A 65-year-old man, identified as Durodola Kayode Ogundele, of Ayetoro-Ekiti, has reportedly been arrested by the police at Ekiti for forcing himself on his 85-year-old stepmother. The case was confirmed by the Spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Abutu Sunday who revealed that the abuse occurred in the room …
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How police prevented GH¢550,000 Accra-Winneba Road bullion van heist
• The robbers of the Accra-Winneba road bullion van attack would have made away with a whopping GH¢550,000 • The robbers failed to get the car to stop despite the multiple gunfires • The money was being transported from the Ordokor Zenith Bank Branch to its Winneba branch It has …
Read More »DCE leads operation to arrest illegal miners in Adansi Akrofuom
The District Chief Executive of Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, Maurice Jonas Woode, has led an operation to arrest two illegal miners who were operating in the Supuma Forest near Betenase in the Akrofuom District. The operation team also included personnel from the Ghana Police Service and the Forestry …
Read More »3 suspects grabbed with human parts
The Abuakwa Divisional Police Command have arrested three people for trade in body parts. The suspects, 65-year-old Kwaku Agyapong, 48-year-old Anane Kofi Konye, and Isaac Adota, 25 years old, were arrested when they offered to sell the human skeletons for GH¢30,000. Konye and Adota were arrested at a hotel where …
Read More »PHOTOS: An armed robber who operates as a taxi driver exposed
Thanks to social media, an armed robber who works as a taxi driver by the day at East Legon has been identified. According to some people who have fallen victim to this taxi driver/armed robber, he deliberately offers lift to people he feels can be his potential victim especially students …
Read More »PHOTOS: Pastor confesses to killing, burying wife in a shallow grave
The founder of Omega World Global Ministries in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Enoch, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and burying her in a shallow grave. It was gathered that the community became suspicious when the pastor’s children complained to neighbours that they had not seen …
Read More »I don’t know you anywhere – Afoko tells State witness
Gregory Afoko, one of the two persons standing trial for the murder of the New Patriotic Party’s Upper East Regional Chairman Adams Mahama has through his lawyers denied knowing one Robert Atule, a Prosecution Witness in the ongoing trial. The witness, who is the State’s sixth witness, said he is …
Read More »Police grab armed men in viral video
Police in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have arrested the three gun-wielding young men seen in a viral video that made rounds in the aftermath of the deadly attack on a bullion van at Adedenkpo last Monday. They have, however, denied being armed robbers. The police are yet to prefer …
Read More »VIDEO: Two robbers arrested at Dansoman for motorbike snatching
Watch the video below: • The suspects are said to have snatched a motorbike after attacking its rider with a machete • They are said to have been spotted in the same neighbourhood days later riding the same bike • The suspects were subsequently picked up by a police patrol …
Read More »Armed robbers attack another bullion van on Accra-Winneba road
•Armed robbers have attacked another bullion van on Accra-Winneba road •A quick response of the Winneba Police Command has prevented the robbers from have a successful operation •All passengers in the bullion van escaped unscathed and no property was stolen The police in the Central region saved the day …
Read More »State charges ‘killers’ of 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah with murder
The State has charged the two people involved in the killing of an 11-year-old boy at Lamptey Mills, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region, with murder. Prosecutors made this known during the hearing of the case in court on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The two persons are …
Read More »Wesley Girls, six others awarded best WASSCE performance
Best performing schools in the 2020 National West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) rankings for the Central Region have been awarded with citation of merit. The ceremony, which was to motivate hard working teachers, students and their schools, saw seven schools receiving the awards. Wesley Girls Senior High School …
Read More »Ritual Killing: AG orders police to charge Kasoa teenagers with conspiracy, murder
The Attorney General (AG) has directed the Police to charge the two teenagers who allegedly killed 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah, at Kasoa, with conspiracy and murder. Nicholas Kini and Eric Nyarko reportedly killed Mensah in April this year for ritual purposes at Lamptey Mills, near Kasoa. Chief Inspector Ernest Agbo …
Read More »Two arrested over Bantama mobile money robbery
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the broad daylight robbery of a mobile money shop in Bantama in the Ashanti Region that happened on April 22, 2021. The duo were grabbed after police identified them in a CCTV footage. According to police, the suspects were part of a …
Read More »Bullion van killing: My instincts to get ‘Akpeteshie’ GH¢1 saved me – Eyewitness
