Crime

Why Court of Appeal Acquitted and discharged jailed Assemblyman in Major Mahama murder case

The three-judge panel, delivering its unanimous ruling on Thursday, 20 November, concluded that seri...

Court remands man seen assaulting wife in viral video

The suspects appeared before the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) Magistrate Court...

Ofori-Atta, others face 78 counts of corruption-related offences

The charge sheet captures what the OSP characterises as a multi-year, coordinated influence network ...

Frank Davies flags high evidentiary burden on OSP over Ofori-Atta's 78 corruption counts

In an interview with JoyNews on Top Story, Mr Davies reframed the development as procedurally expect...

Attorney General defends “stringent” bail terms for ex-appointees facing probes

Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, Dr Ayine rejected claims that law enforcement agencies were acting...

GNFS confirms arrest of suspect in Adjiriganor firefighter stabbing incident

Azumah is currently in police custody and is actively assisting investigators as part of a coordinat...

Nurse faces court, granted GH¢100k bail over alleged UK travel scam

Esther Asamoah Dufie, who denies the charge of defrauding by false pretence, is expected back before...

Ghana Police arrest man seen assaulting wife in viral video

In a statement issued on Tuesday, 18 November, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) confirme...

Businesswoman charged after police uncover suspected cannabis-laced drinks, products

Millicent Asamoah Ampofo was arraigned last Tuesday on a provisional charge of unlawful control of a...

Man remanded over alleged GH¢10,000 car fraud in Abuakwa

Yaw Owusu Sekyere, who denies the charge of defrauding by false pretence, is expected back in court ...

Trader remanded over alleged phone theft at Indian Community event

The suspect, Joshua Agbey, is alleged to have taken a black backpack containing three phones — an iP...

Carpenter arrested over killing of security guard at Kyebi Teacher Training College

The Public Affairs Officer for the Eastern South Regional Command, DSP David Fianko-Okyere, said the...

Trader tells court she sold husband’s Budumburam property to accused in Cecilia Dapaah theft case

Appearing as the fifth prosecution witness, Gloria Abrafi Asiedu Asamoa-Baah said she transferred ow...

Two Nigerians jailed for using false documents to obtain Ghana cards

The verdict was delivered by the Madina District Court II on Friday, 7 November 2025, with Her Worsh...

OSP seeks transfer of extortion case involving Former NPA Boss to new court

The request was made before Criminal Court 3 on Thursday, after prosecutors disclosed that a new cha...

Police hunt Guest House oiwner after woman found dead in Fanteakwa South

The deceased, widely known as Koryo, was a familiar food vendor in the local market....

Man granted GH¢200,000 bail for stealing gas cylinder, cooking utensils, others

He was granted bail set at GH¢200,000, with two sureties — one required to justify with landed prope...

379 foreign nationals in trouble for attempting to obtain Ghana passports-Foreign Minister

He said the spike in such cases was linked to the growing global value of the Ghanaian passport, whi...

Court reduces bail for former NSS boss Osei Assibey Antwi to GH¢623 million

The ruling follows an application by Mr. Antwi’s legal team, who argued that the original bail amoun...

Sky Train trial: Defence lawyer challenges witness over Board discussions on project

During cross-examination on Wednesday, defence counsel confronted Yaw Odame-Darkwa, a former GIIF bo...

Woman faces court for lacing local drinks with cannabis, granted GHC 50k bail

According to police prosecutors, officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested...

Police probe murder of Tanoso sub-chief in Bono East

The deceased, Nana Owusu Korkor, who served as the Akwamehene (sub-chief) of Tanoso, was reportedly ...

Court grants physician assistant GHC50k bail for running unlicensed Clinic in Accra

Sarpong, a trained Physician Assistant from a private university, allegedly operated a facility know...

Court jails refuse collector 10 years for attempting to rob US diplomat's iphones

Aminu, who used a toy gun during the attempted robbery, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted ro...

Court grants GH¢2.5 million bail to convicted 'coup plotter' pending appeal

Fosu, along with five others, was sentenced to death by hanging on January 24, 2024, after being fou...