Crime

‘Self-acclaimed’ chief arrested over alleged recruitment fraud

The Abura Dunkwa Circuit Court in the Central Region has granted a GHC6,000 bail to a self-acclaimed Chief of Abura Dunkwa, Nana Okromansa Ofosu...

School placement challenges will be resolved – Free SHS Secretariat assures parents

The Deputy Coordinator of the Free SHS Secretariat, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, has assured that all challenges associated with the Computerised School Selection Placement...

Mankessim murder: Police conclude investigations, await advice from AG

The Ghana Police Service has completed investigations into the killing of Georgina Asor Botwe, a 25-year-old prospective student nurse at Mankessim.The police are,...

West Hills Death: Docket, pathologist report forwarded to AG for advice

Police prosecutors have told the District Court at Sowutuom that the duplicate docket and pathology report of the deceased in the West Hills Mall...

Dozens of dissolved Qnet workers arrested in a swoop in Koforidua

Police in Koforidua have arrested 60 independent representatives (IRs) and workers of online networking marketing company (Qnet) dissolved by Court for operating a Ponzi...

I didn’t kill Adams Mahama – Accused cries in court

Asabke Alangdi, the second accused person charged with the murder of the then Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji...

Man battling for his life after attack by unknown assailants at Awutu Bereku

A man, believed to be in his 30s, is unconscious after unknown assailants inflicted cutlass wounds on him at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu...

Man and son arrested for killing bull in Savannah Region

A 58-year-old man, Langa Jakpa and his 31-year-old son, Langa Mahama, have been arrested by the Tuna police in the Sawla District of the...

Three arrested over alleged sale of drugs at James Town

The James Town Police have arrested three persons alleged to have engaged in the sale of drugs to young people at James Town, Accra....

Nkawkaw: Man kills father for not accepting his lover

A 35-year-old man is in police grips for killing his biological father for challenging his right to marry the woman of his choice.Abdul Wadudu...

Afoko murder trial: Second accused reveals why he fled to Ivory Coast

The second Accused person in the alleged acid incident which led to the death of New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Upper East Regional Chairman, Adams...

Two arrested for human trafficking in Ashanti Region

The police in the Ashanti Region have arrested two persons believed to be behind the trafficking of foreign nationals to engage in begging in...

Man beaten to death for stealing plantain at Ajuamko Bisease

A 40-year-old man, Kwame Essel, has been beaten to death for allegedly stealing plantain from a farm at Ajumako Bisease in the Ajumako Enyan...

Man beaten to pulp for stealing from accident victims at Gomoa Akwamu

A man, believed to be in his late 30's, has escaped lynching after stealing a mobile phone at Gomoa Akwamu in the Gomoa Central...

Man’s neck slashed over fruit juice price

A young man has been wounded and hospitalised following a hot argument he had with a drinking spot attendant over the price of a...

Police officers disguise themselves as prostitutes to arrest criminals – IGP reveals

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has revealed the extent to which his administration is going to fight crime while ensuring...

Special Prosecutor charges 4 public servants for failing to declare incomes

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged four public servants and a civil servant for allegedly failing to comply and declare their...

Krachi: Man stabs brother to death over dog

A 40-year-old farmer, Kudjo Denteh, has stabbed his junior brother, Kwadwo Donkor, to death over a little disagreement between the two at Kpatchu, a...

Sierra Leonean jailed 25 years for causing harm, robbery

A 24-year-old unemployed man had the shock of his life when an Adentan Circuit Court sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment for causing harm...

Court chases pensioner for defiling four minors

An Accra Circuit Court has declared a 66-year-old pensioner wanted for allegedly defiling four children in the Tema West Municipality.The suspect, Emmanuel John Kwesi...

Ghanaian lady arrested in UK over stabbing, pouring hot water on rival

An 18-year-old Ghanaian woman residing in Royston, United Kingdom has been charged after a stabbing incident in South London.The alleged stabbing took place on...

COCOBOD Case: AG sends officers to Korle-Bu to monitor Agongo

Lawyers of Businessmen Seidu Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited, the 2nd and 3rd Accused in the ongoing Ghana Cocoa Board trial have accused the...

Building contractor accused of fraud granted GH₵150k bail  

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵150,000.00 bail with two sureties to a 57-year-old building contractor accused of fraud.Wonder Abochie Kissina was...

Couple with four children in court over child stealing

A couple, with four children, were on Monday put before an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly stealing an abandoned day-old baby boy.Edward Nyarko -Affum...

West Hills Mall death: Security Analyst proposes independent forensic autopsy

A Security Analyst with Global Intelligence, Samuel Nana Appiah, has proposed an independent forensic autopsy into the death of 32-year-old Shadrack Arloo at the...

Trader, farmer remanded for kidnapping 37-year-old mason

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, has remanded three people for allegedly kidnapping a 37-year-old mason at...

Family of man allegedly murdered at West Hills Mall to drag case to CHRAJ if…

The family of Shadrack Arloo whose death occurred at West Hills Mall has given the Ghana Police Service a seven-day ultimatum to reopen their...

Anyinam youth clash with police over arrest of 2 ‘galamseyers’

There was pandemonium at the Anyinam police station in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern region after the arrest of two illegal miners...

New twist to former MASLOC boss’ case

Moves by state prosecutors to have a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, tried in absentia have...

Brave driver crashes motor rider who snatched his iPhone to death

A fatal accident has taken place at the Kwabenya Musuku roundabout in the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Greater Accra Region, due to reported road rage.According...

Hunter reports himself to police after shooting brother dead

A 42-year-old hunter, John Ackah, who mistook his elder brother for an animal and shot him to death, has reported himself to the police....

Jomoro MP berates Police statement on West Hills incident

Jomoro Member of Parliament, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has stated that bad policing led to the death of Shadrack Arloo at the West Hills Mall. ...

Three robbers attack gold dealer; bolt with GH¢500K

Three armed robbers have attacked a gold-buying agent, Stephen Jay Gold Buying Company, with a pistol and a pump-action gun at Sehwi Juaboso in...

Court adjourns Opuni’s trial over witness’ health

The Accra High Court on Tuesday adjourned the trial of a former boss of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, due...

Court sets date to rule on former MASLOC boss’ trial in absentia 

The Financial Division of the Accra High Court has fixed February 24, 2024, to deliver ruling on whether or not “absconded” Sedinam Tamakloe should...

Nurse found dead after failed marriage

A 34-year-old nurse, David Atinga, at the Kpasera CHPS compound in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region has been found hanging dead....

Kasoa: 2 arrested for defrauding by false pretence

The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly defrauding business men in the environs.The 33-year-old Lawson Adams and his accomplice,...

Lawyer ditches alleged coup plotters

Private legal practitioner, Victor Adawudu, has served notice that he will no longer represent one of the 10 persons standing trial for allegedly planning...

NACOC intercepts marijuana concealed in cocoa powder containers

The Narcotics Control Commission's (NACOC) Ghana Post Unit has intercepted six parcels of marijuana concealed in cocoa powder plastic containers.The parcel, which was...

College head found dead with husband and daughter

The head of private school Epsom College has been found dead along with her husband and seven-year-old daughter on a property on school grounds....