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Scrap dealer in court for defiling and infecting student with HIV

A 38-year-old scrap dealer has been arraigned before the Akyem Swedru Circuit Court, presided over by Akosua Ataa Nyarko, for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old...

Man arrested in connection with series of murder and robbery targeting taxi drivers

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested another suspect believed to be connected to a series of robberies and killings involving taxi drivers in...

Former HR Manager sentenced for murder of Jirapa Dubai CEO

The Wa High Court has handed a life sentence to Eliasah Mahama, the prime suspect in the murder of Eric Johnson, the late owner...

Fisherman remanded over theft of GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones

The Dansoman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a fisherman for allegedly stealing GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones from a businessman’s vehicle in...

Four arrested with 2,250 parcels of suspected Indian hemp in KEEA

Police in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality have arrested four men and impounded a Kia Rhino truck loaded with 2,250 parcels of suspected Indian hemp. The...

Police arrest ten suspects for operating fake online food delivery platforms

The Ghana Police Service, through the Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has arrested ten individuals for allegedly creating fake online food...

Driver’s mate fined for stealing air conditioner copper pipes

An Adenta Circuit Court has imposed a fine of GH¢3,000 on a driver’s mate for dishonestly appropriating quantities of air conditioner copper pipes worth...

Two arrested over robbery and murder of 20-year-old at Tweapease-Aboo

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the robbery and killing of a 20-year-old, Kofi Mensah, at Tweapease-Aboo...

Seven rescued as police bust human trafficking and cyber fraud syndicate in Ashaiman

The Tema Regional Police Command has uncovered and dismantled a human trafficking and cyber fraud network operating at Peace Land in Ashaiman. The operation, carried...

Court adjourns Immigration Officer’s murder case as prosecution awaits forensic results

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned the case involving the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah to October 22, 2025, as police prosecutors...

Seven convicted for open defecation and illegal dumping

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has convicted seven people for engaging in open defecation and dumping refuse at unauthorised places within the...

Police hunt for tricycle rider who allegedly assaulted officer at Garu checkpoint

The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for a commercial tricycle rider, popularly known as aboboyaa, who allegedly attacked a police...

Two jailed 15 years each for robbery and rape at Okushibli 

The Tema Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of two men involved in a violent robbery and rape incident that took place along...

Scrap dealer grabbed for stealing at SIC yard

A 19-year-old scrap dealer has appeared before the Adabraka District Court for stealing items at the SIC yard, South Industrial Area branch. Kwaku Issahaku is...

NAIMOS Task Force deals major blow to galamsey in Western Region

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has intensified its campaign against illegal mining with a major operation in the Western Region. On...

FDA fines pregnant woman GH¢25k for advertising unregistered products on TikTok

The Upper East Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has slapped a GH¢25,000.00 fine on a pregnant woman for advertising unregistered...

Policeman reportedly killed in violent attack in Sampa

A policeman has been reported dead after masked gunmen attacked Sampa in the Bono Region on Sunday afternoon. The group fired gunshots in several parts...

Fisherman jailed 18 months for GH¢20,000 outboard motor theft

A 52-year-old fisherman, whose side business involved stealing fishing outboard motors and selling them at Kpando-Tokor, has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by...

Eight foreigners arrested for illegal gold operations in Bono Region

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested eight foreign nationals for their alleged involvement in illegal gold exploration and trading without authorization at Wewe,...

Police probe attack on Immigration officers at Gbintri checkpoint

The North East Regional Police Command has begun investigations into a deadly armed attack on two Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officers stationed at the...

 Behenase murder: Family rejects body over GH¢12,000 autopsy fee dispute

  The family of a 52-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered at Kwahu Behenase has refused to take custody of her body, citing an inability...

Immigration officer reported dead, another injured in attack at Gbintri checkpoint

A violent attack at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) inland checkpoint at Gbintri in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region has...

‘I lost my way’ – Diddy begs judge for leniency ahead of sentencing

Convicted rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has written a letter to the judge overseeing his criminal trial, asking for leniency during his sentencing on...

Four remanded over ‘susu’ box theft

Four people have been hauled before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly breaking into the homes of people and stealing their personal valuable belongings...

Self-styled ‘doctor’ arrested in Yeji after 11 years of practice [Video]

Police in Yeji, Bono East Region, have arrested a man identified as Hans Osei, popularly known as Mulla, for allegedly practicing as a medical...

Man arrested after girlfriend was found dead in his room at Awutu Papaase

  The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Kwame Whisky, after his girlfriend, Linda, 22, was discovered dead in...

Businessman in trouble over bags of maize worth GH¢850K

A businessman and three others at large, who allegedly defrauded a woman of GH¢850,000, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court. Francis Appeynarh and...

Man who fired gun shots during fire outbreak at Madina Redco granted bail

The man who fired indiscriminately while the Ghana Service personnel were busily dousing an August 3, fire outbreak at Madina Redco has been granted...

Dzodze resident survives armed attack, police launch manhunt for suspects

A 32-year-old motorbike rider sustained a gunshot wound to his left thigh after an attempted robbery at Bedzeme-Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality on...

Man who killed lover, 2 children at Tuba charged

The Adabraka District Court has remanded Samuel Amoah, aka Biggie, who is accused of killing a lady and her two children at Tuba, near...

Queen mother seeks justice for late daughter and grandchildren allegedly murdered in Tuba

Nana Akosua Sakyibea I, queen mother of Abotakyi Akuapim, says she needs justice for her daughter and two grandchildren, who were allegedly murdered in...

Interpol arrests 260 across Africa; 68 Ghanaians implicated in online romance scams

Interpol has arrested 260 individuals across 14 African countries in a coordinated operation targeting online romance and extortion scams, which defrauded over 1,400 victims...

Trader jailed 10 years over auto fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Bismark Obeng to 10 years imprisonment over auto fraud. Obeng, a trader, is said to have collected GH¢198,000 from...

Police probe suspected murder of security guard in Wa

The Ghana Police Service in the Upper West Region has launched a full-scale investigation into the suspected murder of a night security guard in...

We’ll continue to make life uncomfortable for criminals – IGP Yohuno

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has issued a stern warning to criminal elements across Ghana, affirming that the Police Service...

Police arrest 10 suspected armed robbers in major operations

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 10 suspected armed robbers in a coordinated operation across the Ashanti, Central, and Sunyani regions. Inspector-General of Police (IGP)...

Calm restored in Kukurantumi after violent attack over suspect’s death

Police operations have resumed in Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region after a brief withdrawal caused by violent clashes. The Member...

Two suspects break cells at Kadjebi

One of two suspects, who escaped from Police cells at the Kadjebi Police Station in the Oti Region on Saturday, afternoon has been re-arrested. The...

Six injured, 4 arrested after alleged police assault on Kokrobite taxi drivers

Six people have been injured and four others are in police custody after officers from the Kokrobite District Police Headquarters allegedly assaulted taxi drivers...

Farmer, 42, jailed six months for burning daughter’s palms

A 42-year-old farmer, Edward Kobina Asiedu, has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Krachi District Court for burning the palms of his five-year-old...