Crime

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...

25-year-old Ghanaian lady shot dead in Miami-USA [Video]

Rachel Maame Adwoa Amuah, a 25-year-old Ghanaian lady has been murdered in cold blood at the Brickell neighbourhood in Miami, United States of America....

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...