Crime

Tema Police foil armed robbery attempt at Afienya; four suspects killed

The Tema Regional Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attempt at Afienya‑Mataheko following an intelligence‑led operation that left four suspected robbers dead after...

Five members of notorious robbery syndicate in Tema, Accra arrested

The Ghana Police Service, through its Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has apprehended five suspected members of a phone-snatching and armed robbery network believed to...

Man who fired gun at AfroFuture convicted, fined GH¢24,000

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed that Abubakar Sadick, widely known as Cyborg, has been convicted and fined...

23-year-old man arrested for alleged murder of father in Oti region

The Jasikan District Police have taken into custody a 23-year-old man, Innocent Owusu, over the suspected killing of his father, Peter Owusu, aged 59,...

Obuasi Police arrest 25 suspected criminals in ghetto raid

The Obuasi Divisional Police Command has arrested 25 suspected criminal elements, popularly referred to as “Ghetto boys and girls,” during a special security operation...

GES condemns alleged food theft at Awaso STEM SHS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has condemned the alleged theft of food items meant for students of Awaso STEM Senior High School in...

11 arrested over mass shooting in South Africa tavern

Eleven suspects have been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that left nine people dead at a tavern in South Africa on Sunday. Police launched a...

Awaso STEM SHS matron, cook arrested for allegedly stealing food items

The matron, Nyamadi Benedicta and a cook of Awaso STEM Senior High School (SHS) have been arrested by the Sehwi Bekwai Police Command for...

Abu Trica appears in court over $8m romance scam ahead of U.S. extradition

A Ghanaian national, Frederick Kumi, also known as Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng and Abu Trica, appeared before the Gbese District Court in Accra on...

Police arrest 56 suspected criminals across Western North Region in special operations

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 56 individuals following a series of intelligence-led operations across the Western North Region as part of its...

Self-styled mallam, 2 others, jailed 30 years for armed crimes

The Bibiani Circuit Court has sentenced a self-acclaimed Mallam and two accomplices to 30 years’ imprisonment each after finding them guilty of a string...

Court dismisses pastor’s appeal against jail term

A Ghanaian pastor, Larry Odonkor has failed to set aside a two-year jail sentence against him in a case in which he has been...

Eight arrested in special anti-crime operation in Navrongo ahead of Christmas

The Navrongo Divisional Police Command has stepped up security measures ahead of the Christmas festivities, conducting a special anti-crime operation on Wednesday, December 18,...

EOCO busts major crypto scam, recovers over $15m — Ayine

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud scheme targeting both Ghanaians and foreign nationals, recovering more...

Ofori-Atta hires top US lawyers to fight extradition — Ayine

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has revealed that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has engaged top-tier legal practitioners in the...

Ayine confirms extradition request for Ken Ofori-Atta sent to US authorities

The Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that his office has formally transmitted a request for the extradition of former...

EOCO denies prior contact with ‘Abu Trica’ ahead of arrest in $8m romance scam

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has dismissed claims that it had any prior contact with notorious cybercrime suspect Abu Trica, describing such...

32 foreigners arrested in Kasoa romance scam bust 

Sam George, Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has commended the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) for a recent operation that led to the...

High Court approves OSP protected witness in Bissue corruption case

The Criminal Division of the High Court has approved the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) request for its first prosecution witness to testify...

Interior Ministry orders full probe into alleged assassination attempts on Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng

The Ministry of the Interior has ordered a full-scale investigation following claims that the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, survived two assassination attempts while...

OSP turning PPA CEO probe into a “foolish case” – Manasseh Azure

Freelance investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has described the handling of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) CEO scandal by the Office of the Special...

Ex-Buffer Stock CEO fights EOCO over ‘unlawful’ asset freeze in Court

Former Chief Executive of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, has asked the High Court to review and overturn a...

Police rescue kidnapping victim in Yendi, arrest three suspects

Police in the Northern Region have rescued a kidnapping victim and arrested three suspects following a targeted intelligence-led operation in Wapuli, in the Yendi...

Teacher, 33, in court over sexual act with 16-year-old boy

A 33-year-old Zimbabwean teacher, identified as Zvikomborero Maria Makedenge, has been arrested and arraigned before the court on charges of allegedly sexually assaulting a...

Notorious Ashaiman robber arrested in joint police operation

A joint intelligence-led police operation has led to the arrest of a notorious 25-year-old armed robbery suspect, Seth Tetteh, popularly known as ‘Wonder.’ Tetteh, believed...

NaCCA is developing a mobile App to give parents real-time access to students’ performance – NaCCA Boss

The Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof Samuel Ofori, has announced that the Council is developing a dedicated mobile...

Suspected criminal killed in gunfire exchange with police in Tamale

A suspected criminal has been killed in a said gun fire exchange with the police in Tamale in the Northern Region. The police team reportedly...

Court issues bench warrant for arrest of alleged sheep thief

The Amasaman Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a herdsman accused of stealing five sheep, valued at GH¢15,000. The suspect,...

Operator in court over theft of truck head 

A 38-year-old man has been granted a GH¢75,000.00 bail with two sureties by an Accra Circuit Court over the theft of a Man Diesel truckhead, valued at GH¢150,000.00, belonging to...

Wontumi, Akonta Mining move for court release of key prosecution documents

Lawyers representing the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining have indicated...

Five suspects detained in connection with killing of civilian worker at Burma Camp

Five individuals have been taken into custody by the Eastern Regional Police Command in connection with the suspected murder of civilian staff member Kwadwo...

Man captured in viral video forcing child to smoke arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man captured in a viral video forcing a young child to smoke what appears to be a...

Agradaa’s appeal case adjourned to December 4

The Amasaman High Court Two has adjourned to December 4 the appeal application of Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa. At the previous sitting,...

Arraignment of Ken Ofori-Atta, seven others in SML case postponed

The much-anticipated arraignment of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others in the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) scandal has been postponed after the...

OSP confirms Cecilia Dapaah case now with EOCO

The Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has clarified that the corruption-related case involving...

SML Scandal: OSP arraigns Ofori-Atta, ex-GRA chiefs and others today

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is set to arraign eight individuals, including former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, on Monday, November 24, 2025,...

Man jailed 15 years for defiling 13-year-old girl

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a man to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 13-year-old girl.  The 35-year-old man, Daniel Darkwa,...

Court grants GH¢50,000 bail to blogger in false publication case against Former NCA chair

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to blogger Samuel Amadotor of Dklassgh.net in the sum of GH¢50,000 with two sureties, following charges that he...

Police refute viral video alleging robbery on Berekum–Drobo road

The Bono Regional Police Command has denied claims in a viral video alleging a robbery on the Berekum–Drobo Road on November 18, stating that...

Barker-Vormawor allegedly robbed near Achimota Overhead

Democracy Hub convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor says he was robbed near the Achimota Overhead on Wednesday, November 20, losing several personal belongings in the process. In...