Crime

Man sells off his newborn baby after lying to wife about stillbirth

A man, identified as Appolos Ndubuisi, has been arrested for allegedly selling his baby after deceiving his wife that she had a stillbirth. The 40-year-old...

Child labour: 3 Million minors locked up

The traffic lights are meant to regulate the movement of vehicles and maintain order at road intersections, but for 13-year-old Razak, who makes his...

Convict shot dead in attempt to escape on his way to prison

Police in Accra have shot and killed a convict who tried to escape while being conveyed to prison. The incident happened on Friday morning,...

Farm labourer jailed over indecent assault

A 20-year-old farm labourer has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by the Tepa District court for indecent assault. Kwadwo Ayaama was said to have...

4 men arrested for using Instagram account to lure, rape & rob women in Accra

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested four men for alleged robbery and rape of women at Adentan and...

Lady, 21, who bathed ex-lover’s girlfriend with acid sentenced

The Bole District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship, Edward Essel, has convicted and sentenced 21-year-old Hannah Bayiri who poured acid on her...

Four suspected kidnappers arrested at Mion

Police in the Northern Region have arrested four suspected kidnappers at Kpilijini, a village in the Mion District after a team laid ambush on...

Outrage as man who sexually assaulted 4 teenagers gets no prison time

A New York man who pleaded guilty to rape and sexual abuse for assaulting four teenage girls during parties at his parents’ home will...

Owusu-Bempah, boys get trial documents

The prosecution in the case of the General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah and three of his boys, have...

Doorbell captures moment armed police raided wrong house

A ring video doorbell has captured the terrifying moment armed police officers raided the wrong address. The footage shows laser sights pointed at Eddie Croasdell,...

Headteacher dies in fatal head-on collision

The headteacher of Sekyikrom D/A school in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region has died in an accident on Wednesday, November 17, 2021....

Fake soldier arrested while trying to release friend from prison

A 24-year-old man, Emmanuel Dominic, is in the custody of the Niger State Police Command over alleged armed robbery and impersonation of a soldier...

Police gun down 2 robbers, one other arrested

The patrol team of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested one suspected armed robber with two others shot dead in an intelligence-led operation. Reporting...

Bench warrant for former MASLOC CEO over GH¢93m case

An Accra High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre...

Abesim ritual murder case adjourned again to December 16

The case in which one Richard Appiah has been held for the alleged ritual murder of two kids has been adjourned to December 16,...

Woman pours hot oil on rival during brawl

A housewife, Aliya Husseini, is currently battling for her life after she suffered severe burn injuries during a brawl with her rival. Aliya, who is...

Thief paraded naked at Awutu Breku

A 25-year-old man, Kojo Quaye, has been paraded naked in the principal streets of Awutu Breku on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. The man, while in the act...

Man who made raping women his ‘life’s work’ dies in prison

An ex-soldier who raped and sexually abused several women and girls in a 45-year campaign of terror has died after catching Covid in prison. Dennis...

Man busted for stealing GHS18k worth of water from GWCL

A resident of Agormanya, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region is in court for stealing GHS18,000 worth...

Husband of missing Lands Commission worker denied bail

New evidence is emerging linking a lecturer with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to his wife’s disappearance.  On Tuesday, the State Attorney told...

Court denies accused female coup plotter bail

The Accra High Court trying the 10 persons accused of plotting to overthrow the government has rescinded the bail of Warrant Officer Class Two...

Man cuts off mother’s ear while attempting to abduct baby

A suspected fraudster, Sikiru Adeniran, has been arrested while allegedly attempting to abduct a baby in Idomu-Owo, Ilese, in the Ijebu North East Local...

Police arrest groom for robbery after tracking him through his wedding poster

A tricycle rider, whose wedding was scheduled for Saturday, November 13, got arrested by police on Wednesday after some arrested robbers named him as...

Student who beat lecturer to coma breaks silence

Final year Microbiology student of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Salaudeen Waliu, has opened up on why he assaulted his female lecturer and supervisor, Zakariyau.  Recall...

12 teachers arrested over BECE malpractice

Eleven teachers and a headmaster have been arrested for alleged malpractice in the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). They were arrested by security...

Rev Owusu Bempah, three others served witness statements

Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah of the Glorious Word Power Ministries and some three other persons from his church, who allegedly assaulted police officers have...

Land guard inflicts wounds on cripple after sister urinates behind his house [Photos]

A Land Guard only identified as TT has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on a 30-year-old cripple at Weija Old Town. Reports indicate this was after...

Angry residents besiege Police station to demand release of suspect who shot MOMO vendor dead [Video]

Some angry youth of Sehwi Juaboso Nkwanta in the Western North Region have stormed the Juaboso police station to demand the release of a...

Five Konongo Odumase SHS students denied bail

The Konongo District Court has denied bail to the five students arrested for their roles in the death of a student of Konongo Odumase...

Two Chinese nationals fined Ghc2.8m over illegal gold deal

A Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Her Honour Hathia Ama Manu, has convicted two Chinese nationals, Chen Hung, Labania and Chen Xhili Andy...

Barber, 23, jailed 114 years for sodomising 12 boys

A 23-year-old old barber, Kwame Amponsah, has been jailed 114 years by the Mpraeso Circuit Court for allegedly sodomizing 12 Schoolboys at Atawase, a...

Headmaster in Saboba drowning incident remanded into prison custody

A Tamale Magistrate Court has remanded the headteacher of the St. Charles Lwanga R/C Junior High School into prison custody. Lawyers for the accused,...

Headmaster in Saboba drowning incident to appear in court today

The Headmaster of the St Charles Liwanga R/C Junior High School in the Saboba District of the Northern region who took students to his...

Gunshots fly in during battle in church

Bodyguards of opposing sects of an Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) took their battle to the church premises where they caused havoc. The security guards who...

Woman allegedly poisons water at funeral

Investigations have commenced into an alleged poisoning and attempted murder report which took place in a village in Zimbabwe. A 71-year-old woman reportedly laced a...

Court issues bench warrant for alleged coup plotter

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Warrant Officer II (WOII) Esther Saan Dekuwine for failing to...

Two robbers arrested, one shot dead in Wa

The police have arrested two persons in the Upper West Region for allegedly robbing and injuring two victims. A press release issued by the Police...

Retired fire officer arrested over GHC56K recruitment fraud

A 62-year-old female retired fire officer has been arrested by Police in Eastern Region for allegedly defrauding several people to the tune of GH¢56,...

Armed robbers engage miners in gun battle, 3 dead

Three people have been shot dead while six others are in critical condition after armed robbers attacked and exchanged fire with Small scale miners...

MoMo vendor arrested over fake robbery attack

A mobile money operator has been arrested by Police in Koforidua for allegedly faking a robbery attack after Ghc10,000 loss. The teenage mobile money vendor...