Crime

Irate residents storm court to lynch murderer of 4-year-old

Over 1,000 residents of Offinso in the Ashanti Region thronged the forecourt of the Offinso Circuit Court to lynch a suspect who is alleged...

3 Christ Embassy members in trouble over ‘Pneumatica Night’ saga

Three members of the Christ Embassy Church have been slapped with charges for breaching Covid-19 protocols during a recent church event. The charges levelled against...

Man, 29, jailed for stealing TV, decoder

The Juaso Circuit Court has jailed a 29-year-old labourer, Kwadwo Japong, to two years Imprisonment for stealing a 21-inch television and a decoder. The police...

Two Fulani herdsmen sentenced to 45 years imprisonment

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced two Fulani herdsmen to 45 years imprisonment for robbery. The two, identified as Ali Ahmed aged 25 and Sumaila...

Suspected robber declared wanted by police [Photo]

A 25-year-old suspected armed robber has been decalred wanted by the Savannah Regional Police Command. This was after the District Magistrate Court at Bole issued...

Soldier, three others charged for gang robbery

A sub-chief of Kyebi-Apapam, a soldier and three others have been arrested in a police swoop on a robbery gang which has left four...

76-year-old woman burnt to death at Komenda

The charred body of a 76-year-old woman was recovered by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) after dousing a fire at the Zion Prayer...

Tears as missing 4-year-old girl is found dead at Offinso

JoyNews/AdomNews · Missing four-year-old girl found dead at Offinso A four-year-old girl, who went missing on April 27, at Offinso in the Ashanti Region, has...

2 farmers jailed 20 years for shooting herdsmen

The Techiman Circuit Court has convicted two farmers to 10 years imprisonment each for attacking two herdsmen. The court’s decision, read by Alexander Graham was...

Man arrested with passport of woman, claims he’s a 15-year-old JHS pupil

A man facing deportation played out his drama script at a Heathrow airport after he was caught with fake passport. The man, identified as Williams...

Nigeria: Three gay men arrested during a birthday orgy

Three young men have been arrested over alleged homosexual act in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue state.  According to report and photos sighted on Instablog9ja,...

Man arrested for defiling three biological daughters, niece

A 52-year-old-man, Kayode Adeniyi, has been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his biological daughters...

More stories of missing babies pop up

Four months after the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) busted series of baby-harvesting and child-trafficking syndicates in Accra, more people have stepped forward...

Trader jailed for impregnating his physically challenged daughter

The Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced Moses Agbavitor, a 37-year-old trader, to 16-months imprisonment for impregnating his 17-year-old physically challenged daughter, at Odunkwa, near...

34-year-old man shot dead in Adeiso

A 34-year-old man has been shot dead by armed robbers at a cattle ranch in Adeiso in the Eastern Region. The robbers also slashed the...

Father kills wife, commits suicide over alleged s3x starve

A 38-year-old woman from Adumasa, a farming town in the Ashanti Region has been butchered by her husband in their cocoa farm. The naked decomposing...

2 suspected robbers arrested at Gbawe

Two suspects, George Opoku and Ernest Yeboah, both 21-years-old, have been arrested by the Odorkor Police Command for allegedly terrorising and robbing innocent persons...

Kasoa ritual killing: Family of teen suspects relocate for fear of attacks

Relatives of the two teenagers standing trial for their roles in the murder of 11-year-old Ishmael Abdallah have relocated from the Kasoa enclave for...

Woman sustains deep wounds from husband after denying him sex

A 31-year-old woman from Nanville in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region has sustained deep wounds on the head. The woman, Amanda Basinbo,...

70 suspects in ‘Operation Storm Kasoa’ remanded

Seventy suspects in ‘Operation Storm Kasoa’ have been remanded into police custody by the Ofaakor Circuit Court. The Central Regional Police Command recently arrested 340...

Two arrested for killing 82-year-old man

Two men believed to be in their twenties (names withheld) have been arrested by the Police for murdering an 82-year-old man at Ejura Brigade...

Man arrested with head, hands of a boy [Photo]

A young Nigerian man has been arrested after he was caught with a freshly severed human head and a hand in a bag. The 24-year-old, identified...

Suspected robbers kill security man at Dzodze

A security man at the Petro Land fuel station located at Seklekorpe, a suburb of Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta...

Robbers attack Metro Mass at Police checkpoint

The Begoro District Police Command is on a manhunt for four suspected robbers who attacked a Metro Mass Transit bus with registration number GT...

Husband allegedly butchers wife and dumps body in the bush [Photos]

A 45-year-old farmer, Emmanuel Agyakum Kwasi, also known as Chokochoko, is on the run after he allegedly butchered his wife and dumped her body...

Woman sits reluctantly as she watches neighbour she set on fire burn

A Maryland woman charged with setting fire to her home with a person inside is accused of watching it burn from a chair on...

Man allegedly hires thugs to inflict cutlass wounds on mother, son at Kasoa [Photos]

A mother and his son are in critical condition after a neighbour allegedly hired thugs to inflict cutlass wounds on them at Kasoa- Semanhyia...

Man stabs brother to death at Sekondi

What started as a usual brotherly quarrel turned bloody when a 25-year old Benya Akromah stabbed his younger brother, Emmanuel Akromah, aged 18, to...

Court orders arrest of contractor over alleged $50,000 fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of Prince John Baidoo, a road contractor, for failing to appear before it. Mr Baidoo is alleged...

Police probe Christ Embassy for breaching COVID-19 protocols

Police in Accra are investigating an alleged gathering by the youth of the Christ Embassy Church at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair Centre, Accra,...

Businessman fined ¢48,000 over fraud

A 40-year-old businessman, who swindled his colleague over the sale of two vehicles, has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢48,000 by an Accra...

Drama as John Paintsil, others are busted in attempt to smuggle narcotics into Ankaful Prison [Video+Photos]

There was drama at the Ankaful Prison in the Central Region after three persons smuggling suspected narcotics were busted. Two suspects, identified as 36-year-old...

Man jailed 15 years for defiling ex-lover’s daughter

Frank Kwaku Anokye, a trader, who defiled his ex-girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter at Timber Market in Accra, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by...

Police officer crashed to death in Tamale [Photos]

A police officer, General/ L/Cpl Yenukwa Francis, has met his untimely death after a tipper truck with registration number NR 164-18 crashed him to...

Obuasi: Man allegedly kills boy, 4, to ‘gain spiritual freedom’

Police at Obuasi have arrested 21-year-old Emmanuel Adjei for killing a four-year-old boy at Boete in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region. The...

Nigerian jailed for attempting to register for Ghana card

The Madina District Court has sentenced a Nigerian, Derick Armstrong, to four months imprisonment for falsely representing himself as a Ghanaian in an effort...

The 21-year-old jailed because he was unable to pay GH¢360 fine [Video]

Richard Atta, 21, was lucky when a judge fined him GH¢360 (equivalent of $63) for stealing. His inability to pay the amount, however, meant he...

Bus driver arrested over parcels of ‘weed’, cocaine mixed with ‘kokonte’

The Sefwi Bekwai Police command has arrested an intercity bus driver for allegedly transporting bags of weed, cocaine mixed with Kokonte. According to passengers, the...

Kotwi residents devise new strategy against robbers [Video]

https://youtu.be/e-BW41lVU_E Residents at Kotwi in the Atwima Kwawoma District of the Ashanti Region have launched a watchdog committee to wage war against robberies in the...

Police officer jailed for causing harm

General Corporal Kwasi Yeboah of the Kadjebi Police Command has been sentenced to 30-months imprisonment by a Ho Circuit Court for dangerous cycling and...