Crime

592  More than 10 vehicles were attacked with passengers aboard robbed of their valuables on Thursday, June 15. The incident which lasted for about 45 minutes happened on the Dodowa-Somanya road at about 9:00 pm. Eyewitnesses say the armed robbers staged a traffic block near Agomeda Luwuor Junction in the Ashai Osudoku District in the […]

811  Four suspects were arrested at about 2 am on Friday, June 15, by National Security operatives at Daboya in the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region. Two others, a sub-chief, and an assemblyman are said to be on the police wanted list and are still on the run. “Around 2 am when I […]

1,472  A 27-year-old Junior High School teacher at Lume Ahugakope MA Basic School in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region has been jailed seven years by a Sogakope Circuit Court for defiling a 13-year-old student. The convict, Mensah Believe who teaches Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and English, during his appearance in Court […]

802  The High Court in Accra has directed Galamsey Queen, Aisha Huang to open her defence in the galamsey charges she is facing. Aisha Huang has been on trial for months after she was arrested following her return to Ghana and subsequent engagement in illegal mining. The evidence adduced by the state included previous illegal […]

650  The Human Rights Court 2 presided by Justice Nicholas M.C has restrained the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from arresting the former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Charles Bissue. Subsequently, the OSP is restrained from making any other applications for an Arrest Warrant and publishing notices purporting Mr. […]

976  The trial of Jimson Nyasara, a sangoma who is being accused of rɑping a woman as part of a get-rich-quick scheme, is set to begin today. Nyasara allegedly made the victim spend a night nɑked in a cemetery to work the magic of get-rich charms. He then claimed he needed to have sex with […]

719    Customs officials in the Ashanti Region have intercepted and detained a container loaded with goods after they detected that the owner had failed to pay duty. The officers have referred the case to the investigative department of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority for further investigation. The container was intercepted at […]

695  Counsel for Charles Bissue, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah Esq., has impressed on the court the need for the grant of a motion for discoveries in the pending application for injunction against the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which seeks to restrain the later from investigating and prosecuting his client in respect of allegations contained […]

604  The Police say 5 persons have been shot and 5 weapons recovered in its anti-robbery and languard operation conducted at Bortianor in Accra on June 8, 2023. In a statement signed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Director of Public Affairs, Grace Ansah-Akrofi noted that “These individuals had been terrorizing residents and landowners in […]