Crime

1,179  Queen mother of Wassa Mampong in the Western Region has stormed Oyerepa FM in Kumasi to attack Auntie Naa,host of Oyerepa Afutuo, over allegations made against her by a victim of defilement. Son of the Queen mother is now serving 8 years in prison for defiling a 6-year-old. Mother of the victim came on […]

1,369  A twenty seven year old mechanic, Abdul Rahman Abdullah has been decleared wanted by Muslim community leaders at Sabon Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi for allegedly sodomisng teenagers in his vicinity. Abdullah is said to have been abusing his victims secretly after which he gives them a token to keep their ordeal to themselves. […]

1,872  An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Joshua Alarbi, an unemployed man and neighbour of the complainant, to nine months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing. The court presided over by Madam Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie, found Alarbi guilty of unlawful entry and stealing. The stolen items included a 32-inch LG television set, a money […]

1,333  A clash between alleged land guards and wood sellers at Akwatialine, within the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti region, has resulted in injuries of two individuals. In recent months, the authorities of the Asokore Mampong Municipality have emphasized the necessity of relocating the hundreds of wood sellers from Akwatialine to facilitate the redevelopment […]

1,594  Nigerian influencer Augusta Osedion, better known as Austa, was killed by her boyfriend, Benjamin Best, also known as Killaboi. Best confessed to the murder on his Instagram page, writing that he “mistakenly stabbed” Osedion during an argument. He said he then fled the scene and has been suicidal ever since. Her body was found […]

1,298  A newborn baby girl has been abandoned by her mother in Ahodwo, a suburb of Kpong in the Lower Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. According to a suicide note left behind by the mother, the baby was delivered on Saturday, July 15, before she decided to abandon her. The baby was left at […]

1,292  Lawyer Ernestina Obboh Botchwey has urged the public to endeavour to exercise maximum caution when purchasing items, cautioning that one can land in jail for up to fifteen years for making wrong purchases such as buying stolen items from unapproved or unlicensed dealers. Ms Botchwey, who works as an Assistant Public Defender at the […]

1,258  The Supreme Court will on November 22, this year, decide whether or not the presence and plight of street children is constitutional and lawful. A seven-member panel of the court is expected to give the judgment in a suit filed by a non-governmental organisation, Child Rights International (CRI). The court will decide whether the […]

1,378  Unknown assailants lynched to death a final-year science student at Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) in the Eastern region in Koforidua. A passerby discovered the 19-year-old student Kelvin Bonzy alias Paa Kwasi in a pool of blood battling for his life near Koforidua Technical University (KTU) with multiple knife wounds Wednesday evening. He […]