Crime

Bishop arrested for allegedly breaking into church member’s home to steal

A bishop from the African Apostolic Church has been accused of breaking into a congregant’s home and stealing US$10,800. Charles Tekeshe, 65, appeared before...

Judge refuses to try 2 illegal miners without their accomplice

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has refused to try two persons accused of illegal mining, popularly known as ‘Galamsey’, without their accomplice. William Boateng...

Twifo Hemang youth on rampage; destroy several property

Residents of Twifo Hemang in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region say they are gripped with fear following the heightening...

12 Chinese nationals in court over ‘galamsey’

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has granted a GHC300,000.00 bail with three sureties each to 12 Chinese nationals accused of illegal mining also known...

NAM1 makes 33rd appearance in court without trial

Embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), made his 33rd appearance in court on Thursday, March 23, three...

Custom officer, 2 others accused of stealing $4.3m gold at airport remanded

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a customs officer and two others accused of stealing gold valued USD$ 4,303,234.00 belonging to GND Global Trading...

Beige Bank case: More trouble for former CEO, Mike Nyinaku

The High Court hearing the criminal case against former CEO and owner of Beige Bank, Mike Nyinaku, has been told by the First Prosecution...

NIB arrest ECG IT staff over prepaid vending challenges

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has arrested some personnel of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s IT department.  Their arrest is reportedly in connection with...

Lotto agent in court over GH¢253k theft

A 32-year-old agent of Alpha Lotto Company, who allegedly stole GH¢253,680 from the firm, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court. Ernest Larbi is...

Major Mahama had no gun on him – Suspect tells court

Michael Anim, one of the 14 persons standing trial for the gruesome lynching of Major Maxwell Mahama at Denkiyra Obuasi in the Central Region,...

NDC Parliamentary aspirant inflicted with cutlass wounds in robbery attack

A parliamentary hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Abuakwa South Constituency of the Eastern Region, Solomon Nana Frimpong, has been injured...

Police intercept 336 bags of cocoa beans at Dadieso

The Police in the Suaman Dadieso District have intercepted 336 bags of cocoa beans supposedly being smuggled to the neighboring Ivory Coast for sale. Cocoa...

5 Western Togoland secessionists jailed

The Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh, has sentenced five Western Togoland secessionists to...

Man found hanging dead in uncompleted building

A middle-aged man has been found hanging in an uncompleted building at Tanokrom, a community in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. The lifeless...

Court issues bench warrant against man who escaped from police custody

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of...

COCOBOD intercepts over 1,500 bags of smuggled cocoa

Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) Anti-smuggling Task Force in collaboration with the security agencies, has within two weeks, retrieved over 1,500 bags of cocoa, en...

Police arrest 33 suspects over Golden Star mines attack

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested 33 people in connection with the attack on Golden Star Mines (GSWL) at Wassa Benso in the...

Bridget Otoo escapes car-snatching syndicate

Media personality and journalist, Bridget Otoo, has shared the harrowing experience of how she escaped car-snatching syndicate on the Accra-Tema motorway. According to her, three...

K.T. Hammond’s nephew killed over alleged kidnapping

A 28-year-old man, Isaac Bans, has been killed at Adiembra in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region over alleged kidnapping of two...

Suspected thief ‘freezes’ for hours in attempt to rob landlord [Video]

https://youtu.be/WqvHdtGy0wA A suspected thief reportedly froze and became immobile for hours in an attempt to steal in the Drobo area in the Jaman South Municipality...

IGP sets up committees to probe alleged killing of 27-year-old by Wa police

The Director-General in charge of police administration, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has disclosed that the Inspector-General of Police has set up two independent committees...

High Court judge flees Bolgatanga over death threats

Following some death threats and attacks at his residence, the acting Supervising High Court Judge in Bolgatanga, Justice Alexander Graham, has fled and vacated...

Three remanded over burglary at Association International School

Three persons have been remanded into police custody for allegedly breaking into an office at Association International School, Airport in Accra. The three are...

8 arrested for illegal activities in forest reserves

The Forestry Commission in the Western North Region has confirmed that eight illegal chainsaw operators have been arrested and 26 chainsaw machines apprehended in...

Two shot in robbery operation on Jasikan-Worawora road

Two people have been shot in a robbery attack along the Jasikan-Worawora Highway in the Jasikan municipality of the Oti region. The incident is said...

22 laptops, other equipment stolen at NIA office

Three out of five suspects who broke into offices of the National Identification Authority( NIA) in Sunyani and made away with 22 HP laptop...

Salesgirl caught on CCTV stealing items worth over GH₵25k

An Accra Circuit Court has asked a salesgirl to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for six months after she was found...

Illegal miners burn 12 vehicles in attack on Golden Star mine

It has emerged that illegal miners who attacked Golden Star Wassa Mines at Benso in the Western Region burnt 12 vehicles. The Head of Group...

Pastor found dead in farm at Nkwanta

The district head pastor of Narrow Gate Faith Ministry, stationed at Bonakye in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, has been found...

Man, 71, mistakenly cuts of 11-month-old son’s finger

A 71-year-old man, Joseph Efo Kwasi, has reportedly cut off his 11-month-old son's two fingers at Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of...

‘Ghanaian prince’ jailed 20 years for fraud in USA

An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for pretending to be a Ghanaian prince and swindling more than a dozen...

Drama as court remands visually impaired man who killed wife in her sleep

The Nkawkaw Magistrate Court has remanded two weeks into Police custody a 72-year-old visually impaired man, George Mudor, who killed his wife in her...

Fake fire officer arrested with 10 gallons of palm oil

A man, believed to be in his late 20s in a Fire Service uniform, has been nabbed and beaten to pulp for stealing palm...

Assin South MP mourns with family of murdered pregnant teenager

The Assin South Member of Parliament, John Ntim Fordjour, together with members from the District security council, have visited the family of a pregnant...

Soldier’s murder: Kwesi Pratt lauds IGP

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr Akuffo Dampare and the entire service for...

Police make fresh arrest in connection with NDC congress violence

The Police have arrested one more suspect in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Youth and...

Blind man allegedly kills wife for seeking divorce

A 71-year-old sight impaired man is in police grips for allegedly butchering his wife at Abepotia near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The...

Lecturer found dead in apartment with multiple stabs

A professor of Political Science at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Nigeria, Felix Akpan, has been found dead with multiple stabs at his residence....

Nigerian arrested in connection with death of hospital cashier

A 24-year-old Nigerian has been arrested by operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for allegedly murdering a cash point operator, Patience Ago Quaye,...

Family of murdered soldier reacts to arrest of suspects

Awudu Imoro, father of a 21-year-old soldier, Sheriff Imoro, who was killed at Ashaiman, has expressed delight at the arrest of six suspects. According to...