Crime

Man to receive 15 strokes of cane for stealing window burglary

An Ilorin Magistrate Court on Thursday ordered that one David Olasunkanmi, convicted of stealing a window burglary, be flogged 15 strokes of the cane...

Man divorces wife over her inability to bear more than one child

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved a 21-year-old marriage between Esther Onabu and Samuel on grounds of abandonment over her inability...

Prophet in court for allegedly sucking dicks of 3 teenagers [Video]

One prophet Richard Ato Davidson has been arraigned before the Cape Coast Magistrate Court 2 for allegedly sucking the penis of three teenagers and...

Macho Kaaka murder: Lawyer for NPP polling station executives worried over adjournments

Lawyers for two known New Patriotic Party polling station executives standing trial for the murder of social activist, Kaaka Macho, have expressed worry over...

CCTV footage of Achimota daylight robbery drops

They were swift and bolted with huge cash under broad daylight in less than a minute but not without being captured by a nearby...

Man faces 1 year in prison after Police saved him from killing himself

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the prosecution of a 54-year-old man for attempted suicide. Akinlolu Ajayi attempted to jump off the Third...

38-year-old arrested with billions worth of cocaine

A 38-year-old man, Okey Eze, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,...

Man busted with 656 ATM cards charged with electronic trafficking, stealing

The 42-year-old-man who was busted with 656 ATM cards connected to nine banks operating in Ghana and Nigeria has been remanded by an Accra...

Thievery goes wrong as driver is killed in a crash while fleeing from police

An accident has foiled a suspected animal thievery as driver dies instantly in crash at Abora Kweduagya. The suspected three thieves were making away with...

One shot in daylight robbery at Kwashieman [Video]

A man, who is yet-to-be-identified, has been shot in a daylight robbery at Kwashieman, a suburb of Accra. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday afternoon...

Three arrested in connection with missing-but-found ‘pregnant woman’

Three persons have been arrested in connection with a 29-year-old pregnant woman, Josephine Simon, who went missing in Takoradi. A statement released by the Ghana...

Trader gets five years imprisonment for stealing

A 30-year-old trader has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Nkawie Circuit Court for stealing six air conditioners from the Edwenease Information...

Man 47, allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl

A 47-year-old lotto agent by the name Kwame Adinkra has been remanded in police custody for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. The alleged act occurred...

Man bags two-year jail sentence for allegedly calling police ‘thieves’

A 25-year-old man, Bala Hassan, has bagged a two-year jail term for allegedly referring to policemen as thieves. Hassan was handed the jail sentence on Tuesday,...

My neighbour drugged, raped me – 15-year-old girl tells court

A 15-year-old Junior Secondary School (JSS) II student, told an FCT High Court in Kubwa that her 23-year-old neighbour, Prosper Iloh, allegedly drugged her...

Woman allegedly kills husband over adultery at Gomoa Akropong [Photos]

The Agona Swedru District Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old trader, Esi Arthur, for killing her husband over adultery. The incident reportedly occurred at...

Vulcanizer arrested with military uniform, foreign pistol at Bolga

A 22-year-old vulcanizer has been arrested by the Bolga police team for possession of some military items. Acting on intelligence, a police surveillance team from...

Two busted over WASSCE fraud

Security operatives have grabbed two key suspects in connection with the leakage of some questions in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination...

Three jailed for circulating lady’s nude photos

Aminu Tafida, a son of the Special Adviser on Social Investments to the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and two others, have been sentenced...

4 police officers who assaulted Tamale residents interdicted

Four police officers who assaulted and arrested some persons within the Tamale environs have been interdicted. The Police Administration, in a press statement, added that...

Physically challenged kidnapper arrested with N2m ransom paid

A physically challenged man, Buhari Haruna, 22, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for attempted kidnapping for ransom.He was paraded at...

Man arrested after failed attempt to behead lover for rituals

A man suspected to be a ‘Yahoo boy’ has been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State over alleged failed attempt to use his...

Police arrest 16-year-old, 11 others over Chereponi chaos

The police in the North East Region, led by the Regional Commander, DCOP Moses Ali Kpenchi, have arrested 12 suspects in connection with Sunday's...

Achimota: Robbers attack woman in broad daylight, bolt with GHS 20,000

Some suspected armed robbers have attacked a woman and robbed her of money worth GHS20,000 which she had withdrawn from a bank. The incident happened...

Couple kidnapped four days to their wedding

Gunmen struck at Ekiti East Local Government Area on Sunday and abducted a would-be couple planning to get married next week, the police said...

Kidnap suspects stab 2 policemen while trying to resist arrest

Two suspected kidnappers have reportedly stabbed two policemen and a vigilante at the Adagbabiri community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The...

Students of Sawla SHS accused of occultism denied bail

Seven final-year students of Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Sawla Tuna Kalba District of the Savannah Region, who were arrested on Monday...

Man arrested with 656 ATM cards at Kotoka Airport

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has arrested a 42-year-old man for possessing 656 ATM cards at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The suspect, Bachir Musa...

Gunman kills six at Russian University [Video]

A gunman has killed six people at a university in the Russian city of Perm, officials say. The assailant walked on to the campus on...

CCTV captures man in police uniform breaking into home [Video]

A Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has exposed a man purported to be a police officer who broke into a resident's home. In the video, which...

Phone thief sentenced to 4 years imprisonment

The Ashaiman District Court has sentenced Prince Agbeko, a 22-year-old Forklift Apprentice to a total of four years imprisonment in hard labour, for stealing...

Police arrest 4 for causing mayhem at Jamestown

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four persons in connection with Saturday's commotion at Jamestown, Accra. The four have been identified as Salaami Abubakari, 36,...

Carpenter gets five years imprisonment for setting rival’s room ablaze

A 28-year-old carpenter has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court for setting the room of his rival ablaze. Emmanuel Agyekum,...

Fake military officer arrested with AK-47

The Nasarawa Police Command has arrested one Timothy Emmanuel, an alleged fake military officer who has been intimidating and oppressing residents of Karu and...

Banker, 35, remanded for allegedly defiling girl, 14

A 35-year-old teller, Elorm Cudjoe, has been remanded into police custody for alleged defilement. This was at the Tamale Circuit court, presided over by Twumesi...

Pregnant woman reported missing after morning walk

A suspected kidnapper has demanded ransom for the return of a 28-year-old pregnant woman, who went missing in Takoradi of the Western Region. Josephine Panyin...

Fisherman, 27, arrested for suspected murder

A 27-year-old fisherman, Yao Senya, has been picked up by police at Anloga for allegedly stabbing a 71-year-old man to death at Atito in...

25-year-old arrested for having midnight s3x with a goat

The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old-man for alleged sexual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The Police...

JHS pupil who assaulted teacher over homework fined GHc1,800

The Juvenile Court ‘C’ in Accra has convicted the final year pupil of the Nungua KROMA 2 Junior High School (JHS) to a fine...

Unemployed jailed 10 years for possessing wee

A 30-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for possessing 47 wraps and a handful of...