1,225 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 […]
Crime
Police kill 9 suspected land guards in gun battle
1,415 8 of the suspects died at the scene while another died while being transported in a police car In a dramatic gun battle in Tuba, a town located in the Ga South municipality of the Greater Accra region, police officers from the Anti-Robbery unit of the Ghana Police Service have fatally shot nine […]
Bekwai Circuit Court Sentences a 38 Year Old Car Snatcher To 20 Years Imprisonment
1,664 The Ashanti Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 38-year-old car snatcher to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour. Yaw Adu Agyekum, alias ’18,’ a mason, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and robbery. His accomplices included Kwadwo Gyebi, alias Acheampong, a convict, and another who is now deceased. Detective Chief Inspector, Eric Twum giving the facts […]
Saglemi project: High Court gives Alhaji Yakubu 48-hours to show up
1,295 The High Court in Accra has given Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu, a former Chief Director of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing 48-hours to appear before it for his plea to be taken in a criminal case pending since 2021. Justice Ernest Owusu-Dapaa, who gave the order on Monday (June 5) said the […]
Police pick up friends of barber who allegedly killed girlfriend at Akyem Nsutam
1,351 Personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service have picked up two friends of Osei Michael, the barber who allegedly murdered his girlfriend at Akyem Nsutam near Bunso Junction in the Eastern Region. Osei Michael popularly known as Emeka on Thursday allegedly stabbed his 18-year-old girlfriend, Abigail Asare who had […]
FDA advises students against tobacco use
1,556 A team from the Western Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Thursday, June 1 engaged some school children in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Area on the need to avoid tobacco and other substance abuse. The children were enlightened on the effects the use of other types of substances could have on […]
Gonja-Mamprusi clash: Security personnel deployed to restore calm
1,545 The Regional Security Councils of Savannah and North East Regions have dispatched military and police personnel to the North Gonja town of Lukula following renewed chieftaincy clashes that have left seven people dead. The Chairman of the North East Regional Security Council, who doubles as the Regional Minister, Yidana Zakaria, says the joint security […]
Woman jailed 2 months for stealing GH¢4,600
3,598 A 25-year-old unemployed woman, who allegedly connived with her friend to steal GH¢4,600 from a small-scale miner has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by a Tarkwa District Court. In addition, the court presided over by Charles Owusu Ansah, fined the convict, Queenstabel Mintah, alias Ohemaa, GH¢1,080 or in default serve four additional months […]
Family of woman killed by police boyfriend at Adum besiege court in Kumasi
1,497 The Asokore Mampong District Court has been greeted by a busload of the family of a 26-year-old mother of one who was allegedly shot multiple times and killed by her lover, a police inspector, in Kumasi. The relatives claim they are in court to seek justice for their departed loved one. Family of […]
Supreme Court ‘cautions and discharges’ NDC’s Kpessa Whyte after convicting him for contempt
1,500 A lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Michael Kpessa Whyte has been convicted for the offence of contempt of court by the Supreme Court. The Court consequently cautioned and discharged and discharged him. This was after the member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) pleaded guilty to the charge levelled against him. […]







