Crime

Man arrested for causing harm breaks down in court

A 32-year-old unemployed man, Derick Squire, wept uncontrollably when an Accra Circuit Court remanded him for a week on a charge of causing harm.Squire...

Court issues bench warrant for arrest of student charged over boyfriend’s murder

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a 23-year-old Biological Sciences student, Safina Mohammed Adizatu also known...

Washing bay attendant jailed for defiling student in bush

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling...

Man arrested for alleged murder of gay partner in Takoradi

Bernard Kojo Ankrah is in Police custody for the alleged murder of his partner, Jones Carlos Rodrigues Da Silva, in Takoradi.According to Ankrah, the...

One arrested with weapons; 7 robbers flee in botched operation

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service are on a hunt for seven(7) suspected armed robbers who attacked some residents of Konongo in the Ashanti...

Man allegedly kills stepdaughter at Sehwi Yamatwa

A man, believed to be in his late forties, Josontey Kwame, has allegedly killed his stepdaughter on his farm at Sehwi Kankakrom near Yamatwa...

Washing bay attendant jailed for defiling student in bush

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling...

NPP-NDC clash: Police place GH¢20k bounty on suspect

The Ghana Police Service has ramped up its efforts to locate Fatau Motorway, a suspect involved in violent clashes between supporters of the New...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Father of deceased makes shocking revelation

The father of the slain O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) student, Enock Bortey Sackey has revealed shocking details about his son's brutal murder.Contrary to...

Teenage boy found dead in uncompleted church building

A 17-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region.The deceased has been identified as Godfred Nyame,...

Woman jailed 5 years over GH¢139,000 recruitment scam

The Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a hairstyl­ist, Adwoa Nyarko, to five years in prison for engaging in GH¢139,000 recruitment scam.She was found guilty...

Five Mpraeso SHS students remanded for gang rape

Five students who allegedly raped a female student at Mpraeso Senior High School(SHS) have been remanded for 10 days into Police custody.On Friday, the...

One dead, another injured after violent attack in Bole

A man believed to be in his 20s, Bushira Shaibu has been killed near Tuntumba, a farming community in the Bole District of the...

Man arrested at Twifo Praso for assaulting his 20-year-old daughter

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Amo Abraham, for causing harm to his 20-year-old daughter at Twifo Praso in the Central Region.The suspect,...

Mpraeso SHS rape: Five suspects discharged and re-arrested

The five Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) students who were arrested for gang-raping a 16-year-old female student have been discharged.They were discharged Thursday by...

20-year-old allegedly confesses to beheading younger brother

A 20-year-old boy, Samuel Obeng has killed his 8-year-old brother, Messiah Akomeah in a bush near Kwamo in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti...

Motor rider remanded for attempted robbery

A 23- year-old motor rider has been remanded in Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court over attempted robbery at the Kor­le-Bu Teaching Hospital.Elvis...

Businessman remanded for allegedly misappropriating $60,000

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 48-year-old businessman, Charles Nti Denkyira, into Police custody for allegedly misappropriating $60,000.Denkyira, who faces stealing charges, pleaded...

Farmer jailed for stealing plantain and cassava

A 31-year-old farmer has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court for stealing foodstuff at Sepaase in the Atwima...

Five students arrested for gang-rape at Mpraeso SHS; 3 on the run

Five students at Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern region have been arrested for an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old female...

Man, 23, jailed for GWCL meter theft; another on the run for illegal reconnection

The Mampong Magistrate court in the Ashanti Region has sentenced 23-year-old Sumaila Abdul Rahman to 12 months in prison for stealing Ghana Water Company...

 Operation Halt arrests 9 suspected illegal miners; 23 changfans destroyed

Nine suspected illegal miners have been arrested, and 23 changfans destroyed by officers from 'Operation Halt'. They were arrested along the Ankobra River at Prestea...

Two businessmen jailed 17 years over theft of electronic gadgets

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced two individuals to a total of 17 years in prison for their involvement in stealing electronic gadgets worth...

Prosecute perpetrators of Election 2020 deaths – Emile Short

Former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has urged the swift prosecution of those responsible for...

Most wanted human trafficker arrested at Buduburam

A 38-years-old man, identified as Pussy Mama has been remanded by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit for allegedly trafficking over 3,000 young girls and boys...

Air condition installer handed 20 years for defilement 

A 40-year-old air condition installer, Joshua Arhin, has been handed 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court, for defiling a...

3 illegal sand winners, soldier arrested at Ningo-Lekpongunor

Three suspected illegal sand miners, and a sol­dier have been arrested at Bernganor, a suburb of Lek­pongunor in the Ningo-Pram­pram District of the Greater...

O’ Reilly SHS murder case: Prosecutions forward docket to Attorney-General

The Police prosecutors handling the murder case involving the O’Reilly Senior High School (SHS) student have forwarded the docket to the Attorney-General.The prosecution led...

20-year-old robbery suspect escapes Police custody in Juaboso

A 20-year-old man, Yaw Tawiah, also known as Jah Boy, has escaped from police custody, prompting an ongoing investigation, sources at the Juaboso District...

28-year-old miner jailed 12 years for stabbing mason at Nsuaem

A 28-year-old miner has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for stabbing a mason with a...

Six remanded over murder of Prison Officer at Kasoa Iron City [Video]

The Amanfrom District Court has remanded six suspects in connection with the murder of a Prison Officer, Lance Corporal, Gideon Adu Boakye at Kasoa...

Baker bags 25 years jail term for defiling primary 5 pupil

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Alfred Essuman Aimar, a baker, to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling an 11-year-old pupil at...

Two burnt beyond recognition at Kasoa Adom Estate

Two people have been set ablaze in a room at Kasoa Adom Estate in the Awutu Senya East Municipality in the Central Region.The victims...

Ngleshie Alata chief priest shot dead at Jamestown

The Chief Priest of Ngleshie Alata, Nii Ayit­ey Konko V, has been shot dead at Jamestown, Accra in a chieftaincy dispute.The incident occurred on...

Two armed robbers killed in gun battle with Police

Two armed robbers have been gun down in a battle with Police personnel on the Yeji- Kumasi highway.One of the armed robbers who escaped...

Two dismissed officers, civilian sentenced to 30 years for robbery

Two former security officers and a civilian have each been sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbery by an Accra Circuit Court.The convicted...

Fear grips residents after fatal shooting of policeman at Kwame Peprakrom

Residents in Kwame Peprakrom in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central region are living in fear and panic following the fatal shooting...

Armed robbers attack Police officers; one dead; two in critical condition

A Police officer is reported dead, two others in critical condition after they were attacked by armed robbers in Kwame Peprakrom in the Upper...

Dambai: NIB intercepts cocoa beans being smuggled to Togo [Photos]

The National Intelligence Bureau(NIB) in the Oti Regional capital of Dambai, has intercepted three trucks smuggling dried cocoa beans to Togo.The beans were concealed...

Democracy Hub demo: Lawyer fumes over unlawful assembly charges against protestors

A member of the defence team for arrested protestors, Nii Odokwei Cudjoe, has criticised the charges brought against them.The protestors were charged with three...