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Woman arrested for arson and stabbing ex-boyfriend at Sowutuom

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old woman, Augustina Adoma, for allegedly setting fire to the personal belongings of her ex-lover, Emmanuel...

Shop owner stabbed to death with scissors at Mile 11

A 33-year-old Ghanaian man, Samuel Yeboah, has been stabbed to death at Mile 11 in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Eyewitnesses...

One killed as notorious armed robbery suspects are arrested in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has apprehended a notorious armed robbery gang believed to be responsible for a string of violent home invasions across...

NAG Fairmont worker arrested for allegedly stealing 29 gallons of fuel

A military officer has arrested a worker of NAG Fairmont Construction for allegedly possessing 29 "Kufuor" gallons of stolen fuel at Gomoa Buduatta in...

Suspected thief nabbed at Adenta SSNIT Flats with multiple master keys to apartments [Video]

A young woman has been apprehended at the Adenta SSNIT Flats in Accra after being found in possession of multiple master keys suspected to...

Mother arrested for attempting to poison child over lover’s infidelity

The DOVVSU Department of the Kasoa Divisional Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old nursing mother, Mary Tawiah, over an alleged attempt to poison her...

Court grants fake doctor GH¢100k bail

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GHC100,000 to Frederick Papa Kow-Assifuah, the fake doctor who was arrested at Kasoa...

27 arrested in anti-galamsey raid at Wassa Amanten

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested 27 individuals in an intelligence-led operation targeting illegal mining commonly known as galamsey at Wassa Amanten. A statement...

Three arrested for robbery in Central region

The Central North Regional Police Command have arrested three suspects for robbery at Ntow-Krom near Sekyem in the Central Region. The suspects were arrested on...

Nkwanta SHS temporarily closed down after shooting incident

Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) in the Oti Region has been temporarily closed after a shooting incident that claimed the life of an 18-year-old...

Stray bullet kills Nkwanta SHS student in Oti Region

A student of Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS) in the Oti Region has died under tragic circumstances after being struck by a stray bullet...

15 including teenage nursing mother, arrested in Damongo for peddling hard drugs

Fifteen persons, including a teenage nursing mother and another female suspect, have been arrested in Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, for allegedly...

Farmer punished for stealing assorted items from student

The Enchi District Magistrate Court in the Western North Region has fined Christopher Kaidabi, a 29-year-old farmer, GH¢3,000 for stealing assorted items valued at...

Two arrested over murder of former Dampong SHS headmaster

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested two people in connection with the murder of a former Headmaster of Dampong Senior High School...

Steel bender jailed for machete attack over girlfriend dispute

A 52-year-old steel bender has been sentenced to six months in prison by an Accra court after attacking a colleague with a machete, alleging...

Man who threatened to shoot police in viral video arrested

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a man who threatened in a viral video to shoot any police officer he encounters. In a statement,...

Seven arrested over robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with a string of robberies at Ashaiman Sakasaka Park and Dagomba Junction in...

Pastor accused of withdrawing cash from dead friend’s account faces court

A 38-year-old pastor, Wisdom Kwame Adu, alias Agya, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000 with two sureties—one of which must be...

Two who tortured boy in viral child video arrested

The Half Assini Divisional Police Command has arrested two individuals captured in a disturbing viral video assaulting a 12-year-old boy. The suspects, 58-year-old Issah Morro...

MP demands arrest of perpetrators in viral child assault video

The Member of Parliament for Twifo-Atti Morkwa in the Central Region, David Theophilus Dominic Vondee, has urged the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak,...

Porter remanded for stealing, destroying guardrails at Obetsebi Lamptey overpass

A head porter has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for destroying and stealing six metal guardrails at the Obetsebi Lamptey Overpass at Kaneshie...

Kasoa burglary suspect arrested in Agbogbloshie after CCTV review

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary and theft incident at Kasoa Nyanyano in the Central Region. In a...

Gov’t directs NACOC to operationalise Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Fund

Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has announced a renewed national focus on drug prevention, describing it as both a public health concern and a national...

Woman remanded for allegedly stealing GH¢800k mistakenly transferred to her account

A trader, Constance Gyasi Nimako, also known as Maa Adwoa, has been remanded into lawful custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing...

Police arrest 8 at Ayanfuri over galamsey, illicit drugs

The Central North Regional Police Command has dealt a major blow to illegal mining (galamsey) and the associated drug trade in Ayanfuri, resulting in...

One dead, another injured in shooting incident during naming ceremony in Gbawe

A shooting incident during a naming ceremony at Gbawe Barley in the Greater Accra Region has left one man dead and a woman injured. According...

Man arrested for unlawful possession of narcotics at Nkurakan

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man, Christopher Saigoe, for the unlawful possession of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs at Nkurakan...

OSP charges former Vice Presidential staffer, 3 others with corruption over seized rice containers

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has formally charged four public officials, including a former Director at the former Vice President’s Secretariat, James...

Driver shot and killed on Ntotroso-Sunyani Highway

A yet-to-be-identified driver has been shot and killed on the Ntotroso-Sunyani Highway in the Bono Region. The incident occurred last Friday while the driver was...

Skeleton of woman found after going missing for months

The skeletal remains of an 85-year-old woman, Obaapanyin Adwoah Takyiwaa, have been discovered at Camp 15 near Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of...

2025 BECE: Kintampo court sentences 4 for malpractices, others remanded

The Kintampo Circuit Court in the Bono East Region has sentenced four individuals to 30 days in prison each for engaging in examination malpractices...

Two armed robbers killed; 2 arrested in Ashanti Region

Irate residents of Appiahkrom and Nsokote in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region have lynched two suspected robbers. The deceased have been identified...

Wassa Nkran robbery suspect arrested

The Ghana Police Service on June 13, 2025, arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery incident at Wassa Nkran in the Western Region. The...

Cab driver jailed 15 years over defilement

A taxi driver, who pretended to be a stream god and defiled a 15-year-old girl in a bush, has been sentenced to 15 years’...

Man allegedly kills four-month-old pregnant wife in Dormaa West

A Fulani herdsman, Mahmud, has allegedly killed his four-month-old pregnant wife, Barikisu, at Frimpongkrom in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region. The tragic...

Robbers shoot farmer dead at Maame Ama village

Armed robbers have shot and killed a farmer, Emmanuel Kwadwo Obeng, at Maame Ama near Nsokote in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti...

Man arrested with 40 parcels of suspected narcotics on Accra-Somanya Highway

The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man for the unlawful possession of 40 parcels of a...

Two fined GH¢1,560 for stealing, dishonestly receiving

The Tarkwa District Court One has fined two persons—Emmanuel Tawiah, a labourer, and Ibrahim Mohammed, a businessman—a total of GH¢1,560 for stealing and dishonestly...

15-year-old boy allegedly dies in police custody at Tarkwa-Simpa

A 15-year-old boy, Simon Obeng, has tragically died while in custody at the Tarkwa-Simpa Police station in the Western region. Information gathered by Adom News...

19 arrested for suspected drug trade and robbery within Gomoa Dominase

The Central East Regional Police Command, through a special operation on Thursday, June 12, 2025, arrested 19 suspects in connection with illicit drug trade...