Crime
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Man finally jailed for brutally defiling 10-year-old girl, six years after legal tussle
A 10-year-old defiled girl (name withheld) has finally been served justice after six years of legal battle. On July, 30, 2015, Atinka FM’s Regina Asamoah first broke a story of a 10-year-old girl who…
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Two vehicles belonging to Ghana Highway Authority stolen in Eastern Region
Some two vehicles belonging to the Ghana Highway Authority(GHA) in the Eastern Region have been stolen. The revelation is highlighted in the 2020 Auditor-General’s Report on the audit of statutory bo…
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Police confirm six people dead, following a ‘shocking’ mass shooting in England
Six people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Plymouth in southwest England on Thursday evening, in an incident described by the British Home Secretary as “shocking”. T…
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Youth kill chainsaw operator at Numreso
A Chain Saw Operator, Mr. Kwame Kaya has allegedly been shot dead at Numreso in the Amansie Central of the Ashanti Region. Reports gathered by GhanaTalksRadio indicate that the deceased was hired by …
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Police arrest 2 armed robbers, killed 3 in a face-off in Accra
Ghana Police has shot dead three notorious armed robbers, Akika Christian Roberts, Alhassan and Alhaji, who have been on the police wanted list for sometime now. The incident happened at Opeabea junc…
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South African prosecutors, lawyers call for delay of Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial
Prosecutors and lawyers for South Africa’s jailed former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in hospital since Friday, have jointly asked a judge to postpone his scheduled appearance this week in a co…
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Judge jails teenager for 15 years with hard labour, after motorcycle snatching went south
Daniel Botwe, a 19-year-old illegal miner has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour by an Asante Bekwai Circuit Court presided over by Mark Tairima Diboro for attempting to snatch a m…
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Police reportedly arrest killer of policewoman
Police in the Eastern Region have begun investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of Lance Corporal Sara Adjei of the Nkawkaw Divisional Command. The deceased police officer was fou…
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Top aide to New York Governor Cuomo resigns amid escalating sexual harassment scandal
A senior aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday in the wake of a state attorney general’s report that the governor sexually harassed 11 women. Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the gove…
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Police have arrested 40 suspected armed robbers in major swoop of Kumasi
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 40 suspected armed robbers believed to be behind several robberies in the Kumasi Metropolis in recent times. The gangs were arrested at separate commu…