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2025 WASSCE: Students allegedly assault housemistress for preventing cheating

The ongoing 2025 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), expected to run smoothly, turned chaotic at Wesley Senior High School (SHS) in Konongo,...

Two remanded over Homowo shooting at Omanjor

Two persons arrested in connection with a violent clash during the Homowo Festival at Omanjor in Accra have been arraigned before the Adabraka District...

Gbenyiri: Your enemies are poverty and bad roads, not yourselves – Wa West MP to factions

The Wa West MP, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has urged the feuding factions in the Gbenyiri conflict to recognise that their true enemies are not...

Okada rider found dead with slit throat at Kwabenya

A wave of fear has gripped the Kwabenya Comet community in Accra following the gruesome murder of an Okada rider, the second such incident...

Three Nigerians jailed for vehicle theft in Kumasi

Three Nigerian nationals have been jailed for 10 years for their role in a series of vehicle thefts across the Kumasi Metropolis. The convicts Francis...

Man allegedly ‘chews’ off wife’s ear in a scuffle in Dambai

A man known as Emmanuel Addai has allegedly “chewed” the wife’s ear in a disturbing incident of domestic violence. The incident occurred at "Wonkayaw," a...

Medical and Dental Council announces arrest of 4 quack practitioners

The Medical and Dental Council of Ghana (MDC) has raised concerns over the growing menace of quackery, describing it as one of the major...

WAEC arrests 14 over malpractice in ongoing WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed the arrest of 14 people, including teachers, students, and invigilators, for alleged involvement in malpractice in...

Three jailed for malpractice in 2025 WASSCE

The Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate Court has sentenced three individuals to a total of 20 months in prison for their roles in examination malpractice during...

Two women arrested over abusive statements against Mahama granted GH¢100K bail

Two women who made abusive and offensive statements against President John Mahama concerning the August 6 helicopter crash have been granted bail. Appearing before an...

Businessman in court over GH¢500K gold fraud

A businessman accused of defrauding a woman of GH¢500,000 in a gold transaction has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Charles Yao Anyomi is alleged...

20-year-old man stabbed to death during fight over plastic chair in Kumasi

A 20-year-old man, Kwadwo Bright, has been fatally stabbed following an alleged fight over a plastic chair at Ashanti New Town in Kumasi. Eyewitnesses say...

35-year-old man missing after suspected armed robbery attack in Fijai

Police in the Central Region are investigating a suspected armed robbery at Fijai near Kasoa in the Gomoa East District, where a 35-year-old man,...

Two women arrested over abusive statements against Mahama weep in court

Two women who allegedly made offensive and abusive statements against President John Mahama in connection with the August 6 helicopter crash broke down in...

Husband remanded over wife’s murder in Kumasi

A 45-year-old driver, Albert Cobbina, suspected of killing his wife, has been remanded into police custody by the Asante Akropong District Court in the...

Man remanded over stolen police car

A driver, Eric Afful, has been remanded into custody by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hilux pick-up vehicle belonging to...

Driver jailed for stealing motorbike at Asesewa

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Emmanuel Aboku, to six years in prison for stealing a motorbike belonging to a farmer...

Preacher granted bail over alleged incest and assault case

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has granted bail to Godwin Asher, a 40-year-old preacher accused of incest and causing harm to his biological daughter. Asher, who...

Robber nearly lynched after attack on MoMo vendor at Gomoa Dabenyin

Residents of Gomoa Dabenyin in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region were thrown into panic on Tuesday night after two suspected armed...

Homowo: Two dead, several injured in violence at Teshie Kpokpoi sprinkling ceremony

Two people have died and several others sustained injuries following violent clashes during the Homowo Kpokpoi Sprinkling Ceremony in the Teshie Traditional Area on...

Exam malpractices can land offenders years in jail – GES cautions WASSCE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates sitting for the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) that examination malpractice could...

Labourer jailed 24 months for motorbike theft

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a labourer, Thomas Agbeko, to 24 months’ imprisonment for stealing an unregistered Peugeot motorbike, valued at GH¢20,000, belonging...

Man allegedly killed in girlfriend’s room at Mpasatia

A man in his early 30s has been discovered dead under suspicious circumstances in his girlfriend’s room at Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District...

Mourner detained for allegedly possessing three pump-action guns in Akwatia

The Police at Akwatia in the Eastern Region have detained a 36-year-old man for possession of three guns during a snap check at Staff...

Circuit Court judge warns against multiple sale of Land

A presiding judge of the Kwadaso Circuit Court has issued a stern warning against multiple sales of lands, emphasizing that anyone accused of such...

Death toll in Gbenyiri land dispute reaches 10, others critically injured

Heavy fighting has erupted in Gbenyiri, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region, leaving at least 10 people dead and...

Baby thief arrested at Wa Market

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old woman, identified as Abena Martha Maanibeh, for allegedly abducting a one-week-old baby and stealing...

 Fear grips Konkonma community after man is found dead on his farm

Residents of Konkonma, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region, are in shock and fear after a...

Jihadist attack near Ghana border leaves four Burkinabe Militiamen dead

A weekend attack by the jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in Burkina Faso has left four government militiamen dead, with their weapons...

Third suspect in immigration officer’s murder reported dead

A third suspect linked to the murder of 38-year-old Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah has reportedly died following a brief illness. Stephen’s brother, Kwasi Amoako,...

Five dead, six injured in gun battle over land in Savannah Region

Five people, all men, have been confirmed dead, with six others seriously injured during an exchange of gun fire over a parcel of land...

Two remanded over acid attack at Aboso

The Tarkwa District Magistrate Court has remanded two people into prison custody over a violent acid attack at Aboso, within the Tarkwa Municipality, in...

Immigration officer’s murder: Chaos as family accosts suspect’s lawyer at court premises

Tensions flared outside the Adabraka District Court in Accra after proceedings in the case involving the alleged killing of immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah,...

Another suspect arrested in Immigration Officer murder case

Another suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah. The suspect, identified as Thomas Zigah, also known...

Man arrested for alleged murder of brother following misunderstanding

The Kwesimintsim District Police Command in the Western Region has arrested a suspect, Anthony Acquah, in connection with the murder of his 17-year-old brother,...

Cybercrime crackdown: 39 arrested in joint CSA-CID operation in Tema

A joint security operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has led to the arrest of 39 individuals...

National Service Person and beautician face court after abusive attack on Mahama

Two women have appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly making offensive and abusive statements against President John Dramani Mahama. Priscilla Duah Birago, a...

Woman jailed 5 years for stealing pension funds to clear mother’s debt

A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 34-year-old former field officer of the National Trust Holding Company (NTHC) Trustee to five years’ imprisonment with...

Mechanic convicted for stealing deliveryman’s motorbike

A motorbike mechanic, Godfred Atta Hagan, who stole a deliveryman’s Royal Motorbike worth GH¢13,000, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests four soldiers for illegal raids in Tarkwa Nsuaem

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested four soldiers for conducting illegal raids at Simpa Junction in the Tarkwa Nsuaem District of...