Crime

Three burnt to death in botched cattle theft

An irate youth have burnt to death three persons after a botched cattle theft at Biu near Navrongo in the Upper East Region.The...

Nigerian held over death of teacher remanded

A 42-year-old Nigerian trader, who knocked down a 27-year teacher on the Adentan- Dodowa intersection and abandoned her body in a nearby bush at...

Two suspected armed robbers arrested at Fumbisi

Two men suspected to be highway armed robbers have been arrested at Fumbisi in the Builsa South District by the Upper East Regional Police...

Students of Islamic Girls’ SHS storm Wa police station over tutors’ arrest [Video]

Some students of Wa Jamiat Islamic Girls’ Senior High School, on Monday, stormed the Wa police station to protest the arrest of some teachers...

They are my people but … – Bernard Monarh on gun-wielding men

Former National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Monarh, has expressed his disappointment in the young men who brandished guns on social...

CCTV captures scary moment armed robbers stormed barbering shop [Watch]

The identities of a group of armed robbers have been revealed as CCTV captures the moment they raided a barbering shopIn the videos uploaded...

Man arrested for hacking cameras and obtaining 1,000 images of n*de kids

A British man has been arrested in Benidorm on suspicion of hacking the home security cameras of more than 70 families around the world...

Robbers shoot MoMo vendor at Okorase

A mobile money (MoMo) vendor has been shot dead by armed robbers at Okorase near Koforidua in the Eastern Region.The 36-year-old Solomon Arhin Prost...

Teshie Wulomo, 2 others injured after gunshots during pre-Homowo rituals [Photos+Video]

Three people have been injured while they were performing rituals ahead of the start of the Homowo festival at Teshie.The victims include the Chief...

Man arrested with imported sniper rifles into Ghana: Inside story [Audio]

A Ghanaian based in the United States of America (USA) has been arrested for possessing ammunition without lawful authority.Ernest Tawiah, based in Chicago, is...

Man stabs friend to death at funeral for calling him stupid

A 32-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his friend following a quarrel between the two at a funeral in Akyem-Nkwanta, a suburb...

Bullion van robbery: 215 suspected criminals arrested

The Accra Regional Police Command has embarked on an enhanced operational exercise in Accra and arrested 215 suspected criminals in its recent targeted operation....

7-year-old exposes grandma who sells her out as s3x slave

A grandmother, who has been selling her granddaughter out as a sex slave, has been apprehended, alongside men who sexually abuse the minor.A group...

Missing 16-year-old schoolgirl busted for staging her kidnap

A schoolgirl, who masterminded her own kidnap after conspiring with her boyfriend, has been busted. The suspect, Suluka Abimbola and her boyfriend Oluwaseun Daniel Olajide,...

You can run, but you can’t hide – Kofi Boakye to bullion van attackers

The Director-General in charge of Legal and Prosecution at the Ghana Police Service, COP Nathan Kofi Boakye, says arresting perpetrators behind the James Town...

Man who shot friend dead over GH¢5 reports himself to police

Police at Akropong in the Eastern Region has arrested a man, who allegedly shot and killed his friend over GHS 5.00 debt.According to the...

Bullion van attacks in the first half of 2021

The first half of 2021 has recorded four bullion van attacks.JoyNews' checks reveal that in three of the incidents, the robbers bolted with the cash...

3 arrested for brandishing guns in viral social media video

Three men, who were seen flaunting guns in a viral social media video, have been arrested by police in Kumasi.Police say the three, all...

Military men storm Bekwai forest, arrest illegal miners

The Bekwai Forestry Commission and the military, police and Adansi Akrofuom District Assembly Taskforce, have embarked on an operation on the Supuma forest reserve.According...

65-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping step-mother

A 65-year-old man, identified as Durodola Kayode Ogundele, of Ayetoro-Ekiti, has reportedly been arrested by the police at Ekiti for forcing himself on his...

Man burns daughter’s hand for allegedly stealing ¢10

An eight-year-old girl is receiving treatment at the Walewale Government Hospital after her father allegedly assaulted her with fire for allegedly stealing GH¢10.00.The victim,...

How police saved GHc550,000 in bullion van ‘robbery’ on Kasoa-Winneba road [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · More details of botched bullion van robbery on Kasoa-Winneba roadThe armed men who attacked a bullion van at Gomoa Okyereko on the...

Man shot dead by friend over GH¢5 debt

A middle-aged man has been shot dead by his friend at Akuapem-Apiredi in the Eastern Region following a confrontation over a Ghc5 debt he...

Kasoa: Police save the day as armed robbers attack another bullion van

The quick response of the Winneba Police Command has prevented an attack on a bullion van, Thursday afternoon.The van plying the Winneba-Kasoa road from...

Hit-and-run driver charged with murder of teacher

An unlicensed driver has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 27-year-old teacher of De Youngsters School in Adenta.According to the police,...

Level 100 UPSA student injured in private hostel robbery attack narrates her ordeal

Afia Serwah Boadu, a level 100 student studying Public Relations at the University of Professional Studies has been left injured after robbers broke into...

Ex-convict bags 12 months for stealing goat

A 26-year-old mason, who returned from prison three months ago, has been jailed again for stealing a goat.Samsudeen Mohammed is to serve 12 months...

Prison inmate makes shocking revelation [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prison inmate makes shocking revelationPrison officers have been accused of aiding and abetting inmates to perpetuate crime while in their custody.An inmate,...

Two Dansoman robbery suspects arrested

Police in Accra Region have arrested two persons who attacked and snatched a motorbike with registration number M-21-GW-490 from its rider at Tungah Children's Park,...

Kumasi: Robbers shoot businessmen, bolt with gold, cash

 Two businessmen have been shot and robbed of their gold and money at Manso-Mosekrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region.Per eyewitnesses'...

Pastor confesses to killing, burying wife in a shallow grave [Photos]

The founder of Omega World Global Ministries in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Enoch, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and...

18-year-old arrested for robbing couple with fake gun [Photo]

The police in Delta State have arrested an 18-year-old armed robbery suspect, Emmanuel Peace, for allegedly robbing a couple with fake gun.The suspect is...

Lady parades with lover’s m*nhood after chopping it off

Nigerian Vigilante group has apprehended a lady for parading her boyfriend's manhood after she chopped it off, a video uploaded on social media captured.Vicky...

Husband of woman killed in bullion van robbery attack breaks silence

The husband of a 40-year-old woman, who was killed by armed robbers in the bullion van attack at James Town in Accra, says he...

Murder of wife of GNPC boss’ driver: Police requests CCTV footage

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has requested CCTV footage to facilitate its investigations into the murder of Madam Pokuaa Sarpong, also known as Nana...

Kasoa ‘teen killers’ to be charged with murder

The Attorney-General’s (AG) Department has advised that the two accused persons involved in the killing of 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah for alleged money ritual purposes at Lamptey...

Nana Agradaa fined for operating TV channel without licence

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, to a fine of ¢36,000 to operate a television channel without...

CCTV footage gives out Bantama, Buokrom Estate Junction mobile money robbers

Two people have been arrested in connection with a daylight robbery of mobile money (MoMo) shops at Bantama and Buokrom Estate Junction in Kumasi.Residents...

Charles Dedjoe’s injunction against burial of late wife thrown out

An Accra High Court has thrown out an interim injunction filed by Prince Charles Dedjoe, a business executive, against the burial of his late...

Suspected motorbike thieves beaten to pulp [Video]

Two young men have been beaten to pulp in a botched robbery operation which reportedly occurred at Dansoman.While it is not clear if the...