Crime

Businessman accused of killing wife injuncts family from burying her in his absence

Prince Charles Dedjoe, husband of the late Lilian Dedjoe, is said to have filed a motion for an interlocutory injunction at the High Court...

Dr Opuni, others file motion for stay of proceedings

The former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, and two others have filed a notice of an appeal and motion for stay...

Two friends before court for stealing

Two friends have been remanded into police custody by the District Magistrate court at Enchi in the Western North Region for allegedly stealing a...

Armed robbers jailed for raping 4-month-old pregnant woman [Photos]

Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided over by his Honour Ebenezer Osei Darko, has sentenced four armed robbers to 72 years imprisonment. The suspects were charged...

Bantama SDA Primary former headmaster shot dead

A former headteacher of the Bantama SDA Primary School in the Sene West District in the Bono East Region has been shot and killed...

Man loses lower lip during fight over GH¢18

A 28-year-old man has had his lower lip chewed off during a fight over GH¢18 at Bibiani Old Town in the Western North Region. The...

I am a victim of circumstances — Businessman

Yasser Alia, Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of HardFord Motors, an Auto Servicing Company, says he is a victim of circumstances following his "wrongful"...

Winter is coming, it will be devastating – Sam George to power abusers

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has cautioned some political appointees over what he described as abuse of power. According to him, the...

Thugs invade school, beat JHS teacher to pulp

A teacher at the Methodist 'A' Junior High School (JHS) in the Bole District of the Savannah Region has been beaten by some persons...

Man who fled after raping a young girl arrested

A well-known thief and alleged rapist, Kwabena Acquah, is in the custody of the Juaboso Police Command for sexually assaulting two siblings and another...

Information Minister visits Citi FM journalists over assault

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has visited the two journalists of Citi FM who were assaulted by staff of the National Security. Mr Oppong Nkrumah...

CCTV captures moment robbers beat man while stealing from his shop [Watch]

CCTV footage has given away some unidentified men who raided a wine shop to steal. The armed robbers, numbering five, were captured holding a man...

Politician arrested at airport while smuggling cocaine in slippers [Photos]

Former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Sakiru Asekun, has been arrested while allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine concealed...

2 jailed 26 years over attempted robbery

Two persons, who attempted to rob a shop owner at the Kaneshie Social Welfare area, have been sentenced to a total jail term of...

Driver arraigned over expired insurance certificate

A 23-year-old driver, Drah Issac Kwabena, has been arrested and brought before the Asamankese Circuit Court for driving a car with an expired insurance...

Suspected iPhone fraudster arrested at Accra Mall [Photos]

A 22-year-old man, identified as Vincent Tawiah, is in the grips of the police for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting persons of iPhones. The suspect, said to...

32 National Security operatives accused of mining remanded

Thirty-two National Security operatives arrested for allegedly mining at the Akateng Forest in the Eastern Region, have been remanded into custody by the Koforidua...

Upper west police seize 350 parcels of ‘wee’

The Upper West Regional Police Command on Saturday seized 350 parcels of compressed dry leaves, suspected to be marijuana (‘Wee’). The seizure was done at...

Phone-stealing specialist jailed 11 years in Cape Coast

A 21-year-old unemployed man, Isaac Mensah, has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment by a Cape Coast Circuit Court II on two counts of...

I defile underage boys for ritual purpose – Man confesses

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a notorious homosexual, Muhammadu Auwalu Aliyu, alias Danmaiwaina, 31, whose priority is minors.According to the spokesperson of the...

Police in Ashanti gun down one suspected robber

The police in Ashanti have gunned down a suspected robber after an alleged exchange of gun shots along the Anwiankwanta-Obuasi Highway. According to the Police,...

Koku Anyidoho comes face-to-face with man who threatened him on social media

Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has finally unmasked the 'faceless' cyberbully who threatened him. Kind courtesy of the Criminal Investigations...

Police gun down suspected robber, three others arrested

A suspected armed robber was gunned down by police officers of the Jacobu District Police Command on Tuesday May 11. The police also arrested three...

Beggar who makes GHS 1,000 daily arrested for posing as disabled woman with children

A 23-year-old Tanzanian national has been nabbed while begging for money from unsuspecting Kenyans by posing as a disabled mother in the streets of...

Customs driver jailed for selling official vehicle

Wonder Ahiadzro, a driver of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Customs Division, who stole and sold a Toyota Land Cruiser at the cost of...

Court refuses to hear galamseyers’ case

The Kaneshie District Court has refused to hear the case of 11 alleged illegal miners (galamseyers) who were said to be mining in the Atewa...

JB’s trial: Defence counsel makes new demands

Defence counsel for the two accused persons being held over the murder of former Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP) has prayed the Accra...

Vendor bites off woman’s lips over ‘pure water’

A grocery vendor in Nigeria has allegedly bitten off a lady’s lip during a fight that erupted after the lady complained of the price...

CID probes 53 schools over alleged corruption in school feeding programme

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the management of some Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Ashanti Region to co-operate with the Criminal...

One dead as two brothers clash over plantain

One person has died with another in critical condition after two brothers clashed over plantain at Abisim Debrah in the Ayensuano District of the...

Robbery near police station as gold merchant is robbed of GHC 25,000

Six armed robbers on Sunday night attacked a gold merchant shop at Nkaseim, near Goaso in the Ahafo Region. The operation, which lasted for about...

Man arrested for bolting with ‘work and pay’ car

A 34-year-old man, Ackah Stephen, from Sefwi Kanchiabo in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, has been arrested for alleged car stealing. According to the Sefwi Asawinso...

Man bathes wife with acid after failed reunion

A young man is currently wallowing in self-pity in police custody for allegedly pouring acidic substance on his wife’s face and body. A post shared...

Notorious armed robber nabbed in Tema [Photo]

Acting upon intelligence, the Tema Regional Police Command on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, arrested a 25-year-old suspected notorious robber by name Musah Adamu aka...

Man, 37, stripped naked and nearly lynched at Ekumfi Dunkwa (Photo)

A 37-year suspected goat thief, Godwin Amuzu, who claims to be a resident of Mankessim Adumadze was nearly lynched for stealing goats at Ekumfi Dunkwa...

Woman murdered; fingers, breast missing

A 25-year-old woman has been murdered at Dida in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Abena Afriyie, popularly called 'Mother', was...

50 motorbikes, ‘Pragya and Aboboyaa’ impounded in police swoop at Sefwi

The Juaboso Police has impounded at least 50 unlicensed motorbikes and 35 tricycles natively known as Pragya and Aboboyaa. The command, led by Police Commander...

Farmer jailed 5 years for stealing phone

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old farmer, Samuel Kofi Moveh, to five years imprisonment for theft. The prosecutor in this case, Chief Inspector...

I panicked when I saw a ladder placed in front of murdered MP’s house – Security man

A security man in the house of murdered legislature has recounted to an Accra High Court how he was struck with fear when he...

Chinese ‘money launderer’ granted GH¢500,000 bail

The Chinese woman at the centre of an alleged $313.59 million illegal cash transfer from Ghana in 2019 has been granted bail in the...