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Police kill four suspected robbers in shootout on Bekwai-Fomena highway

Police have shot and killed four suspected armed robbers during a gun battle on the Bekwai-Fomena Highway in the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on...

Kingpin in nationwide vehicle theft, rental fraud syndicate arrested 

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 37-year-old Nana Anderson, the leader in connection with multiple vehicle theft and rental fraud syndicate operating...

Man who fired gun in viral video at Jamestown arrested 

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man seen in a viral video discharging a firearm at Jamestown in Accra. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old...

Suspected gay escapes lynching in Assin Fosu

A 19-year-old man suspected of being gay narrowly escaped lynching by angry youth in Assin Fosu Trafo, located in the Central Region. Information gathered by...

3 friends granted GH₵100k bail each over illegal mining

Three friends have been granted GH₵100,000 bail with two sureties each by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the...

Chinese national, six Ghanaians arraigned over alleged GH₵440,000 casino fraud

A Chinese businessman and six Ghanaian nationals have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly conspiring in a GH₵440,000 game-cheating scheme at...

Suspected killer of MoMo vendor in Upper East arrested

The Savannah Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to the robbery and alleged murder of a mobile money vendor, Benjamin Apuri, and...

Yamfo youth calls for swift investigation, justice for 30-year-old nurse

The leader of Yamfo Youth Association, Asate Nana Gyamfi Kumanini Ameyaw, has called for an urgent investigation into the death of Richard Antwi Agyei,...

Seven arrested for illegal mining in Eastern Region

The Eastern North Police Command has arrested seven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities in Wisiwise and Pankese, located in the Kwahu West...

Police probe viral assault video of suspected thief

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a group physically assaulting a young man accused of stealing equipment. In...

20-year-old arrested for motorbike robberies jailed 10 years

The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of a 20-year-old suspect involved in a series of motorbike robberies in the region. The...

Immigration Service foils cocoa smuggling attempt at Kauk-Jago border

Personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have intercepted 25 bags of cocoa beans being smuggled into Togo through the Kauk-Jago border in the...

Woman jailed five years for stealing over GH¢221,000 in lotto sales

A 38-year-old manageress has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality for stealing...

Nigerian hairdresser sentenced to five years for trafficking women

Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced Nicky Isabella, a 22-year-old hairdresser, to five years in prison for trafficking two Nigerian women into prostitution. Isabella, who lured...

Police probe Kokoase woman’s alleged murder

The Central North Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged murder of a woman at Kokoase, a suburb of Twifo Praso...

Galamsey: 7 arraigned before Sekondi Special Court

The Western-Central Regional Police Command has arraigned seven people before the Special Court for Illegal Mining in Sekondi. The accused persons are Ibrahim Dauda, Michael...

Two arrested for illegal possession and discharge of firearms at funeral

The Western North Regional Police Command, Sehwi Wiawso, has arrested two individuals in connection with the illegal possession and discharge of firearms during a...

Police amend charges and facts in Ahmed Suale Murder case

The Madina District Court has declined the bail application of Daniel Owusu Koranteng, a businessman being held over the death of investigative journalist Ahmed...

Ahmed Suale’s murder suspect to appear in court today

The Managing Director of ISPY Company, Daniel Owusu Koranteng, who is in custody in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale, is...

Woman who allegedly abandoned baby at Zebilla market arrested

The Bawku West District Police have arrested a young lady for allegedly abandoning her four-day-old baby at the Zebilla market. The suspect and her accomplice,...

Woman accused of setting ex-lover’s property ablaze granted bail

A 36-year-old trader, accused of setting his ex-lovers’ belongings on fire, has been granted GH¢30,000 bail with two sureties by the Enchi District Magistrate...

Farmer fined for stealing 5 sacks of ginger

The Toase Magistrate Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality has fined a 19-year-old farmer GH₵ 4,800.00 for stealing five sacks of ginger valued...

14 arrested over missing ECG containers at port

National Security, leading investigations into the missing containers of goods and materials belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has arrested 14 persons.They...

Two landguards arrested for stabbing 2 at Kasoa Ofaakor

The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested two suspected landguards for stabbing two individuals without any provocation. The suspects have...

Couple arrested for chaining 9-year-old son in bush for two days [Video]

The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly chaining their 9-year-old son in a bush for two days at Gomoa...

Unknown assailants severely attack herdsman in Central Tongu

A 27-year-old herdsman, Musa Yusif, was brutally attacked and severely injured by unknown assailants at his residence in Xevitoe, a community near Mafi-Aflavenu in...

Galamsey: Three arrested by Akoase Youth put before court

Three accused persons were on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned before the Mpraeso Circuit Court for their involvement in illegal mining activities, commonly known...

Man who assaulted woman with baby in viral video remanded 

An Accra-based Gender Violence Court has remanded into custody, suspect Nii Baah Afful the man seen in a viral video assaulting a young woman...

Man murders woman, injures 4 including father in Central Region

The Kwame Alex community in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region has been left in shock after a 27-year-old man,...

Kumasi: Police pursue fugitive ‘Baba Macho’ over alleged robbery, killing of MoMo vendor

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for Martin Amoah, also known as Augustine Amoah, alias "Baba Macho," who is suspected of...

Policewoman detained, interdicted for pouring hot water on colleague after argument

The Ghana Police Service has detained and interdicted Constable Alonsi Elizabeth following allegations of assault on a female colleague. The Police report indicates that Constable...

Tamale Circuit Court sentences 5 for drug-related offences

Five individuals have been sentenced by the Tamale Circuit Court for various drug-related offences, including the unauthorised sale, possession, and distribution of restricted and...

Choreography teacher jailed for sexually abusing 7 children in Twifo-Heman

The Twifo Hemang District Court, presided over by Mr Maxwell Ofori Kpodo, has sentenced a 50-year-old man, Eric Adu Amissah, to six-years imprisonment for...

Somanya: Man remanded for brutally assaulting pregnant girlfriend

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court, presided over by Mr. Kwasi Apiatse Abaidoo, has remanded 26-year-old car washer Isaac Tetteh Angmortey for three weeks in custody...

Two granted GH¢50,000 bail over ECG meter theft

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail of GH¢50,000 with two sureties each to two persons allegedly involved in the theft of Electricity Company...

Suspects in Sabonjida Fulani cattle killings arraigned

The suspects involved in the killing of cattle belonging to the Fulani community at Sabonjida in the Nanumba North Municipality in the Northern Region...

2 men receive 6 months prison sentence for conspiracy and theft

Two men who conspired to steal faulty car parts worth GH¢17,500 at Bogoso Junction have been sentenced to three months' imprisonment each with hard...

Two in court over kidnapping of 80-year-old American

The case involving two Nigerians accused of kidnapping an 80-year-old American has been adjourned to April 8, 2025. Emmanuel Adedoyin Adebayor, a 28-year-old trader, and...

GJA lauds police’s breakthrough in Ahmed Suale’s murder

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has commended the Ghana Police Service for the arrest and prosecution of Daniel Owusu Koranteng in connection with the...

Ahmed Suale Murder: Evidence was insufficient for prosecution – Tuah Yeboah

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah Yeboah has shed light on the challenges encountered during the early stages of the investigation into the murder...