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Two arrested for stabbing 20-year-old man to death in Asankrangwa

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested two people for allegedly stabbing to death a 20-year-old man in Asankragwa on Sunday, August 17. The...

Volta FDA intercepts large consignment of “Red” worth GH¢11.5m

The Volta Regional Directorate of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with security agencies, has intercepted a large consignment of Tapentadol Hydrochloride...

Police recover weapons from abandoned vehicle on Bekwai road

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has begun investigations into a case of unlawful possession of arms and ammunition. The development comes after personnel from the...

Suspected thief climbs tree to escape mob attack at 37 [Video]

A dramatic scene unfolded on Sunday, August 17, 2025, near the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, when a suspected thief scaled a tall tree...

Hairdresser granted GH¢150,000 bail over alleged death threats against Mahama

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to a hairdresser, Yayra Abiwu, alias AY, in the sum of GH¢150,000 with three sureties, over alleged...

Jealous husband shoots wife over alleged infidelity at Assin Anum

A 35-year-old woman, Faustina Ackom, is battling for her life after being shot by her husband, 41-year-old Wahibu Bukari, at Anum in the Assin...

Man, 27, shot dead by unknown assailants in Konongo

Unknown assailants have shot and killed a 27-year-old man, Awal, at Konongo Low Cost in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The...

Three arrested in Accra over possession, manufacture of illegal guns

The Accra Regional Police Command has taken three men into custody over claims they were involved in the possession and production of locally made...

Oguaa Traditional Council fines radio presenter GH₵30K, 3 sheep for unguarded utterances

The Oguaa Traditional Council, on Monday, imposed a fine of GH¢30,000, three male white sheep, and a carton of schnapps on Ato Trustworthy, a...

Man, 24, jailed 10 years for possessing firearms without authority

The Wa Circuit Court has convicted 24-year-old Mohammed Ali of possessing firearms without lawful authority. The court, presided over by Jonathan Avoogo, sentenced him to...

Preacher remanded over alleged incest and assault

A 40-year-old preacher, Godwin Asher, has been remanded into police custody by the Kwabenya Circuit Court for alleged incest and causing harm to his...

Soldier, 7 others remanded over fuel tanker robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded seven individuals, including a military officer, for allegedly robbing a fuel tanker driver of his vehicle and its...

Court remands building contractor over drug exportation without license

The Accra Circuit Court 9 has remanded building contractor Prince Kwame Fiatsi over alleged exportation of drugs without a license. He is also facing a...

Woman found dead under mysterious circumstances on Behenase farm

A woman, believed to be in her 30s, has been discovered dead under unusual circumstances on her farm at Behenase in the Bekwai Municipality...

Farmer remanded over ginger theft

A 26-year-old farmer has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region...

Mason, 58, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for incest

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has sentenced a 58-year-old mason to 10 years imprisonment for having sex with his daughter. Joshua Bledi got his 17-year-old daughter...

Two arrested with 519 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp at Nyanyano

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects found in possession of 519 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Two policemen remanded over alleged theft of 16 rifles

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the remand of two police officers, Lance Corporal William Atia Asitanga and Lance Corporal Sulemana Zanya Abdul-Rahman, in...

Suspect in immigration officer’s murder case remanded [Video]

A solemn atmosphere surrounded the Adabraka District Court on Friday, August 8, 2025, as the man accused of a heinous crime against Immigration Officer...

Ghanaians extradited for alleged roles in stealing over $100m through romance scams, other fraud in US

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of...

Employee of Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited convicted over cable theft

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an employee of Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited to five years imprisonment with hard labour. This is for...

Man jailed 6 years for GH¢350 Itel phone robbery at ‘machete point’

A 38-year-old unemployed man who robbed a resident of Nungua and made away with an Itel mobile phone valued at GH¢350 has been sentenced...

Four arrested over murder of security man at Gomoa Akotsi

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old security guard, Kwabena Boateng, at the De-Bridge One District One Factory...

Agona Abodom chieftaincy dispute: 14 arrested, 5 treated and discharged

The Central Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 14 suspects in connection with the recent chieftaincy clash at Agona Abodom. According to the...

Blood test leads to murder charge in Immigration Officer’s death

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, COP Lydia Donkor, has confirmed that Bright Aweh, the prime suspect...

Driver jailed 15 years for stealing and slashing neighbour’s throat

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old driver, Stephen Ampofo, also known as Kwabena Atta, to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for...

UDS student sentenced to death for murdering colleague over relationship dispute

A Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Nyankpala campus, Salifu Nurudeen, has been sentenced to death by the Tamale High...

Salesgirl jailed 10 years for concealing cocaine in underwear

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old salesgirl to 10 years’ imprisonment for possessing cocaine concealed in her underwear. Sumaiya Amidu was found guilty...

Galamsey: 2 suspected National Security officers, another arrested for alleged extortion 

Two self-acclaimed National Security operatives and a sprayer were apprehended on Monday by the Central North Command of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly...

Asawase: ‘These may be trying moments; but it’s nothing we haven’t handled before’ – A/R Police

Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe, has described the recent unrest in Asawase as a challenging but familiar situation for the security...

Ashanti REGSEC links Kumasi shootings to Bawku conflict

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has established potential connections between the recent spate of shootings in Kumasi and the long-running conflict in Bawku. Last...

NSB Scandal: Witness reveals how ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags of cash moved from bank to accused

The first prosecution witness in the trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and three others has revealed that...

IGP vows swift justice over fatal Asawase shootings

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has pledged to ensure that the perpetrators of two recent fatal shootings in Asawase, in the...

Driver sentenced to 5 years for stealing Toyota bus

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old driver to five years' imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Toyota bus valued at GH¢70,000. Kwadwo...

Man stabbed to death by colleague at China City Mall in Kumasi

A staff member of China City, a shopping mall located at Santasi in Kumasi, has allegedly been stabbed to death by a colleague at...

Afigya Kwabre North MP mourns aspiring nurse killed in armed robbery attack

Residents of Denase in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region have been thrown into a state of mourning following a tragic...

Kumasi killings: Police snap checks intensify

A palpable tension has descended upon Asawase, a bustling suburb within the Kumasi Metropolis, as the Ashanti Regional Police Command ramps up its efforts...

Daughter killed in father’s arson attack over alleged sex denial at Asuoso Fenaso

A 50-year-old farmer has allegedly set his house ablaze, killing his 17-year-old daughter at Asuoso Fenaso in the Ashanti Region. According to residents, the man...

Police rescue 16 scam victims in Peace Town

The Amanfro District Police Command has rescued sixteen foreign nationals believed to have been lured into a suspected Qnet scam under the guise of...

Alleged car thief beaten to pulp at Awutu Bereku

A man believed to have stolen a vehicle was brutally assaulted by a mob at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of...