Crime

Momo merchant jailed for impersonating Police commander

A mobile money merchant, who impersonated a public officer has been sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court. Richard Sie impersonated the Oti Regional Police Commander,...

Police rescue kidnapped chief

The Police have rescued the chief of Kubease, Nana Ottupre Kwagyan, who was allegedly taken by unknown men in the Kwahu East District of...

Court fines two goat thieves GH₵3,800 each

The Nkwanta South Magistrate court has fined two goat thieves GH₵3,800 each or in default serve six months imprisonment. This was when the duo,...

House help remanded over theft

A 27-year-old house help, who allegedly stole $16,000.00 belonging to Mdaihli Fadlelah, his boss, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. ...

11kg of suspected cocaine found in motorised wheelchair

Officials at Hong Kong International Airport have uncovered 11kg of suspected cocaine hidden in the cushions of an electric wheelchair. The haul, worth...

Alleged rape victim in custody for rejecting justice

An alleged rape victim who turned down justice from the law court and refused to cooperate with the court has been arrested and placed...

Nkwanta South: 35-year-old man killed and dumped in a pit

A 35-year-old man, Bijadom Daniel, has been found dead at Nkwanta South in the Oti region. The lifeless body was found in a pit. Two...

NPP thugs who invaded UTV convicted; fined GH¢2,400 each

An Achimota Magistrate Court has convicted and fined the 16 New Patriotic Party (NPP) members who invaded the premises of UTV and obstructed its...

Couple in court over GH¢1.6m fraud

The Accra Circuit Court Nine has sentenced a couple to a fine of 500 penalty units each, equivalent to GH¢6,000, for conspir­ing to dupe...

Tailor in court over alleged manslaughter

An Accra High Court has com­menced trial of Joseph Kwasi Ef­fah, a 63-year-old tailor and farmer, who allegedly shot a man whom he had...

There is no justification for UTV invasion by NPP members – Manasseh Azure

Journalism Fellow at Harvard University, Manasseh Azure Awuni, says there is no justification for the United Television (UTV) invasion by members of the New...

Information Ministry condemns NDC supporters’ attack on Citi FM journalist

The Information Ministry has condemned the attack on Citi FM journalist, Akosua Otchere by some supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Odododiodio...

AG has done a good job on Ato Essien’s case – Sly Tetteh

Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh has commended the Attorney General for recovering GH¢37 million from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

Kikibee CEO’s girlfriend remanded over his murder 

Mam Yandey Joof, who is said to be the girlfriend of Bennette Agyekum Adomah, owner of Kikibee’s Restaurant and Lounge, has been remanded into...

Defunct Capital Bank’s board chair should be prosecuted as well – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu says the prosecution of the Capital Bank case will not be complete until the board chairman is also prosecuted. The...

Fake lawyer arrested after winning 26 cases

A young man has been detained by Nairobi authorities for posing as a lawyer of the Kenya High Court. The suspect, identified as Brian...

23-year-old man allegedly kills pregnant wife

A 23-year-old farmer, Kwadwo Noah, has allegedly killed his pregnant wife at Kwawu Nframa in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern region. Noah,...

J.B Danquah’s case: Absence of juror halts murder trial of alleged killer

The absence of a juror halted the trial of Daniel Asiedu, aka Sexy dodon, who is being held for allegedly murdering former Abuakwa North...

Sheer greed! – Judge fumes before Ato-Essien’s sentence

Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, the judge who sentenced the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has justified his ruling. He said...

Aisha Huang’s case: Court sets December 4 to deliver judgement

An Accra High Court has fixed December 4, 2023, to deliver its judgement in the case of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged...

Police on manhunt for Somanya filling station robbers

The Somanya Police Command is on a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers for attacking the SP Gas Filling Station at Trom in the...

Ofankor landlord murder trial begins October 17 

An Accra High Court will on October 17, 2023, start the trial of Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, a landlord accused of killing his tenant,...

Robbers attack gas station; beat attendants, bolt with huge cash at Somanya

Police in Somanya are on a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers who attacked the SP gas filling station at Trom in the Yilo...

Latest on Abesim murder case

An Accra High Court has slated November 1, 2023, to take the plea of Richard Appiah, a footballer accused of killing two minors and...

Court sets date to rule on Aisha Huang’s case

The fate of Chinese national and alleged kingpin of illegal mining, En Aisha Huang, is set to be decided on December 4, 2023. This was...

Ato Essien jailed

An Accra High court has sentenced founder of defunct capital bank, William Ato Essien to 15 years in prison in hard labour. Mr Essien was...

Robbers mistake bread for cash; return to kill pregnant woman

Two robbers, who mistook a loaf of bread wrapped in a handbag for a bundle of cash, returned to kill the wife of their...

Ashanti region: 33-year-old nurse allegedly killed by unknown assailants

Rita Asamoah, a 33-year-old nurse and resident of Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region, has been allegedly killed by unknown assailants. According to family sources,...

Policeman killed, another injured in gun battle with robbers

The police have arrested two people who attempted to commit robbery and opened fire on police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The...

Madina MP appeals to Akufo-Addo over death penalty

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to commute the sentences of 181 persons currently on death...

FBI joins OSP to probe Cecilia Dapaah’s case

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has sought the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to investigate the activities of former...

Boy, 15, arrested for allegedly killing grandmother at Gbonasua

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by the police for al­legedly killing his grandmother at Gbonasua, a farming community in the Jaman South Municipality...

Maj. Mahama murder trial near completion

State prosecutors will on October 16, this year, address a seven-member jury on why the 14 persons accused of the murder of Major Maxwell...

Good Samaritan shot by robbers

A Good Samaritan has been shot and wounded after he tried to save a man who was being robbed of his motorbike at gun-point...

Driver fined GH¢2,400 for causing harm 

The Tarkwa District Magistrate’s Court has fined a 35-year-old driver, Prince Addo, GH¢2,400 for careless and inconsiderate driving and causing harm to Kwaku Obeng,...

NMC takes bold step against media attacks

The National Media Commission (NMC) is calling on the Police for update on the prosecution of all assault cases involving journalists and media houses....

Teshie gang leader in police grips for murder

Adayoro Patrick Tettey, the leader of the 50 Cent Gangster Group at Teshie in Accra has been arrested for allegedly shooting a former member...

One arrested over killing of Walewale Government Hospital staff

Police in Walewale have confirmed the arrest of one person in connection with the killing of a staff member at the Walewale Government Hospital...

Punish ‘thugs’ who invaded UTV – NCCE to police

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to punish the people who invaded the studio of...

Unknown assailants kill nurse at Walewale

Walewale in the North East Region has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of a nurse at Walewale Government Hospital....