Crime

Funny Face to return to psychiatric hospital, no driving for 2 weeks – Court orders

The 'unlawful discharge of firearm' case against comic actor, Funny Face, is not going in his favour as court restricts him for two weeks. The...

Asokore Mampong MCE robbed at gunpoint

Two unknown armed men have robbed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Alidu Seidu, at gunpoint with...

Police foil bank robbery attempt

In the wee hours of today, 13th February 2021, Police at Esiama foiled a robbery attempt at Ecobank, Esiama branch in the Western Region. This...

Suspected robber shot dead while fleeing police custody

Police in Tema have shot dead a robbery suspect, Joseph Mensa, who was in their custody but attempted to escape. Police sources explained the deceased...

They are after my life – Lady who had ‘encounter’ with robber’s p3nis cries

The lady, who had no option other than bite the manhood of an alleged armed robber last year, is living in danger as she...

Highway Robberies: Police assure striking tomato traders of security escorts

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has assured tomato traders and transporters of police and military escort to protect them against highway robbery. This is in...

Man murders brother over television

Residents of Obuasi are threatening mob action against a man identified as Agyenim Boateng for allegedly murdering his step-brother. The suspect was residing peacefully in...

Police hit back at Funny Face over alleged brutality

The Central Regional Police Command has assured the public of swift investigations into the alleged discharge of firearms without lawful authority by ace comedian,...

Kan-Dapaah must apologise to Ghanaians – Husband of murdered GPHA staff [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Murder of GPHA Public Affairs Manager: Husband sends strong message to Kan Dapaah Kwame Asante, husband of late Marketing and Public Affairs Manager...

Police arrest four over murder, possession of firearms

Four persons are assisting the Accra Regional Police Command over the murder of one Osei Owusu, 32. The suspects namely: Ben Darko, 68, James Sarpong,...

J.B. Danquah-Adu’s alleged killers finally get a lawyer

Alleged killers of J.B. Danquah-Adu, former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, have finally been provided with a new lawyer. On November 27, last year,...

CCTV captures moment ‘mother and son’ stole from a wine shop [Watch]

A viral video captured the moment two persons, believed to be mother and son, stole from a wine shop in Tema. The act was initially...

2 robbers killed in Police shootout after botched attack at Odorkor

Two robbers have been killed after an attack at a Renault/Hyundai car dealership shop at Atico Junction along the Kaneshie-Odorkor highway. The deceased were members...

Ambulance attack: 2 suspects arrested

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2 arrested in connection to ambulance robbery The Eastern Region Minister-designate, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has confirmed that two persons have been arrested in...

Four fined for assault on police officers

A Sogakope Magistrate Court has sentenced four persons who assaulted Police officers at Suipe-Kpelikope to a fine of ¢600 each. The convicts, aside the fine,...

J.B. Danquah-Adu’s wife drops bombshell

The wife of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah-Adu, has shared the frustrations she has gone through five years...

Why I was silent about my child’s abuse – Mother of boy tortured with broken bottle

Mother of 4-year-old boy who was allegedly inflicted with broken glass wounds by his step father has explained why she kept quiet about the...

Man arrested for torturing four-year-old boy with broken bottle

A 32-year-old Nigerian, Wisdom Godfred, was nearly lynched by some angry youth of Gomoa Buduburam for torturing his four-year-old stepson with broken bottle. Per police...

Manhunt for 2 policemen allegedly involved in robbery

The Accra Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for two policemen suspected to have robbed two Burkinabes of $209,172 (approximately GH¢1.22 million). The amount...

Police arrest armed robbery gang after gun-battle at Haatso

The Accra Regional Police Command on Monday engaged in a gun-battle with four suspected armed robbers at Haatso in Accra killing one of them,...

Man slashes lover over farmland [Video]

A heated argument between two lovers, Abena Ataa and Akwaboah, over farmland has ended in the former hospitalised at Amenfi Central. The woman said their...

Security guard killed as robbers raid Filling Station

Three suspected robbers attacked a filling station at Ashongman Monday dawn and allegedly killed a private security man on duty. The robbers locked up two...

Why I go to suspected rapist’s room – 14-yr-old girl tells her story [Audio]

A 14-year-old girl allegedly defiled by a 60-year-old man in the Central Region has broken her silence on the matter. Speaking exclusively on Adom FM’s...

Woman allegedly kills house help after inserting pepper, metal into her private part

The Kano State Police Command, Nigeria, is set to prosecute a mother-of-four, Mrs Fatima Hamza, who is accused of killing her housemaid, Khadija Rabiu. Mrs Hamza was...

Two JHS pupils thought to have been kidnapped found with their boyfriends

Two female pupils of the St. Louis Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi, who were allegedly kidnapped have been found with their boyfriends, Police...

Soldier battling for his life after six policemen beat him to pulp [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · military OFFICER BEATEN SPEAKS A soldier, identified as Sergeant K.K., is battling for his life after six policemen attacked and beat him to...

Notorious thief beaten to death for robbing nurse twice

A notorious thief at Bibiani-Compound in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality has been beaten to death for robbing a nurse. The suspect, Akwabre, believed to...

BBC Africa Eye: Lady P and the sex worker sisterhood – Abused, trafficked or killed?

n Sierra Leone, sex workers are often seen as immoral outcasts to be shunned and avoided, even though their profession is legal.   BBC Africa Eve...

Family, colleagues of murdered ambulance driver demand justice

Family of the murdered ambulance service driver, who was shot by suspected armed robbers while on official duty, is calling for an expedited investigation...

Man, 60, bribes girl, 14, with GHS5 to defile her

Family members of the 14-year-old-girl who was allegedly defiled by a 60-year-old are demanding justice at the Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court in the Central...

Hairdresser arrested for locking up police, ECG officials

A 28-year-old owner of a hairdressing salon at Amakom in Kumasi, Akwasi Asiamah, is in the grip of the police for locking up a...

Why I killed my wife and child – Evangelist confesses

Chukwuemeka Obijofa, a 28-year-old man, who claimed to be an ordained evangelist, has explained why he killed his wife and four-year- old son with a shovel in...

Three arrested for illegal mining, 4 excavators set ablaze in Western North Region

Some three persons have been apprehended for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai forest reserve in the Western North Region. Head...

IGP sends troops to Tamale-Bolga highway over robbery

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has deployed armed men from the counter-terrorism and other units of the Ghana Police Service to Walewale...

Nyankomasu bullion van robbers arrested at Kasoa [Photo]

Two robbers, who attacked a bullion van, and killed a policeman at Nyankomasu have been arrested at Kasoa. They were arrested in a police operation...

Man who bit policeman’s finger remanded

A suspect, Eric Awutey, who reportedly bit a police officer’s finger in an attempt to resist arrest, has been remanded into police custody by...

Chainsaw operator jailed 5 years for stealing

A 27-year-old chainsaw operator has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly court for unlawful entry and stealing at Kwadaso...

Murder of 4 T’aadi girls: Photograph of human skull, bones tendered in as evidence

The prosecution team at the trial of the kidnapping and murder of four Takoradi girls at the Sekondi High Court on Tuesday, tendered in...

19-year-old girl slashes throat of her day-old baby [Photo]

A 19-year-old girl has cruelly slashed the throat of her day-old baby and dumped the body in a cocoa farm at Atenrom, a village...

Dr Obengfo granted GH¢100,000 bail

Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Bodysculpt Centre, widely known as Dr Obengfo Hospital, has been granted bail of GH¢100,000.00. This follows Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh’s...