Sunday, December 22, 2024

Crime

“Hackers, Allegedly with Insider Help, Steal $16 Million from Ugandan Central Bank”.

Uganda’s central bank has fallen victim to a massive cyber theft, with hackers reportedly siphoning off 62 billion Ugandan shillings ($16.8 million).  Authorities suspect insider collusion in the high-profile breach, which has raised serious concerns about the nation’s banking security...

Police have arrested 26 individuals in connection with offences involving toy guns.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 26 individuals for toy gun-related crimes. The suspects are currently assisting with investigations and will be brought before court to face justice. In a statement, the police mentioned that a quantity of toy guns had...

GRA intercepts 40-Foot container of ammunition at Tema Port.

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has seized 53 pistols , 65 pieces of live ammunition, 74 magazines, and a PC hoster at the Golden Jubilee Terminal at the Tema Port. The suspects were arrested and subsequently transferred...

For insulting Uganda’s president, TikToker jailed for 32 months.

A 21-year-old has become the latest Ugandan TikToker to be sent to prison after creating a video that was said to insult President Yoweri Museveni. Emmanuel Nabugodi appeared for the sentencing on Monday after pleading guilty last week to four...

US places $25,000 bounty on fleeing Nigerian on murder trial.

The United States of America has offered a $25,000 reward for anyone who could provide it with information that could facilitate the arrest of a Nigerian, Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, who is reportedly facing trial for the alleged murder of...

Baltasar Ebang Engonga: Equatorial Guinea official fired over viral sex tape scandal.

A high-ranking Equatorial Guinean official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been dismissed following the release of explicit videos showing him in intimate encounters with multiple women, including spouses of prominent government figures.  The videos, some reportedly filmed within his finance ministry...

Mother of 16-year-old killed in stabbing incident involving three teenage girls calls for justice.

The mother of 16-year-old Dennis Owusu Ansah, who was fatally stabbed in Anloga on Monday night, has called for justice as her family mourns the sudden loss of her son.  Dennis, a recent Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduate, was...

Man kills wife, daughter – Jailed for life.

The High Court in Accra has sentenced a 47- year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his German wife and daughter at Kokrobitey in Accra. The convict, Boigouna Aloys, was sentenced by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh, after a seven-member jury returned a unanimous...

Three robbers suffer double agony before court

Accra, Sept 29, GNA-Three robbers suffered double agony before an Accra Circuit Court which gave them two lengthy jail sentences each for two robberies.Isaac Amejor and Michael Baffour, aka Mike, ex police and military officers, respectively together with Mutakilu...

Police arrest suspects in viral video threatening to harm victims during robbery.

Two suspects, who were seen in a viral video brandishing weapons and threatening to harm victims resisting them during their robbery operations, have been arrested by the police. The two suspects were arrested by the police on November 19, 2023. The...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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