Crime

Former Lighthouse pastor charged for stealing freed

Pastor Lawrence Nii Narku Odonkor, former pastor of Lighthouse Chapel International (Akyem Oda branch), who was accused of stealing over GH¢7,000 belonging to the...

Two arrested in connection with murder of businesswoman

The Police, through a targeted intelligence-led operation on September 14, 2023, arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old woman identified...

Three grabbed for selling SIM cards registered in the names of others

Three mobile phone operators have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling pre-registered assorted SIM cards to the public at Kwame Nkrumah...

GWCL arrests meter thief at Nyanyano

The Accra West Region of Ghana Water Company Limited(GWCL) has arrested Marvis Godwin, a Nigerian, for stealing a customer’s water meter at Nyanyano in...

Immigration Service reacts to alleged extortion at inland checkpoints

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it has received reports about alleged extortion by some officers stationed at the inland checkpoints, especially the...

Custom officer arrested for demolishing public toilet

The Akuapem South Municipal Security Council has allegedly arrested an officer of Customs Excise and Preventive Service identified as Daniel Adjei for unlawfully demolishing...

Electrician, 24, convicted for defiling JHS pupil

An electrician who allegedly lured a 14-year-old girl into a guest house and had sex multiple times with her has been sentenced to 10...

Man inflicts cutlass wounds on boy, 17 over marijuana

A popular marijuana seller has reportedly inflicted cutlass wounds on a 17-year-old okada rider at Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of...

Two arrested for attempting double voter registration in Wa

Two people have been caught for attempted double registration at the ongoing limited voter registration exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC) in Wa. Ben Alaglo, the Wa...

Scrap-dealer jailed for theft, causing damage at Ghana Armed Forces premises

A scrap dealer who stole a quantity of iron rods from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has been convicted by an Accra Circuit Court....

Businessman in court over 16 auctioned vehicles

A businessman who allegedly collected GH¢117,500 from a building contractor under the pretext of securing 16 auctioned vehicles but failed, has appeared before an...

Fetish priest inflicts machete wounds on ex-girlfriend

A jilted fetish priest identified as Togbe Gadefia has attacked his ex-girlfriend with a machete at Asamankese in the Eastern region. The victim, Rakia Huseini,...

Man, 40, allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl to death

A 40-year-old man, Kwabena Larbi, has allegedly defiled a 10-year-old girl to death at Ohene Akura in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern...

Forestry Commission impounds 21 trucks of stolen wood

The Bono Regional Forestry Commission has intercepted 21 trucks loaded with stolen wood from various reserves in the enclave. Out of the 21 trucks,...

3 businessmen in trouble over GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil deal

The Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over an alleged GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil trans­action. Alhaji Iddrisu Ibrahim,...

Student jailed 12 months for swindling businessman

The Nkwanta District Court has sentenced Anyebas James, an undergraduate, to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour, for defrauding a businessman in Nkwanta South...

18-year-old boy found dead at Gomoa Buduatta

An 18-year-old boy has been found dead at Gomoa Buduatta in the Gomoa East District of the Central region. The lifeless body of the boy,...

Court issues bench warrant for 3 businessmen over GH¢621K fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over an alleged GH¢621,000.00 oil fraud. They are Alhaji...

Radio presenter arrested for allegedly defiling daughter

A popular Sunyani-based radio presenter is in the grips of the Police for allegedly having anal sex with her 11-year-old biological daughter. The suspect, Clement Oti,...

Court remands 28-year-old man over alleged $37,000 theft 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 28-year-old man who allegedly stole US$37,000 meant to be used to set up a block factory.  Michael...

Illegal miner arrested for defiling 9-year-old girl at Akrokere

The police have apprehended a 24-year-old illegal miner for allegedly defiling a little girl at Akrokere in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti...

Pregnant woman, 11 others flee police custody

Some twelve Nigerian suspects including a heavily pregnant woman have reportedly escape from police custody. They were said to have been arrested separately, but have...

Customs uncovers falsification of documents by shipping companies, agents

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) has uncovered the activities of two shipping companies and clearing agents involved in the alleged falsification...

Nursing mother, 21, found dead at Koforidua

The family of a 21-year-old nursing mother, Regina Asamoah, killed by an unknown assailant at Koforidua Asokore in the Eastern region, is calling for...

GHS interdicts three Bolgatanga Hospital staff over drug theft

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has interdicted the three members of the Upper East Regional Hospital’s staff involved in massive thefts of government drugs....

Cryptocurrency boss jailed for fraud

A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Faruk Fatih Ozer,...

Immigration Service intercepts over 5 tonnes of Indian hemp

Personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service’s Nyive Sector Command in the Volta Region have intercepted 80 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian hemp. The...

Two arrested for robbery at mining company in Bogoso

The police has arrested two robbery suspects for attacking a mining company at Bogoso, in the Western Region on Friday September 6, 2023. The suspects,...

Strong legal frameworks make fight against economic crimes easier – EOCO Boss

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs) has underscored the need for strong legal...

40-year-old man drowns at Mankessim

A 40-year-old tricycle rider, Suleman Abubakar, has drowned in the Okyi river at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. Residents discovered...

Gbi disturbances: Police smashed my wife’s car and took her money – Chief

One week after the unfortunate incident that occurred between some police personnel and residents of the Gbi Traditional Area, particularly Gbi Godenu and Wegbe,...

Gbi police brutalities: But for God, I would have been shot – Hohoe MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Hohoe, Noble Awume, has recounted his harrowing experience when he found himself between irate youth and heavily armed...

Journalist allegedly dies in police custody

A 29-year-old journalist has been allegedly found dead in police cell at Mankessim Jedu Divisional Police Command in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central...

Goaso Krontihene found dead after going missing

The Krontihene of the Goaso Traditional Areas in the Ahafo Region, Nana Yenhyira Kojo Kuma, has been found dead in the bush. Nana Yenhyira Kojo...

Woman in police grips for inflicting cane wounds on son

A woman is now in police custody after reportedly inflicting cane wounds on her seven-year-old son. It is unclear the circumstances that led to...

Chief fined GH₵600 for unlawfully excavating cesspit tank  

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro has convicted and fined Nana Taa Kyeremeh, Nsuasehene of Dormaa Traditional Area GH₵600.00 for willfully and unlawfully excavating a...

Police arrest serial MoMo fraudster in Kasoa

The Kasoa Akweley District Court, presided over by His Worship Stephen Ofori Akrasi, has granted bail to a serial mobile money (MoMo) fraudster operating...

How police rescued a Tamale judge from grips of angry crowd

On Monday, August 28, 2023, at about 0945 hours, a group of people besieged the Tamale District Court One to disrupt court proceedings. The...

AG files fresh charges in NAM 1 case

Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has filed new charges against the Chief Executive Officer of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, alias NAM...

Heavy police presence at Nsawam Adoagyiri over shooting incident

There is a heavy police presence at Nsawam Adoagyiri in the Eastern region following Tuesday’s shooting incident which resulted in the death of two...