Crime

Gbenyiri conflict: Man shot dead while attempting to charge phone at Kalba

A middle-aged man has been shot and killed by unknown assailants near Kalba, a suburb of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region. Police say...

2025 WASSCE: 16 arrested, 64 phones seized

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has raised alarm over a surge in examination malpractice during this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination...

Three Nigerians jailed for vehicle theft in Kumasi

Three Nigerian nationals have been jailed for 10 years for their role in a series of vehicle thefts across the Kumasi Metropolis. The convicts Francis...

WAEC arrests 14 over malpractice in ongoing WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed the arrest of 14 people, including teachers, students, and invigilators, for alleged involvement in malpractice in...

National Service Person allegedly steals GH¢303k from customer’s account

A 25-year-old National Service Person, Jesper Kobina Mensah, has been hauled before the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly stealing GH¢303,950 through unauthorised electronic...

35-year-old man missing after suspected armed robbery attack in Fijai

Police in the Central Region are investigating a suspected armed robbery at Fijai near Kasoa in the Gomoa East District, where a 35-year-old man,...

Local Gov’t introduces monthly National Sanitation Day on first Saturdays

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has designated 6th September as National Sanitation Day under the Clean-Up Ghana Agenda. Announcing the initiative...

Uber driver attacked with machete by passenger at Barekese

A 30-year-old Uber driver is alleged to have survived a machete attack by his passenger, who bolted away from the vehicle at Barekese in...

16-year-old boy shot dead at galamsey site in Amasu

The Bono Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Issahaku Ansu, at an illegal mining site in Amasu,...

Driver jailed for stealing motorbike at Asesewa

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Emmanuel Aboku, to six years in prison for stealing a motorbike belonging to a farmer...

Miracles Aboagye challenges convictions in Ablekuma North re-run violence 

New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has raised concerns over the recent conviction of eight individuals linked to the Ablekuma North constituency...

Illegal miner remanded for threatening security agencies with firearm

The Juaboso Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody one Evans Amoako, popularly known as Sasso, after he was arrested for brandishing a firearm...

Two friends remanded over robbery allegation

Two friends have been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region...

Eight convicted over Ablekuma North re-run violence

Eight people have been convicted by the Circuit Court in Accra for assaulting former Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East and two...

Police arrest 10, seize weapons ahead of Akwatia by-election

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested ten individuals and confiscated nine firearms in a series of security operations in Akwatia, part of...

Third suspect in immigration officer’s murder reported dead

A third suspect linked to the murder of 38-year-old Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah has reportedly died following a brief illness. Stephen’s brother, Kwasi Amoako,...

Ridge Hospital Assault: Perpetrators must face justice – Dr. Yankson

Former Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Justice Yankson, has called for the immediate prosecution of individuals involved in the recent...

Assaulted Ridge Hospital nurse sues Ralph Williams 

A nurse at Ridge Hospital, Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, who was allegedly assaulted during a violent altercation with relatives of a patient on August 17,...

Immigration officer’s murder: Chaos as family accosts suspect’s lawyer at court premises

Tensions flared outside the Adabraka District Court in Accra after proceedings in the case involving the alleged killing of immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah,...

Cybercrime crackdown: 39 arrested in joint CSA-CID operation in Tema

A joint security operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has led to the arrest of 39 individuals...

Nigerian arrested for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl in bush at Gomoa Nkwantanan

A Nigerian national in his late 30s has been arrested and detained by the Awutu District Police Command for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl...

Suspected thief climbs tree to escape mob attack at 37 [Video]

A dramatic scene unfolded on Sunday, August 17, 2025, near the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, when a suspected thief scaled a tall tree...

Chief, IT technician in court over alleged stolen car

Two persons have been put before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a Kia Forte from a rental service provider at New Bortianor. Nana...

Couple hospitalised after stabbing incident in Edwenase over alleged infidelity

A domestic dispute in Edwenase, a suburb of Abodom in the Bekwai Municipality, turned violent on Sunday, 10 August 2025, when 38-year-old Rebecca Appiah...

Two arrested with 519 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp at Nyanyano

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects found in possession of 519 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian...

Suspect in immigration officer’s murder case remanded [Video]

A solemn atmosphere surrounded the Adabraka District Court on Friday, August 8, 2025, as the man accused of a heinous crime against Immigration Officer...

Registrar of Dagbon Traditional Council granted GH₵100k bail in kidnapping, assault case

The Tamale Circuit Court, presided over by Francis Asobayireh, has granted bail to Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan, the Registrar of the Dagbon Traditional Council, in the...

Employee of Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited convicted over cable theft

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an employee of Samatex Timber and Plywood Company Limited to five years imprisonment with hard labour. This is for...

Two sisters arrested for staging abduction with help of married boyfriend

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four individuals over a staged kidnapping aimed at extorting five million naira (₦5,000,000) from a...

Four arrested over murder of security man at Gomoa Akotsi

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old security guard, Kwabena Boateng, at the De-Bridge One District One Factory...

CSA, police clamp down on online fraud syndicates

A joint operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 65 suspects linked to...

Galamsey: Minti Nkosuohene, 4 others arrested in Bosomtwe Range Forest Reserve [Photos]

The Nkosuohene of Minti, a small community in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti region, and four others have been arrested for illegal...

Police retrieve 43 stolen luxurious cars shipped to Ghana

The Ghana Police Service has recovered 43 luxury vehicles stolen from abroad and illegally shipped into the country between January and July 2025. The vehicles,...

Ex-convict teacher sentenced to 48 years for defilement

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Sokah Phidels Load, a 47-year-old teacher and ex-convict, to 48 years' imprisonment with hard labour after he was...

NPP Chairman’s brother shot dead during robbery in his home

The Ghana Police Service has refuted media reports claiming that officers raided the home of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Bono East Regional Chairman,...

Nigerian jailed for faking identity to get Ghanaian passport

The Tema District Court has sentenced a Nigerian national to 12 months’ imprisonment with hard labour for attempting to unlawfully acquire a Ghanaian passport. Mohammed...

Nigeria kidnappers kill 35 hostages even after ransom paid

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their...

Pastor in court over alleged assassination prophecy about Shatta Wale

A pastor has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly publishing a prophecy on TikTok about the assassination of popular Ghanaian musician Shatta...

Man stabbed to death by colleague at China City Mall in Kumasi

A staff member of China City, a shopping mall located at Santasi in Kumasi, has allegedly been stabbed to death by a colleague at...

One dead, soldier injured in bus shootout in Ashanti region

One person has been confirmed dead while a military officer has been injured after two gunmen opened fire on a Kumasi-Tamale-bound bus in the...