Crime

Five arrested for robbery at Chinese machinery firm in Asankrangwa

Police in the Western Central Region have arrested five suspects in connection with an armed robbery attack on a Chinese heavy-duty machinery company at...

Drug suspect arrested after attempting to bribe police GH¢20,000 in Tamale

A man accused of supplying Indian hemp in Tamale reportedly attempted to bribe police officers with GH¢20,000 to secure his release but was arrested...

Four arrested for robbing Chinese nationals at Asankragwa

Four suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police at Asankragwa in the Western Region following a robbery attack on two Chinese nationals,...

Ghanaian faces 20 years after $10m online romance scam plea in U.S

A Ghanaian national has pleaded guilty in the United States to his role in an international fraud ring that used online romance scams and...

Woman loses pregnancy, battles for her life after shooting during burial rites at Haawa Besease

A 19-year-old pregnant woman is battling for her life after being struck by a stray bullet during burial rites at Haawa Besease in the...

Two robbers killed in shoot-out with Police on Obuasi-Dunkwa highway

The Ghana Police Service has dismantled a suspected armed robbery gang believed to have been operating along the Obuasi–Dunkwa highway in the Ashanti Region...

Goat-stealing syndicates arrested with 27 animals in Central Region

The Ghana Police Service in the Central Region has arrested two groups of suspects believed to be involved in a goat-stealing syndicate after intercepting...

Urgent collaboration needed to tackle human trafficking in Ghana – Civil society groups

Two human rights organisations have called for stronger national and regional collaboration to tackle human trafficking, describing the crime as one of the gravest...

Police seek A-G advice in GH¢7.5m robbery case

Police have forwarded a case involving six persons accused of robbing a gold jewellery shop at Adabraka of GH¢7.5 million to the Attorney-General’s Office...

‘Aboboyaa’ rider arrested with 397 slabs of cannabis concealed in charcoal bags in Techiman

The Ghana Police Service in the Bono East Region has arrested a 48-year-old rickshaw rider after officers discovered a large quantity of suspected narcotics...

Counsellor Lutterodt arrested

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has taken into custody Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt following comments he allegedly made in...

Three arrested in connection with murder of Abamba queen mother

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of the Queenmother of Abamba, Nana Serwaa Asaamaa Kuma...

35 contractors under Agenda 111 received $7.9 million but failed to deliver – Deputy Finance Minister

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has disclosed that 35 contractors engaged under the Agenda 111 health infrastructure programme received $7.9 million in advance...

Finance Ministry refers Auditor-General’s arrears report to Attorney-General for prosecution

The Ministry of Finance has pledged to ensure that individuals implicated in the looting of public funds are held accountable following the release of...

NPA extortion case: Fourth accused seeks to become prosecution witness – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it is considering a request from one of the accused persons in the ongoing trial involving...

Two killed, three in critical condition after robbery attack at Fufulso

Two people have been confirmed dead while three others are in critical condition following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Fufulso...

Pastor remanded over alleged videos of naked children

The head pastor of Mahanaim Christian Centre, a church located at Ankaful in Cape Coast, has been arraigned before a court for allegedly recording...

Police arrest suspect at Aplaku over threat of death

Police have arrested a suspect for allegedly threatening an Uber driver with a replica pistol following a misunderstanding over transport fare at Aplaku.  The suspect, identified...

23-year-old student arrested for publishing obscene content online

The Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has arrested 23-year-old student, Nhyira Papa Kojo Egyir Hayford, for publishing obscene...

Youth in Tamale protest recall of IGP’s Special Operations Team

Some youth in Tamale have taken to the streets to protest the recall of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team, popularly...

Armed robbers shoot Agona Asafo Assemblyman, bolt with cash

An Assembly Member for the Agona Asafo Electoral Area in the Agona East District, Ishmael Odoom, is in critical condition after he was shot...

Serial killer jailed for life over 23 murders across 2 regions

The High Court in Wa has sentenced a serial killer to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to multiple counts of murder committed across...

Two shot as Policeman foils robbery on judge’s home

Two young men suspected of attempting a robbery at the home of a Court of Appeal judge are under police guard at the hospital...

Marketer remanded for alleged $13,000 fraud 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 52-year-old marketer into police custody for allegedly defrauding a police officer of $13,000.   Abdul Karim Abubakari is said...

14-year-old boy seriously injured following alleged abuse in Ashanti region

A 14-year-old boy from Mamponteng in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region is receiving medical care after allegedly being assaulted by a...

Woman jailed for stealing from Church at Teshie barracks

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old unemployed woman to two years’ imprisonment for unlawfully entering a church premises at the 48 Engineer...

Woman, 25, convicted over acid attack that killed boyfriend

A tragic eight-year romance ended in a courtroom conviction on Monday, 2nd March 2026, as 25-year-old online trader Vera Asare pleaded guilty to the...

Police launch full investigation into murder of Atebubu Abamba Hemaa, strengthen security in community

The Atebubu Divisional Police Command has begun a full-scale investigation into the tragic killing of the Atebubu Abamba Hemaa, Nana Serwaa Gyan Kuma Kyere,...

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...