Crime

Car dealer arraigned over misappropriation of vehicle proceeds

A 46-year-old car dealer has been arraigned on charges of the alleged misappropriation of proceeds from the sale of four vehicles belonging to a...

2 fined ¢2,400 for posing as ECG workers to extort money from customers

An electrician and a mason have been convicted to a fine of GH¢1,200 each by the Accra Circuit Court for posing as Electricity Com­pany...

Businessman remanded over GH¢289,600 alleged visa fraud

An Adenta Circuit Court has remanded Faisal Moro, a businessman, in connection with a GH¢289,600 alleged visa fraud case. Moro is accused of collecting the...

Two KNUST students in police custody for “sextortion”

A Takoradi Circuit Court has remanded two students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) into police custody for agreeing and...

NDC drops bombshell audio in ambulance purchase trial [Listen]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has released an audio recording that allegedly captures a conversation between Attorney General Godfred Dame and Richard Jakpa, the...

Gun battle between Police, armed robbers in broad daylight bank heist at Spintex [Video]

A dramatic daylight robbery unfolded at the Pan African Savings and Loans, located adjacent to FBN Bank on the Spintex road in Accra. According to...

Driver smuggling cocoa with vehicle of Anlo Traditional Council busted

The Police have arrested a driver for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of cocoa beans to neighbouring Togo. Abraham Senyaglo, a 35-year-old native of...

Four officials of Somé Senior High School remanded

The Tokor Circuit Court has remanded four staff of the Somé Senior High School(SHS) in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region into...

Thief forced to sing, dance to Shatta Wale’s music after failed operation

In a bizarre turn of events, a thief was forced to sing and dance to Shatta Wale's music after his failed operation. The suspect was...

One arrested in connection with missing Ghanaian lady, friend in Nigeria

Following a month-long search for a missing Ghanaian lady, Afiba Abigail Tandoh and her friend Celine Chidinma Ndidum, significant developments have emerged pointing towards...

Armed robbers attack workers on Ofankor railway bridge

Armed men have robbed security officers protecting contractors working on the Ofankor to Nsawam road project. Reports indicate that, the incident occurred at the Ofankor...

‘King Oyanka’ declares human rights abuse in Ghana beyond repair, calls for urgent action

Chairman of the World Human Rights Council for West Africa and Chief of Oblieman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region,...

Man gets 10-year prison term for cocaine smuggling attempt in Ghana

The Criminal Division of Accra High Court has sentenced Pascal Okafor Ezug­wu, to a 10-year prison term for attempting to smuggle cocaine weighing 1.54...

Armed robbers attack fuel station, bolt with 1 million cedis

Armed robbers have allegedly raided IBM fuel station at Pakyi Number 2 in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region. According to eyewitnesses, the...

Police arrest boyfriend of woman killed alongside her two daughters

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal murder of one Alberta Armah Hagan and her two daughters in their apartment at...

Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder case transferred to Kumasi

Residents of Jirapa in the Upper West Region have voiced their displeasure with the Wa High Court’s decision to halt the murder trial proceedings...

Ghanaian lady missing in Nigeria after traveling to meet a man she met on Facebook

A Ghanaian lady identified as Afiba Tandoh and her Nigerian friend, Celine Ndudim have been declared missing after traveling miles to visit a friend...

Prosecution files documents in robbery at former Second Lady’s house

The prosecution in the trial of the man accused of robbing the wife of late former Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Matilda Yaaba Amissah-Arthur, and...

Nigerian jailed 10 years for drug trafficking

A 32-year-old Nigerian National, Pascal Okafor Ezugwu, has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term by the High Court after being found guilty of...

Fake kidnap victim found hiding in girlfriend’s house

A 31-year-old man who was allegedly kidnapped has been found hiding in his girlfriend's house at Wiaso in the Western North region. The move was...

Man in police custody for illegally connecting power

The Amasaman Divisional Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old trader, Kofi Mensah, for power theft and reconnecting to the national grid after officials from...

