Crime

Assemblyman whips teenagers to have sex after allegedly catching them in compromising state

The Assemblyman for Effiakuma West in the Western region, Edward Senam Azaliko, has been captured in a viral video whipping and ordering two teenagers...

Over 50 fishermen stranded after robbery attack at sea near Senya Bereku

Armed men have attacked fishermen at sea near Senya Bereku in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region, firing multiple warning shots, holding...

Tamale: Man allegedly killed over unpaid tramadol debt

A man was killed in Tamale after a disagreement over an unpaid debt for Tramadol, a powerful opioid painkiller. The victim had allegedly purchased two...

Court grants alleged robber, receiver bail of GH¢50K each

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail of GH¢50,000 each, with two sureties, to a motorbike rider accused of robbery and a trader charged...

Miner, 33, jailed for robbery at Manso Akwasiso

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 33-year-old miner, Dominic Ofori, popularly known as “Fanta,” to 25 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery. Presiding...

Agona Swedru police seize 209 slaps of suspected narcotics, reject Gh¢100,000 bribe

The Agona Swedru District Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the alleged transport of 209 slaps of narcotic drugs in the...

Abesim murder: Footballer sentenced to life in prison

The High Court in Accra has sentenced Richard Appiah, the footballer and draughtsman convicted of murdering two children in Abesim in the Bono Region,...

Six Aggrey Memorial SHS students arrested over brutal attack on ADISCO student

The Ghana Police Service has arrested six students of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School for allegedly attacking a final-year student of Adisadel College in...

Court remands galamsey operator for wife’s murder

Nicholas Gyekyey, a 22-year-old galamsey operator, alias “Town Boy”, has been remanded into police custody by the District Magistrate Court in Enchi for allegedly murdering his wife, Erica Ocansey. His plea has not been taken, and he...

Eight injured, 3 in critical condition after athletics clash – Awutu Senya West DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Awutu Senya, Eghan Kalala Nyamekye, has confirmed that eight students sustained injuries with three reported to be in...

Man stabbed to death over phone

A 26-year-old man, Wisdom Tetteh Assem, has been stabbed to death following a violent confrontation at Adorkorpe, near Ada Kasseh in the Greater Accra...

Police dismantle deadly carjacking syndicate as IGP vows relentless crackdown

The Ghana Police Service has dismantled a violent carjacking syndicate linked to a series of armed robberies and fatal shootings in the Ashanti and...

Mahama ‘very upset’ over suspected transit diversion scheme – Deputy Finance Minister

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has revealed that President John Dramani Mahama was “very upset” after being briefed on the interception...

Internal processes underway as GRA probes suspected transit fraud

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has confirmed that formal investigations are underway into the alleged diversion of 18 articulated trucks carrying...

Customs officers colluding with importers to undervalue goods – Deputy Finance Minister alleges

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has alleged that some officers within the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) are...

Awutu Senya West MP assures action after violent school sports clashes

The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West, Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, has assured parents, students, and school authorities that investigations are ongoing following violent clashes...

Police probe violence at Agona Swedru Schools Athletics Games

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into a violent clash that disrupted the District Schools Athletics Games in Agona Swedru, Central Region,...

Jasikan Circuit Court remands two for conspiracy, trafficking of narcotics 

The Jasikan Circuit Court has remanded a 50-year-old driver and a 25-year-old Nigerian national on counts of conspiracy and trafficking of narcotics.  The convicts pleaded not guilty...

Group of SHS students allegedly assault night security guard at BESS

A night security guard who was allegedly assaulted by a group of students of the Berekum Senior High School (BESS) in the Bono Region...

Gomoa Akoti unlawful demolition: 12 National Security officers, 2 land guards remanded

The Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Nana Asantewaa Attakorah, has remanded 12 National Security officers and two notorious land guards...

Accra DOVVSU Court remands Mamprobi baby theft suspect

The District Court of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Accra has remanded Latifa Salifu in connection with the theft of...

Police arrest 2 land guards, 12 posing as National Security officers over house demolitions

Gomoa Ojobi District Police Command has arrested two notorious land guards and 12 individuals posing as National Security officers for allegedly demolishing over 20...

Three members of wanted robbery gang arrested in Obuasi

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested three men believed to be members of a robbery syndicate accused of terrorising communities within its...

Teen girl who went missing on Val’s Day found dead near stream in Tinkong

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Deborah Dede Ama, who went missing on Valentine’s Day, has been found dead in a stream at Tinkong in...

Mobile money vendor in court for stealing

A mobile money vendor has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court, accused of stealing GH¢112,660 from her employer.  Juliana Addy, 29, pleaded not guilty to the charge...

Suspect in Mamprobi Polyclinic baby theft incident disguised as a nurse – Police

The Dansoman Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested Latifa Salifu in connection with the theft of a four-day-old baby boy from...

Tension at Manso Akwasiso as residents accuse soldiers of killing miner

Tensions are high in the Manso Akwasiso community in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, where residents accuse military personnel of chasing...

One more suspect arrested over murder of Policeman at Zebilla

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of an additional suspect linked to the murder of a police officer at Zebilla in the...

Mother, 2 sons die in violent family feud at Barekese-Achiase

A gruesome incident has rocked Barekese-Achiase, a farming community in Atwima Nwabiagya North District in the Ashanti Region, leaving three family members dead. A family...

Mentally challenged man allegedly butchers mother, brother at Offinso-Achiase

A 21-year-old man with a reported mental condition has allegedly killed his mother and brother in a violent incident at Achiase, a community near...

Driver arrested as Ashanti South Police intercept prohibited drugs  

The Ashanti South Command of the Ghana Police Service has intercepted large quantities of prohibited drugs suspected to be smuggling along the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway, leading to the arrest of five suspects.   The operation, carried out...

One killed as Police foil planned robbery along Dormaa-Gonokrom Highway

The Bono Regional Police Command has recovered five assault rifles following an intelligence-led operation targeting robbery gangs operating in the region. According to a statement...

Trial of Osei Assibey Antwi adjourned to Feb 25 over amended NSA charges

The criminal trial of former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, has been adjourned to February 25 to allow...

Two granted bail over Osu tombstone damage

The Adabraka District Court has granted GH¢30,000.00 bail with two sureties each to two persons accused of damaging a tombstone at the Osu Cemetery. Joseph...

Police foil major drug transport operation; reject GH¢80,000 bribe

A major intelligence-led operation by the Ghana Police Service has led to the interception of a cargo truck carrying 1,482 compressed parcels of substances...

Human trafficking and cybercrime syndicate busted at Pokuase 

A human trafficking and organised cybercrime syndicate has been busted by the police, following a targeted intelligence-led operation at Pokuase in the Greater Accra...

Trader arraigned for wearing military uniform to woo nurse at 37 Hospital

A trader who allegedly dressed in a military uniform to woo a nurse at the 37 Military Hospital has appeared before the Adabraka District...

High Court Set to hear contempt application against JG Resources, directors in March

JG Resources Limited and three of its directors — Papa Yaw Owusu-Ankomah, Maame Akosua Asama Kuranchie, and Kwaku Appiah Yeboah — are the subject...

Police arrest 2 cybercrime suspects, rescue kidnapped victims in Tema

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects and rescued multiple victims from what it described as organised cybercrime activities in Tema. The intelligence-led operation...

Matron, police officer arrested over alleged food theft at Wovenu SHS

Three individuals, including a matron at Wovenu Senior High School (SHS) in Tadzewu, Volta Region, and a police officer, have been arrested over the...