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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...

2025 BECE: 10 invigilators arrested over exam malpractices

Ten invigilators have been arrested for allegedly engaging in examination malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the West African Examinations Council...

Police intercept trucks carrying 150 sacks of suspected Indian Hemp

The Eastern Regional Police Command on Thursday intercepted two Howo Sino tipper trucks loaded with 150 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Notorious Nigerian robber convicted in Sekondi

A 36-year-old notorious armed robber, Stanley Afaku, who attacked a security guard at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi at gunpoint, has been sentenced...

Six busted over alleged fake $1 million discharged

Six individuals arrested over an alleged attempt to circulate fake one million US dollars at Abokobi have been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court. The...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer makes his ex-girlfriend read loving texts until she cries

A defence lawyer for hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs had his ex-girlfriend read aloud a slew of loving text messages she’d sent him over the...

2025 BECE: 10 arrested for malpractices

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began on Wednesday, June 11, with over 600,000 candidates nationwide, has already recorded 10 cases of...

19-year-old robber jailed 20 years

The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured a conviction against a 19-year-old robber, Adams Hamidu, also known as Gyida. The Wa Circuit Court, on...

Boyfriend allegedly shoots lover dead at Yeji

A 20-year-old woman, Philipa Frimpong, popularly known as Yaa Baby, has been shot dead by her boyfriend at Vutedeke, a suburb of Yeji in...

Highway robbers shoot tipper truck driver in the eye at Gomoa Potsin

A tipper truck driver is battling for his life after he was shot in the eye by armed robbers during an operation at Gomoa...

Two arrested in attempt to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans at Elmina 

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals suspected of attempting to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans out of Ghana. The arrest was...

Man arrested for attempted murder in North East

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Kwesi Bik Nelson in connection with an attempted murder following a stabbing incident. In a statement, the police confirmed...

Farmer jailed for having sexual intercourse with biological sister

A 34-year-old farmer, Daniel Dziwornu, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his 21-year-old biological sister between the year...

Two washing bay attendants jailed for vehicle theft

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced two washing bay attendants to eight years’ imprisonment each for stealing a customer’s Hyundai Santa Fe, valued at...

Car transporting suspected Indian Hemp parcels involved in accident at Akatsi

 The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Akatsi South, Daniel Dagbah, in collaboration with the Police, has impounded a Toyota Venza private vehicle allegedly loaded...

Fake doctor arrested in Kasoa for fraud, romance scams

A self-styled doctor, Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, has been arrested for impersonation and defrauding unsuspecting individuals with fake promises of international travel opportunities at Kasoa...

Unknown assailant kills woman at Obuasi Abompekrom

An unknown assailant has murdered a female adult, Akosua Atta, popularly known as Anti Atta, at Abompekrom in the Obuasi West Municipality of the...

Court acquits Ataa Ayi’s alleged accomplice after 23 years in prison

The Court of Appeal in Accra has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was convicted in 2002 as an alleged accomplice of Ghana’s...

Court orders destruction of $350m worth of cocaine intercepted in Ghana

The Criminal Division of the High Court has ordered the destruction of over $350 million worth of cocaine seized in Ghana, following confirmatory tests...

Police intercept over GH¢1m cash concealed in fertiliser bags at Juapong

The Volta Regional Police Command has intercepted a Ford Transit bus carrying 68 fertiliser bags filled with cash totalling GH¢1,021,700 in one cedi notes...

Man lynched over alleged mobile phone theft in Agbozume

A young man, identified as Prosper Adedea, alias Tagoe, believed to be in his late 20s, was allegedly lynched in Agbozume-Adawukorfe after being accused...

NIB declares 3 suspects wanted in $350m cocaine bust

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has declared three more individuals - Kelian Julien Mensah, Jefflean Kwadjo Ntow, and Charles Hagan - wanted in connection...

Tiler jailed two years for escaping lawful custody

A 25-year-old tiler has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for escaping...

Three suspected robbers busted at Axim

The Axim Divisional Police Command in the Western Region has arrested three suspected armed robbers in an intelligence-led operation at their hideout. The suspects have...

Galamsey: Wontumi’s aide convicted in bribery case, fined GH₵200k

The High Court today, Wednesday, June 4, convicted Thomas Andy Owusu, aide to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi,...

Notorious armed robber jailed 18 years

The Upper West Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of a 25-year-old notorious armed robber, Adihan Mahmoud, popularly known as Okra. A statement issued...

Man arrested for unlawful possession of narcotics in Accra

A young man identified as Ernest Mohamed Adjiri has been arrested for unlawful possession of narcotics in the Greater Accra Region. Mohamed was apprehended by...

Burkinabe arrested in Assin Fosu for human trafficking

The Central North Regional Police Command on Sunday rescued seven foreign nationals trafficked under false pretences by a suspect named Zongo Jeon-Baptiste, a 35-year-old...

Court fines painter for insulting neighbour as witch

A Hohoe Magistrate Court has sentenced a 31-year-old painter to a fine of GH¢1,200 for insulting his neighbour by calling her a witch and...

Man arrested in Western Region for illegal firearm possession

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, Yahaya Seidu, for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition at Aponteng Krom in...