Crime

Dismissed police officer among arrested robbers

It has been established that one of the three suspected armed robbers paraded Friday at the Koforidua Central Police Station is a dismissed Police...

Murdered Policewoman promoted posthumously

The Inspector-General of Police (Ag), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has promoted posthumously Corporal Agatha Nana Nabin to Sergeant in recognition of her act of bravery,...

Gun-toting men snatches NABCo Coordinator’s official vehicle

Three masked men, wielding AK-47 riffles, have attacked the Northern Region Coordinator of the Nation Builders Corp (NABCO), Yahaya Abdul Rahman. His official vehicle, a...

UEW impasse: We were naïve – Avoke apologises, begs for Napo’s intervention

The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Prof. Mawutor Avoke has apologised to the Education Minister for undermining the process of...

Police retrieve stolen AK-47 riffle, 3 persons arrested

The Police in Accra have retrieved one AK-47 riffle and 19 of the 20 rounds of ammunition stolen from the Akporman-Manna Police post at...

Donkomi: Popular lawyer asks 10 questions

The Popular United States of America-based Ghanaian lawyer, Professor Kwaku Asare, known in social media circles as Kwaku Azar, has asked ten questions he...

Boy, 16, remanded for sodomising five-year-old boy

The Ajumako Magistrate Court, presided over by his Lordship Alfred Rockson Kpodo, has remanded a 16-year-old boy into prison custody for two weeks for...

Goldsmith shoots colleague in disagreement over gold in Kumasi

A disagreement between two goldsmiths turned bloody when one shot the other at Ashanti New Town K.O., a suburb of Kumasi late afternoon on Wednesday. The...

40-year-old man commits suicide at Sefwi Waiwso

A Forty-year-old storekeeper, Daniel Nyame has committed suicide at Sefwi Dwenase, near Waiwso in the Western North Region. The deceased also known as Atta hanged...

Police secure warrant to arrest Asamponhene’s ‘killer’

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has secured a court warrant for the arrest of the prime suspect in the killing of the Asantehene's sub-chief,...

Court convicts woman, boyfriend for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has convicted a woman and her boyfriend for robbing her ex-boyfriend but sentence was deferred till August 27. Jonathan K. Wiallens...

Asamponhene’s murder: Police mount search for ‘fugitive spiritualist’

Police in Kumasi have intensified their search for a spiritualist suspected to be linked to the killing of Asantehene’s sub-chief, Asamponhene Nana Afoduo. The suspect,...

IGP directs speedy investigations into death of two officers

Two police officers have been shot within the space of 24 hours, forcing the Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, direct speedy investigations into their...

Breaking News: Another police officer shot dead

A police officer has been found dead at his duty post in what is suspected to be an unnatural death, barely 24 hours after...

Five arrested for smuggling 4000 bags of fertilizers but kingpin denies offence

Police at Somanya in the eastern region have apprehended five persons for smuggling 4,000 bags of fertilizers meant for Cocoa farmers in the Western...

Armed robbers shoot policeman dead in Ashanti region

A policeman has allegedly been shot dead by armed robbers at Manso Abodom Dome in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti region. Information gathered by Adom...

Video: Check out state of Asampohene’s burnt car

The unknown assailants of Otumfuo's Asamponhene, Nana Kwadwo Afoduo, after murdering him, left his land cruiser vehicle in a state that implied they wanted...

Fetish priest remanded for defrauding businessman of GHC8,000

A 38-year-old self-styled fetish priest has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court for allegedly duping a businessman of GHC8,000. He pleaded...

Murder of Otumfuo’s relative: Farmer, preacher give ‘key evidence’ to police

The accounts of two men considered key witnesses in the gruesome murder of the Ashanti King’s close relative, Nana Kwadwo Afoduo, have been described as key in resolving the...

Lady abducted in Shama, dumped at Weija

A 22-year-old apprentice, who was abducted by some unknown assailants at Inchaban in the Western Region and later dumped in Accra, has been reunited...

