1,576 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 […]
Crime
Community Policing Assistant arrested for trying to steal electricity cables
1,240 A former Community Policing Assistant (CPA) who was stationed at the Koforidua Central Police Station has been arrested by residents of Daasebere Estate in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The former CPA, who was identified as Theophilus by police personnel, was rescued in the early hours of Tuesday after being […]
Customs officials intercept containers of undeclared goods in Ashanti Region
1,346 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 […]
Bissue’s Lawyer Makes Strong Case To Be Furnished With Anas’ Petition To OSP
1,371 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 […]
5 dead, 5 weapons retrieved in anti-robbery and landguard operation at Bortianor – Police
1,273 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 […]
Police kill 9 suspected land guards in gun battle
1,475 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
1,727 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
1,351 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
1,410 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
1,609 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 […]







