Crime

Manasseh reacts after PPA boss’ sack; sends message to Akufo-Addo

Ace investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has broken his silence following the sack of Adjenim Boateng Adjei, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public...

Sacked PPA Boss banned from holding public office for 5 years

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice(CHRAJ) has banned the dismissed CEO of the Public Procurement Authority(PPA) Agyenim Boateng Adjei from holding any...

Cleaner jailed 8 years for defiling victim in public toilet

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 19-year-old cleaner to an eight year jail term for defiling a 12-year-old minor in a public toilet...

We wanted to lynch arrested armed robbers – Alabar traders

Traders at Alabar market in Kumasi have pleaded with the police to release the armed robbers who were arrested on Friday in the area...

Armed robbers open fire at Walewale

Two gunmen, suspected to be robbers, have attacked mobile money vendors at Kukuwazugu at Walewale in the North East Region. The gunmen arrived on a...

Alabar robbery: 3 suspects arrested

The Ashanti Regional Police has apprehended three suspects in connection with a robbery attack at Alabar High Street in Kumasi on Friday afternoon. The police...

New twist to Mfantseman MP’s murder

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Mfantseman lawmaker, Ekow Quansah Hayford. Police prosecutors on Friday made this known...

Major Mahama case to resume on November 19

Parties in the trial involving 14 alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, have agreed to resume the matter on November 19,...

Businessman shot dead while performing ablution

A 62-year-old businessman, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, has been shot dead by unknown assailants at Asuadee in the Ashanti Region. The four assailants attacked the fuel...

‘More trouble’ for suspended NDC Chairman [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘More trouble’ for suspended NDC Chairman Suspended Ayawaso North Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Tahiru Ahmed, will soon be referred...

Seven armed robbers kill mobile money vendor

A gang of armed robbers has attacked and killed a mobile money vendor in cold blood at Awutu Adawukwa near Bawjiase in the Awutu...

Domelevo did not abide by rules of natural justice in $1m Kroll Audit – High Court rules

An Accra High Court has ruled that Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo breached the rules of natural justice in the manner he handled the $1m Kroll...

Two farmers grabbed over human trafficking

Two farmers, Kabu Ayiku Petsi and Daniel Gaglozu, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking an eight-year-old boy. Gaglozu is said...

Drunk armed robber arrested after revealing criminal act

The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded an 18-year-old boy into police custody for robbing a small scale gold miner at Mpatuam, in the Amansie...

Robber who dresses like a woman busted [Photos]

A 'male prostitute' cum robber, who dresses as a woman for his night operations, has been busted. Reports indicate the man of Kenyan descent,...

Opuni trial: Court adjourns case over unserved documents

An error by some High Court officials has caused the adjournment of the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and two others. The bailiff was supposed...

NDC National Vice Chairman for court over weapons distribution claims

The Accra Region Police command has taken the statement of the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) National Vice Chairman, Alhaji Said Sinare, after he was...

Aflao Immigration officials seize parcels of cannabis

The Aflao Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has seized 116 compressed parcels of cannabis, weighing 69,557.3 grams at an unproved route to...

Angry NPP members chase out ECG staff, locks office at Asesewa

Some angry members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Asesewa in the Eastern region have chased out staff of the Electricity Company of...

Man arrested for stabbing father to death

A-29-year old man, who allegedly stabbed his 52-year-old father to death and injured his wife, on Saturday at Kotobabi in Accra, has been arrested...

Court summons Kennedy Agyapong over assassination claims against Ato Forson

An Accra High Court has summoned Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong to appear before it to explain his claim that Ato Forson might be...

Akufo-Addo speaks on James Town clashes

President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the weekend clashes between supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in...

Alleged financier of Volta secessionists granted GH¢100,000 bail

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Emmanuel Marvin Essandoh, has admitted Dr Nathaniel Acolatse, an alleged financier of Western Togoland branch of...

Tight security at Shini after chieftaincy clashes

Security has been beefed up in the Northern Region town of Shini in the Tatale District following clashes between two faction in what is...

How boy, 8, became the world’s youngest serial killer

Amarjeet Sada was just seven years old when he reportedly killed for the first time. Known as the world’s youngest serial killer, he had allegedly...

Shocking: Armed robbers put fingers in private parts of women at Nsuta Birim

Residents of Nsuta – Birim in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region have said some armed robbers in the area have resulted...

Driver who crashed police officer at Apam checkpoint arrested

The Central Regional Police Command has detained a 50-year-old driver for running over one of its officers at a snap checkpoint at Apam. In an...

Lekki shooting: Man steals from nurse who treated him for free [Video]

A young Nigerian man, Roland, who was shot at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20th, reportedly stole from one of the nurses who...

Jamestown NDC, NPP chaos: NPP chairman reveals what will end violence [Audio]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman for the Odododiodoo constituency, Raymond Tettey, has proposed what he believes will help end violence in the area.  According to...

Another suspect in Prof Benneh murder trial hospitalised – Police

An accused person put before the Kaneshie District Court in connection with the murder of Law Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh is said to have...

Crime Check Foundation partners USAID to implement justice delivery tracker

Crime prevention and advocacy organization, Crime Check Foundation, has partnered USAID to implement a Case Tracking System (CTS). The tracker is to collect, collate, and...

I wish you die in prison – Judge tells convict who defiled 2-year-old granddaughter

A Cape Coast Circuit Court Judge, Mrs Dorinda Arthur Smith, has wished that a convict she sentenced to 21 years imprisonment in hard labour,...

Mother allegedly stones baby to death at Tema New Town [Video]

Residents at Tema New Town were thrown into a state of shock on Friday when news broke that a young woman had...

Police arrest 6 more suspects in 2nd assassination plot against Gender Minister

Six suspected criminals, who allegedly made another assassination attempt on the life of Cynthia Morrison, Agona West Member of Parliament (MP) are in the...

Police release full list of hotspots ahead of December polls

The Ghana Police Service has identified a number of areas where chaos is likely to erupt ahead of the December 7 elections. The vicinities are...

Fake prophet, pregnant woman dupe Koforidua residents

A gang of fraudsters operating under the guise of preaching the gospel on the streets has succeeded in duping many residents in Koforidua, the...

Unemployed swindles phone dealer at National Police Headquarters

A 30 year old man who allegedly stole two pieces of iPhone Promax valued at GHS15,000 cedis, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court,...

Takoradi girls kidnapping: DNA analysis is a match – Forensic scientists maintain

Lead Medical Doctor of the forensic team in charge of DNA analysis on the skeletal remains of the 4 missing Takoradi Girls, Supt. Dr....

27 alleged secessionists facing new charges

A traditional ruler, Nene Kwaku Agblorm II and 26 others who are suspected to be secessionists have now been charged with treason. The suspects are...

Ghana Police grab over 30 Nigerians into cyber fraud [Video]

The Ghana Police Service has arrested over 30 Nigerians who are into cyber fraud in a latest video making rounds on social media. Their location...