• The police has been on a manhunt for the killers of one of their own when armed robbers attacked a bullion van on Monday, killing a constable on board • An eyewitness has been explaining how he narrowly escaped the crossfire • The mechanic said he stepped out to …
Read More »Nana Agradaa loses court case, facing four-year jail term
•Agradaa was found guilty on charges of operating television station without license and publishing charlatanic charges •Agradaa pleaded not guilty initially but amended her pleas, based on which she was sentenced •She has been fined GH¢46,000 Patience Asiedua, a self-acclaimed evangelist has been handed a fine of GH¢46,000 for operating …
Read More »Photo of the armed robber who killed the policeman surfaces
An arrest has been made by the police department in Accra after a policeman who was escorting a bullion van got shot in the head and died on the spot. The unfortunate incident that happened was around James Town yesterday adding to the wounds of the national police department. The …
Read More »Alleged fraudster who poses as pastor on social media wanted
The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for one Solomon Kwaku Gyasi, who is known on social media as Pastor Mike or Sabruku. The suspect, who is a native of Abetifi Kwahu in the Eastern Region, is said to have defrauded many people in Accra, …
Read More »Three suspected grave looters arrested
Three suspects, including a pupil-teacher, have been arrested in the Upper East Region for looting several graves. Reporting the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, Abubakar Nuhu said the activities of grave looters have increased in the area. He said the youth in the area have for …
Read More »Police on high alert after hint of terrorist attacks in Bolga, Tamale
Police in the Northern and Upper East regions have been put on high alert following intelligence gathered about a possible terror attack. According to the intelligence, some bandits from Burkina Faso – known for their operations on the Ghana, Burkina Faso border – are planning to launch attacks in the …
Read More »Farmer found dead at Wassa Atobiase
• The lifeless body of the deceased was discovered on his cocoa farm • The deceased has been identified as Abusuapanyin Pharoah who is said to be in his 60s • A sister of the deceased with whom he was litigating a land with has been arrested to assist …
Read More »Another gunmen kill woman in Kumasi; police begin probe
Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into the killing of one Benedicta Pokua Sarpong in Kumasi. The Police say the husband of the deceased, Nana Osei Agyemang Prempeh, reported the incident at around 12:30 am on Monday, 14th June, 2021, after they were reportedly attacked by unknown …
Read More »See this 1958 graduation photo from the KNUST
In 1958, the setting for a university graduation was obviously not as flamboyant as we have them today but the essence of those events cannot be said to have been any less. In this photo of a graduation ceremony from the Kumasi College of Technology, now the Kwame Nkrumah …
Read More »CCTV footage of 23-year-old woman murdered by friend pops up
• Priscilla Tsegah was stabbed by her friend in a hotel • Natashia has been identified as the prime suspect in this case • The CCTV footage shows the suspect in the attire of the deceased walking out of the hotel gently CCTV footage showing how the 23-year-old Priscilla Tsegah …
Read More »Wife of KK Sarpong’s aide shot dead
The Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service is investigating the alleged murder of wife of aide to Dr KK Sarpong, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Nana Prempeh. Benedicta Abena Pokua was shot dead Saturday evening by unknown assailants while driving at …
Read More »Robbers kill police in bullion van at Korle-Bu, driver seriously injured
•The robbery incident happened around the Bukom boxing arena •The policeman aboard a van was also shot dead • His gun was stolen by the robbers A police officer in a bullion van and a passerby were on Monday (June 14) shot and killed by armed robbers at Korle-Bu …
Read More »Four arrested over attacks on motorists at GIMPA
The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspects along the Fiesta Royal – Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) stretch over attacks on motorists. The suspects are Richard Bekor, 43, Yaw Damoah, 34, Asante Emmanuel, 22 and Vincent Boakye, also 22. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Effia Tenge, …
Read More »Kidnappers demand 130,000 ransom from Fulani families
Two Fulani cattle owners whose names were given as Alhaji Nyandiya and Marchu have been allegedly kidnapped by unknown persons believed to be of the same Fulani extraction at Daboya in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom to the tune of …
Read More »Police shoots suspected robber at Fiesta Royale-GIMPA stretch
• A young man was at the receiving of a bullet shot by the police at the GIMPA/Fiesta Royale junction around 9:30 pm Saturday night • He was a member of a group of suspected armed robbers being targeted in the area by the police, after a tip-off • The …
Read More »Man arrested with 31 parcels of ‘wee’
The Akim Oda Divisional Police Command in the Eastern Region has intercepted a taxi cab transporting 31 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana. The patrol team also arrested a 39-year-old man Kofi Owusu who claimed ownership of the illicit item in the taxi cab with registration number …
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