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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...

Four in court over GH¢223K land fraud; one allegedly posed as a dead man

In an ongoing hearing at an Adentan Circuit Court, four men, including one alleged to have impersonated a deceased man currently at the morgue,...

‘He abused me for 2 years’: How a 13-year-old’s testimony sent 2 men to prison

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced two men to 15 years each in prison for defiling a 13-year-old girl at Akuse in the Eastern...

Two arrested in connection with Spintex robbery; items recovered 

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two people in connection with a robbery that took place at Spintex, Accra, on September 14, 2025. Director-General of...

Father arrested after stepmother burns 3-year-old with hot water in Winneba

The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested the father of a three-year-old girl who was severely...

Stepmother allegedly burns 3-year-old’s private part with hot water in Winneba

A three-year-old girl is battling for her life at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba after she was allegedly scalded with hot water...

Three arraigned before court for sanitation offences

The Awutu Senya East Environmental and Sanitation Office, on Tuesday arrested and arraigned three persons before the Akweley District Court for various sanitation offences. The...

Oti Region: Man shot dead in Keri

A man was shot dead on his farm at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region on Tuesday, September 16, 2025,...

Man who incited violence against Mahama, public officials jailed 

David Kwodow Prah Afful, the man seen in a viral video threatening to kill the President, Members of Parliament, and other government officials if...

Charlie Kirk suspect confessed in hidden note to roommate, prosecutors allege

The man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk confessed to killing the right-wing activist in a message to his roommate, prosecutors have alleged, as...

Kasoa Tollbooth murder of girlfriend: Court remands suspect following guilty plea

The Amanfrom District Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Emelia K. Abruquah, has remanded a 35-year-old man, identified as Bra Sammy, into police custody...

Driver remanded over alleged robbery of Kia truck at Amasaman

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 44-year-old driver, Stephen Namtey, into police custody for allegedly robbing a man of a Kia Rhino truck...

Man who threatened Afenyo-Markin, others arrested 

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a man identified as Alhaji Abdul Wahab after a video surfaced online in which he allegedly...

Sights & sounds: Drums, dirges fill Manhyia during Asantehemaa’s burial rites

The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi has been transformed into a scene of solemn tradition and cultural grandeur, as drumming, horn blowing and dirges echo...

London fraudster jailed after using covid loans to fund trading business in Ghana

A 46-year-old man has been jailed in London for fraudulently obtaining Covid-19 Bounce Back Loans and using part of the money to finance a...

Ashaiman court remands four over possession of Indian Hemp

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody four persons arrested for possessing 315 compressed parcels suspected to be Indian hemp. According to the...

Police probe murder of 26-year-old woman at Chinese near Tuba

The Accra Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of 26-year-old Mabel Asantewaa, who was allegedly stabbed by her fiancé at...

Kumasi trader jailed five years for stealing tricycle and bread

A 63-year-old trader has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for...

Police intercept private ambulance loaded with cannabis in Labadi

The Accra Regional Police Command has intercepted a private ambulance allegedly being used to transport narcotics at Labadi. According to a police statement, the operation...

Mpatuam turns into “ghost town” as men flee after deadly clashes [Audio]

Fear and tension have gripped the Mpatuam community in the Ashanti Region following violent clashes at the Asanko Gold Mine concession that left the...