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Three suspected robbers arrested at Mallam Junction

The Amanfro District Police Command, operating under the Weija Division, has arrested three men suspected of robbing passengers at Mallam Junction in the early...

Mechanic found dead under mysterious circumstances at Larabanga

Police in the Savannah Region have launched investigations after the lifeless body of a 31-year-old motorbike mechanic was found in a pool of blood...

One dead, four injured after gunshots at Ahwerease Odwira Festival

One person has been confirmed dead, and four others injured after a violent confrontation during the Odwira Festival at Ahwerease in the Akuapem South...

Immigration Officer murder: Court adjourns case as police hunt 3rd suspect

The Kaneshie District Court has once again adjourned the case involving the murder of 38-year-old Immigration Officer, Stephen King Amoah, to November 4, 2025,...

NSA scandal: Gifty Oware pleads not guilty to GH¢38m financial loss charges

Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware Mensah, has pleaded not guilty to charges of causing financial loss of...

Police kill two suspected robbers in shootout at Offinso

Two suspected criminals said to be part of a gang of robbers that engaged in a shootout with the police at Mankranso in the...

Two arrested in connection with robbery at Adumasa

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects, Atame Elijah and Nasiru Yakubu, who attacked a gold merchant on 20th October, 2025,...

Eight teenage girls arrested for stealing over GH¢20,000

Eight teenage girls have been arrested by the Nkwanta South police in the Oti Region for breaking into a home and stealing over GH¢20,000...

OSP resumes trial of former PPA boss

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has resumed the trial of former Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Chief Executive, Adjenim Boateng Adjei, who is...

Woman allegedly stabs husband during disagreement over meal at Maamaso

A domestic dispute over a meal reportedly turned violent at Maamaso, near New Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, leaving...

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...