Crime

The grandson of Nelson Mandela and four others were arrested on January 8, 2025, following the recovery of a hijacked Uber vehicle at the former president’s historic Houghton residence in Sandton. While four suspects appeared in the…
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The Nalerigu Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old carpenter to seven years in prison with hard labour for defiling a 15-year-old girl in Walewale in the North East Region. The convict, Alhassan Abdulai, alias “Borga Lasco,” is said…
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Indian authorities have arrested a Canadian man at Delhi airport for attempting to smuggle a crocodile skull in his luggage. The 32-year-old man was caught during a routine security check on Monday as he was preparing to board a flight…
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Police in Bole, Savannah Region, have arrested a 20-year-old man, Kipo Seidu, for allegedly robbing an iPhone to give as a New Year gift to his lover. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. near the Bole Community Centre. The victim, who…
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Calm has returned to Ntotroso in the Ahafo Region following an attempted breach at the Newmont mining site that led to the deaths of three individuals and injuries to four others. According to a statement by the Ghana Police Service on…
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A 48-year-old businessman, Jennings Tetteh Cole, has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding 18 rent seekers of over GH₵100,000. Facing 18 counts of defrauding by false pretences, Jennings has pleaded not…
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A tragic ambush by unknown gunmen on a bus travelling from Bolgatanga to Bawku on Monday, January 6, 2025, has left one passenger dead and several others injured. The bus, which was under security escort, came under heavy fire from the…
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended presidential clemency to nine convicts, including Ato Essien, the former CEO of the defunct Capital Bank, as part of a year-end pardon initiative aimed at promoting reconciliation and…
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A Gender-Based Violence Court has sentenced Prosper Kouku, a 23-year-old mason, to 12 years of imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old girl.  Kouku was charged with defilement. He pleaded not guilty. However, after going…
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A tragic robbery incident has claimed the life of a 60-year-old chopbar operator, Dorcas Korkor Tetteh, in Anloga Dornorgbor in the Volta Region. The grim discovery was made on the morning of Saturday, December 28, 2024, in her residence…
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