Crime

Banker jailed for defiling 14-year-old girl at Sawla

A 35-year-old banker, who was arrested and arraigned for defiling a 14-year-old girl at Sawla, has been handed a seven-year jail term. Elorm Cudjoe, who...

23-year-old student shot dead in his car at Sofoline

A 23-year-old student of Oyoko School of Dispensing Optics has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kumasi, Tuesday evening. Kwabena Asumadu met his untimely...

Armed robbers attack filling station at Amasaman; fuel attendant killed

One person has died and three others injured after armed robbers attacked a fuel station at Amasaman 3 junction. The robbers attacked the four victims;...

Man jailed 15 years for having sex with wife’s niece

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 53-year-old trader to 15 years imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 12-year-old niece at Afuaman near Ablekumah in...

Illegal meter peddler arrested

The police in Mamprobi have arrested Henry Teye Adjirackor, a technician, for illegally possessing, selling, and installing meters, and passing them off as meters...

Suspect admits to killing J.B. Danquah-Adu

Daniel Asiedu, popularly known as Sexy Don Don, the prime suspect in the murder of the then Member of Parliament ( MP) for Abuakwa...

Police arrest a gang of six robbers in Bono East Region

The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested six suspected robbers at Techiman in the Bono East Region.  The Police said the arrest followed an...

New twist to late J.B. Danquah’s death

A knife allegedly used by Daniel Asiedu in stabbing J. B. Danquah Adu, late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, to death, has been...

NPP Delegate Conference: Police arrest one person

The Police have arrested one person for impeding the election process at the ongoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference at the Accra...

Four remanded for illegal mining

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has remanded four persons into Police custody to reappear on July...

Female suspect gives shocking reason for kidnapping pastor preaching on altar

A young lady, Ibikunle Opeyemi, has told the police in Ogun State that she kidnapped one pastor Mapai Samuel of ZOE family international church...

Driver who crashed Bibiani MCE, driver to death charged

The articulated driver who crashed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai and his driver to death last Tuesday has been charged. He was charged with...

Five suspected cyber fraudsters on the run after being granted bail

Five out of 12 suspected cyber fraudsters granted bail by the Bole District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Edward Essel, are currently...

5 suspected fraudsters on the run after being granted bail

Five of 12 suspected cyber fraudsters, who were granted bail by the Bole district magistrate court presided over by His Worship Edward Essel, are...

Notorious motorbike thief lynched at Nkwanta South

A notorious motorbike thief, Kiss Boy, who had allegedly been terrorising residents of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, has been lynched. The lifeless body...

Supreme Court preserves key evidence against former SSNIT boss Ernest Thompson

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed a case filed by former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT),...

Female convict begs Akufo-Addo for pardon

A 25-year-old convict at the Ho Female Prison, who is losing her eyesight as a result of burns she sustained while pouring acid on...

Head of murdered taxi driver found in car after accident

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the murder and decapacitation of a taxi driver at Hobor in the Ga South district of...

Two arrested at Kasoa with human head

The police has arrested two young men with a 'fresh' male human head on Monday. The two, suspected to be ritual murderers, were arrested at...

Driver’s mate fined for causing the death of a 2-year old

An Adentan Circuit Court has imposed a fine of GHS3,600 on a driver’s mate for exposing a child to danger. Nana Nyarko is said to...

Plumber jailed 3 years for stealing ECG transformer parts

The Nsawam Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old plumber to three years in prison for stealing parts of a transformer belonging to the Electricity...

Dormaa-Ahenkro Circuit Court sentences ex-convict to 14 years imprisonment

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has convicted and sentenced an ex-convict, Kwabena Paterson, aged 28 to...

Driver nabbed over serial theft

A driver, who took huge sums of money from seven victims under the pretext of securing United Kingdom (UK) visas for them but failed,...

Cable thief suffers burn injuries

An unidentified man, believed to be in his early 30s, was seriously burnt when he attempted to steal electricity cables from an Electricity Company...

Man murders friend during fight in farm

A physical exchange between two farmers has left one dead at Lamboya near Zebila in the Bawku district of the Upper East Region. The victim,...

Court sentences Astroturf thief, accomplice declared wanted

The Berekum Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Osei Kofi Amoako has sentenced a 21-year-old resident of Dwenem in Jaman South Municipality, Gideon...

Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over internet fraud, information theft

A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in...

Painter slapped with ₵12k fine over fake alcoholic beverages

A painter, Franklyn Crentsil, who was nabbed for misbranding some alcoholic beverages in his residence at Darkuman in 2017 has been sentenced to a...

5 dead, 30 wounded as gunman opens fire during US Independence parade

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at...

Suspects in Major Mahama’s case asked to open defence

The 14 persons who allegedly killed the late Major Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, mistaking him for an armed robber,...

38-year-old bar operator stabbed to death over alleged chieftaincy dispute

There is uneasy calm at Adum Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region as a 38-year-old bar operator has been killed...

Police arrest 6 suspects over land, chieftaincy dispute in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has arrested six persons in the Ashanti Region who are suspected to be connected to a land and chieftaincy...

Court jails trader 20 years for attempted robbery

A 27-year-old trader has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempted robbery. Nii Aryee Allotey, who...

Parliament sends strong message to Ghanaians over recent cyber fraud

Members of Parliament (MPs) have told Ghanaians they don't offer jobs or charge fees on social media. This is a result of the increase of...

Security man arrested for impregnating boss’ 15-year-old daughter

A 20-year-old security guard has been arrested for allegedly molesting and impregnating his employer’s teenage daughter.Samuel Maikasuw was picked up by operatives of the Lagos State Police...

Teacher jailed 45 years for rape, sexual abuse of 8 kids

A man who sexually preyed on children with learning or physical disabilities for over 16 years was sentenced to a record 45 years in...

Police commend Arise Ghana protesters, public and officers

The Ghana Police Service has praised the Arise Ghana demonstrators as well as its officers for the incident-free outcome of day two of the...

Armed robbers steal gold worth $350,000 from mining company

Armed robbers made away with gold with a value of approximately US$350,000 when they raided the Homase site of gold ore mining company, GoldStone...

Police gun down four suspected armed robbers in Ashanti region

The Ashanti Regional police have killed four suspected highway robbers in a shoot-out at Asumegya in the Asante Bekwai District. Assembly member for the area,...

Nkoranza murder: Suspect’s death unnatural – Autopsy report

A Police autopsy report has revealed that the late Victor Kwadwo Owusu, who was allegedly shot and killed on May 18, 2022, by the...