Crime

21-year-old remanded for allegedly raping girl at prayer camp

The Bibiani Magistrate Court has remanded a 21-year-old Sumaila Amidu for two weeks for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl at Twelve Apostles New Jerusalem...

Six suspects arrested for robbery, murder

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested six suspects for murder and robbery in parts of the country. They were arrested through intelligence-led operation and...

Trader remanded for allegedly stealing gold

A 26-year-old trader has been remanded into Police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH₵40,000.00 worth of gold at Kobeng, near...

Painter allegedly defiles 6-year-old girl at Sowutuom

A 45-year-old painter, John Arthur, is in the grips of the police after he allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl at Sowutuom in the Greater...

Mother, son in police grips for hitting husband to death

A 36-year-old woman and her 15-year-old son are in the grips of the Koforidua Police command for allegedly killing her husband at Asamanketewa near...

R. Kelly trial: First male accuser testifies to sexual abuse

R. Kelly's sex trafficking trial entered its eighth day on Monday, with a male accuser testifying that the star promised him fame in exchange...

Walewale Police declare war on robbers

Police in Walewale in the West Mamprusi municipality say they have declared war on armed robbers following a robbery incident last Saturday.  The robbery attack...

Awutu Bereku festival: 9-year-old boy was killed on his birthday [Photo]

It has emerged that the nine-year-old boy, who was shot dead during a festival ritual at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region, died on...

3 suspects picked up over 13-year-old boy’s beheading

The Aveyime Divisional Police Command has picked up three suspects in connection with the beheading of a 13-year-old boy at Aflorkope Dove in the...

Mask-wearing robbers attack fuel station

Armed robbers broke into Okorase fuel station, beat attendants, and made away with an unspecified amount of cash Monday dawn around 1:00 am on...

21-year-old nanny arrested for kidnapping boss’ 2 children

The Edo State Police Command have arrested a 21-year-old nanny, Precious Mmaduike, who allegedly kidnapped her boss’ children in Lagos and took them to...

Man allegedly beheads 12-year-old for rituals

A 25-year-old resident of Mafi Dove in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region is in the grips of the Battor Aveyime Police...

Police arrest man for allegedly raping 27-year-old lady because she doesn’t greet him

Police in Ogun said on Sunday that they have arrested a 33-year-old man for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a 27-year-old lady. Police spokesman, DSP...

Airport officials observe as man excretes 87 pellets of cocaine [Photo]

Luck eluded a man when he was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) when he was arrested while trafficking...

17 suspected criminals arrested at Donkorkrom [Audio+Photos]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 17 suspected criminals arrested at Donkorkrom The Police Anti-robbery squad deployed to curb increasing robbery cases in the Eastern Region has arrested 17...

Robbers suspected to have killed int’l journalist arrested

Four persons are currently in police custody for their alleged involvement in some robbery and murder cases on the Kintampo-Buipe-Tamale highway.The four – Saaju...

Soldier allegedly commits suicide at Burma Camp [Photo]

A serving military officer with the Army Recruit Training School at Shai Hills, WO II Robert Doku, has allegedly committed suicide. WO Doku's body was discovered...

Goat thieves arrested at Savelugu [Photos]

Police at Savelugu have intercepted an Opel Astra with registration number BA 1538-12 loaded with goats suspected to have been stolen. The suspects were arrested...

Proprietor of Bright Star International School shot dead by unknown assailants

The proprietor of Bright Star International School at Kwamekrom has been shot dead by unknown gunmen at Pokrom in the Akuapem South Municipality of...

Man who allegedly killed wife and two children arrested

Police in Eastern Region have arrested the man who allegedly murdered his wife and two children, and locked them in a room. Emmanuel Kofi Gafa,...

International journalist killed in robbery attack on Tamale-Buipe road

A journalist with Muslim TV (MTA International), Taalay Ahmed, has been killed in a robbery attack on the Tamale-Buipe road. Reports indicate the incident occurred...

Gomoa Adzintem: 14 herdsmen arrested over ‘gang defilement’ of 13-year-old

Some 14 herdsmen have been arrested in connection with an alleged gang defilement of a 13-year-old girl at Gomoa Adzintem in the Central Region. The herdsmen were...

Pokuase interchange ‘chop bar operators’ fined

The two persons who were arrested by the police for operating a chop bar on the pavement of the newly constructed Pokuase Interchange have...

Abesim murder: Residents accuse suspect of killing more people

Some residents of Abesim, a town rocked by the gruesome murder of two children, say they suspect the alleged murderer to be a serial...

Fake Airforce officer jailed 6 months for impersonation

A Zuba Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Abdulmajid Mohammed, to six months imprisonment for impersonating an Airforce...

23-year-old illegal miner jailed 20 years for robbery

A 23-year-old illegal miner, Satar Salifu, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the Wa Circuit court for his involvement in a robbery. Prosecuting,...

Man shot, 13-year-old daughter allegedly gang-raped [Video]

Irate residents of Gomoa Adeantem in the Central Region have waged war against Fulani herdsmen in the area over what they described as incessant...

Evangelist remanded over ‘wee toffees’

A 30-year-old evangelist has been remanded by a Koforidua Circuit Court in the Eastern Region for allegedly administering locally manufactured cannabis (wee) to his...

Chiefs’ touching message to IGP

"We have been living here all our lives and no Inspector-General of Police (IGP) or top police management team has ever visited the communities...

Abesim murder suspect remanded

The Kaneshie District Court has remanded Richard Appiah, the 28-year-old architect alleged to have murdered three children at Abesim in the Bono Region. Suspect Appiah...

Man, 27, arrested with human skeletons

A 27-year-old man, Agya Asuo, is in the grips of the Assin Praso Police Command after human skulls were found in his room at...

Wa Circuit Court jails 50-year-old man for defilement

A 50-year-old security officer has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Wa Circuit Court, presided over by Justice Baah Forson Adjapong, for...

522 suspected criminals arrested in special operation

 A total of 522 suspected criminals have been picked up by the Ashanti Regional Police Command. This was after the Police embarked on separate swoops...

Man found dead at Fetteh Kakraba [Photos+Video]

A 37-year-old man, identified as Richard Oppong, has been found dead at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The deceased...

Abesim murder: Police finds murder weapon

The Criminal Investigations Department headquarters team investigating the Abesim murder case, has discovered the murder weapon the alleged suspect, Richard Appiah, used to murder...

Taxi driver who drove off with police officer on bonnet jailed

A Koforidua Circuit Court has sentenced a 37-year-old taxi driver to 30 months imprisonment for speeding off with an Officer of the Motor Traffic...

Dampare gives greenlight for 24-hour Highway patrol

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has approved for the Upper East Regional Command to establish a 24-hour highway patrol unit. This...

Man beaten to pulp after attempting to steal 3-year-old child

A young man, believed to be in his 20’s, was beaten to pulp by some irate residents at Odeneho Kwadaso, a suburb of Kumasi...

Report: Ashanti Region leads in murder cases in Ghana

Available data indicates that the Ashanti Region is the murder capital of Ghana, having so far recorded the highest number of murder cases, with...

Abesim murder: Genitals missing as Police retrieve organs of two children

The Police have retrieved some organs of the two children murdered at Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono Region with their genitals missing. Their intestines...