Palm wine tapper held for unlawfully harming driver at Enchi

A 51-year-old palm wine tapper, who allegedly caused harm to a driver has been remanded into police custody by the Enchi District Magistrate court. The...

Trader in court for biting ex-lover’s cheek

A 22-year-old trader was on Monday granted GH¢10,000.00 bail with three sureties by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly biting the left cheek of his ex-lover,...

Nigerian attempting fraudulent Ghanaian passport acquisition arrested

National Security Operatives have arrested a Nigerian national for attempting to fraudulently acquire a Ghanaian passport. Had the Operatives not arrived at the Passport Office...

Audio: Boy, 14, arrested for allegedly sodomising five-year-old at Breman Brakwa

A 14-year-old boy is currently in the grip of the Breman Asikuma District Police Command in the Central region for allegedly sodomising a five-year-old...

Lukula violence: Police arrest two

Collaboration between the Savannah and Upper East police commands has led to the arrest of suspects Abdul Rauf and Amidu Fuseini believed to have...

Police suspect contract killing in Otumfuo’s Asamponhene’s murder

Police in Kumasi are not ruling out contract killing as a search is mounted for killers of  Otumfuo's Asamponhene. Nana Kwadwo Foduo’s body was found at the...

Asamponhene’s killing: Close confidant arrested

A man identified as a close confidant of the Otumfuo's Asamponhene, Nana Kwadwo Afoduo who was killed on Sunday has been arrested. His arrest comes...

Otumfuo’s direct relative, Asamponhene assassinated!

The Asamponhene of Kumasi has reportedly been killed by some armed men. Known as Nana Oheneba Kwadwo Fodour, he was reportedly stabbed whilst travelling on the Ejura...

Three jailed 144 months for stealing

Three friends, who conspired and robbed a student in his house at Domiabra-Dadiaso in the Suaman District, have been convicted to serve 144 months by the...

3 houses burnt down in renewed clashes in Savannah Region

Renewed tribal clashes in the Savannah Regional community of Lukula has left three houses burnt and police fleeing the scene. The Saturday morning clashes began in...

Photo: Two fake PDS workers busted in Kyebi

Two people, who allegedly posed as workers of Power Distribution Services (PDS), are in the grip of the Kyebi Divisional Police command in the...

Man says he still loves woman who struck him in his head

After he told the magistrate to jail his 51-year-old ex-girlfriend, a 45-year-old man explained, “I still love her, I don’t fraid to say so,...

2 granted GH¢20,000 bail for robbing marketing officer

An Accra circuit court has granted GH¢20,000.00 bail to two traders with two sureties each, who should be public servants, for allegedly robbing a...

Savannah Region: One dead, four injured after communal violence

At least one person is feared dead and four others wounded after communal violence broke out Thursday evening between two rival groups at Lakula...

More suspected killers of Policewoman smoked out

Two more suspects believed to have played various roles in the murder of the policewoman in the Northern Regional capital of Tamale a fortnight...

The devil tempted me to finger her – convict

A 28-year-old carpenter, who was sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court for indecent assault, said it was the devil that tempted him to finger...

We regret not killing ‘kidnapper’ when he was first arrested – Takoradi missing girls’ families

The families of the three Takoradi kidnapped girls say the greatest mistake they’ve made is not killing the Nigerian suspected kidnapper believed to be...

Musician in court over theft

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 26-year-old musician for allegedly stealing items and cash belonging to a soldier and his family. The amount allegedly...

Bragging bribe-taking policeman in trouble

A policeman allegedly captured in a video recording bragging about taking bribes has been charged for extortion. Sergeant Augustine Owusu-Ansah was charged with extortion, contrary...

Father grabbed by Police for incest

A 31-year-old father, who allegedly had sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old daughter, has been arrested by the Swedru Divisional Command of the...