Crime

J.A. Plant Pool was overpaid $2m for DRIP contract – Attorney-General

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration overpaid J.A. Plant Pool, the firm...

A-G freezes assets of former Buffer Stock CEO and wife

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed that the assets of the former Chief Executive Officer of the National...

EOCO places GH¢100,000 bounty on ex-Bank Manager over GH¢30m theft

A manhunt is underway for a former bank manager, with authorities offering a GH¢100,000 cash reward for information leading to his arrest over the...

A-G affirms collaboration with OSP on corruption probes

The Attorney‑General, Dominic Ayine has affirmed that his office is actively collaborating with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on key corruption investigations,...

I’m not under pressure to cut deals in corruption cases – Attorney-General

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has clarified that he is under no pressure to enter into plea deals in connection...

NSA ghost names scandal balloons to GH¢2.2bn

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that a forensic audit conducted by the Auditor-General has uncovered a staggering GH¢2.2...

Former Buffer Stock CEO implicated in major corruption scandal – Attorney General

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer...

Garu DCE assures of calm after deadly shooting, but urges vigilance among residents

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Garu, John Abaare, has assured that calm has been restored to the area following Monday’s deadly shooting incident...

2025 NSMQ: Kumasi Academy crushes St. Louis and Bunkpurugu SHTS to qualify for one-eighth stage

After crashing out at the one-eighth stage to Keta SHTS in 2024, Kumasi Academy returned to this year’s NSMQ preliminaries with vengeance on their...

Police investigate ‘unnatural’ death of Senegalese goalkeeper in Kumasi

Police in the Ashanti region are investigating circumstances leading to the death of a 20-year-old Senegalese national in Kumasi. The remains of Cheith Toure, a...

Self-styled prophetess jailed 5 years for stealing  

A 45-year-old self-styled prophetess has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District...

No document suggests OSP is dragging its feet on Ofori-Atta’s extradition – Senanu

Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Sananu has dismissed recent media reports alleging that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is delaying or refusing to cooperate...

OSP amends charges against Mustapha Hamid, others after fresh evidence emerges

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has amended its charges against the former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha...

Mason, 50, killed; body parts missing

A gruesome suspected ritual murder has shattered the calm of Domeabra Old Town in the Ga South Municipality, leaving residents terrified and calling for...

Adu-Boahene trial: Mildred Donkor played no role in alleged theft – Lawyer

Counsel for the discharged third accused person in the ongoing criminal case involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene,...

Doctor arrested for allegedly killing wife months after wedding

The family of 28-year-old dermatologist Dr Kritika Reddy, allegedly murdered by her husband Dr Mahendra Reddy, through precisely administered IV injections which induced an anaesthesia...

NSA scandal: Assibey Antwi, Gifty Oware to appear in court today

Former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, and his deputy, Gifty Oware, are scheduled to appear in court today,...

Ahmed Suale murder: Court discharges Daniel Koranteng following A-G’s advice

In a significant development in the protracted investigation into the 2019 murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, the Madina District Court has formally discharged...

Fisherman remanded over theft of GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones

The Dansoman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a fisherman for allegedly stealing GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones from a businessman’s vehicle in...

Court convicts former police officer for false pretense

The Ashaiman District Court has convicted 54-year-old Kofi Boakye Frimpong, a former public officer, for falsely pretending to be a police officer in active...

Criminologist applauds police for arresting Wa serial killer

A lecturer and criminologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Jones Opoku-Ware, has praised the Ghana Police Service for...

 Suspect confesses to killing 15 people as Police probe security man’s murder in Wa

Two suspects have been taken into custody following the murder of a night security guard, with one of them reportedly confessing to the killing...

Two nannies arrested for allegedly drugging twin toddlers in East Legon

The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) under the Airport Divisional Police Command in Accra has arrested two nannies accused of giving sleep-inducing...

Two jailed 15 years each for robbery and rape at Okushibli 

The Tema Regional Police Command has secured the conviction of two men involved in a violent robbery and rape incident that took place along...

Galamsey: Wontumi, Akonta Mining manager granted GHC10m bail each in Tano Nimri case

The High Court in Accra, presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey, has granted bail to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party...

Goldbod taskforce arrests two foreigners, four Ghanaians over illegal gold trade

The Ghana Gold Board Taskforce has apprehended an American national, Smart Philander, a Moroccan, Nina Elfseky, and four Ghanaians for their alleged involvement in...

A-G slaps Wontumi, Akonta Mining with six charges over galamsey

The Office of the Attorney-General has filed a six-count criminal charge sheet at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra against the Ashanti Regional...

Customs officer in court for allegedly extorting GH¢2,000 from traveller at KIA

A Customs Officer has appeared before the Adenta Circuit Court for allegedly extorting GH¢2,000 from a businessman at Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International...

Man arrested for brutal cutlass attack on brother-in-law at Akyem Afosu

A 25-year-old barber, identified as Williams Gboke, is battling for his life at the hospital after he was brutally attacked by his brother-in-law, a...

 Behenase murder: Family rejects body over GH¢12,000 autopsy fee dispute

  The family of a 52-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered at Kwahu Behenase has refused to take custody of her body, citing an inability...

Woman, 52, killed in alleged witchcraft attack at Kwahu Behenase

A 52-year-old woman, identified as Yaa Atua, has been killed in Behenase, near Kwahu Fodoa in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region. The...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to over 4 years in prison

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been sentenced to four years in prison on federal prostitution charges. In addition to the 50-month sentence, Diddy will have five...

 GAF reacts to arrest of two soldiers in botched mining site robbery  

  The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the arrest of two of its personnel for their alleged involvement in an attempted extortion and robbery...

Police probe death of 8-year-old girl in Dzodze

The Ketu North District Police Command has launched investigations into the death of an eight-year-old girl, allegedly linked to assault by her father at...

Seized truckload of suspected Indian hemp arrives at Police HQ with half as sawdust 

A Hyundai 5-ton truck loaded with over 100 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp has arrived at the Eastern Regional Police...

Police foil mining site robbery; four including two in military uniform arrested 

Police in Prestea of the Western region have arrested two men in military uniforms and two civilian, after an alleged attempt to rob LongShine...

Romance fraudsters of Ghanaian descent jailed over money laundering in UK

Five men have been jailed after exploiting people through romance fraud and stealing more than £2m in a money laundering operation. There were 40 confirmed...

Queen mother seeks justice for late daughter and grandchildren allegedly murdered in Tuba

Nana Akosua Sakyibea I, queen mother of Abotakyi Akuapim, says she needs justice for her daughter and two grandchildren, who were allegedly murdered in...

Two men jailed three months for dumping refuse at Accra Post Office

Two men, Albert Okai and Amoako Darko, have been sentenced to three months in prison with hard labour for unlawfully dumping refuse at the...

Former FBI director James Comey indicted on two charges

A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two charges related to his testimony to Congress. Mr Comey, who...