Crime

How body of aspiring trainee nurse was discovered

A pastor is in the grips of the Mankessim Police in the Central Region after confessing to the kidnap, killing and secret burial of...

Police place ¢100k bounty on Wa killers’ heads

The Police Administration has announced a GH¢100,000 bounty reward for any person who can offer information that will lead to the arrest of masterminds...

Human eyes, tongue were put in rubber bag – Wa Central MP shares harrowing experience

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa Central, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, has condemned the recent serial killings in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa,...

Prime suspect in connection with Wa murder arrested

The Police have arrested one person believed to be the prime suspect behind the Wa murder case. The suspect, identified as Kankani Adongo, was...

Gomoa East Assembly bans land guard activities

The Gomoa East District Assembly has banned all land guard related activities and collection of digging fees from developers with an immediate effect. The...

Security man allegedly defiles 8-year-old girl in Tamale

A 30-year-old private security man has allegedly defiled an eight-year-old girl in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern Region. The suspect has been identified...

Dampare heads to Wa over recent murders

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has visited Wa in the Upper West Region. This comes on the back of reports...

3 arrested for smuggling Cocobod, PFJ fertilisers

Three persons are in the grip of the police for their alleged involvement in the re-bagging and illicit smuggling of government-subsidized fertilisers. They were picked...

Student escapes from suspected kidnappers at cemetery at Bole [Video]

https://youtu.be/2ZHBwQmZwmM A 20-year-old student of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) at Bole in the Savannah Region has escaped a kidnap attempt. The suspects, according...

Elubo chief, brother remanded over ‘galamsey’ activities

The Sehwi Magistrate court, presided over by his worship Lawrence Buenor Bue, has remanded the chief of Sehwi Elubo, Nana Anim Baffour and his...

Illegal miner drowns in attempt to flee arrest

An illegal miner has drowned at Achiase –Atuntuma in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region in an attempt to flee from arrest...

KMA disassociates itself from assault on trader

Management of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has disassociated itself from an assault on a petty trader in the area. According to the KMA, the...

Man allegedly poisons himself after wife denied him sex

A 40-year-old trader, identified as Nana Sammy, has committed suicide by drinking a full bottle of weedicide after his wife reportedly denied him sex...

JoyNews’ ‘Smugglers Paradise’ exposes customs officers aiding smugglers to loot over ¢300m at borders [Video]

JoyNews will on Monday, September 19, release yet another riveting exposé on how some senior customs officials connive with smugglers to transport thousands of gallons...

Mireku Duker’s impersonator jailed after pleading guilty in court

An Information Technology (IT) Specialist with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Gabriel Gyamara Sarpong, has been sentenced to 15 months in jail...

4 arrested with 328 bags of smuggled fertiliser at Samreboi

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has arrested four persons for possessing about 328 bags of ‘Cocoa Eduane fertilisers ‘ unlawfully at Samreboi in the...

Aisha Huang cannot even tell how she entered Ghana – Prosecutors to Court

State Prosecutors say unraveling the mystery surrounding ‘galamsey’ suspect, Aishà Huang’s entry into the country will be a herculean task even for the court....

Woman arrested over dead children in suitcase

South Korean police say they have arrested a woman accused of murdering her two children who were found in suitcases in New Zealand last...

Herdsman fined for rearing animals in residential area

The Madina Magistrate Court near Accra in the Greater Accra Region has sentenced a herdsman to a fine of GH¢420.00 for rearing animals under...

Drama when Aisha Huang appeared in court [Video]

There was drama at an Accra Circuit Court Wednesday at the trial of the Chinese national, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang. The proceedings...

Aisha Huang denied bail

The Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody, Chinese galamsey suspect, Aisha Huang for two weeks. This was after she made her second court...

Lands Ministry staff arrested over GH¢200K extortion in Deputy Minister’s name

A staff of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has been arrested on the instruction of Deputy Minister George Mireku Duker. Gabriel Sarpong was arrested...

Moment Aisha Huang appeared in court [Video]

https://youtu.be/CprIkk4XHCc A video of Chinese galamsey suspect, Aisha Huang in court on Wednesday has popped up. The video, intercepted by Adomonline.com, captured Madam Huang's arrival at...

Gunman arrested over attempt to shoot chief at funeral

The Akyem Kade police in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region have arrested a 42-year-old Osei Kojo Forson who went to a funeral...

Man spends money mistakenly credited to his account, claims it was gift from God

The Circuit Court in Accra convicted a 21-year-old unemployed man, who withdrew and spent GH¢17,812 mistakenly credited to his bank account.  Felix Kwame Akakpo...

Two teenagers grabbed over defilement

Two teenagers have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl at Abossey Okai in Accra.  Ebenezer Agyakwa, a 19-year-old...

Attorney-General has my full support to prosecute Aisha Huang – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has his full support to prosecute persons found to...

Abandoned day-old baby found dead at Obuasi

The Obuasi Police are on the heels of a supposed ‘wicked’ mother who, allegedly, dumped her day-old baby by the roadside at Obuasi in...

Two arrested for stealing rented car part [Video]

https://youtu.be/aSBDNE-F8YM The Chief of Gomoa Mamfam has apprehended and handed over to the Awutu Bereku District Police Command, two persons for allegedly stealing a rented...

3 arrested in connection with murder of 15-year-old at Konongo

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old Regina Sarfo at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. The body of the...

Arrest, prosecute owners of missing excavators – Ellembelle DCE charges police

https://youtu.be/a8OD3d31gpg The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzo, has called for the arrest and prosecution of the owners of the excavators which went...

Teenage girl found dead in bizarre state

A 15-year-old girl, Regina Sarfo, has been found dead in a bush at Konongo in the Ashanti region. She was found naked in a...

Armed men snatch businessman’s GH¢50,000 cash in Kumasi

Four suspected armed robbers on Wednesday robbed a businessman of his cash in broad daylight at Asafo in Kumasi. The robbers reportedly trailed the victim...

4 illegal miners arrested in Oda forest reserve [Video]

https://youtu.be/lmwE7Nf8f7I Four illegal miners have been arrested in the Oda River forest reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. Their mining equipment...

Man slashes 10-year-old boy’s finger over attempted stealing

A resident of Assin Fosu, Chief Danso, has subjected a 10-year-old boy to torture for allegedly attempting to steal from his abandoned house. According to...

KNUST violence: 2 suspects denied bail again

The two suspects in custody over the violent clashes at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been refused bail for...

Cold store operator shot in daylight robbery at Asafo market

A 40-year-old cold store operator, Stephen Nyame, has sustained gunshot wounds in a daylight robbery at Asafo in Kumasi. Some unknown gunmen reportedly attacked the...

Beautiful bride murdered in cold blood a few days after marriage

A new bride, identified as Muniratu Moro, has allegedly been murdered in cold blood in her husband's house. The deceased is said to have been...

5 Chinese nationals arrested in connection with missing excavators at Ellembelle

As part of an ongoing investigation into the Ellembelle excavators, the Police have arrested five Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement. This was through...

Aisha Huang likely to face 24 months imprisonment if…

En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, a deportee businesswoman, who managed to re-enter Ghana to allegedly embark on mining without a license, is likely to...