Crime

1,420  A shocking incident unfolded on a busy road in Accra on Sunday 22 October 2023 when a motorist among National Chief Imam Osman Nuhu Sharubutu allegedly assaulted Lantam Papanko GHone TV’s morning current affairs host on the Ofankor road. The incident took place as the victim, the Broadcast Journalist, was driving along the Ofankor-Tantra […]

1,259    A soldier was attacked while on his way from Assin Fosu to Assin Assaman in the Central Region. The soldier identified as Staff Sergeant Nuamah, is also the chief of Assin Assaman and Kyidomhene of Efutuakwa Traditional Area. The attack is believed to be linked to a chieftaincy dispute and was reportedly carried […]

1,204  The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Absa Bank, Ghana, Mrs. Frances Adu-Mante, the Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku and eight other executives of the bank have been cited for contempt of a Kumasi High Court. Kwasi Afrifa Esq, solicitor for the plaintiff, Mrs. Benedicta Gyamfua Appiah-Asante, has filed a notice of motion to […]

1,467  Police in the Eastern Region are currently on a manhunt for one Danso, a youth leader and a miner at Asamang Tamfoe in the Atiwa East District for allegedly shooting Major Patrick Don-Chebe, the Commanding Officer of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners Taskforce. According to Citi News’ sources, Danso together with […]

1,716  Nasiru Abdullahi aka Chile Maidoki who is a notorious armed robber has joined the police force months after he was declared wanted. Kano state police commissioner in August 2023 declared the notorious criminal wanted and placed a N100k bounty on his head. But recent photos sighted on social media show the criminal who has […]

1,379  The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Absa Bank, Ghana, Mrs. Frances Adu-Mante, the Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku and eight other executives of the bank have been cited for contempt of a Kumasi High Court. Kwasi Afrifa Esq, solicitor for the plaintiff, Mrs. Benedicta Gyamfua Appiah-Asante, has filed a notice of motion to […]

1,412  An Accra High Court has fixed December 4, 2023, to deliver its judgement in the case of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner. At the court, the defense counsel and the prosecution informed the court that they had filed their written addresses before the court. Aisha Huang is standing trial for […]

1,420  The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Accra High Court for stealing over GH¢90 million of the bank’s money. Essien, thus, becomes the first banking executive to serve a jail term following the massive banking sector clean-up in 2017 […]

1,230  MTN Ghana has organized a debate for students at the Osu Presbyterian Senior School on the motion, ‘Social media platforms should implement stricter security and privacy controls because users are incapable of protecting themselves online.’ The programme is in furtherance of MTN’s commitment to cybersecurity education and awareness as part of this year’s Cybersecurity […]

1,541  Two robbers, who mistook a loaf of bread wrapped in a handbag for a bundle of cash, returned to kill the wife of their victim when they realized their booty was a mere breakfast staple. The robbers had attacked 42-year-old Raymond Suglo, a businessman, and his wife at Jang in the Nadowli-Kaloe District in […]