60-year-old farmer allegedly kills 15-year-old Fulani boy
A 60-year-old farmer has allegedly taken the life of a 15-year-old Fulani boy in Tinsonyiri community near Tuna, Sawla district, Savannah region.The victim, Ibrahim...
Three suspected Ghanaians arrested in US with over 100 illegal guns
Three men with alleged ties to Ghana have been arrested in New York City with over 100 illegal guns.Ahmed “Taju” Mutalib, Abdul Haruna, and Murtala Haruna,...
Abesim murder: Accused pleads not guilty to 2 counts of murder
Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim near Sunyani, has pleaded not guilty...
Okomfo Anokye cola tree: Suspect denies felling 300-year-old tree
A man suspected to have cut down the Okomfo Anokye historic tree has denied his involvement in felling the 300-year-old tree.The tree, planted centuries...
Cult pastor found guilty over illegal film studio
Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan man accused of leading a cult and being responsible for the deaths of more than 400 people has been found...
Chief, three others remanded in murder case
Four suspects, who were arrested in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man, John Coffie, alias Africa, at Mile 4 in the Aowin...
Two arrested over sale of ECG meters
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has dragged two persons before an Accra Circuit Court for conspiring and illegally selling the company’s meter.Charles...
One person arrested in connection with felling of Komfo Anokye’s historic cola tree
Information reaching JoyNews indicates one person has been picked up by the police to assist with investigations pertaining to the felling of Komfo Anokye’s...
23-year-old labourer remanded for alleged burglary
The Adentan Circuit Court has remanded a labourer, Richard Bajian for breaking into two offices at East Legon, Accra.Richard Bajian, 23, who is said...
Man allegedly commits suicide following mother’s death
Police in Abofour, in Offinso, in the Ashanti Region, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 35-year-old man.The deceased, Peter Boakye Yiadom,...
Miner jailed 15 years for phone theft
The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 23-year-old miner to 15 years in prison with hard labour for stealing a Sumsang smart phone.Innusah...
Man jailed 1 year for stealing ECG copper cables
Geofery Obuobi, unemployed, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing copper cables valued at GH¢7,550, belonging to the Electricity Company of...
Headmaster in custody for allegedly sodomizing student
The headmaster of a basic school at Kpogunor in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region has been remanded for sodomizing a...
2 in court for selling fake ECG metres
Two persons have been charged and put before a Circuit Court in Accra for selling unauthorised Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) metres to unsuspecting...
Impose stiffer punishment for attacks on media personnel – Minister to judiciary
The Ministry of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has appealed to the judiciary to consider stiffer punishment for persons who attack media houses and journalists...
Three visually impaired men arrested for drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has made a series of significant arrests and drug seizures, totaling around N13 billion (GH₵197,432,943.37) in...
New twist to Cecilia Dapaah’s case
Patience Botwe, a former housemaid of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah and six others have been slapped with 31 fresh charges moments after...
Mother who dumped newborn baby in bush turns herself in
A mother who had allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in the bush near Bole Customs Barrier on October 27, 2023, has turned herself in...
NPA, police intercept 13 vehicles used for illegal petroleum transaction
Thirteen Bulk Road Vehicles (BVRs), which were illegally used to transport petroleum products, have so far been intercepted by the Ashanti Regional Police Command...
Armed land guards storm Amanfrom Dunkwa, injure residents
A group of 35 individuals, armed with weapons, have invaded Amanfrom Dunkwa, a neighborhood within the Ngleshie Amanfrom area of the Ga South Municipality....
Court remands 62-year-old miner for pouring acid on former girlfriend
A 62-year-old illegal miner, who allegedly poured liquid suspected to be acid on his former girlfriend, Victoria Salamatu Safia, 35, has been remanded into...
One injured after armed robbery at filling station
A gang of armed robbers have attacked Gaso filling station in Adankrono, near Kade, within the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region on the...
Labourer remanded for breaking into 2 offices and stealing
An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a labourer accused of breaking into two different offices at East Legon, Accra.Richard Bajian is...
MP blames gov’t for feud between Electrochem, Sege residents
Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has said the feud between residents and Electrochem Ghana Limited should be blamed on government.According...
Sege MP reacts to renewed feud between residents, Electrochem
Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has condemned a shooting incident in a feud between Electrochem Ghana Limited and some residents...
Electrochem clears air on shooting incident at Sege
Electrochem Ghana Limited has given its account of a shooting incident which led to the death of one person at Sege in the Greater...
MASLOC trial: Court summons psychiatrist over accused’s mental examination
Dr Apio who works at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been summoned to appear before the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court...
Ex-convict lynched after killing ex-lover, injuring 3 others at Enyan Oboom
Irate residents at Enyan Oboom in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region have beaten a 28-year-old ex-convict, Mubarak Bentsil to death....
DJ shot dead during live broadcast
A radio anchor in the Philippines has been shot dead while performing a live broadcast.Juan Jumalon, known as DJ Johnny Walker, was shot...
Garu: Victim of military brutality reported dead
One person has passed on following the alleged military brutality at Garu in the Upper East Region.Garu Member of Parliament (MP), Albert Alalzuulga disclosed...
South Africa: This is how much Pentecost Church Deacon’s kidnappers demanded
It has emerged that the gunmen who abducted a Deacon of the Ghanaian Pentecost Church in South Africa, were after a ransom.The Church...
Man accused of shooting galamsey taskforce commander denied bail
The Osino District Court in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region has rejected a bail application submitted by lawyers representing Abel Nti...
Court to take Afoko’s plead on murder for 3rd time
Gregory Afoko, the farmer who is alleged to have played a role leading to the death of New Patriotic Party’s Upper East Regional Chairman,...
Popular crypto king found guilty of fraud, faces 115 years in prison
Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on all seven counts related to fraud and money laundering.He is the co-founder and former CEO of...
Scrap dealers vandalise, steal ECG switchgears
Fifteen switchgears installed in various communities by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Accra, have been vandalised and its parts stolen.According to the...
Transformer thieves in Volta region jailed 5 years
The Ho Circuit Court has sentenced two of the three suspects who were arrested by the Volta Regional Police Command for attempting to steal...
Musician granted GH¢400K bail for allegedly kicking girlfriend’s genitals
A 23-year-old victim, whose musician boyfriend violently stamped her right leg and kicked her genitals after discovering pictures of her with another man, is...
Court discharges 23 persons who attacked palace over sale of Kweiman land
Court Connected ADR hence prayed the court to discharge the accused persons.The accused persons are Gideon Amartey, aka Kitinki, Richard Amartey Mensah, Eziel...
Neighbour shoots father, stepson dead over noise in apartment
A Brooklyn bodybuilder and his stepson were shot dead in the hallway outside their apartment in an ongoing dispute with their angry downstairs neighbour...
Kasoa Cops ‘killer’ jailed 20 years
Eric Kojo Duah, the man standing trial for the murder of two police officers on the Kasoa-Budumburam-Accra has been jailed for 20 years after...