Crime

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...

‘I did not recruit any soldiers’ – Alleged female coup plotter

Warrant Officer Class Two Esther Saan Dekuwine (WOII), one of nine individuals accused of plotting to overthrow the government, has denied recruiting soldiers for...

Peace Council, Catholic Diocese condemn military brutality at Garu

The Upper East Regional Peace Council and the Catholic Diocese of Bolgatanga-Navrongo have condemned the alleged military brutality at Garu and Tempane in the...

Six members of Western Togoland secessionists jailed 13 years

Six more members of the Western Togoland secessionists have been handed 13 years and six years imprisonment and a fine of 1300 penalty units...

Two arrested for allegedly swindling American of $1,250,000

Two people have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding an American of $1,205,000 under the guise of supplying the victim with...

Pastor, security man arrested for defrauding ‘church members’ [Video]

A self-acclaimed pastor, Stephen Appiah Kubi has been arrested at Abuakwa Maakro in the Ashanti region. Appiah Kubi who is the founder of Everlasting Jesus...

Over 400 prepaid meters stolen in Anyaa in 2 weeks; Assembly member laments

The Assembly member for Anyaa West, Michael Acquah, has bemoaned the increase criminal activities in the area. According to him, there has been rampant attacks...

Cecilia Dapaah’s case: State files fresh charges against maid, 7 others

State Prosecutors have filed fresh charges at the High Court against the housemaid of former Minister for Sanitation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah. Patience Botwe, 18,...

3 in court over Nkwanta South shooting incident

Three out of the seven suspects who have been arrested by police in connection with a violent disturbance leading to the death of one...

Residents chase goat thieves, impound vehicle and rescue ten in the Eastern region

Some vigilant residents of Akyem Asuom in the Kwaebibirim district in the Eastern region have impounded a private Toyota Camry Car and rescued ten...

Police arrest 7 suspects over disturbances at Nkwanta South

The Police have arrested seven persons in connection with a violent disturbance leading to the death of one person at Nkwanta South Municipality of...

The Church of Pentecost deacon missing after robbery during service

The Ghana High Commission in South Africa has confirmed a robbery incident that took place at the Johannesburg branch of The Church of Pentecost....

72-year-old Assemblyman arrested for allegedly selling fake metres

The Western Regional Office of the Electricity Company, acting on a tip-off, has arrested a 72-year-old Assembly member of Esshiam-Ntaama in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis,...

Court grants trader GH₵200k bail over alleged illegal possession of firearms  

A 26-year-old who allegedly had in his possession one locally manufactured pistol with three live cartridges without authority has been granted bail by an...

Two sentenced for distributing fake drugs 

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two persons standing trial for illegally selling and distributing unregistered fake diabetes drugs on the internet contrary to...

Security guard killed, another injured in fuel station robbery

A  private security guard has been fatally shot by armed robbers, with another injured at the Total-5 fuel filling station, opposite the All Nations...

Mahama Ayariga condemns alleged military brutality in Garu

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mahama Ayariga, has condemned the alleged military brutality on some residents of Garu in the Upper East Region....

Odumase Krobo: One shot dead, 8 others injured in chieftaincy feud

Police in the Eastern Region are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of one person and injuries to eight others in an alleged targeted...