Crime

PAC orders the arrest of former headteacher for receiving GHC 72, 000 unearned salary

Mr. Krampah was paid Ghc 72,759.32 when he had already vacated his position....

Carpenter gets 10 years for defiling 13-year old girl

Christopher Kavi, charged with defilement, pleaded guilty....

Soldier in trouble over alleged GH₵136K recruitment scam

Clement Ayomah, charged with defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty....

4 firefighters injured at West Legon

The two, who were serious­ly injured, Fireman Raymond Ansah and Fireman Joshua Kankam, were taken to...

Driver jailed 8 years for attempting to kidnap man, daughter

Godfred Ayittey, convict, denied conspiring with Wang Li­ang in preparation to kidnap the father and...

New York-based Ghanaian lawyer and son charged over alleged seven-year immigration fraud scheme

According to a complaint, the lawyer Kofi Amankwaa and his son advised clients seeking green cards t...

Driver jailed 8 years for attempted kidnapping

Godfred Ayittey denied conspiring with Wang Liang in preparation to kidnap the two for ransom, but a...

Lawyer in court for alleged perjury

Ekua Ofori is also said to have forged the company’s regulation for GFX Company Limited....

Mason’s apprentice, who spent stolen money on prostitutes, jailed

Police investigations revealed that Richard Boame spent part of the money on eight prostitutes and s...

Student convicted for stealing an iPhone

Nerous Asahene-Addo, the accused, pleaded guilty to both counts of unlawful entry and stealing and w...

Teacher arrested for allegedly impersonating Akan MP

The suspect, arrested on Monday, January 15, was said to have created a Facebook account and named i...

The ICJ and the crime of genocide

Often seen as the "crime of crimes", genocide is defined by the special intent to "destroy, in whole...

Court convicts two over illegal abortion

The convicts, Charlotte Asiedu, who administered a concoction to the girl, was charged with the offe...

Event planner, another on bail over foreign ministry employment scam

Nana Kwabena Addo, 28, is accused of taking GH¢228,000.00 from one Eunice Moffat under the pretext o...

Ghana Navy intercepts 45 bags of marijuana at Agorkpo

A statement signed by the Deputy Director of Public Rela­tions of the Ghana Navy, Lieu­tenant Colone...

Man jailed 12 months for GH¢50,900 theft

Louis Oppong Asamoah pleaded guilty, and he was con­victed on his own plea and sen­tenced to three m...

2 policemen, 4 foreign nationals arrested for galamsey in Krokosua Hills, Juabuso Forest

The two policemen (names withheld) carrying AK-47 assault rifles and the other suspects are currentl...

218 illegal miners arrested between January and December 2023 – Forestry Commission

Out of the number, 24 have been prosecuted and jailed, while the rest await various trials...

Forestry Commission arrests 10 illegal miners

They were allegedly operating in seven compartments in the Oda River Forest Reserve....

Asantehene destools chief of Kwapra over illegal sale of lands

The decree for the removal of Baffour Adugyemfuo Kumani was pronounced during a session of the Asant...

CHRAJ pushes for quick resolution of stalled anti-witchcraft bill

He explains that this urgency is due to the hardships faced by women labelled as witches, who cannot...

Traditional Priest to serve a day in prison for harming unemployed woman

Michael Martey Mamah charged with causing harm, pleaded guilty. Mamah, together with some of his rel...

Ken Attafuah's nephew jailed for misconduct in Ghana card registration process

Essien, a nephew of the Executive Secretary of the NIA, Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah has been...

OSP declares six wanted over suspected vote-buying

According to reports, delegates who voted during the electoral process glaringly flaunted cash they ...