Crime

Four persons arrested for allegedly stealing EC laptops remanded

Four individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of Biometric Voter Registration kits belonging to the Electoral Commission.Among them...

Manhunt as ‘dangerous’ suspects escape cell

Police in Namibia have launched a massive manhunt for 11 prisoners who escaped from a police cell in north-eastern Zambezi region, state media reported.The...

Kejetia traders allegedly assault 2 ECG staff

Some traders at the Kejetia market in Kumasi on Monday allegedly assaulted two workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).The victims...

Man arrested for inflicting cutlass wounds on teenage boy

A man believed to be in his 20s has been apprehended for inflicting cutlass wounds on a 14-year-old boy at Fetentaa in the Berekum...

Court orders prosecution to prove assault case against driver

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered prosecution to prove an assault case levelled against a dog breeder.They are to provide copies of the necessary...

Ex-MASLOC CEO, another’s fate hangs as court makes decision on them today

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra will today, April 16 deliver judgment in the case...

Missing penis: Another man jailed eight months over false claims

The Awutu Breku District Court has sentenced Emmanuel Agbeshie to eight months imprisonment for hitting the upper face and lips of a teacher whom...

Family grieves as CCTV footage of Maadwoa’s murder played in court

It’s almost a year since Victoria Dapaah, also known as Maadwoa, was allegedly killed by a police inspector in Kumasi.Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, also known...

Bishop stabbed during sermon

A bishop and several other people have been stabbed during a sermon in Sydney that was being streamed online, local media report.The incident reportedly...

GaDangme Council condemns Navy’s use of live ammunition on Tema youth

The GaDangme Council has condemned the use of live ammunition by the Ghana Navy on some Tema youth during a procession for the Kpejoo Festival which...

1 killed as brave driver runs over car snatchers

A yet-to-be-identified man has died after a brave driver run over him and his accomplice in their attempt to snatch his car at Tema...

Missing penis: One jailed, others fined as court orders compensation for victim

A man who conspired with two others to beat up a student wrongly accused of causing a tricycle rider's penis to shrink has been...

Ghana Armed Forces responds to attack on Tema Naval Base

The Tema Naval Base in Ghana experienced an unexpected attack during an ongoing festival, prompting a swift response from the Ghana Armed Forces.The...

Immigration Service intercepts three trucks of smuggled cocoa beans

The Kpando Municipal Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on Friday, 12th April, 2024 intercepted three trucks of smuggled cocoa beans at Torkor...

Commuters stripped naked as robbers strike on Nwineso-Trabuom stretch

Tens of commuters traveling on Nwineso-Trabuom-Foase road were robbed at gunpoint on Friday morning by suspected robbers wielding AK-47 assault rifles.The robbers, numbering about...

Three jailed over alleged missing penis at Kasoa

The Awutu Bereku District Court presided over by Her Ladyship Naomi Kuntor has sentenced 27-year-old Zakari Zakani and two others to nine months imprisonment.This...

Nun, 80, captured on CCTV dumping suitcase with dead friend’s bones

Chilean police are investigating after a nun, 80, left a suitcase containing the remains of a friend who had been dead for a year...

Man jailed 7 years for assaulting daughter

A man believed to be in his fifties has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting his 17-year-old daughter.The incident occurred...

Man beaten to pulp over alleged missing genitals at Senya Bereku [Photos]

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been beaten to pulp by a group of motorcycle riders at Senya Bereku in the Awutu Senya...

OJ Simpson, controversial figure in high-profile murder case, dies at 76

OJ Simpson, the former American football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76.San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson...

Cable thief sentenced

A 27-year-old electrician, Masaudu Fuseini, was on Monday, April 8, 2024, sentenced to one month imprisonment for stealing electricity cables belonging to the Electricity Company...

Housekeeper sentenced for preparing to commit robbery

The Accra Circuit Court Six has sentenced a 27-year-old housekeeper to ten years in jail with hard labour for attempting to rob two cars...

Pregnant woman shot dead at Adinkrakrom

A pregnant woman, whose name has only been given as Ama has been shot dead at Adinkrakrom in the Asante Akyem North Municipality of...

Atwedie Assembly member worried over highway robberies; calls for urgent action

The Assembly member for the Atwedie electoral area in the Asante Akyem South Municipality, Patrick Karikari Antwi, has called for immediate action to deal...

Latest on Chinese prisoner’s escape

An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to May 3, the case of two Prison Officers accused of aiding Wang Xiao, a Chinese convicted prisoner...

Three teachers held over GH¢394,500 employment scam

Three teachers held for alleged employment scam have been granted a GH¢350,000.00 bail each by an Accra Circuit Court.Samuel Mensah Amelikpo, David Bacha...

Ghana Airports Company Limited interdicts staff involved in cocaine smuggling incident

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has taken action by interdicting all staff implicated in the recent cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International...

NACOC seizes 1.6kg of suspected cannabis bound for UK

Officers from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) have intercepted a package containing suspected cannabis at one of the central points of the courier services...

Missing manhood: Welder remanded for false claim at Gomoa Dominase

The Awutu Bereku District Court has remanded a 23-year-old welder, Hamzah Sadat into police custody after he accused an innocent person of stealing his...

Fake military officer arrested for impersonation in Nkwanta South

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for posing as a military officer in Nkwanta South municipality of the Oti Region.The imposter, identified as Abdul...

Jealous man allegedly stabs rival to death

Kwasi Badji, 47-year-old farmer at Okanta near Kadjebi in the Oti Region has allegedly stabbed his rival to death.An eyewitness, who wanted to remain anonymous, said Badji...

Fake soldier remanded for attempted robbery [Photos]

The Obuasi Circuit Court, presided over by His Honor Mark Deboro Tairima, has remanded a fake soldier in police custody for a week.The suspect,...

Driver, another arrested for slapping a Police officer at Kasoa [Photos]

A driver and a resident in Kasoa have been arrested for allegedly slapping a Police officer over an illegal increment of transport fare.The police...

Asante Akyem Atwedie in crisis: Assembly member appeals for intervention over surge in robberies

The Assembly Member for Asante Akyem Atwedie, Hon. Antwi Karikari Patrick, has expressed grave concern over the recent surge in robberies along the Atwedie...

Chinese and five Ghanaian illegal miners arrested for destroying a 50-acre concession of Zoar Mining

A Chinese national, identified only as Wu, and five Ghanaian collaborators have been arrested for invading the mining concession of Zoar Mining Enterprise in...

3 tricycle robbers jailed 60 years by Asokwa Circuit Court

The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced three persons who mastered the craft of robbing tricycles to 60 years imprisonment between them.A 25-year-old...

Missing manhood: Three arrested at Dansoman for false claim

Three people have been arrested at Dansoman Shaibu for attacking and beating a 16-year-old boy over an allegation of stealing someone's manhood.The...

Boy, 16, battling for his life after alleged manhood theft at Dansoman

A 16-year-old boy is battling for his life after being attacked and beaten to pulp for allegedly stealing someone's manhood at Dansoman Shaibu in...

SHS student bags 15 years in prison for robbing teacher

An 18-year-old student from Adanwomase Senior High School has been convicted of robbing a teacher and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour...

Watch the fake healing testimony that led to man’s arrest at Kasoa

A video that led to the arrest of a suspected criminal who gave a fake healing testimony at an Easter convention hosted by The...