Crime

1,213  Officials of the Asokwa Municipal Assembly caused the arrest of the Chief of Nahinso, Nana Addo Boaman, for undertaking road works without official permission. The Chief, who was arrested and granted bail over the weekend, insisted that he took the initiative after authorities failed to address the road situation, which has been causing flooding […]

1,443  Nana Poku Piesie, a radio personality with Sompa FM in Kumasi, has been arrested by the Ghana Police. This development follows his controversial confession on live radio, where he admitted to engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a young student during his time as a teacher. The Confession Piesie’s startling admission came during a […]

1,273 Thirteen individuals have been arrested by the police for allegedly filling and illegally developing sections of the Laboma and Teshie Military shooting range within the Kpeshie Lagoon area in the La Dade-Kotopon municipality of the Greater Accra Region. During an inspection of the site by the Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC), significant portions […]

1,061  The family of the late fast rising Kumasi artiste, Wyllbee who was lynched at Tanoso in the Ashanti Region have finally spoken on the matter. The mother of Wyllbee who is fondly known as Nana Yaw disclosed how good her son is. According to her, her son has never hurt anyone or anything not […]

1,279  The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has eulogized the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for making giant strides towards curtailing examination malpractices in the country. He pledged the Education Ministry’s preparedness to continue collaborating with WAEC and other stakeholders towards winning the fight against exam malpractice in the country. Dr Adutwum announced this […]

1,323    A suspected armed robber has been butchered to death after he was caught raping his victim’s wife during a robbery incident at Asuoabena near Mankranso in the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 6, 2024. The deceased who’s said to be in his late 20s was part of a gang of […]

2,478  The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced a former Assistant Manager of Chicken Inn and Pizza Inn to five years imprisonment in hard labour. The 29-year-old was caught on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) stealing GH₵199,040.00 belonging to his former employer. Collins Acquah, after a week on remand, changed his plea of not guilty to guilty […]

1,039Lawyers at The Fast Law Firm PLC, who represented Ghanaian socialite, Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Reall have expressed satisfaction with the court’s sentencing decision in their client’s case. Hajia4Reall has been sentenced to one year and one day in jail in the US for her involvement in a romance scam after a lengthy […]

1,089  Cannabis, popularly known as marijuana or weed, remains the most sourced, trafficked and used drug in Africa, the 2024 World Drug Report has revealed. The craze for cannabis and other illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and pharmaceutical opioids is gradually making the continent a transit hub for drug trafficking. These drugs, the […]

1,038  queen mother escapes murder The Queen mother of Adjamesu who doubles as Adontehemaa of Essumeja Traditional Council in the Ashanti Region, Nana Kwakyewaa Obimpeh narrowly escaped an attempted murder. According to Sanfi Police who confirmed the attempted assassination of the traditional ruler, some unknown persons fired indiscriminately into her residence on the dawn of […]