Crime

Horrifying moment thief attempted to inject sales girl with poison [Video]

A sales girl is being applauded for her bravery after defending herself from a suspected thief who attempted to inject her with poison. The suspect...

Capital Bank case: I did not support GH¢27.5million paid to Essien – Former MD

The Managing Director of the defunct Capital Bank during the time of the bank’s collapse has testified that he was not in support of...

Headteacher slapped with 15-year jail term for defiling JHS pupil

A 44-year-old headteacher, who was contracted to teach a 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil but defiled her, has been sentenced to 15 years...

Kasoa teen killers’ jurors undergo training

Some of the people sampled for jury duties in the trial of two teenagers who killed an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa last year for...

GH¢1m bet man gets bail

The Kabfam Company Limited’s Administrative Officer who allegedly stole over GH¢ 1 million from his employer has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit...

Suspected thief who dresses as Catholic priest lynched [Video]

https://youtu.be/MMxK0D7id3w A 24-year-old suspected thief has been beaten to death at Fijai in the Sekondi Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. The deceased has been...

Four SIM swap fraudsters arrested

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Bankers, has arrested four persons in connection with SIM swap...

Three arrested with 21 bags of ‘wee’, single barrel gun

The North East Regional Police Command, led by its intelligence directorate, conducted an intelligence operation at Teanoba, a village near Nalerigu in the East...

JB killers trial: Defence lawyer casts doubt on DNA Consultant’s Forensic report

 A DNA Analyst Dr Kenneth Frimpong, who has been testifying in the case in which Daniel Asiedu is standing trial for the murder of...

Illegal gambling: Commission to destroy over 500 seized jackpots

The Gaming Commission has confiscated over 500 jackpot machines in a bid to clamp down on illegal gambling operations in the country. The jackpots were...

Thomas Sankara murder: Ex-Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré found guilty

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré has received a life sentence in absentia for his role in the assassination of his revolutionary predecessor, Thomas...

EOCO collaborates with Ghana Association of Banks to grab 4 in GHC200k SIM swap fraud

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Banks, has arrested four (4) persons engaged in SIM swap...

Unemployed man jailed 10 years for defilement

A 21-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a six-year-old girl at Odorkor in Accra. Theophilus...

Police officer arrested for brandishing weapon interdicted

The Ghana Police Service has announced the interdiction of one of its personnel seen in a viral video brandishing a gun. The suspect was...

28 robbery suspects arrested; 2 others shot dead in March

As a result of sustained, intelligence-led operations conducted across the country in the month of March 2022, the police arrested 28 robbery suspects. Two...

5 jailed 70 years for causing harm to a retired driver

The Criminal Court “3” of the Accra High Court has sentenced five persons to a total of 70 years imprisonment in hard labour for...

Wife, friend dead as fight over house chores causes husband to poison food he cooked

Police over the weekend arrested a man who is suspected of poisoning his wife and her friend, leading to their deaths over his wife's...

Adamus Resources reacts to Nkroful court shooting that left one dead

The management of Adamus Resources Limited has broken silence on a shooting incident that led to the death of one person and left others...

Two arrested over Asunafo shooting incident that left one dead

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident at Asunafo in the Eastern Region last Friday. The Eastern Regional Police Public...

10-year-old girl ‘crippled’ after being defiled by 4 men

A 10-year-old class three pupil is struggling to walk after she was defiled and sodomised by four men at Abura Edumfa in the Abura...

Man, 21, pounds grandparents to death with pestle

A 21-year-old man has allegedly murdered his grandparents at Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern region. The suspect, Moses Appiah, alias...

Nigerian arrested for luring trafficked colleague into prostitution in Ghana

A 25-year-old unemployed Nigerian, who lured her colleagues to Ghana to engage in prostitution, has been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit...

Armed men shoot and kill one, injure four others at Nkroful

The youth of Teleku Bokazo, a mining community in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, have been thrown into a state of sorrow...

Police arrest suspected gunman, weapon retrieved

The Ghana Police Service has arrested an unidentified man who was seen in a viral video brandishing a pistol while physically assaulting another motorist. In...

Ato Essien dishonestly took ¢130m from Capital Bank to set up another Bank – Prosecutor

Chief State Attorney Evelyn Keelson has alleged that founder of defunct Capital Bank William Ato Essien and businessman Dr Tetteh Nettey dishonestly took ¢130...

Man stabs fiancée

A 36-year-old jealous man has done the unthinkable, by stabbing his fiancée dead over fears that she may leave him for another man. Suspect Tetteh...

100-year-old woman, grandson arrested for plucking out beggar’s eyes for charms

A Nigeria Police Command has arrested one Isah Hassan,17, and a 100-year-old woman for allegedly removing the right eyeball of a 12-year-old Almajiri boy for...

Uproar as policeman forces his way into car through window [Video]

Kenyan police say they have taken disciplinary action against a policeman filmed forcing his way into a private car through a window on a...

Driver jailed 20 years for impregnating his 16-year-old daughter

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a taxi driver, Francis Fynn Aikins, to 20 years imprisonment for having sex with his own daughter. Fynn told...

Agyapa deal: AG sends message to ECOWAS Court

The Attorney General (AG) is urging the ECOWAS Court of Justice to dismiss a case filed against the Agyapa Royalties agreement. Chief State Attorney, Dorothy...

Judge cautions prosecution over Barker-Vormawor trial

The Judge hearing the treason felony charge brought against a Convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 asked state...

GH¢1bn fraud: Banks line up staff for prosecution

The Bank of Ghana has revealed that some of the persons involved in the GH¢1bn fraud that hit the banking sector in 2020 are...

Community Police Assistant jailed for fraud, impersonation

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old Community Police Assistant (CPA) to four years imprisonment over charges of impersonation and defrauding by false...

Two ex-convicts arrested for serial burglary in Denu

The Denu police command has arrested two ex-convicts, Joseph Senahia, 22; and Wisdom Agorsu Atorsu, 23, for committing various crimes. A manhunt has also...

Community police assistant jailed for fraud, impersonation

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old Community Police Assistant (CPA) to four years imprisonment over charges of impersonation and defrauding by false...

Police grab 3 family members for burying baby alive

Police in the Central Region have arrested three members of one family, including a 70-year-old man, for allegedly burying a two-year-old boy alive on...

Police involved in bullion van robberies denied bail

The four policemen at the centre of recent bullion van robberies in Accra have been remanded into police custody for one week by an...

My life is in danger – Businessman linked to bloody Tarkwa ‘galamsey’ group clash cries

A Tarkwa- based businessman, Emmanuel Kutubebi, says his life is in danger following violent clashes between two 'galamsey' factions at Bonsa tollbooth in the...

Police on manhunt for spiritualist who aided in burial of 2-year-old autistic boy alive

The Central Region Police are on manhunt for a spiritualist who aided a 70-year-old man to bury his two-year-old autistic grandson alive. According to reports,...

Pastor caught red-handed in attempt to have sex with 25-year-old man

Head pastor of Musama International Church, Gomoa Amoanda branch, Isaac Arthur, has been arrested in an attempt to have sex with a 25-year-old man....