Crime

Barber convicted for conspiracy and robbery

A 26-year-old barber, Richard Amoako, has been sentenced to 20-years imprisonment with hard labour by the Tarkwa circuit court. The barber conspired with a 30-year-old...

Man who fell to his death from Lower Volta Bridge identified

A man who was reported to have fallen into the Lower Volta at Sokpoe in the Volta Region on Monday, leading to his death,...

Four Lands Commission officers face 77 charges in fraud case

Four officers of the Lands Commission, charged with 77 criminal offences, are now facing trial at the Financial and Economic Division of the High...

Okada rider nabbed with human head at Awoshie

A motorbike rider has been apprehended at Awoshie in Accra with a human head. The rider was stopped by a policeman during a routine security...

Two persons reportedly killed, others injured in gun battle

Two people have been killed, and several others injured in renewed violence in Bawku following a chieftaincy-related gun battle. The longstanding chieftaincy conflict, which had...

Armed men block Bolgatanga-Tamale highway, attack passengers

A group of armed men blocked the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway near Gbimsi in the North East Region, setting a vehicle on fire and attacking passengers. The...

Man jailed for defrauding woman in fake money-doubling scheme

A 28-year-old man, Alhassan Sayibu, has been sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding a woman of GH₵5,000 and for sexual assault in...

Man, 72, murdered while returning from farm; family demands justice

The family of a 72-year-old who was murdered last Saturday by unknown assailants while returning from farm is demanding a thorough investigation from the...

Okada rider found dead after being hired in Ashanti region 

An okada rider has allegedly been murdered at Tepa Asuhyea in the Ahafo Ano North municipality of the Ashanti region. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Antwi...

Mother allegedly sells 2-week-old baby for GH₵300 at Sekondi

A 35-year-old mother, Mena Efua, is alleged to have sold her two-week-old baby for GH₵300 at Nkotompo, in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western...

Our criminal justice system has failed us; it doesn’t make sense at all – Analyst

Crime Analyst and Certified Professional Investigator Ransford Nana Addo Jnr has damned Ghana’s criminal justice system as a failed one that has hardly yielded...

Kasoa Ritual Murder: Family of deceased express satisfaction with ruling

The family of the 10-year-old boy who was murdered in Kasoa has expressed their satisfaction with the court's verdict. Speaking in an interview with GH...

Man jailed 20 years for defiling boy, 14

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, has been sen­tenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling...

Kasoa ritual killing: 18-year-old suspect sentenced to life imprisonment

The two teenagers standing trial for the killing of a ten-year-old in Kasoa have been found guilty of counts of murder and conspiracy to...

Four more Democracy Hub protesters discharged

The Accra Circuit Court has dismissed charges against four additional protesters from the Democracy Hub following the state's decision to withdraw the case. The prosecution...

Man who robbed former Second Lady slapped with fresh charges 

A self-acclaimed businessman, Yahuza Osumanu, has been slapped with fresh charges by the state for allegedly attacking and robbing former Second Lady Mrs. Matilda...

Soldier and 4 others remanded over robbery, kidnapping

A military officer and four accomplices have been remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the robbery and...

Ex-convict gets 6 months for stealing ECG cables

The Accra Circuit Court Nine, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah has sentenced a 32-year-old unemployed man to six months in prison with hard...

Man remanded for flogging daughter

A 48-year-old father who whipped his 20-year-old daughter for damaging a padlock after arriving home late was on Friday remanded in police custody by...

Man arrested for causing harm breaks down in court

A 32-year-old unemployed man, Derick Squire, wept uncontrollably when an Accra Circuit Court remanded him for a week on a charge of causing harm. Squire...

Court issues bench warrant for arrest of student charged over boyfriend’s murder

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a 23-year-old Biological Sciences student, Safina Mohammed Adizatu also known...

Washing bay attendant jailed for defiling student in bush

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling...

Man arrested for alleged murder of gay partner in Takoradi

Bernard Kojo Ankrah is in Police custody for the alleged murder of his partner, Jones Carlos Rodrigues Da Silva, in Takoradi. According to Ankrah, the...

One arrested with weapons; 7 robbers flee in botched operation

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service are on a hunt for seven(7) suspected armed robbers who attacked some residents of Konongo in the Ashanti...

Man allegedly kills stepdaughter at Sehwi Yamatwa

A man, believed to be in his late forties, Josontey Kwame, has allegedly killed his stepdaughter on his farm at Sehwi Kankakrom near Yamatwa...

Washing bay attendant jailed for defiling student in bush

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling...

NPP-NDC clash: Police place GH¢20k bounty on suspect

The Ghana Police Service has ramped up its efforts to locate Fatau Motorway, a suspect involved in violent clashes between supporters of the New...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Father of deceased makes shocking revelation

The father of the slain O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) student, Enock Bortey Sackey has revealed shocking details about his son's brutal murder. Contrary to...

Teenage boy found dead in uncompleted church building

A 17-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The deceased has been identified as Godfred Nyame,...

Woman jailed 5 years over GH¢139,000 recruitment scam

The Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a hairstyl­ist, Adwoa Nyarko, to five years in prison for engaging in GH¢139,000 recruitment scam. She was found guilty...

Five Mpraeso SHS students remanded for gang rape

Five students who allegedly raped a female student at Mpraeso Senior High School(SHS) have been remanded for 10 days into Police custody. On Friday, the...

One dead, another injured after violent attack in Bole

A man believed to be in his 20s, Bushira Shaibu has been killed near Tuntumba, a farming community in the Bole District of the...

Man arrested at Twifo Praso for assaulting his 20-year-old daughter

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Amo Abraham, for causing harm to his 20-year-old daughter at Twifo Praso in the Central Region. The suspect,...

Mpraeso SHS rape: Five suspects discharged and re-arrested

The five Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) students who were arrested for gang-raping a 16-year-old female student have been discharged. They were discharged Thursday by...

20-year-old allegedly confesses to beheading younger brother

A 20-year-old boy, Samuel Obeng has killed his 8-year-old brother, Messiah Akomeah in a bush near Kwamo in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti...

Motor rider remanded for attempted robbery

A 23- year-old motor rider has been remanded in Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court over attempted robbery at the Kor­le-Bu Teaching Hospital. Elvis...

Businessman remanded for allegedly misappropriating $60,000

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 48-year-old businessman, Charles Nti Denkyira, into Police custody for allegedly misappropriating $60,000. Denkyira, who faces stealing charges, pleaded...

Farmer jailed for stealing plantain and cassava

A 31-year-old farmer has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court for stealing foodstuff at Sepaase in the Atwima...

Five students arrested for gang-rape at Mpraeso SHS; 3 on the run

Five students at Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern region have been arrested for an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old female...

Man, 23, jailed for GWCL meter theft; another on the run for illegal reconnection

The Mampong Magistrate court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced 23-year-old Sumaila Abdul Rahman to 12 months in prison for stealing Ghana Water Company...