Crime
Absconding father remanded over death of seven-year-old daughter
The Gbese District Court Tuesday remanded a 40-year-old acrobat, Henry Amartey, into police custody for allegedly causing the death of his seven-year-old daughter. Amartey is accused of repeatedly assaulting the child over bedwetting. The prosecution said on...
Two cleared as State withdraws charges in $8m romance scam
The State has withdrawn charges against two alleged accomplices in the eight-million-dollar romance scam case involving Frederick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica. The charges against Lord Eshun and Bernard...
Court grants bail to Oyarifa apartment fire suspects
An Adenta Circuit Court has granted bail to two persons accused of setting fire to a two-bedroom apartment at Oyarifa Anointed Down, Accra. The accused, Mohammed Issah, an Immigration Officer, and Jennifer Mae Tomlinson, a Jamaican-Canadian national, were each...
Obuasi Circuit Court remands nine for attacking police
The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded nine persons into prison custody for allegedly assaulting police officers at Tweapease Senior High School Park in the Ashanti Region. The accused are Joshua...
Six suspected land guards arrested, firearms recovered
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested six persons suspected of engaging in land guard activities and possessing firearms. A police brief said the suspects were arrested following a...
Five arrested for alleged kidnapping, GHC400,000 ransom demand
The Nsawam District Police Command has arrested five persons for allegedly kidnapping two men. The suspects are Suleman Salifu, 24, Godfred Owusu, 26, Antwi Bismark, 27, Anas Salis, 38, and...
Court remands five in Kade SHTS teacher assault
The Kade District Court has remanded five persons for assaulting a teacher of Kade Senior High Technical School, following their guilty pleas. A statement issued and signed by Mr Daniel...
Ofori-Atta detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Ken Ofori-Atta, a former Finance Minister, has been detained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a public notice issued by his legal representatives. The notice,...
Immigration Service arrests foreign nationals for counterfeiting and cyber fraud
The Weija Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) arrested 11 foreign nationals involved in counterfeit money printing and cyber fraud activities at a residential apartment in Tuba, Accra....
Farmer butchers couple at cashew farm in Jaman South
Residents of Tain-Ano, a cashew-growing community in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region, ushered in the New Year in shock and disbelief when a farmer allegedly butchered a couple on a...
