Crime

14 suspects arrested in connection with death of Chief, 2 others in Oti Region

Fourteen people have been arrested by the police for the killing of a chief, his son and a linguist in the Krachi Nchumuru District...

Teacher’s aide arrested for sex with student 2 weeks after starting job

Granite Public Schools’ Superintendent Missy Berry has confirmed a woman charged last week for reportedly having sex with a 16-year-old student did work for...

47-year-old man charged for fraudulent land transaction 

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Joseph Ofosu, a 47-year-old, in the sum of GH₵150,000.00 with three sureties, two to be in...

Military officer’s stray bullet kills nursing mother at Manso-Datano

A nursing mother has been confirmed dead after a military officer allegedly discharged live ammunition on mourners at Manso Datano in the Amansie South...

Female pastor arrested for giving out church members’ details to kidnappers

A 37-year-old pastor, Ruth Kenneth has been arrested for allegedly providing information about congregants to kidnappers in Nigeria. It is reported that the mother-of-seven is...

Violent attack on school leaves 3 students injured

Three students of Asare Bediako SHS have been injured after some youth of Akrokerri in the Ashanti region allegedly attacked them on campus. The attack,...

Trader jailed for exposing baby to danger

A 71-year-old trader has been sentenced to 15 days imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for exposing a two-week-old baby to danger. This is after...

14 arrested over murder of chief, 2 others at Krachi

Some 14 suspects have been arrested by a joint police-military team in connection with the killing of the Borae Ahenfie Chief, Nana Meebo, and...

Police chase GNFS personnel over recruitment scam

A staff of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Nalerigu in the North East Region is being pursued by Police in the region...

Blow-by-blow account of how chief, 2 others were killed over land dispute [Audio]

Francis Mebo, the linguist to the chief of Borea Ahenfie in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region has given a blow-by-blow account...

Two jailed 70 years for kidnapping, robbery

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced two persons to 35 years imprisonment each for kidnapping and robbing a trader at Amrahia in the Greater...

Man in court for allegedly defiling 11-year-old 21 times

A 54-year-old labourer accused of defiling a minor over 21 times at Adamborobe in the Greater Accra Region has appeared before an Adentan Circuit...

Man nabbed while attempting to kill woman over food

A man, believed to be in his late thirties, has been beaten to pulp after he was caught red-handed attempting to cut off a...

5 thieves rearrested after breaking out of Awutu Bereku police cells

Three Ghanaians and two Nigerians detained for cyber fraud, theft of corn and air conditions on Sunday, November 20 attempted to break jail. The suspects,...

Chief, 2 others assassinated over land dispute

The Chief of Borea Ahenfie, a farming community in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region and two others including his son, have...

Forbes richest self-made billionaire jailed 11 years for fraud

Elizabeth Holmes, 38, who was once described by Forbes as one of the richest Self-made billionaires in America, has been sentenced to 11 years...

Four arrested after chief narrowly escapes assassination attempt [Video]

https://youtu.be/Ww68ZfNX7BE The Effutu North District Police Command in the Central Region has arrested four persons following an assassination attempt at the Gomoa Pomadze chief's palace....

Unknown assailants kill taxi driver after hiring him

A taxi driver, believed to be in his late 20s, has been found dead after some passengers hired his services to Komfo Addai near...

Teenage girl escapes death after being hit on the neck with stick

A 13-year-old Junior High School pupil escaped death after she was hit on the back of her neck by an unidentified person at Pumpside...

Suspected palm oil thief killed at Jukwa

A suspected palm oil thief has been beaten to death at Abrafo Odumase, a suburb of Jukwa in the Twifu Hemang Lower Denkyira District...

Man jailed for stealing prepaid meter

A 24-year-old tricycle rider, Abdul-Gafaru Sulemana, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Tamale district court for stealing a prepaid meter owned...

Commercial sex worker remanded over human trafficking 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a commercial sex worker into police custody over alleged human trafficking.  Miriam Braim pleaded not guilty to attempted...

Man found dead with head missing at Sekyedumase

A beheaded body of an unidentified man believed to be in his late 40s was found in a bush at Abam near Sekyedumase in...

Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death at Ga South [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death in Ga South A seven-month-old pregnant woman has been stabbed in the neck to death at Asabaham...

Guardian who boiled 9-year-old’s fingers granted ₵90K bail

A 32-year-old-teacher accused of literally boiling the hand of a nine-year-old girl has pleaded not guilty before a Goaso Circuit Court in the Ahafo...

People’s Forum: Kenyasi residents threaten war against Newmont

Residents of Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have threatened a faceoff with Newmont Mines over what they described as incessant killings in the area. According...

Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 6 at Christmas parade

A judge sentenced a man who killed six people and injured many others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee to...

Robber busted in attempt to sell stolen phone to victim’s wife

A robber identified as Felix Ayeye has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos State. This was after...

Three robbers sentenced to five years imprisonment 

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced three robbers to five years imprisonment in hard labour each for conspiring and robbing a woman at Zenu...

Man arrested over attempted suicide at Kasoa

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been arrested after he attempted suicide by climbing a telecom mast at Kasoa CP...

Police probe shooting incident at Kenyasi

The Police have commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding a shooting incident at Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, resulted in...

One dead, 4 injured in police-youth clash at Kenyasi [Photos]

One person has been confirmed dead with four others in critical condition as police duty officers stationed with Newmont Mining Limited clash with the...

Suspected Highway robber killed; others on the run

A suspected highway robber has been gunned down by armed police on the Accra -Yeji Highway. According to a Police situational report, the deceased suspect...

Watch how women were nabbed while attempting to smuggle cocaine in their hair

Two women were arrested in Colombia Thursday for attempting to smuggle cocaine in their hair extensions, the Colombian Ministry of Defense said.  The ladies, who...

NDC election: One more arrested over chaos in Ashanti Region

The Police have arrested one more suspect in connection with the disturbances which occurred during the Ashanti Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives' election....

Eight on ₵100k bail each over illegal forex trading

Eight persons, including a woman, have been granted a GH₵100,000.00 bail with two sureties each by an Accra Circuit Court over illegal money-changing business....

FDA arrests illegal traditional medicine producer in Wa

 The Upper West Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), over the weekend, arrested one Emmanuel Bapuorador, in Wa, for engaging in...

NDC election: 3 arrested over chaos in Ashanti Region

The Police have arrested three persons in connection with the violent disturbances during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Executives Election on Sunday...

Man allegedly kidnaps son to demand ransom from wife

Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday rescued an eight-year-old boy who had been reportedly kidnapped by his stepfather. In a statement, DCI...

Man jailed for stealing bread and other items

A 26-year-old man identified as Victor Samson has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000. Samson, who was...