Crime

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Some suspected armed robbers have attacked a woman and robbed her of money worth GHS20,000 which she had withdrawn from a bank.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

Police foil man’s attempt to gouge out mother’s eyes for ritual

A middle-aged man, Emma Eregarnoma, has been arrested in Delta State on allegation of foiled attempt to use his own mother, Mrs Oke Eregarnoma,...

Man seals boss’ mouth with glue during assassination attempt

A Nigerian man is in police grip for allegedly attempting to kill his Ghanaian employee who secured his travel. The police also uncovered a note...

Thief who drugged taxi driver and bolted with his car arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a notorious car thief who reportedly gave a taxi driver concoction to fall asleep and bolted with his...

Gunmen kidnap two poultry farmers

Two poultry farmers and another man have been kidnapped in Egbeda community, Kabba in Kogi West Senatorial District. The three were abducted at two...

Sunyani: S3x workers allegedly murder man for failing to pay for services

A man, believed to be in his 30s, has allegedly been murdered by persons suspected to be commercial sex workers at Sunyani-Newtown. The man, who...

Suspected thief electrocuted while trying to steal electricity cables

A suspected electricity cable thief has died after he was electrocuted in the early hours of Thursday. The incident occurred at about 1:30 am in...

CCTV exposes man who stole during prayers in a Mosque [Video]

A Mosque has for long been known as a place where righteousness is upheld, but for a man whose identity is not immediately known,...

‘Kristo Asafo’ pastor shot dead by unknown gunman

An unknown person has shot dead a retired pastor of the Kristo Asafo Church, Adu Gyamfi at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. The incident reportedly...

Three arrested over police recruitment scam

Three persons have been arrested at Akatsi in the Volta Region for alleged recruitment fraud in the ongoing police service recruitment. The trio has been...

Fetish priest arrested with human parts [Video]

https://youtu.be/5l71o1gVVWU The Obuasi Police have arrested a 21-year-old fetish priest for exhuming human parts at a cemetery at Anyinam in the Ashanti Region. The Divisional Police...

Suspected serial robbers on trial

Two suspected serial robbers are standing trial at the Accra Circuit Court for stealing a black unregistered Toyota Corolla and a cash sum of...

Priest reportedly killed for allowing students to sit for WASSCE in parish school

Gunmen have killed the priest-in-charge of St Andrew’s Anglican church, Ihitte-Ukwa in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The priest, identified as Rev. Emeka...

Jilted boyfriend jailed 3 years for attempting to kill ex-lover

A 29-year-old farmer at Akyem-Twapease in the Kwaebibirim Municipality has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for attempting to kill his former girlfriend. The convict,...

Notorious thief arrested for stealing car at Mosque

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a suspected notorious thief for allegedly stealing a car. Hayatu Bashir is reported to have stolen...

Former MP reacts to alleged involvement in ritual killing

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ashaiman constituency, Alfred Agbesi, has denied allegations of facilitating ritual killing. His reaction comes after a taxi driver,...

Ejura murder: Family of Kaaka petitions Chief Imam

The family of murdered social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed aka Kaaka Macho, has petitioned the National Chief Imam to help amplify their call for...

Woman kills 12-year-old son over memory card

A Chicago mother fatally shot her 12-year-old son in the head in a rage over a missing memory card, prosecutors allege. Fallon Harris, 37, was...

Northern Region police arrest 12 suspects in connection with May 4 incident at Tingbaln

The Northern Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the killing of one person and the burning of...

Over 200 inmates escape as gunmen attack prison

At least 240 inmates have escaped from the Kabba Correctional Centre in Kogi State, following an attack by an armed gang late on Sunday,...

Taxi driver who confessed to ritual killings remanded

The taxi driver, who has allegedly confessed to the killing of several people on a radio show, Felix Ansah, has been remanded into Police...