Thursday, November 21, 2024

CRIME

We need to raise awareness to address revenge killing of women- Dr Sedegah.

Dr. Mrs Delalai Sedegah, Acting Dean of Students, University for Environment and Sustainability Development, has called on stakeholders to consider creating awareness of the increasing spate of spousal murders in the country. Ghana has recently witnessed a surge in femicide,...

Police on manhunt for lone robber terrorising parts of Accra.

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is on a manhunt for a lone robber who is alleged to have been operating in parts of Accra. The GPS assured the public in a statement issued on Wednesday that the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV)...

Kenyan baby stealer jailed for 25 years after BBC expose.

A Kenyan hospital employee who was caught by the BBC selling a baby on the black market has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. Fred Leparan, who worked at Nairobi's Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital, was filmed accepting $2,500 (£2,000)...

Wa Defilement Trial: MC handed 76 years imprisonment for defilement.

A Circuit Court in Wa presided over by His Honour Mr Jonathan Avogo has sentenced Rashid Ahmed, alias Anaata, a popular Master of Ceremony (MC) for Islamic weddings, to 22 years imprisonment in hard labour after he was found...

‘Killer’ Houseboy Madam Died From Head Injuries – Autopsy Report.

AUTOPSY REPORT of Princess Afia Ahenkan, the woman who was murdered by her houseboy, Allister John, at Apaaso in Kumasi, has revealed that she died from severe abdominal and head injuries. The report also said the deceased suffered excessive bleeding,...

Wa: 35-year-old man jailed 71 years for defiling seven minors.

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 71 years imprisonment on 10 counts of defilement. The 35-year-old, Ahmed Rashid had denied the charges brought against him and pleaded not guilty. The court, presided by His Honor Jonathan Avogo made...

Galamsey fight – 21 Jailed 340 years.

Twenty-one Ghanaians have been sentenced to a total of 340 years imprisonment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for illegal mining (galamsey) in five different sites in the Western Region. Apart from the jail terms, the court, presided over by Hathia...

Apprentice welder jailed for mining under high tension cable.

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced George Fynn, an apprentice welder, to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for min­ing under a high tension cable. Fynn, who was charged with conspiracy and illegal mining, pleaded guilty to the charges. Mr Kingsley...

Gyakye Quayson Trial: EC cleared accused to participate in the election-Witness

Mr Richard Takyi-Mensah, the first prosecution witness in the trial involving Mr James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament for Assin North, told the Court that the Electoral Commission had cleared the accused to stand for the election. The witness...

Ghanaian man shoots mom and sister; faces off with police for 13 hours before his arrest

Worcester, Massachusetts - In a harrowing incident that unfolded on Friday, July 7, 2023, a 24-year-old Ghanaian man was apprehended by Worcester police after allegedly shooting his mother and sister. The arrest came after a tense 13-hour standoff that gripped...
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“Ghanaians make up a notable portion of US visa overstayers.”

Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according...
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