Crime

How bandits dastardly killed driver at Pusiga

One person has been shot and burnt to death by unknown gunmen at Nakom in the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region. The 46-year-old...

Algeria legend gets jail term for fraud

Former Algeria international and coach Rabah Madjer has been sentenced to six months in prison for making "false declarations" regarding financial transactions. The 63-year-old was...

Couple sentenced for assaulting ‘side chick’

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a couple who assaulted the man’s girlfriend – a “side chick”. Oko Agyemang admitted conspiring with Christiana Annan, his...

Mother who allegedly engaged ‘area boys’ to molest daughter arrested

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested the mother of a 15-year-old girl who was physically and sexually abused by some community members at...

Football star leaves emotional note after murdering girlfriend

Police in Monrovia has arrested former Bomi striker, Mohammed Barry, alias Agogo for reportedly murdering his girlfriend. He is accused of brutalizing his fiancée identified as...

Man dresses as a woman to enter female hostel for marathon sex

A 25-year-old man has been arrested by a Nigerian Police Command over alleged criminal trespassing and attempting to commit theft. Jika John reportedly dressed as...

1 dead, 4 arrested as police clash with gold robbers at Obuasi

The Police, through an intelligence-led operation, foiled a robbery operation at Fenaso Ketewa near Obuasi, leading to the death of one suspect and the...

Robbers who snatched woman’s GH₵ 30,000 at bank sentenced to 20 years each

Two armed robbers who were arrested by the police in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for...

Armed robber caught on footage dancing during operation

Everyone loves the job that pays them, whether legitimate or not, and for this, a robber did not let his crime prevent him from...

Farmer jailed 10 years for possessing narcotics

A 31-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Asamankese Circuit Court for possession of narcotic drugs contrary to section 37(1)...

Transformer thief nabbed, accomplice at large

Residents of Takoradi have apprehended a young man suspected to have raided the Station B transformer centre of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The...

Police arrest 37 motor riders for road offences

The Fosu Police have arrested 25 motor riders and 12 tricycle riders in a swoop by the Assin Fosu Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate...

Five-month-old aborted foetus found at refuse dump

Residents of Assin Fosu Nsuakye in the Assin Fosu municipality of the Central region had to deal with the horrific sight of a five-month-old...

Three arrested over murder of man at Awutu Mampong

The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with the death of 45-year-old Kofi Kyekyebi. The suspects have been identified...

School sued over alleged negligence after allegedly serving pupil banku

A private school at Oyarifa in Accra, Gracefield School Limited, has been put before court over alleged negligence that risked the health of a...

18-year-old arrested for killing woman, 36, and her child after failed rape attempt

A police command has apprehended an 18-year-old suspect for the alleged brutal murder of a 36-year-old woman, Talatu Alh Usman, and her one-year-old child. The...

I won’t spare any culprit – DCE warns over molestation of 15-year-old girl at Ofoase [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · DCE ON 15 YR GIRL ASSAULTED Persons involved in assaulting a 15-year-old girl at Akyem-Ofoase in the Eastern region will not be spared,...

Four robbers arrested for allegedly attacking mining site at Fenaso Ketewa

The Police have arrested four robbery suspects who attacked a mining site at Fenaso Ketewa near Obuasi, Tuesday, June 2, 2022. The robbers, armed with...

Class six pupil sentenced for stabbing friend over girl

The Assin Foso District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship, Abdul Majid Iliasu, has sentenced a 14-year-old boy to two years in a...

ECG transformer thief busted

Thieves have raided the Station B transformer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Takoradi in the Western Region. The criminals cut and...

Cobbler pours hot water on friend for allegedly eating his bowl of rice

A 32-year-old homeless man is struggling to get medical care after his street friend poured hot water on him for allegedly eating his food.  Francis...

How 11-year-old girl joked about dad sacrificing her for rituals [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How 11-year-old girl joked about dad sacrificing her for rituals Evelyn Kemeh, the mother of an 11-year-old girl whose father was busted in...

Man chops wife’s hand to prevent her from accepting nursing job

In a shocking case of jealousy and inferiority complex, an Indian man allegedly chopped off his wife's hand from the wrist to prevent her...

Mother of girl whose father attempted to use her for rituals speaks [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mother Of Girl Whose Father Attempted To Use Her For Rituals Speaks The mother of an 11-year-old girl whose father, Evans Oppong, allegedly...

NDC’s Dela Coffie detained

National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s communicator, Dela Edem Coffie, has been detained. The detention was announced by the Office of the Special Prosecutor on Monday, June...

Businessman who attempted to use daughter for money ritual remanded

The District Court in Accra (Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit) has remanded Evans Kyekyeku Oppong, the businessman arrested for attempting to use his...

Electrician remanded over ¢8k spare parts theft

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded a 26-year-old electrician who allegedly stole spare parts valued at GH¢8,000. Victor Osei has denied entering the store room...

Wa: Lady flogged in public flees home

The young lady captured in a sex tape in Wa has fled her home following the public flogging at the Wa-Naa’s palace last week. Meira...

Agbogba caregiver to stand trial at High Court for manslaughter

A caregiver, who allegedly caused the death of an 11-month old girl at a preschool at Abgogba, Accra, is to stand trial at the...

Man remanded for bathing 19-year-old baby mama with acid

The Bibiani Circuit Court in the Western North Region has remanded 25-year-old Francis Ennin aka Fiifi two weeks into police custody for allegedly bathing...

Man, 45, found dead at Awutu Mampong [Video]

A 45-year-old man, Kofi Kyekyebi, has been found dead at Awutu Mampong in the Awutu Senya West Municipality of the Central Region. Reports indicate the...

31-year-old allegedly kills wife in Ada

The Ada Police Command in the Greater Accra Region has arrested David Ayornu, 31, popularly known as Rapper Bee for slashing the belly of...

Suspected robber killed, another on admission at Obuasi [Video]

https://youtu.be/TcZT1w9BOxM The Police have killed a suspected armed robber at Kunka Junction in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Another suspect is said to be...

2 Nigerians jailed 20 years, one committed robbery same day he arrived in Kumasi

Samuel Kalu, 22, and Ameka Okpala, 26, from Abia and Anambra States respectively, were unsuccessful and could not run with their booty of GH...

Man who attempted to kill daughter for money in police custody

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has confirmed the arrest of the 42-year-old businessman who allegedly attempted to sacrifice his daughter for money. In a statement...

Herbalist causes arrest of man who attempted to sacrifice his daughter for money [Video]

An Oyibi-based herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo, has caused the arrest of a man identified as Evans Oppong, who allegedly attempted to kill his two children...

AG to prosecute FixTheCountry’s Barker-Vormawor

The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has prepared the bill of indictment on one of the conveners of the #FixTheCountry movement,...

3 grabbed over murder of Chinese woman at Dansoman

The police have arrested and arraigned a 37-year-old driver, Jacob Kwesi Acquah, for allegedly killing Xiong Yin, a Chinese national in cold blood at...

Seven suspected robbers arrested in Western Region

Seven suspected robbers have been arrested in two separate anti-robbery operations in the Western Region. Four of the suspects, Shadrack Nyame, Wofa Yaw...

NDC’s Dela Coffie declared wanted

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared wanted National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, Dela Coffie. This was announced in a statement issued on...