Crime

Man, 27, grabbed for the alleged murder of stepdaughter

The Central Region Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man for the alleged murder of his 2-year-old stepdaughter at Assin Awisem in the Assin...

Bright SHS teachers granted bail

A Koforidua Circuit Court presided by Justice Mrs. Marian Afoh, has granted bail to five teachers and two drivers of Bright Senior High School...

Two domestic workers jailed seven years for stealing

Two domestic workers have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing $14,000 and GH¢10,500 belonging to their mistress. Dorcas...

Bright SHS teachers granted bail

A Koforidua Circuit Court presided by Justice Mrs. Marian Afoh, has granted bail to five teachers and two drivers of Bright Senior High School...

Driver jailed 10 years over sex

A 24-year-old driver who defiled and impregnated a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Andrew Sam, charged...

Two domestic workers jailed seven years for stealing

Two domestic workers have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing $14,000 and GH¢10,500 belonging to their mistress. Dorcas...

Cable thief jailed 4 years

The Koforidua Circuit Court presided over by Her Honour Mercy Addei Kottey has convicted a cable thief to four years imprisonment. The convict, 32-year-old Isaac...

Why I charged police officers in my district to ‘shoot-and-kill’ – Gomoa East DCE [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why I charged police officers in my district to ‘shoot-and-kill’ - Gomoa East DCE District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) for Gomoa East...

Armed robbers attack Wa West DCE, others

Armed robbers on Wednesday attacked and robbed the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Wa West, Edward Laabiir Sabo, his entourage, and other passengers. The robbers...

Burial date for Prof Benneh announced

The family of the murdered University of Ghana Law Faculty senior lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, has announced that he will be buried at...

Arrest of spiritualist over murder of woman in hotel: The inside story

The Odupong Ofaakor Police in the Central Region have arrested a self-styled spiritualist in connection with the murder of a 24-year old who worked...

Pastor, 80, allegedly butchers wife, 90, to death

The Denkyira Wawase Police had detained an 80-year-old pastor who allegedly butchered his 90-year-old wife to death and also attempted suicide at Wawase in...

Vehicle catches fire on Dzodze-Akatsi highway

A Benz vehicle with Nigerian registration number KJA 813 GD caught fire around 0730 hours at Adetsewui junction on the Dzodze-Akatsi- highway. Kennedy Biedo, a...

Mallam arrested for poisoning woman in hotel room and bolting with her $10,000

A 35-year-old mallam, Sulemana Mumuni Tanko, has been arrested by the Awutu Ofaakor District Police Command for an alleged double crime. Reports suggest suspect Tanko...

Suspect involved in Karaga NPP and NDC supporters’ clash granted bail

One person, who was picked up in connection with the skirmishes in Karaga on Monday, has been granted bail. He is currently assisting the police...

Drama over killed Mfansteman MP’s phone sold for GH¢750 on the Black Market

There was drama over the retrieved mobile phone of the murdered Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, Ekow Quansah Hayford, when suspects traded blame...

Gregory Afoko hospitalised!

Gregory Afoko, the man accused in 2015 of the murder of Alhaji Adams Mahama, the then Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic...

One arrested over ‘bloody’ NDC, NPP clash at Karaga [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · One arrested over 'bloody' NDC, NPP clash in Karaga The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested one person following confusion that broke out...

Counsel, prosecutor clash over suspect in Prof Benneh’s murder trial

An issue of the health condition of Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, the second suspect in relation to the trial of the murder of law...

Six attacked with machete as confusion breaks out at NDC rally [Photos]

About six persons have suffered various machete wounds after confusion broke out at a rally of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Reports indicate the...

Teacher accused of using ‘juju’ to defile, impregnate 15-year-old girl at Ajumako [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Teacher gags and defiles 15-year-old JHS graduate A 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate at Ajumako Afransi in the Central Region is fighting...

Rape victim refuses to testify against abuser

A Botswanan rape victim pulled a shocker when she refused to testify against a Zimbabwean man who was arrested for raping her and others.According...

Woman, 65, accused of beating police officer at Ashaiman

A 65-year-old unemployed mother has allegedly assaulted a police officer at Ashaiman over a misunderstanding. The prosecutor of the case, ASP Akwasi Afrifa, said on...

Retired police officer reveals how robbers in Wa keep guns in an abandoned police post [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Retired police officer reveals how robbers in Wa keep guns in an abandoned police post A former Executive Secretary of the Inspector General...

Man jailed 20 years for defiling five-year-old

A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 38-year-old welder to 20 years imprisonment for defiling a five-year-old girl in a car at Spintex,...

Police in Western North gun down two armed robbers

Police in the Western North region, on Monday, shot and killed two suspected armed robbers at Sefwi Sui forest in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality. Local...

Fear grips residents after boy, 9 tied up in sack is rescued [Video]

Residents of Tafo Zongo in the Ashanti region are living in fear after a nine-year-old boy was found tied-up in a sack. The incident is...

‘Blow Job’ robber remanded

Emmanuel Ankron, the 23-year-old 'blow job' robber whose penis was bitten off by his victim has been remanded by the Obuasi Circuit Court. He was...

Prof Benneh murder: Second accused person in critical condition

Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, the second accused person in the murder of Professor Yaw Benneh, is currently in critical condition at the Police hospital,...

Manhunt for gunmen who shot NPP Communications Director begins [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Manhunt for gunmen who shot NPP Communications Director begins Police in the Upper West region are on a manhunt for gunmen who shot...

What robber whose p3nis was bitten told nurses at the hospital [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What robber whose penis was bitten told nurses at the hospital The Obuasi Municipal Police Command has disclosed what the armed robber whose...

Obuasi robbery victim explains why she bit robber’s p3nis [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Obuasi robbery victim explains why she bit robber’s penis The robbery victim , who bit off part of the penis of a robber...

Man, 29, allegedly commits suicide over lover

A 29-year-old man, only identified as John, who is a resident of Nweneso No. 2 in the Ashanti region, has allegedly committed suicide. According to...

NPP Communications Director shot by unknown gunmen

The Upper West Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bukari Ali, has been shot by unknown gunmen while on his way...

N/R: 16 suspects remanded over attack on police officers

Some 16 suspects, who allegedly attacked the two police officers at Nanton Kpawumo in Tamale yesterday, have been reminded by the Tamale Circuit Court. Police...

Murdered Takoradi girl’s picture found on kidnapper’s phone

A photograph of one of the four missing girls in Takoradi was found on one of the mobile phones retrieved from the room of...

Ahafo Ano South East DCE escapes robbery

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South East, Joseph Dapaah, has lamented that despite a population of over 85,000, they have only six...

Mason, 21, kills apprentice for money rituals

A 21-year-old bricklayer, Biodun Owolabi, has been arrested for killing his apprentice for money rituals. Mr Owolabi is alleged to have killed the 13-year-old secondary...

Power One, 2 others sent to prison over alleged murder of biochemist

The Kaneshie District Court has adjourned the murder case of Edward Quartey Papafio, a 64-year-old biochemist, who was allegedly murdered by three traditional priests...

Robbers kill mobile money vendor

Unknown gunmen believed to be armed robbers have attacked a mobile money vendor in Adugyama Capital of the Ahafo Ano South District of the...