Crime

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...

Actor accidentally shoots crew member dead on set

Alec Baldwin accidentally shot a prop firearm that killed a woman and injured a man on the set of his new movie Rust. Director of...

4 car snatchers to spend 60 years in prison

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced four persons to a total of 60 years imprisonment in hard labour for snatching a Daihatsu taxi cab...

Police on manhunt for son who allegedly raped 90-year-old mother

Detectives have launched a manhunt for a suspect who raped his 90-year-old mother on October 20, 2021, in Mbooni-Makueni county, Kenya before going into...

Narcotics Commission busts drug ring

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), has seized about 5,700kg of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis worth a street value of about GH¢6.84 million....

School girls allegedly lynch boy who sneaked into their dormitory at night

Police report that a 17-year-old student at Gathiruini boys secondary school in Kiambu county, lost his life after he was lynched by girls from...

Police escape mob attack while rescuing man from being lynched

The police had to fire warning shots to escape in their attempt to rescue a man from being lynched. An angry group had captured a...

3 arrested for beating man to death for allegedly stealing iPhone 6

Men of Ogun State police command on Wednesday, October 20, arrested three men namely; Felix Sunday, Shomuye Musa, and Oluwatobi Michael for beating one...

Pastor who predicted Shatta Wale’s death remanded

The pastor, who prophesied the death of Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, Bishop Stephen Kwesi Appiah, popularly known as Jesus Ahuofe of the New Life...

Boy, 14, charged with murder of five-year-old found in river

A 14-year-old schoolboy has appeared in court charged with the murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi, from Bridgend. The teenager, who has not been identified...

R Kelly ‘on suicide watch’ after being convicted of sex trafficking charges in New York

R Kelly was on suicide watch following his conviction for sex trafficking charges in New York according to his lawyer. The R&B singer, 54, was...

NDC official accused of incest, abortion granted bail

An official of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who was remanded into police custody for alleged incest and abortion, has been granted bail. The...

Identity, other details of burnt body discovered at Gomoa emerge

JoyNews/AdomNews · Identity, other details emerge on burnt body discovered at Gomoa The identity, personal details of charred body discovered by residents of Fiifi, a...

Woman allegedly commits suicide over ‘cheating’ husband

A 35-year-old woman has allegedly committed suicide over her 'cheating' husband at Kasoa Oldtimers in the Central Region. The deceased, identified as Rebecca Amoah, reportedly...

Two arrested over alleged plot to kidnap their supervisors for ransom

Security officials have arrested two employees of a cement company over alleged plan to kidnap their supervisors in Okpilla, Etsako East Local government of...

Shatta Wale, others face court today

Dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, is expected to appear in court later today, Thursday, October 21, 2021. He...