Crime

Aburi Botanical Gardens curator held over alleged illegal tree felling

In a statement dated 16 January 2026, the Municipal Assembly said the suspects are in police custody...

45-year-old farmer jailed 15 years for sexually abusing 14-year-old niece

Ametame was charged on two counts of incest, contrary to Section 105 of the Criminal Offences Act 29...

Tarkwa court jails illegal miner 30 days for stealing

Kwofie pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea by District Magistrate Court One, presided o...

Alleged Hyundai Elantra thieves remanded, police on manhunt for mastermind

According to police, the men approached the businessman on 24 November 2025 to buy the Hyundai Elant...

Ekow Black remanded over viral assault video and sextortion claims

Christford Affadu Danful was arrested on Thursday, 15 January, after what police described as an int...

53 Nigerians arrested in cybercrime raids across Accra suburbs

The coordinated raids took place on 16 and 17 January 2026 after what authorities described as actio...

Labourer remanded over alleged death threat on mother

Dauda Bediako, also known as Dauda Abdulai, has been charged with threat of death and pleaded not gu...

Notorious 'drug queen' arrested in NACOC's Budumburam raid

The commission said the arrest was made on Friday, 16 January, during a targeted anti-narcotics oper...

Former MASLOC boss arrested in US following 2024 extradition request

Former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has been detained in Nevada after US authorities acted on...

‘Ebo Noah’ freed on GH₵100,000 bail as case moved to March

Prosecutors allege that between August and December 2025, he posted videos on Facebook, TikTok and Y...

Amasaman court remands guard over alleged GH¢200,000 theft

A 23-year-old security guard, Abraham Quaye, has been held in custody after prosecutors alleged he t...

Man in Adenta court over alleged GH¢500,000 ‘auction car’ scam

A 55-year-old man, Bawah Yusif Sarkodie, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of defrauding by false p...

Ghana police arrest man over alleged attempt to sell three-year-old son

Officers in the Eastern Region say they carried out an undercover operation after receiving a tip-of...

Tema court remands two over 1,613 parcels of suspected drugs

The accused persons, Isaac Odoi, 33, and Kwame Mani, 39, appeared before the court presided over by ...

Nine arrested over mob attack on officer and mine guard at Tweapease

Deputy Regional Commander ACP Cephas Arthur told journalists in Bekwai that the arrests followed day...

Immigration Service begins repatriation of QNET convicts

In a statement dated 14 January, the Service said the group was arrested in August 2025 and convicte...

Two arrested, illicit drugs and motorcycles seized in Tamale police raid

The swoop, led by DSP Bawah Abdul Jalil, was carried out at Belpela following information about susp...

Ghana police arrest three over taxi phone snatching scam

The suspects – Sasu Lawrence (alias Agbe), Richard Osei and Charles Kofi Nti (alias Survivor) – were...

Bekwai court jails tricycle robber for 20 years

The sentence was handed down on 12 January 2026 after prosecutors from the Bekwai Police Division se...

Man arrested over landlady’s death after compound dispute

The suspect, known as Paa Kwesi, is the grandson of a tenant in the house where the incident occurre...

Bekwai court grants bail to 31 over alleged illegal mining in forest reserve

The group — 28 Chinese nationals and three Ghanaians — were arrested by officers of the Forestry Com...

Mason jailed 30 months for GHC26,400 theft in Amasaman

Jacob Tetteh was convicted on his own plea of guilty to charges of stealing and unlawful entry....

Kasoa girlfriend killing: Accused person remanded in custody

Moses Ganyo appeared before the court on Monday 12 January 2026 over the death of a 24-year-old trad...

Wontumi trial: PW1 admits he has no documents tying NPP chair to Samreboi mine

Testifying for the State, artisanal miner Michael Gyedu Ayisi said under cross-examination that his ...

Seven arrested as police bust suspected highway robbery gang

Police say the group targeted motorists, trailer drivers and residents along key transport corridors...