Crime

3,037A District Court in Tamale has fined the two persons who recently attacked a journalist at Dagbon FM in the Northern Region GH¢3,600. The two, Iddrisu Hardi alias Pagaaza, and his accomplice, Mumuni Osman, pleaded guilty to all four charges leveled against them. They were convicted on their own plea, and subsequently sentenced to a […]

1,355Some youth in the Karaga District in the Northern Region on Monday, May 8 went on rampage and destroyed structures belonging to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the area. The reason for the destruction is suspected to be a result of the arrest of some youth of the town over their alleged involvement in […]

1,477The police have arrested two persons said to have recently attacked a journalist at Dagbon FM in Tamale. The suspects were arrested on Monday, May 8, 2023. According to the police, they were arrested after a video footage was obtained to aid a probe into the assault. “The Police have today, 8th May, 2023 arrested […]

1,458Over 500 soldiers are expected to be deployed to Bawku in the Upper East Region to help deal with rising insecurity in the region. The decision to deploy armed men was taken after a delegation, comprising National Security Coordinator, Edward Asomani; Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, Chief of the Army Staff, and other heads of state […]

1,659Two persons have been arrested for parading themselves as members of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) revenue mobilization taskforce. The duo has also been alleged to be issuing disconnection notices and engaged in the collection of money on behalf of the company. Samuel Afful, 49, and Perry K. Asamoah, 38, were arrested at Kojo […]

2,031High Court Judge Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah says it is yet to be established whether Kwabena Adu Gyamfi alias Rev Victor Kusi Boateng is the same person with dual identity. “I think what is not yet established is whether the very person who brought this application is the same person with dual identity as Kwabena […]

1,665  The Ghana Police Service has arrested two individuals in connection with the alleged theft of rail tracks and steel sleepers belonging to the Ghana Railway Development Authority. The suspects, identified as Ibrahim John and Bashiru Ibrahim, were apprehended while transporting the items to Ferro Frabrik Ltd. yard in Tema. The suspects claimed that their […]

1,203  Security personnel in the Eastern region have been urged to reduce the intake of alcohol and do away with drugs to help them discharge their duties with precision. According to their service commanders, the excessive intake and abuse of alcohol in the line of duty have the tendency to cloud their judgment and influence […]

1,384  Amnesty International says it has noticed a surge in police brutality across Ghana including attacks on journalists in the line of duty. Country Director of organisation in Ghana, Genevieve Partington who raised the concern on Foreign Affairs on Joy News, explained that a number of these infractions were captured in the latest global report […]