Crime

Two teenagers jailed 60 years for raping and robbing passenger

The Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced two teenage taxi drivers to 60 years each into prison custody for raping and robbing a passenger.The...

Takoradi: Woman in latest fake kidnapping jailed

A 29-year-old woman, who faked her kidnapping in Takoradi in the Western Region, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labour.Joan Krah’s...

Takoradi kidnapping: Court orders suspect to undergo pregnancy test

A Takoradi Harbour Circuit court, presided over by Michael Ampadu, has ordered that a pregnancy test be done on Joana Krah before convicting her.On...

One shot dead in chieftaincy clash at Prampram

Unknown assailants have shot one person dead at Prampram in the Greater Accra Region.The deceased has been identified as Nii Otu Sei Klo,...

Takoradi: Apremdo Divisional Stool raises concerns over fake kidnapping reports

The Apremdo Divisional Stool of Ahanta Traditional Council has noted with grave concerns, bizarre incidents of fake kidnapping reports being recorded in the Western...

Akua Donkor reveals how she survived assassination attempt

The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party, Akua Donkor, has opened up on how she survived an assassination attempt in her life....

Twists and turns: Justice Dotse fights off Opuni bias claims

Supreme Court Judge Justice Jones Dotse has fought off claims that his impartiality is in question, barely hours to the Supreme Court delivering a...

Farmer jailed 20 years for defiling two siblings

A 45-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for defiling two siblings at Akyem Abordom near Kade in the Eastern Region.The convict,...

Treason: We don’t want to fail, it must happen – Dr Mac Palm

The brain behind alleged high treason, Dr Frederick Yao Mac Palm, was on Monday heard in an audio recording cautioning some of the accused members...

Islamic clerics arrested at Nambagla released after a month in custody

The Islamic clerics arrested at Nambagla in the Savelugu Municipality have been released after almost a month in the custody of National Security Operatives. National Secretary...

A/R: Police declare war on workplace robberies

The Ashanti Regional Police have declared war on workplace robberies with a statement that it has strong leads that will see to the arrest...

Takoradi: Woman in latest fake kidnapping case pleads guilty; to be sentenced on Tuesday

Joana Krah, the 29-year-old woman arrested recently in Takoradi in the Western Region for allegedly faking her abduction will be sentenced on Tuesday, October...

My mother-in-law asked me to poison my step children – Woman tells court

Ms Christina Jacob told a Makurdi Upper Area Court that her mother-in-law asked her to poison her step-children.Testifying in a divorce petition, Ms Jacob said that...

Akatsi Police arrest suspected gays

Police at Akatsi in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region have arrested two young men suspected to be homosexuals.Chief Superintendent Joseph Atsu...

Major Mahama’s murder: l lost a tooth from severe beatings from Police – Suspect

One of the alleged murderers of Major Maxwell Mahama on Monday told an Accra High Court that, he lost a tooth as a result...

Pastor who prophesied Shatta Wale’s death granted bail

Bishop Stephen Kwesi Appiah, also known as ‘Jesus Ahuofe’ of the New Life Kingdom Chapel, has been granted bail.He was granted bail to the...

‘Fast and Furious reckless Benz driver’ admitted at hospital

The 28-year-old driver, who was arrested for reckless driving akin to the Fast and Furious movies at Opeibea in Accra, has taken ill.The...

C/R: Footballer jailed 10 years for defilement

The Cape Coast Circuit Court 1, presided over by Her Honour Mrs Dorinda Smith Arthur, has sentenced a 31-year-old self-acclaimed footballer at Assin Aworosso...

World’s most-feared drug lord finally arrested after decades of chase

The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government...

Woman on motorbike snatches two-week-old baby from his mother’s arms

A mother in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, is in pain after her baby was snatched from her arms by a woman who was...

MP’s police guard arrested for allegedly pulling gun on tricycle rider

The police guard for the Zabzugu Member of Parliament (MP), John Jabah, is in the grips of the Zabzugu police for allegedly threatening a...

Police kill two notorious armed robbers in gun battle

Police personal, who were escorting two armed robbers to a location of other armed robbers hiding weapons near Bole in the Savannah Region, exchanged...

2 land guards arrested for assaulting mason

The Gomoa Ojobi District Police command has arrested two land guards for allegedly assaulting a mason at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District...

16-year-old kills, burns bodies of woman and her two children

Following an undisclosed matter, a 16-year-old boy from Beitbridge fatally assaulted a woman and her two children before setting their bodes on fire.The suspect,...

Popular gospel musician kidnapped and robbed

Famed Zimbabwean gospel artiste, Kudzaishe Nyakudya, has been assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by three unknown men who reportedly walked away with an undisclosed...

Police arrest man who was driving recklessly in viral video

The Police have arrested the driver of the black Mercedes Benz, who was captured in a viral video driving dangerously at the airport traffic...

Man who plotted with abductors to attack his cousin also gets kidnapped

A 36-year-old man, Abubakar Halilu, has narrated how he was caught in a den of kidnappers he arranged with to abduct his cousin.He plotted...

Three suspected ritualists arrested with exhumed corpse

The Ogun Police Command says it has arrested three suspects while they were exhuming a corpse for ritual purpose at Abule Sikiru area of...

Man shoots neighbour dead over cat

A Florida man was so angry that a cat entered into his home that he grabbed a gun and fatally shot his neighbour, police...

Nigeria: Identity of abandoned dead body found; police arrest her lover

The Bauchi State Police command in Nigeria has found an identity for an abandoned wounded lady who later passed on.The lady was found by...

Man sets wife ablaze over misunderstanding

A man has reportedly set his wife ablaze after returning from the village for her mother’s burial preparation.It was reported that the woman simply...

Man accused of mother’s murder found dead

A man, who was set to stand trial for the second time accused of murdering his mother, has been found dead in Spain.Sean...

22-year-old woman arrested over murder of boyfriend

A 22-year-old woman, Akosua Frimpomaa, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her 26-year-old-boyfriend, Seidu Mohammed to death.The alleged crime occurred at Asankari Barrier in...

Robbery cases: Police increase visibility in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it is increasing police visibility in the region amidst recent robbery and murder cases.It has therefore called on...

Fraud boy to sweep court premises for 6 months for defrauding American

A High Court in Ibadan on Friday ordered an internet fraudster, Adewale Tosin, to sweep the court premises for six months.Justice Bayo Taiwo, sentenced...

Obengfo Hospital to be closed down on court orders

A criminal court division of the Accra High Court has endorsed the closure of the Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, popularly known as the Obengfo...

Kwaw Kese offers powerful prayers for Shatta Wale

Rapper Kwaw Kese, known in private life as Emmanuel Botwe, has offered prayers for his colleague musician, Shatta Wale.It is Kwaw Kese's prayer...

Gunmen set police station ablaze, free suspects

Gunmen have set the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo state ablaze.The gun-wielding hoodlums, who stormed the police station around...

Five in police custody for allegedly squeezing man’s testicles to death

Five persons have been arrested and arraigned before court after a dance jam turned fatal in Utapido, a farming community in Kpandai.One of the...

Pastor faces 5 years in US prison for fixing fake marriages for green card

A Nigerian pastor resident in the United States has been indicted for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, and visa fraud.Joshua Olatokunbo Shonubi made his first...