Crime

Mother-of-three arrested with 100 wraps of cocaine concealed in private part, bag

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil for drug trafficking. Mrs Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna was...

They seduced me – Man who impregnated step-daughters

A Nigerian trader, Augustine Angwe, is in police grips for allegedly impregnating his fiancée's twin daughters. Suspect Angwe was arrested per his own confession, but...

My nephew was urinating in a gutter and was hit by a stray bullet – Auntie of Ejura shooting victim

An Auntie of one of the victims who were shot at Ejura, Rita Sefa Amponsah, is saddened about her nephew’s predicament.According to her, Louis...

Banda Nkwanta residents arrest 2 in possession of gun

Residents of Banda Nkwanta in the Bole District of the Savannah Region have initiated a citizen arrest on four youngsters with a locally manufactured...

Okada rider allegedly murdered by two pillion riders at Adaklu

Police are on the heels of two assailants, who allegedly murdered Komla Tsomana, 28, an Okada rider of Mafi-Kumasi in cold-blood inflicting multiple machete...

2 friends convicted for stealing motorbike

The District Magistrate court at Enchi has fined two friends ¢600 each for stealing a motorbike valued at ¢4,200. Ebenezer Kwaw, a Junior High School...

Chief Imam wants thorough investigations into Ejura shooting

Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu says a thorough work from the three-member committee set up to investigate the Ejura shooting will help build...

I’ve relocated my family – Journalist who recorded military brutality in Wa

The journalist, who secretly filmed soldiers brutalising some residents of Wa in the Upper West Region, says he has moved his wife and children...

Ejura: Chilling account of how ‘Kaaka Macho’ was murdered pops up in court

The Asokwa District Court has been told of the chilling manner in which social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, also known as Kaaka Macho, was...

Woman caught on camera stealing church offertory [Watch]

The House of God is one place humans uphold righteousness, but for a yet-to-be-identified woman, it is an avenue for money-making. The female church worker...

I sanctioned Ejura Military deployment – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has accepted responsibility for the Military presence at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Mr Mensah has explained he...

Ejura: Three suspects in court over Kaaka’s death [Video]

https://youtu.be/l4aQ28bXnHo Three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a social media activist, Kaaka Macho at Ejura are making their maiden appearance at the...

Pastor bags life sentence for causing private part of church member to decay

A Nigerian High Court on Thursday, July 1, sentenced a cleric, Prophet Olakanye Oni, to life imprisonment over the death of a woman. Prophet Oni...

Kasoa cops murder: Court fails to empanel jurors

An Accra High Court presided over by Justice El-Freda Denkyi was unable to empanel jurors, for the third consecutive time, to commence the trial...

25-year-old man arrested for blackmailing lady with her n*des

The police in Ogun state, Nigeria, have arrested a 25-year-old man, Adetoro Kazeem, for blackmail and extortion. Mr Kazeem was arrested following a complaint by one...

JHS pupils allegedly assault headmistress for refusing love proposal

Two Junior High School (JHS) pupils of Rev Cobbah Yalley Junior High School at Newsite, a suburb in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western...

Ejura deaths: Check-out members of Public Inquiry Committee

The Interior Ministry has constituted a three-member committee to investigate the shooting of two persons at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. This follows a directive...

Three jailed 210 years for robbery at Techiman

The Techiman Circuit Court in the Bono East Region has sentenced three persons to 210 years imprisonment for robbery. The court presided over by His...

Police arrest fake currency dealers at Dansoman

The police at Dansoman, a suburb of Accra, have arrested five suspects for allegedly dealing in fake currencies. Akwasi Boateng alias ‘honourable’, Michael Marfo Ohene...

Over 3,000g of cocaine intercepted at Dabala Junction

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted 3,229.4 grammes of a substance suspected to be cocaine. This was on a commercial...

Four suspected kidnappers shot dead [Audio]

Four suspected kidnappers have reportedly been killed by irate youth at Busunu in the West Gonja District of the Savannah region. This was during a...

Police names robbery gangs’ top financier

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is investigating the alleged financier of five robbery gangs busted by the Service. Joseph Abrefa...

CID lists 22 persons wanted for robberies, attacks on bullion vans

Twenty-two people including six Nigerians have been declared wanted by Police in relation to some crimes including the bullion van attack at Jamestown and...

No arrest in bullion van robbery – CID boss

The Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service says no arrest has been made in the Jamestown Bullion Van...

Street robber arrested at East Legon

The police have arrested one Michael Tyron at Thunder Lily at East Legon for attacking two people and snatching their mobile phones. The incident, according...

Security officers are allowed to use lethal force against armed protestors – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has revealed that security personnel have the legal mandate to use lethal force when confronting armed protestors, if the...

Man arrested for possessing two human skulls

The police in Delta State, Nigeria, have arrested a 60-year-old native doctor, Godfrey Akpudje, for possessing two human skulls. Godfrey confessed to having been given...

Mfantsiman MP’s killers jailed – CID boss confirms

It has emerged that some three persons have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each in connection with the robbery and murder of late...

My husband died a hero – Kaaka’s wife breaks silence

JoyNews/AdomNews · My husband died a hero – Kaaka’s wife breaks silence Sahada Hudu, wife of murdered social media activist at Ejura in the Ashanti...

Ejura: Details of persons killed, how soldiers shot into the crowd [Video]

There was uneasy calm at Ejura Sekyedumase as the youth in the community continue to demand justice following the death of two protesters. Earlier, the...

Delay in investigating Jamestown bullion van attack worrying – Nii Lante Vanderpuye

JoyNews/AdomNews · Delay in investigating Jamestown bullion van attack worrying – Nii Lante Vanderpuye Member of Parliament (MP) for the Odododiodio constituency, Edwin Nii Lante...

The moment we heard Kaaka was dead, we realised there wasn’t going to be peace – Ejura Kontihene

The Kontihene of Ejura Traditional Council, Nana Odiasempa Antwi Obugyei II, has disclosed that the chiefs of the town expected chaos in the community...

Ejura MCE makes shocking revelation over riots

The Ejura Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) has revealed that security personnel were deployed to the municipality to ensure the smooth burial of social media...

Pastor allegedly impregnates church member’s 12-year-old child [Video]

A visiting pastor from Tepa in the Ashanti Region has allegedly impregnated his church member's 12-year-old daughter. It all started when the victim got close...

SHS student jailed for threatening to kill teacher

The Suhum Circuit Court in the Eastern Region has sentenced a final year student of Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School (Presec), Abdulai Fuseni, 21,...

Murder suspect arrested on ceiling of victim’s room

One Solomon Kwame Boadu is in the grips of the police for the murder of 73-year-old physically-challenged Kwesi Wiafe at Racecourse, a suburb of...

One arrested as police foil burglary at Amasaman Melcom

A 22-year-old Richard Esifiri has been arrested after police foiled a burglary attempt at the Amasaman Melcom shop. The suspect, together with three others, are...

CCTV exposes notorious robbers who stole from boutique at knifepoint [Video]

Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) has exposed a gang of robbers who raided a boutique in Lagos State. The three robbers entered the shop as though they...

19-year-old girl kills lover over infidelity

A 19-year-old school dropout has been arrested for killing her boyfriend over infidelity. Jacklyn Wawira is said to have halted her education at Junior High...

Social media activist’s murder: Bodyguards of Ejura MCE ‘fingered’

JoyNews/AdomNews · Social media activist murder: Bodyguards of Ejura MCE fingered Bodyguards of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ejura-Sekyeredumase, Alhaji Mohammed Salisu Bamba, have...