Crime

Gunmen kill driver, assault others, rob businessman of money

A gang of suspected armed robbers have invaded the house of Mr Atsu Makafui Kumordzi, a lotto operator, and shot to death a 51-year-old...

Capital Bank trial: High Court dismisses Ato Essien’s Stay of Proceedings

The High Court in Accra hearing the case in which William Ato Essien and two others are standing trial for their roles leading to...

60-year-old groundnut farmer arrested for allegedly murdering wife

Mr. Robert Ayambile, a 60-year-old groundnut farmer, is in the grips of the Bono East Regional Police Command for allegedly murdering his 55-year-old wife,...

NSS staff arrested for issuing fake GES posting letters remanded

A Tamale Circuit Court has remanded a National Service person who was arrested for allegedly issuing fake Ghana Education Service (GES) appointments and posting...

Man found dead with head missing at Kpetoe

Police in the Agortime Ziope District of the Volta Region is on a manhunt for a man believed to have murdered an old man...

Illegal miner stabs friend to death

Fisticuffs between two illegal miners at an Indian hemp (wee) base at Akyem Achiase to prove who is stronger has resulted in the death...

Court orders fraudster to sweep church for 6 months

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted and sentenced one Chibuike Omemgboji to six months of community service. He was convicted on...

Popular actor arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl

Nigerian actor Moses Armstrong has been caged by the police for alleged sexual assault of a minor. He was arrested on Thursday, June 16 by...

Interesting twist to coup plot trial as Defence Minister, Adam Bonaa pops up

It has emerged in court that contrary to claims that Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzo discussed Arab Spring with Dr Frederick...

Assembly taskforce beats mason to pulp

Members of the Afigya Kwabere South Assembly taskforce in the Ashanti Region have beaten to pulp a mason identified as John Okyere. The victim...

Kasoa ritual murder: Court makes u-turn, trial to be conducted by jury

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has made a u-turn and restored the ‘Kasoa boys’ murder case back to a jury trial.The...

Three soldiers, accomplice arrested

The Police on June 4, 2022 arrested three Military personnel and one other accomplice in connection with a robbery incident at Nsakina near Amasaman...

Armed robbers attack lotto agent, kills staff

Suspected armed robbers have raided the residence of Atsu Makafui Kumordzi, a popular lotto agent at Akatsi in the Volta Region. The gang of robbers...

2 police officers promoted for arresting colleague for drug possession

The Ghana Police Service has promoted two of its personnel for effecting the arrest of a fellow policeman carrying substances suspected to be Indian...

2 including 54-year-old man arrested for robbery; another on the run

The Sawla District Police Command has arrested two Fulani herdsmen for robbery at Naffa Gido, a farming community in the Sawla district of the...

Two police officers promoted for arresting one of their own for possessing ‘wee’

The police administration has promoted two of its officers for effecting the arrest of another officer suspected to be carrying 84 parcels of compressed...

Policeman under police guard after being involved in accident

A Police Sergeant, identified as Lotsu Agbeko, aged 36, working with the Form Police Unit (FPU) at Tesano has being involved in an accident....

Oppong Nkrumah visits 15-year-old girl molested at Ofoase

Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament (MP), Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has paid a visit to a 15-year-old girl who was molested at Akyem-Ofoase in the...

Sex worker beaten to death by customer for keeping Quran under pillow

The Lagos State Police Command has charged three suspects to court for allegedly beating a sex worker, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze...

Chief shot by unknown assailants at Gyengyen

The Chief of Gyengyen, a community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Volta Region, has been shot by unknown assailants at his residence. It...

Constituents chase MP over GHC800K job scam

A growing number of fraud victims in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Constituency who were duped in a GHC800, 000 job scam are chasing after the...

Murder suspect dies in police custody in Ada

A 31-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly killing his wife at Lufenya, a suburb of Ada in the Greater Accra Region is reported...

Two soldiers arrested for allegedly raping nursing student

Two military officers from the 155 Armoured Regiment based at Damongo are currently in police custody for allegedly raping a past student of the...

Old man allegedly scamming accommodation seekers finally arrested, several victims emerge

A syndicate of serial fraudsters led by an old man who for years has been scamming persons searching for accommodation in Accra has finally...

Heavy security at Islamic SHS as parents troop there to withdraw their wards [Video]

https://youtu.be/rn5BzezYsS8 There is heavy security presence at the Islamic Senior High School (SHS) as some parents have trooped there to withdraw their children following reports...

Shocking moment two policemen ‘throw punches at boy, 16’ in back garden

This is the shocking moment two Met Police officers appear to repeatedly punch a teenage boy in his friend's back garden. Footage shared online appears...

Thousands rally across US for stricter gun laws

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking...

Heavy security at Kutula, one dead in new clashes

There has been heavy security deployment to Kutula, a community in the Savannah Region, following clashes which left one person dead. The deceased was allegedly...

Dozens of wedding guests abducted in Nigeria

Gunmen have abducted at least 29 people in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara, police say. The victims were travelling back home from a wedding...

Three boys arrested for stealing textbooks

The Police at Oda are holding three young men for stealing textbooks from Akyem Oda St. Andrews Anglican Basic School in the Birim Central...

Female robber forces victim to have sex with her inside car

The Zimbabwe Republic Police have raised alarm after female rapists/robbers went on a prowl targeting young male commuters. This comes after two men were forced to have sex...

Reckless driver arrested for driving truck without back tyres [Video]

The police have arrested a driver in charge of a DAF truck with registration number AS 7324- 12. The suspect driver, Kofi Nkansah, was arrested...

Accommodation fraudsters finally nabbed after allegedly duping 51 victims

Nemesis has caught up with two accommodation fraudsters after their last victim raised an alarm which caused their arrest. The syndicate led by a yet-to-be...

Chief escapes death after his car was set ablaze [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chief Escapes Death After Being Set Ablaze In His Car Nana Blaychie, a chief of Egyambra in the Ahanta West District of the...

Capital Bank case: Ato Essien’s judgment day nears

The judge presiding over the case in which the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien and two others are standing trial...

Police officer interdicted for smoking on duty

The Police Administration has interdicted Sergeant Isaac Nii Sowah, No. 42681 G/ stationed at the Accra Regional Police Command who was captured in uniform,...

Court remands man, 25, over car snatching

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 25-year-old man for allegedly snatching a Hyundai Accent Taxi valued at ₵37,500.00. Emmanuel Tetteh has pleaded not guilty...

Gold armed robber sentenced to 16 years imprisonment

An armed robber who was arrested by the Police at Sefwi Nketieso in the Western Region has been handed a 16-year jail term by...

Baby who vanished with her murdered parents 42 years ago found alive

A woman who went missing as a baby in 1980 has been found alive and well. Holly Marie vanished alongside her parents Harold Dean...

Illegal Chinese miners jailed 15 years

The Sekondi High Court in the Western Region has sentenced four convicts, including two Chinese, to a 15-year jail term each in hard labour....