Dr’ without license 

The Ghana Medical and Dental Council has arraigned a 41-year-old businessman for allegedly posing as a medical doctor and practising medicine and dentistry without...

Refuse collector jailed 10 years for attempting to rob US diplomat with a toy gun

A refuse collector who attempted to rob a diplomat of his iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 8 mobile phones at Cantonments has been...

Man arrested for allegedly killing brother at Awerempe-Berekum

The Bono Regional Police Command has apprehended a 43-year-old man, Yaw Owusu, also known as 'Angolo,' for allegedly fatally stabbing his younger brother during...

Pregnant woman found dead on farm at Yawusukrom

The quiet farming community of Yawusukrom in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region has been thrown into mourning after the lifeless body...

One-week-old baby allegedly stolen from Agogo Presbyterian Hospital

A one-week-old baby has allegedly been stolen from the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital in the Asante Akyem North Municipality on Friday morning around 10 a.m.,...

NAIMOS arrests 36 during dawn raid in Osino

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has carried out a major dawn operation in Osino, located in the Fanteakwa South District of the...

EOCO arrests 320 people in Kumasi in joint operation with QNET

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has announced a significant breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against organised crime. Working in partnership with QNET,...

Manso Nkwanta police arrest two in connection with mysterious death at Abrense

The Manso Nkwanta District Police Command in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region has arrested two suspects in connection with the mysterious...

Gender Ministry refers case of abused teen footballer to CID

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has confirmed that the case involving the alleged sexual assault and subsequent death of 16-year-old...

Military impostor arrested after snatching motorbike at Kadjebi

A man posing as a military officer, identified only as Roy, has been arrested at Ve-Golokuati after allegedly snatching a motorbike from an ‘Okada' rider at Kadjebi in the Oti Region.   Manasseh...

Businessman accused of defrauding mother, children in visa deal 

A 48-year-old businessman has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly collecting $15,500 and GH¢204,220 from a woman and her three children under the pretext...

Police launch investigation into murder, mob attack on Ehi Police Station 

The Volta Regional Police Command has begun investigations into the murder of 32-year-old Julius Sablah, also known as D-Black, and the subsequent mob attack on the Ehi...

Police investigations confirm Afenyo-Markin assaulted police officer during May 2025 protest

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has referred a case involving the Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to...

Armed men disguised as security officers rob family of GH₵200,000 in alleged gold deal

A family at Akwadum in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region has fallen victim to an armed robbery after a supposed gold...

Angry mob vandalises police checkpoint after man is shot dead near Gbintri

A 45-year-old man, Issah Nawutou Baricle, has reportedly been shot dead by a police officer while on his way to the market in Gbintri,...

Businessman jailed eight years for stealing

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Richard Yevugah, a businessman, to eight years imprisonment for stealing 277 cartons of empty bottles, worth GHC 336,327,...

Scrap dealer jailed 3 months for stealing metals at Bomso

A 30-year-old scrap dealer, Yakubu Zakari, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment by the Kwadaso Circuit Court for stealing metals at Bomso in...

Warehouse keeper in court over stolen Turkish doors valued at GH¢398,700

A warehouse keeper accused of stealing 66 assorted Turkish doors valued at GH¢398,700, belonging to his employer, has appeared in court.  Emmanuel Asamoah, charged with...

Robbers kill taxi driver at American Farm, Ngleshie Amanfro 

Some unknown persons at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South municipality of the Greater Accra Region, suspected to be armed robbers, have killed a...

Two alleged National Security operatives remanded over Kwashie Abbey chieftaincy disturbance

The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court on Monday, November 3, 2025, remanded two individuals claiming to be National Security officers into police custody, while four...

Two immigration officers ambushed and shot in Tempane district

Two officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) were ambushed and shot late Sunday night, November 2, at Nagani in the Tempane District of...

Nigerian jailed 10 years for trafficking 10 victims to Ghana

The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced 29-year-old Nigerian national Chukwudi Nwachukwu to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking 10 girls from Nigeria to Ghana for...

Tension at Bawjiase police station as Asafo members clash with soldiers

Tension has erupted at the Bawjiase District Police Command in the Central Region after a group of angry Asafo members from Kasoa Ofaakor stormed...

42-year-old man allegedly abducted in Dambai

A 42-year-old man, Mohammed Fuseini, was reportedly abducted on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, on Residency Road in Dambai, sparking calls from residents for urgent...

Pastor arrested after forcing six men to strip naked for alleged rituals at Buduburam [Video]

Police have arrested a self-proclaimed pastor, Major Wisdom Nutsugah, at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region for allegedly conducting...

Police arrest 12 for possession and transportation of ammunition at Nsakye

Twelve individuals have been arrested in connection with the transportation and possession of 598 cartons of BB cartridges at Nsakye, near Nsawam in the...

49-year-old fisherman jailed for defiling 13-year-old girl at Mumford

The Cape Coast Circuit Court 2, presided over by Her Honour Nana Aba Quaiba Nunoo, has sentenced 49-year-old fisherman Samuel Armah to 10 years...

Three highway robbers sentenced to 20 years each in Ashanti Region

The Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Mr Appiatu, convicted and sentenced three armed robbers who launched a violent attack on travellers...

20-year-old arrested for possession of firearm and narcotics at Odomase

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Collins Kyeremeh, for allegedly possessing a firearm and substances suspected to be narcotic drugs...

Sunyani: Police retrieve lifeless body of 43-year-old woman

The Bono Regional Police have retrieved the lifeless body of a 43-year-old woman in her single room at Penkwase in the Sunyani Municipality. According to...