Crime

Chairman Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢30m Exim Bank case

He appeared before the High Court in Accra, presided over by Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit, ...

Okada rider jailed eight years for phone robbery

Issah Sadat, popularly known as an okada rider, was jailed by the Amasaman Circuit Court after admit...

Hunter remanded over charcoal producer’s death

The court, presided over by His Worship Lawrence Buanor-Bue, remanded him into police custody to rea...

Four teachers fined GH¢12,000 over BECE malpractice

The convicts, David Kwabena Mensah, Ruth Ampah, Millicent Marfo and Kennedy Anokye, were each fined ...

Policewoman’s murder case adjourned over AG advice delay

When the matter was called on Wednesday, the prosecution said the duplicate docket was not yet ready...

Fetish priest arrested over trader’s mutilated body

Police say the body was discovered after the Safohene of Awutu Bentum reported the incident on March...

Suspect arrested over burnt body found at Atomic Junction

Police say he was picked up while allegedly trying to dispose of the deceased’s mobile phone....

Driver fined GH¢1,800 for using phone behind wheel

Paul Owusu was convicted by the Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality afte...

Viral Toyota Voxy driver jailed over dangerous highway driving

The court, presided over by Madam Adwoa Sakyi Asamadu, also fined him 260 penalty units, amounting t...

Police inspector interdicted over alleged Kumasi momo robbery

The arrest was announced in a police statement issued on Monday, May 11, and signed by Deputy Superi...

Man convicted over viral death threats against military, police officers

Emmanuel Opoku was put before the court on Friday, May 8, 2026, a day after his arrest....

Police arrest man over viral threats against officers

The suspect, identified as Opoku Emmanuel, was picked up at Jacobu in the Ashanti Region on Thursday...

Police arrest 11 over deepfake videos impersonating President Mahama

The Inspector-General of Police’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team carried out the arrests between...

Three remanded over jewellery shop robberies in Accra

The accused are Musa Abdul Aziz Mamoud, also known as Justin Martin, Abubakar Mamoud, and Edgar Donk...

Court remands two businessmen over alleged GH¢49.6 million gold deal fraud

The accused, Kenneth Torbizo, 49, and Ernest Kofi Nyatorgbe, 37, were remanded into police custody a...

Mason jailed six months for stealing motorbike at Tweapiase

The convict, Emmanuel Appiah, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea before the court pres...

State drops charges against Ex-Buffer Stock boss and wife, rearrests them

The development unfolded in court when Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai informed the judg...

Four linked to PDS arrested as BNI probes alleged ECG fund transfers

The arrests were disclosed on Monday, 4 May, by Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofos...

Police suspend five officers after viral videos trigger disciplinary probe

Those affected are Chief Inspector Matthew Blay, Chief Inspector Francis Arthur, Inspector Eric Osei...

Court rejects two prosecution witness statements in Buffer Stock trial

Justice Francis Achibonga, sitting as an additional High Court judge, ruled on 29 April 2026 that th...

Two arrested in Bono East with suspected cannabis haul

The suspects, Sadick Wemuah, 42, and Senbeti Karim, 39, were picked up on Saturday, 26 April 2026, n...

Driver remanded over alleged defilement of 12-year-old girl

The accused, Philip Asare, is to remain in custody until 7 May 2026, when he is expected to return b...

Police recapture three Adabraka escapees, denies link to Sammy Gyamfi's inlaw case

In a statement signed by Superintendent Juliana Obeng of the Accra Regional Police Command, the poli...

Police seize suspected cannabis worth GH¢107,000 in Bono East

According to the Bono East Regional Police Command, officers from the New Longoro Police Station sto...

Kumasi: One arrested after missing Indian businessman is found dead in car boot

The deceased, identified as Devendra Singh, was discovered on 25 April after police received informa...