Caregiver who forcefed baby to death in viral 2021 CCTV footage at Agbogba school jailed

A 56-year-old professional nurse, Clara Yanyi-Ampah, who worked as a caregiver at Happy Bloomers School in Agbogba has been jailed for five years over...

GJA condemns assault on journalist in Northern region

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned an assault on a reporter, Dokurugu Abubakar Ndeeya with Zaa Multimedia in the Northern region by persons...

JB murder trial: I face trials like Daniel in the Bible; I will come out – Sexy Don Don

Daniel Asiedu, the man accused of murdering the late Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu, has turned to the biblical story of Daniel for comfort. He told the...

Man beats Police Chief Inspector to evade arrest [Video]

A 30-year-old man assaulted a Police Chief Inspector at Japekrom in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region while attempting to evade arrest. The...

Kasoa shooting: Court denies man who shot soldier bail

The Achimota District Court has denied a bail application for Benlord Ababio, also known as Nana Barima Ababio, a self-proclaimed security operative accused of...

Bekwai Forestry Commission arrests 2 illegal miners, burns excavator [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/-Zu1hsb3thE The Bekwai Forestry Commission has arrested two persons for destroying trees in the Bosomtwi Range Forest reserve in search of gold. The duo were arrested...

Hackers use AI-generated video to scam British firm of $25 million

A finance worker at a multinational firm became ensnared in a deepfake fraud scheme, resulting in a loss of $25 million (equiv. 356,305,500.00 Ghanaian...

Akufo-Addo pledges commitment to finding Ahmed Suale’s killers

President Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s security network has not abandoned the search for the perpetrators of the gruesome murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussien-Suale.  “The...

Man who robbed former Second Lady refused bail

The High Court in Accra has refused a bail application filed by a self-acclaimed businessman, Yahuza Osumanu, who allegedly robbed former 2nd Lady, Mrs...

Military intercept 231 bags of smuggled cocoa at Asutsuare

Military personnel performing duties on the Asutsuare Bridge in the Eastern region have intercepted 231 bags of smuggled cocoa beans. This was upon a tip-off...

Mason jailed 3 months for stealing iron rods

The Adentan Magistrates Court in the Greater Accra Region has sentenced a 35-year-old mason to three months imprisonment, for stealing iron rods valued at...

Man, 22, allegedly kills son; dumps him in a bush at Berekum

A 22-year-old man, Kwame Krah has been arrested for allegedly killing his two-year-old son at Berekum-Koraso in the Berekum West District of the Bono...

Five men accused of South African rapper AKA’s murder denied bail

The five men suspected of murdering South African rapper AKA have been denied bail. The men appeared in the Durban magistrate's court on Wednesday. The...

Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen money: I was shocked – Husband

Daniel Osei Kuffuor, the husband of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has told the High Court in Accra that he was “shocked” and...

Woman burnt to death after sons set house ablaze [Photos]

Two brothers, suspected to be mentally unstable, have been apprehended by the police following an alleged arson incident that claimed the life of their...

Policeman reportedly shot dead in forest reserve near Ejisu

A Policeman with the Ashanti Regional Police headquarters has been shot dead by unknown assailants in the Bobiri Forest Reserve at Kubease near Ejisu. Sergeant...

Ambulance case: There’s no financial loss to the state – 3rd accused

Richard Dzakpa, a businessman and the third accused in the trial involving Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, a former Deputy Minister for Finance, has firmly...

Man kills girlfriend’s daughter for smashing his ‘yam’ phone

A 29-year-old taxi driver, Franklin Mensah is in Police custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend's three-and-a-half-year-old daughter at Ashaiman. According to reports, the man hit...

Nigerian gunmen seek talks after abducting dozens, families say

Gunmen who abducted 105 people in northwest Nigeria last week are not after ransom payments but negotiations with the Zamfara state government, five families of the...