Crime

Man arrested for allegedly stealing rental car

The Achimota Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 33-year-old man for allegedly stealing a Toyota Corolla worth GH¢100,000 from a car rental...

Policeman allegedly mutilates woman’s ear with pliers 

The Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has condemned an alleged incident involving a police officer stationed at Tema Community 8, said to have cut off...

Court to start trial of three accused of embezzling church’s credit union cash

An Accra Circuit Court will on March 18, 2024, begin the trial of three persons accused of embezzling GH₵382,221 depositors’ funds of a church’s credit union.The accused...

Man arrested for allegedly stealing rental car

The Achimota Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 33-year-old man for allegedly stealing a Toyota Corolla worth GH₵100,000 from a car rental company in Accra.Andrew...

Attempted murder: My former guard shot at me, tied my wife to toilet seat – Witness tells jury

Businessman, Emmanuel Amoah Quartey has told the High Court in Accra and the jury how his former security guard stormed their house, tied his...

CCTV exposes prison officers aiding a Chinese prisoner’s escape

Two prison officers have appeared in an Accra Circuit Court on charges of assisting Wang Xiao, a Chinese convicted prisoner at Nsawam Medium Prison,...

JB Danquah’s trial: Ursula Owusu’s name pops up in court

Ablekuma West Member of Parliament (MP) Ursula Owusu-Ekuful was the subject matter of defence lawyers' cross-examination of the investigator on Monday in the ongoing...

Ashanti Region: Five arrested for attacking Fire Service officers at racecourse

Police in the Ashanti Region have apprehended five people in connection with an alleged assault on fire officers responding to a fire outbreak at...

CEO in court over alleged fraud

The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Northern Youth for Peace and Development, Prince Nardi Adams, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding...

4 students of Comboni arrested for vandalising property at SOGASCO [Photos]

Four students of Comboni Vocational Technical School have been arrested by the Sogakofe District Police Command for allegedly vandalizing the main gate of Sogakope...

Ashaiman: Victims of military brutality demand adoption of committee report

About 250 victims of the military brutality which occurred in Ashaiman are asking parliament to adopt the report of the Committee on Defence and...

Fisherman, 54, allegedly impregnates 14-year-old girl

A 54-year-old fisherman at Eikwe-Krisan in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region is on the run after allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old...

Ahmed Suale: Fatimatu Abubakar sends SoS message

Information-Minister-designate, Fatimatu Abubakar, charged investigative agencies to expedite their inquiry into the gruesome murder of journalist, Ahmed Suale.According to her, she has received...

Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen money: Court remands six into prison custody

The High Court in Accra has remanded Patience Botwe, one of the two former housemaids of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah and five...

Accused lady chained him during ‘kinky sex’ – Prosecution on Canadian boyfriend murder case

A seven-person jury has been informed that Safina Mohammed, a 23-year-old biological science student, has been accused of killing her boyfriend, Frank Osei, who...

Sales boy remanded into police custody for alleged stealing

The Ashaiman District Court has remanded Gideon Oduro, a sales boy, into police custody for allegedly stealing an amount of Gh₵30,000 belonging to his...

I was raped in high school by someone I trusted

Nine years ago, my life changed. I became a part of the statistic that one in nine girls is raped or sexually assaulted before they turn...

More than 280 Nigerian pupils abducted

More than 280 Nigerian school pupils have been abducted in the north-western town of Kuriga, officials say.The pupils were in the assembly ground around...

One dead, 4 in critical condition after community watchdog clashes with suspected thieves

A 26-year-old man, Michael Kyei, has been shot dead with four others sustaining gunshot wounds at Onyemso in the Kwahu East District of the...

Damongo: Two injured in violent clash over chieftaincy dispute

Saint Anne Hospital in Damongo, Savannah Region, is attending to two victims of a recent gun battle involving youth groups affiliated with the Damongo...

US-based Ghanaian woman allegedly pushed to death by boyfriend

A US-based Ghanaian, Brittany Boateng has allegedly being pushed to death by her boyfriend in Chicago, Illinois.Brittany aged 29 according to reports was...

Notorious thief found dead in cemetery at Mankessim

The Baifikrom community near Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region was thrown into shock and horror as the lifeless body of...

Western Togoland Secession trial: Soldier, 3 others jailed

Four more members of the Western Togoland Restoration Front and Homeland Study Group who were seeking to secede Volta Region from Ghana have been...

Crime rate high at Atwedie, residents plead for police post

There is an increased crime rate at Asante Akyem Atwedie in the Ashanti region.This has prompted the newly elected Assemblyman to plead for a...

Three remanded in GH₵620K alleged gold scam transaction

A 59-year-old car dealer accused of swindling a businessman of GH₵620,000 in a gold transaction has been remanded into Police custody by the Achimota...

Perpetrators of Tontokrom clash will be dealt with – Lands Ministry

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has vowed to take firm action against those involved in the recent clash between Manso Tontokrom residents...

Asanko Mines reacts to violent clash that claimed three lives at Tontokrom

Management of Asanko Gold Ghana Limited, operators of the Asanko Gold Mine in the Ashanti Region has condemned the murder of its security personnel...

Two robbers jailed 30 years each

The Bekwai circuit court, presided over by His Honour Isaac Apeatu, has sentenced two armed robbers to 30 years each in prison with hard...

Man, 19, allegedly steals GH¢57,000 from hardware shop

A 19-year-old foreman, Matinu Alhassan, appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court on September 3, 2023, for allegedly stealing GH¢57,000 from a hardware shop.The accused...

32-year-old man jailed for stealing a motorbike

The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to a day’s imprisonment for stealing a motorbike at Spot “M” Ofankor in Accra.John Adonu,...

Businessman granted GH₵100k bail over alleged fraud 

The Tema Circuit Court B has granted Michael Opoku Ofori, a 32-year-old businessman, GH₵100,000.00 bail with two sureties, one of which is to be...

Man jailed and fined for stealing motor bike

The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to a day’s imprisonment for stealing a motor bike at Spot “M” Ofankor in Accra.John...

Man in police custody at Akatsi found dead

The Volta Regional Police Command has confirmed the death of an inmate who was found hanging in the Akatsi cell.The deceased, Simon Doeve, accused...

Unauthorised withdrawals from missing retired midwife’s account raises concern

The disappearance of Faustina Asantewaa, a retired midwife residing in Akwatia, has left her family in distress and seeking answers.Faustina, aged 76, vanished...

Businessman arrested at KIA for allegedly swindling cleric of $57,000

A 33-year-old businessman who allegedly collected $57,000 under the pretext of securing a Toyota Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle for a church but failed...

 ‘Sodomy being practised in Accra Central Prison’ – Afenyo-Markin

Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has revealed that sodomy is being practised among inmates at the Accra Central prison.This he said was a revelation made...

Decomposing body of Ejura gov’t hospital worker found in bush

The decomposing body of a 56-year-old man said to be a worker at the Ejura Government Hospital in the Ashanti region has been found...

Three sentenced to life imprisonment for murder

The Ho High Court has sentenced three individuals to life imprisonment after being found guilty of the charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder,...

Number 12 exposé: High Court warns state

An Accra High Court has issued a final warning to the state to produce witnesses to testify against former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president,...

Assin Fosu identified as hub for serious organised crime – EOCO

Assin Fosu in the Central region has been identified as a hub for serious organised crimes in the country.According to the Economic and Organized...