Crime

Police officers arrested for buying alcohol during lockdown

The ban on alcohol has been giving South Africans chest pains, and it appears even the police officers are trying to get their hands...

Chinese dies after retaliatory attack by irate youth

One Chinese died, while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries when they were allegedly attacked by some irate youth of Nsuem Number Two...

Food vendor sentenced for preparing food near a public toilet

Georgina Osei, a food vendor in Hohoe has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢720.00 by the Hohoe Magistrate Court for preparing food near...

Two wedding guests arrested for violating coronavirus restrictions

The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two guests at a wedding ceremony at Kukuo, a suburb of Tamale, for violating social distancing protocol. The...

1 dead, 3 injured over police-robbers gun battle

A gun battle between police and some alleged robbers have resulted in the death of one suspect with three others injured. The suspects; Amadu Sumana,...

7 Nigerians grabbed for holding party at Teshie

The police at Teshie have arrested seven Nigerians for organising a party at Teshie today. According to the police, the suspects whose names were yet to be...

Ex-convict nearly lynched for stealing 11 fowls at Bereku

A 29-year-old man, who is as an ex- convict, Eric Arhin, was nearly lynched at Awutu Bereku after he was caught for...

Motor rider shot after forcing his way through security barrier

A motor rider was shot and wounded by a soldier after he run a security blockade at Dobro near Nsawam and attempted to speed...

Man, 22, arrested for cutting off wife’s hand for flouting his orders

Police in Yobe State, Nigeria have arrested a 22-year-old man for cutting off the hand of his wife from the wrist.  The man identified as Baari...

3 corpses stolen in a grave loot at Breman Jambra

Fear has gripped residents of Breman Jambra in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa District of the Central region after three corpses were illegally exhumed...

Soldiers storm mosques, public gatherings in Covid-19 operation at Walewale

Soldiers have stormed mosques and other public gatherings as part of a Covid-19 operation at Walewale, in the North East region. The military operation, which...

Journalist reportedly shot as security forces raid Changli in Tamale

A journalist with Accra-based TV Africa has been reportedly shot during a joint security operation on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Changli, a suburb...

Man brutalises lady for rejecting his sexual advances

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man, Muyideen Ajayi, for allegedly brutalising a lady, Ibukun Emmanuel, for refusing his sexual...

Lockdown diaries: Young girls arrested on their way to visit boyfriend [watch]

Some three teenage girls around the age of 17 were held by the police detailed at Abeka Lapaz in Accra to ensure compliance of...

134 arrested in dawn raid for brutalising female police officer in Tamale

Police sources at the Northern Regional Police Command have revealed that about 134 suspects were on Saturday dawn arrested in connection with the brutality of...

Female driver arrested for knocking down cop

A female motorist has been arrested by the East Legon Police for refusing to stop at a COVID-19 snap checkpoint, knocking down a police...

Soldier shoots 50 yr-old man at coronavirus checkpoint for using unapproved route

A military man on operation covid-19 safety duties has shot at a 50-year-old motor rider for allegedly using unapproved route at a barrier...

Coronavirus escapee captured in Wa

The Covid-19 carrie,r who escaped mandatory quarantine in the Upper West Region, has been arrested. ALSO READ: Too many empty past promises — Grace NorteyFemale police...

15-year-old girl narrates how father, his friends allegedly raped her [Watch]

The 15-year-old girl, whose father was arrested for allegedly raping her for two years and passing her to his friends, has spoken about her...

Today in History: Kotoka murdered in abortive coup

Today in History, exactly 53 years ago today, on April 17, 1967, Major General Emmanuel kwasi Kotoka who was a member of the ruling...

Pastor, 2 church workers jailed for flouting ban on public gathering

A pastor and two church workers have been sent to the Ho Central Prison to serve a four-year jail term each for flouting the...

Lockdown: 47 arrested for trying to flee Accra

Police personnel stationed at Adenta -Dodowa snap checkpoint have intercepted two commercial buses that were secretly conveying passengers from Accra to Dambai, in the...

Trader, 30, arrested over fake currency possession

A 30-year-old trader, identified as Christiana Amoako, is in the grips of the Nkawkaw Divisional Police command for possessing an undisclosed amount of fake...

COVID-19: Policewoman ‘accidentally’ shot by soldier recovering

Lance Corporal Francisca Tengey is showing glimpses of recovery at home after she was ‘accidentally’ shot in the leg by AB1 Oppong Bekoe of the Ghana...

Lockdown: Robbery Gang sends warning letter to neighborhoods (Read)

An alleged robbery gang, identified as the One Million Boys, has sent a letter threatening to attack neighbourhoods in Lagos amid the coronavirus lockdown. The...

Lockdown: Aggrieved youth pour acid on Policemen [Photos]

Some Anambra State police officers ran for their lives after being attacked with acid by angry youth in Nkpor, Nigeria. The policemen were attacked over...

22 arrested for attempting to cross over from Ghana to Togo

Twenty-two persons who attempted to cross over from Ghana to neighbouring Togo Tuesday night have been arrested at Ave Hevi, a border town in...

Sunyani fugitive charged

A 24-year-old suspect, who escaped from police custody in Sunyani, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment. ALSO READ: Listen: Ministers don’t take double salaries like...

Woman threatens to kill her baby to restore peace with lover [Watch]

A muslim-turned Christian woman, Christina Abubakar has threatened to kill her 6-months-old child to restore peace with her Muslim boyfriend. The couple's misunderstanding started when...

Thieves steal NYA director’s official vehicle in Sunyani

An official vehicle of a Regional Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Fati Bamba, has been stolen, Dailymailgh.com can report. The incident reportedly happened...

Coronavirus: 41 Burkinabes fleeing Ghana despite border closure arrested

Some 41 Burkina Faso nationals were on Monday night intercepted, after they attempted to flee Ghana to their home country. They were arrested at an...

Scrap dealer sprays substance into policewoman’s eye [photo]

A 22-year-old scrap dealer is in the grips of the police for allegedly spraying some liquid substance into the eyes of a policewoman during...

Suspected thief lynched at Ashaiman

A suspected thief believed to be in his 20’s has been lynched by unidentified persons at Newtown, a suburb of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region. The...

Scrap dealer in police grips for spraying substance into police woman’s eyes

A 22-year-old Osman Amadu is in the grips of the Kaneshie Police for spraying a substance in the eyes of a police woman at...

TOR boss fingered in $4.5 million bribery scandal

Tema Oil Refinery boss, Asante Berko is currently in hot waters for his alleged role in the latest bribery scandal that has hit Ghana. Mr...

Inmate who robbed, raped 11 women re-arrested

A 24-year-old inmate, Abdulai Karim, who escaped from police cells in Sunyani has been re-arrested. Abdulai was alleged to have robbed and raped eleven...

COVID-19: 2 Niger nationals quarantined in police cells test positive

Two nationals of Niger, who were on 5th April, 2020 quarantined in the 'custody' of the Accra District Police cells in isolation, have tested...

Soldiers storm Labadi beach, sack scores of patrons [video+photos]

Over 20 people have been sent back home by security personnel Monday morning when they arrived at the Labadi beach also known as the...

Drinking spot operator stabs customer to death at Wasipe

A drinking spot operator, Isaac Ofosu, 29, has allegedly stabbed his customer to death in Wasipe, a community in Bole district of the Savannah...

Domestic violence cases surge in Africa amid Covid-19 lockdown

Some African countries are reporting of an increase in domestic violence cases during a period of lockdown to deal with coronavirus. With couples forced to...