Crime

Man found decapitated, burnt on Achimota overhead bridge

A man was found decapitated and set on fire at the Tesano-Achimota overhead bridge on Independence Day.The man was found without the decapitated head...

Prophet allegedly slashes boy’s thumb over GHS10

The Head of the Bethel Prayer Centre at Morle in the Jaman North District in the Bono Region, Prophet Osei Blankson, has courted trouble...

JHS 3 pupil who allegedly assaulted teacher over homework remanded

The Accra Juvenile Court 'C' has remanded a Junior High School (JHS) final year pupil of the Nungua Kroma 2 for allegedly assaulting a...

Why family of one of Taadi missing girls is not satisfied with death sentence for suspects [Video]

The family of one of the four Takoradi missing girls is still in a state of denial over the death of their...

Missing Takoradi girls: Families react to death sentence for suspects

Families of the four missing Takoradi girls are indifferent after the court brought closure to the case.A Sekondi High Court on Friday, March 5,...

Man kills daughter, marches around town with chopped head

Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man suspected of beheading his daughter.Sarvesh Kumar was arrested as he walks...

Death sentence for kidnappers of Takoradi Girls – Court rules [video]

Two persons arrested in connection with the kidnapping and deaths of four girls in Takoradi have been convicted of murder and sentenced...

Woman found dead in hotel room at Kokomlemle

A woman in her mid 30’s has been found dead at Nana Gyimah Hotel at Kokomlemle in Accra.She was discovered with wounds suspected to...

Takoradi missing girls: Court to give judgment today

The Sekondi High Court will today decide the fate of two Nigerian nationals, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, who are standing trial for...

Notorious armed robber’s jail term increases to 90 years

Prince Adu, also known as Dracula, a notorious armed robber, who was handed a cumulative 63 years jail sentence by a Ho Circuit Court...

3 farmers arrested as Forestry Commission destroys two acres of ‘weed plantation’

The Western North Regional Police Command and Forestry Commission, in a joint operation, have arrested three suspected 'weed' farmers.The farmers had two acres of...

Banana seller in court over GH₵10,000 theft

The Enchi District Magistrate Court has adjourned a trial involving a banana seller who allegedly defrauded a mobile money merchant of GH₵ 10, 810.00...

Baatsona bullion van robbery: 51 arrested in random swoops

Police at Baatsona have arrested 51 persons in random swoops.The swoops were carried out at the Kotobabi Market and Addogonno Railways Crossing.The operation was...

Chief rescued from suspected kidnappers near Ejisu

Seven persons are in the grips of the Ashanti Regional Police Command for allegedly kidnapping the Chief of Dedesua Traditional Area, Nana Owusu Sefa...

Woman arrested for setting 8-year-old daughter’s private part on fire

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Aisha Abdullahi Gaide for child molestation and attempted homicide.  Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil,...

Recruitment scam hits Ghana Immigration Service

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have arrested one Awuah Forson, 46, and another, for allegedly defrauding about 30 young people on the pretext of...

Man who impregnated two biological sisters at Kasoa remanded

A Circuit Court at Weija has remanded a 41-year-old man for allegedly impregnating his two stepdaughters at Weija SCC in Accra.The court, presided over...

Another daylight robbery hits Spintex as bullion van is attacked again

Armed robbers in a broad daylight operation attacked a bullion van can carrying an unspecified amount of money belonging to CAL Bank.The robbery operation...

Syndicate defrauds victims to the tune of GH¢250,000

Two suspected recruitment scammers are in the grips of Ghana Immigration Service in Tema for allegedly defrauding about 30 unsuspecting victims to the tune...

Carpenter arrested for stealing coffin

The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, DSP Afia Tenge, has confirmed a reported case of coffin theft in Accra.She noted...

Court warns prosecution over NAM1

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour, Evelyn Asamoah, has warned it would be forced to strike out the case in...

Court unanimously dismisses appeal of former principal officers of UEW

The Appeals Court in Cape Coast has unanimously dismissed all 13 grounds of appeal filed by six former principal officers of the University of...

Immigration Service arrests 54 foreigners at Bawku

The Ghana Immigration Service at Berekum has arrested 54 Niger nationals over illegal entry when the country's borders remain closed.Chief Superintendent Carl Dogbegah said...

Juaboso: Cutlass-wielding man dies from his own cutlass

One person has been butchered, another hospitalized as family members clash at Juaboso Bonsu-Nkwanta.The deceased, 51-year-old Joseph Aye Tossah, was murdered by his biological...

Prefect arrested for organising twerking competition on school’s blind side

Police have arrested an entertainment prefect of the Nalerigu Nursing and Midwifery college for violating Covid-19 rules.The student leader is said to have allegedly...

Co-tenant arrested over murder of construction worker at Kuntenase

A co-tenant of the 37-year-old construction worker, Godfred Oppong, who was shot dead at Kuntenase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has...

Stray bullet kills 75-year-old at Gomoa Nyanyano

A 75-year-old man has met his untimely death after a misunderstanding ensued at an installation of a chief at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central...

Man inflicts deep cutlass wounds on mother and daughter, three others

Residents of Adomako in the Ashanti Region witnessed a bloodbath when an unidentified man unleashed attack on them, Sunday.The suspect, believed to be in...

Auto electrician jailed for stealing laptop, mobile phone

The Enchi District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced an auto electrician to 24 months imprisonment in hard labour, for stealing an HP laptop and itel...

Police arrest fake gold dealers

Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have arrested eight foreigners in a sting operation in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb.Daily Monitor understands that the...

Construction worker shot dead at Kuntanase

A construction worker has been shot dead by an unknown gunmen at a site at Kuntanase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region.The...

Nurse, 25, gunned down in robbery; 2 others in critical condition

A 25-year-old nurse (name withheld) has been killed in a robbery attack at a village near Wenchi in the Bono Region.One other person is...

Newborn baby dumped in dustbin at Suame

Residents of Suame Maakro Police House have been thrown into a state of shock after discovering the lifeless body of a newly born baby...

Man arrested for attempting to bury pregnant wife alive

A 49-year-old Nigerian man, Phillip Tersso, has been arrested for attempting to bury his wife of 10 years, Mary, alive after finding out that...

Fake police officer arrested for extortion

A fake senior police officer has been arrested at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region for extorting money from people to...

One killed during riot over land boundary dispute

One person has died from gunshot wounds after a violent clash between the Adwumakase Kese and Bomfa communities in the Ashanti Region.The two peri-urban...

Susu collector beats wife with metal over too many night calls

A 63-year-old Susu (Rotating Savings) collector, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly battering his wife with a piece of metal for...

Police suicides: IGP engages psychologists to work on officers

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has bemoaned the recent suicide incidents among some officers of the Ghana Police Service.He said the incidents...

Man, 51, arrested over GRA recruitment scam [Photo]

A 51-year-old self-acclaimed contractor is in the grips of the police for allegedly defrauding two people of large sums of money with the promise...

I know what to do – 18-year-old tells court after judgment

An 18-year-old driver’s mate, who has been jailed for attempted rape, promised the court to change from his old ways after being handed his...