Crime

Court issues bench warrant for arrest of economist

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of an Economist, who allegedly took GHS475,500.00 from an unemployed woman under the pretext...

Gregory Afoko had no acid splashes on his tracksuit – Witness tells court

A Senior brother of Gregory Afoko who is standing trial for allegedly pouring a substance believed to be acid on the late Upper East...

West Hills Mall gives security surveillance details about death of musician’s brother

The management of West Hills Mall in Accra has given its account of incidents leading to the death of a 32-year-old man, Shadrach Arloo,...

Three shot dead in gold shop robbery

A robbery gang has shot and killed people at Wassa Ntwetwena in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality in the Western Region. The incident occurred on...

Francis Sosu seeks justice for family of man allegedly murdered by police

Private legal practitioner, Francis Xavier Sosu, is leading the family of the 32-year-old man who died due to alleged police brutality at West Hills...

Police arrest 12 persons involved in robbery, murder cases

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 12 members of an organised crime syndicate for their involvement in a series of carjacking and robbery incidents.  The...

27-year-old man remanded over death of friend during heated argument

The Obuasi Magistrate Court has remanded a 27-year-old man, Barack Ahmed Amuquandoh, into a two-week police custody over the murder of a friend. The deceased...

Fetish priest arrested in connection with missing ‘okada’ rider at Assin South

A fetish priest, Kofi Anokye, 30, is currently in the grips of the Assin South Police in connection with the missing Okada rider, Emmanuel...

NDA boss, 3 others granted GHS2m bail each

The Tamale High Court, presided by His Lordship Eric Ansah Ankomah, has granted bail to the embattled Chief Executive Northern Development Authority (NDA), Sumaila...

Court orders lunacy test on Uber driver behind viral police audio

The Achimota District Court presided over by His Worship Prince Owusu has ordered a lunacy test to be conducted on Patrick Asiedu, the man...

His soul is crying for justice – Gospel musician who lost brother to police ‘brutality’

https://youtu.be/YpN0mW_jo_s?t=196 Popular gospel musician, Perpetual Didier, has said the family will not relent on their quest to seek justice for her brother who died as a...

34 sex workers arrested in Tema [Video]

https://youtu.be/DoZktQfxRKA About 34 women are in the grips of the law for engaging in prostitution in the Tema Metropolis. The brief facts indicate that some young...

Banker charged over investment fraud

A 28-year-old banker has been arraigned for allegedly defrauding a businessman to the tune of GH¢274,000. The accused, Frederica Appiah, pleaded not guilty to the...

Agradaa’s lawyer granted bail

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Agradaa’s lawyer, Theophilus Donkor, who had been charged for verbally assaulting police officers who were in...

Major Mahama case: I was drunk when I stoned soldier – Accused tells court

The third accused person in the case in which some 14 persons are standing trial for the murder of the late Major Maxwell Mahama,...

NDA Case: Suspects to face court today

The Criminal Division of the Tamale High Court will today, January 31, 2023, hear the corruption-related case involving four officials charged by the Office...

Tears in court as 4 get 20 years for stealing

Four persons involved in the syphoning of GHC1,262,496.66 from Best Point Savings and Loans Limited have been sentenced to a total jail term of...

Soldiers allegedly shoot man dead, injure 2 at Hobor

A group of soldiers have allegedly shot dead a 25-year-old man, Alfred Awuku, assaulted two others including the Wulomei of Kweku Pamfo. One of...

Opuni’s trial: Court to hear another motion stay of proceedings

The High Court in Accra will on Tuesday hear a motion for stay of proceedings pending the determination of an interlocutory appeal filed by...

GRA taskforce arrest five shopping mall managers

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) taskforce has arrested five managers of shopping malls at Spintex Road in Accra for allegedly evading tax on the...

Policeman who left rifle in ‘trotro’ needs mental examination – Ex IGP’s Secretary

JoyNews/AdomNews · Policeman Who Left Rifle In 'trotro' Needs Mental Examination - Ex IGP's Secretary Retired police officer and Member of Parliament for Wa West,...

‘Okada’ riders besiege Police station over missing colleague

A number of Okada Riders at Assin Manso in the Assin South District of the Central Region have staged a wild protest demanding the...

Man charged for selling broken tiles as phones

The self-styled phone trader who allegedly sold packed broken tiles as phones has been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with two...

Policeman who left rifle in ‘trotro’ after allegedly taking GH¢100 bribe interdicted

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted an Inspector who left his rifle in a commercial vehicle. In a press statement dated January 28, the Service...

Alleged drunk G-Wagon driver breaks into fence wall [Photos]

On Saturday dawn, a driver of a Benz G-Wagon vehicle with registration, ODUMA 1 – 21, drove into a fence wall of a house...

Police arrest 4 suspects for robbery and murder at Wassa Agona

The police have arrested four persons who attacked a fuel filling station and murdered a security guard in the early hours of Saturday, 28th...

Nigerian man sentenced to death for killing 4 and using their intestines to prepare food

The Rivers State High Court has sentenced one Bestman Lekia to death by hanging for killing four people and using one of his victims’...

16-year-old boy arrested for stealing

A 16-year-old boy is in the grips of the Bole Police for stealing his grandmother's GHS60.000 at Jama, a farming and fishing community in...

Don’t jail me if I fail to pay GH₵20m in April – Ato Essien appeals

Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, says he should not be jailed if he fails to pay GH₵20 million to the state...

Court remands accountant over ¢69k fraud

An Accra High Court has remanded a 45-year-old accountant, Fredrick Wundowah, for defrauding a trader to the tune of GH₵69,000.00. Mr Wundowah allegedly collected...

Krofrom gang violence: One suspect arrested

One suspect has been arrested in connection with the Krofrom reprisal gang attack. The attack resulted in the death of one person and a six-bedroom...

Gang burn down six-bedroom house in reprisal attack at Krofrom

A six-bedroom house has been burnt in the Krofrom suburb of Kumasi, Friday afternoon, in an alleged reprisal attack by a gang. The armed young men,...

Let’s castrate men who impregnate school girls – Queen mother

The paramount queen mother of Abura Asiebu Kwamankese in the Central Region has cautioned men who impregnate teenagers and end up stalling their education...

Leaked tape: Ofosu-Ampofo, Kwaku Boahen to open defence

An Accra High Court has ordered the immediate former National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and a Communications Officer...

36-year-old woman convicted for stealing

The Accra Circuit Court has deferred the sentence of a 36-year-old woman who admitted to stealing GH¢50,000.00 belonging to her employer. The Court presided over...

Rat hunters set ablaze market [Photos]

Shop owners at Nyankomase Ahenkuro in the Assin South District of the Central Region are counting their loss after their shops were engulfed by...

Unknown assailants butcher man at Krofrom

A young man in his early 30s has been butchered by unknown assailants at Krofrom in the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred...

EOCO hunts for Lebanese national jailed for fraud

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has launched a manhunt for a Lebanese national who was sentenced to jail for five years over...

Hit-and-run driver crashes man to death

A hit-and-run driver has crashed a man to death in Koforidua in the Eastern Regional Capital. The body of the deceased was found in a...

Court threatens to strike out Agradaa’s case

An Accra Circuit Court has threatened to strike out the criminal charges against founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asiedua Koranteng, aka...