CRIME & PUNISHMENT

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the interception of an ambulance conveying 10 cartons of 225 milligrams of Tramadol in the Apapa area of Lagos State. It said the Hyundai ambulance, with number plate, LND 605 XW, was intercepted with the drugs while the driver …

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of the 24-year-old business woman in Koforidua, Rita Afia Adusei Opokua. The suspect only identified as Babule was arrested Wednesday at his hide out in Koforidua. Police is on manhunt for the arrest of the last suspect. Residents storm …

A 34- year old woman was last Wednesday evening murdered in a bush at Agona Swedru in the Central Region. The deceased, a sobolo seller, who has been identified as Mariam Adu, was found dead with blood oozing from her nose in a bush at Kwesimoko, a suburb of Agona …

A 33-year-old dismissed nursing trainee of the Nursing and Midwifery College Sekondi, in the Western region, Mr Francis Awine Anaafo has been slapped with a 22-month jail term for using forged documents to undergo national service as a qualified nurse at the Goaso Municipal Hospital. Mr Anaafo was sentenced on …

The victim  A young man, believed to be in his thirties, has been lynched by angry residents at Kasoa Akweley in the Central region after he stabbed a food seller in an attempt to rob her. The sad incident occurred around 4:30am on Wednesday. The victim, identified as Martha Owusu, …

A military man attached to the 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho, Volta Region, has been arrested in connection with plans by the Homeland Study Group Foundation to secede from Ghana. The latest development means the prosecution of the case will take a different turn. The Commercial Court 6 Division of …

Sixteen persons have been arrested in connection with the renewed Komkomba, Chokosi conflict in the Chereponi District of the North East Region. One of the suspects who fired at security personnel was shot in the thigh and is receiving treatment at the Chereponi hospital under security guard. A number of …

A former security guard at the State Enterprise Commission (SEC) has been jailed two years by the Accra Circuit Court for threatening to kill the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Stephen Asamoah Boateng. The convict, Arafat Issah, pleaded guilty to one count of threat of death and was accordingly …

Convener for the Free Media Vanguard, Prince Minkah is reporting an alleged act of vandalism at his home last night. The attack comes less than 24 hours after his group embarked on a procession to protest the closure of some media houses by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The group …

A 45-year-old trader has been arrested by the Eastern Regional Police Command for allegedly killing her husband at Aboabo, a suburb of Koforidua, in the Eastern region. Rebecca Lamptey, suspect, who is believed to be mentally deranged, was said to have severally hit the head of her husband, Michael Opey …