Crime

Kasoa Opeikuma businessman killers arrested at Buduburam

The Kasoa Divisional Police Command has arrested one Eric Asare, in connection with the murder of Stephen Entsi at Opeikuma junction, which occurred at...

Court orders arrest of four for failing to appear before it

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of four accused persons for failing to appear before it. The Court, presided over by Mr Emmanuel...

Palm wine tapper found dead with head missing

A man believed to be in his 50’s has been found dead with his head missing on a farm at Dunkwa Asoboa in the...

Suspected robbers shoot motor rider in the chest

An okada rider has survived gunshots, following an attempted robbery attack on his life at Adansi Brekete in the Adansi South District of the...

Couple arrested for selling ‘weed-laced’ cookies to school children [Photos]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a couple for selling weed-laced cookies to school children. The 300-level university student, Rhoda...

Kasoa killing: Family of murdered boy disappointed age issue of suspect has not been resolved

The spokesperson for the family of the 11-year-old murdered boy at Kasoa Ishmael Abdallah, Samed Akalilu, has expressed disappointment that the contention over the...

Kasoa: Notorious counterfeit baron arrested with huge sum [Video]

The Kasoa Divisional Police Command has nabbed a notorious counterfeit baron identified as Kofi Appiah. According to the Crime Officer at the station, DSP Owusu...

Kasoa murder: More trouble for teen suspects

The Ofaakor District Court presided over by Samuel Akwesi Adjei has again remanded into police custody, the two teenagers, who allegedly killed 11-year-old Ishmael...

Businessman accused of beating wife to death denied bail again

Prince Charles Dedjoe, the businessman accused of beating his wife, resulting in her death, has been denied bail. Prince Charles Dedjoe has been charged with the...

Linda Dor Management reacts to news of VIP bus raid at facility

The Management of the popular rest stop on the Accra-Kumasi highway, Linda Dor Rest Stop, has confirmed a raid on a VIP bus at...

Lady caught smuggling ‘weed’ concealed in pepper, tomatoes to prisoners

A woman who thought she could outwit prison officers landed herself behind bars when her smuggling agenda was discovered. The unidentified young woman, under the...

New twist to Major Mahama trial as suspects make interesting claim

Eleven out of the 14 alleged killers of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama have accused the police of coercing them to confess to the murder...

Court gives 13 factors behind Akuapem Poloo’s sentencing

The Accra High Court has revealed the factors considered before handing Akuapem Poloo her jail sentence. The actress born Rosemond Brown was sentenced to 90...

High Court set date for Akuapem Poloo’s appeal

An Accra High Court has set the date to hear the appeal filed by lawyer of actress, Rosemond Alade Brown, aka, Akuapem Poloo jailed...

Teacher allegedly butchers man over debt

A teacher identified as Foster Amankona has allegedly butchered one Francis Yaw Opoku to death over debt he owes him at Berekum-Mpatasie Residents say the...

Bolga: Suspected armed robbers burnt alive by mob

Two notorious armed robbers terrorizing residents of Bolga have been lynched after the robbers attempted to rob a certain man of his motorbike at...

Akuapem Poloo’s lawyers finally appeal her 90-day sentence

Lawyers for actress, Rosemond Alade Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, have filed an appeal against her 90-day jail sentence. The Accra Circuit Court on...

Kasoa: Gunshots as armed robbers raid mobile money, electrical shops

Armed robbers have raided mobile money and an electrical shop at Kasoa Opeikuma in a daylight mission. The two suspects were said to have first...

School girls in viral shisha video suspended

The Lagos State Government has ordered the rehabilitation of five female students seen smoking 'shisha' in a video that circulated online last week.According to...

Akuapem Poloo’s child thinks his mother is on ‘location’ – Lawyer reveals

Legal Counsel for actress Akuapem Poloo has revealed her seven-year-old son does not know her mother is in prison. Andrew Kudzo Vortia said they have...

Nigeria: Two drug traffickers excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin at airport

Two suspected drug traffickers intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, have...

Ghana arrests 9 suspected Nigerian jailbreakers

Nine persons suspected to be inmates of a Nigerian prison who recently broke jail have been arrested in Ghana at Ada Foah. According to the...

Linda Dor rest stop turns into nightmare for travellers as thieves raid VIP bus [Video]

The usual stop travellers make at Linda Dor Rest Stop at Bunso Junction off the Accra-Kumasi highway turned into a nightmare when passengers onboard...

Security alarm system foils bank robbery

An attempt by suspected robbers to break into the GCB Bank branch at Fise Junction, near Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region at dawn...

Woman incurs wrath of traditional council over stolen sheep

Residents at Tapa-Abotoase in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region have handed over a woman to the traditional council for allegedly stealing two...

Goat thief nearly lynched at Atoma [photos]

A 28-year-old man, Isaac Ampeh has escaped lynching at Atoma near Jeikrodua in the Central Region for allegedly stealing goats and sheep. According to reports, the...

Retired teacher allegedly arrested for sexually abusing his daughter

A retired teacher, Seth Kwadwo Dese, 69, who is alleged to have sexually abused his teenage daughter over the past two years, is helping...

Canadian girls kidnapping case: Audio recording played in court

An audio recording was played in the trial of the four persons who allegedly demanded $800,000 ransom from the parents of two Canadian girls...

230 suspected criminals, sex workers arrested at Soldier Bar

Personnel from the National Police Operations have arrested 230 suspected criminals and commercial sex workers at the environs of Soldier bar at the Kwame...

Dr Stephen Asare writes: Fundamental misunderstanding of Section 280

There is a fundamental misunderstanding of section 280 of the criminal code which provides that “Whoever publishes or offers for sale any obscene book,...

Why Akuapem Poloo was given a custodial sentence

Ghanaian Actress, Rosemond Alade Brown, known in showbiz circles as Akuapem Poloo, was Friday slapped with a 90 days imprisonment for the publication of...

Akuapem Poloo’s lawyer reveals next line of action [Video]

Lawyer for actress Rosemond Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, says he will appeal against the 90-day jail sentence of his client. "For...

Driver and his mate jailed for assaulting a passenger

A driver and his mate who assaulted a passenger onboard their vehicle, have been sentenced to a total of four years imprisonment by the...

Land guards meet their match at Fetteh as one receives gunshot in his neck

One person is in critical condition after a gun battle ensued between construction workers and a group of armed men believed to land guards. The...

SHS student jailed 10 years for defiling 18-month-old twins

The Cape Coast Circuit 1 has sentenced Patrick Nyarko, a student of Assin Manso Senior High School to 10 years imprisonment for defiling 18-month-old twins. The...

Operation Vanguard destroys 56 changfang motors at Amantin

The “Operation Vanguard 17 Taskforce” stationed in the Western Region has destroyed 56 Changfang motors at Amantin in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality during its routine...

Police assures public of safety in Western Region

The Western Regional Police Commander, DCOP Felix Fosu-Agyeman, has said the command will not leave any stones unturned in ensuring sufficient measures are in...

Bus carrying 260 slabs of ‘weed’ busted by Bono police

Two male suspects, aged 32 and 37 have been arrested by the Bono regional police command with 260 yellow compressed slabs suspected to be...

Kasoa ‘ritual’ murder: Prof Naana Opoku-Agyemang calls for speedy trial

The 2020 Vice-Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called on the police to speed up investigations into...

Takoradi daylight robbery: Suspect shot dead, another arrested [Video]

A 30-year-old man identified as Shankiki suspected to be part of a four-member gang who robbed a couple at Takoradi market circle has been...