Crime

Police arrest 7 over fake electronic traffic violation notice

At a briefing on Thursday, 26 February 2026, the Director General of Public Affairs, DCOP Grace Ansa...

Robber, receiver of IPhone 16 Pro Max granted GH¢50K bail

Joel Armah, a motorbike rider also known as “Stop 10”, is accused of robbery and conspiracy....

Court bails fake soldier GH¢192,000 over security scam

Mahama Sani Razak, who is also referred to in court as “Major Zack Gariba Tanko”, is alleged to have...

Police seize suspected cannabis worth GH¢1.4m from abandoned truck

Police said the driver and a second occupant ran away when the vehicle was stopped, leaving the truc...

Police seize 209 suspected drug slabs, reject GH¢100,000 bribe

Officers said the suspects later offered GH¢100,000 in an attempt to avoid arrest, but the money was...

Six Aggrey Memorial students held over assault on Adisadel student

The Central Regional Command said the incident happened at about 15:30 on Friday, 20 February 2026, ...

Ahafo police foil suspected robbery plan, recover assault rifle and pistols

At a briefing in Goaso, the Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP James Annor, said two of the suspe...

Businessman remanded over illegal firearm possession

Alhassan Illiyasu, also known as “Arab Man”, is facing three counts of possession of firearms and am...

Ghana police vow to crush car-jacking gangs after ‘Duku’ arrests

Speaking in Kumasi after a major operation by the Ashanti Regional Police Command, the Inspector Gen...

Two granted GH¢50,000 bail over alleged Yango driver robbery

Each was admitted to bail of GH¢50,000 with two sureties, while prosecutors were ordered to file and...

OSP investigates ‘transit’ palm oil containers suspected to have been sold locally

In a statement issued on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, the anti-corruption agency said 50 containers, e...

Ex-Footballer in Abesim murder case jailed for life

The trial, presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey, centred on the deaths of Louis Agyemang Jr., 12, ...

Ghanata SHS bursar arrested over alleged diversion of students’ food

Linda Ocloo, the MP for Shai-Osudoku and Greater Accra Regional Minister, confirmed the arrest, sayi...

Jasikan: Court remands driver, Nigerian national over suspected narcotics haul

The two accused — Justice Nelson Amlado, a driver from Kpando in the Volta Region, and Olayele Yussu...

Makola thief jailed nine months after CCTV capture

Sampson Kwabena Ebo, who told the court he was unemployed, pleaded guilty to taking a Nokia HD Andro...

Retired officer and pastor jailed over GH¢50 dispute killing

The case dates back to March 2018, when the victim, 32-year-old Solomon Dapaah, stopped at a provisi...

Wa Court convicts 3 for illegal guns, fines each GH¢2,400

In a statement from the Public Affairs Unit of the Upper West Regional Police Command, the Ghana Pol...

Mamprobi Polyclinic baby theft: Police say suspect disguised as a nurse

Police said that around 10:00 a.m. on February 17, Abigail Dzikunu, accompanied by Henrita Abe Bless...

Court remands man for faking as Vice Presidential staffer, swindling people

Investigators told the court that Torto allegedly collected GH¢5,325 and GH¢8,200 from victims betwe...

Oware-Mensah asks High Court to hold NSA “ghost names” trial

According to her lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, they seek a stay of proceedings while the Court of Appea...

Fake gold deal lands 22-year-old miner six months in jail

Police prosecutor Sgt Douglas Addae told the court that the complainant, Harriet Clement, runs a bus...

Farmer jailed for destroying 68 cocoa trees

Asamoah pleaded guilty to unlawfully destroying 68 mature cocoa trees, some of which had fruits on t...

Osu Cemetery tombstone case: Two get GH¢30,000 bail each

Joseph Donkor (35) is facing a charge of unlawful damage to a tombstone said to belong to the Korle ...

Police recover 5 guns in Bono anti-robbery swoop; one suspect killed in shootout

Police say they picked up intelligence on February 11, 2026 that a gang was preparing to attack trad...

Damongo court jails two Nigerians for NIA ID registration fraud

The convicts are Yunus Ali, 47, a trader and Salawudeen Abdul Hafeez, 42, a teacher...