Crime
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Desperate lover kills 50-year-old cousin for refusing to marry him
A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the Sawla District Police Command for allegedly killing his 50-year-old cousin, Janet Ansaaku for refusing to marry him. The incident happened at Uro-Mekaa near…
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Court remands 5 police officers for robbing student at East Legon
An Accra circuit court presided over by Rosemond Baah Torsu has remanded five police officers who are alleged to have extorted an amount of GH¢20,000 from a student at East Legon to police custody. T…
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50-year-old ‘alhaji’ impregnates 15-year-old girl after multiple successful rape in a mosque
A 15-year-old schoolgirl in the Accra Central District of the Greater Accra Region has allegedly been defiled and impregnated by a Muslim in a mosque near them. Narrating the incident on Angel FM’s A…
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Jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for illegal assembly
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was given a new prison sentence of 14 months on Friday over his role in an unauthorised assembly on Oct. 1, 2019, during one of the city’s p…
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One Nigerian, 5 Thais arrested in Bangkok over alleged #2bn romance scam
A Nigerian man identified as Ezeneche Uzochukwu and five Thais has been arrested in Bangkok for a N2 billion romance scam. A police search of seven locations in Bangkok, Nakhon Sawan, Phuket and Path…
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Brazilian police capture Italian drug lord after years of hide-and-seek
Brazil’s Federal Police on Monday arrested Rocco Morabito, a fugitive Italian drug lord with ties to the powerful ‘Ndrangheta criminal gang, underlining the growing importance of Brazil in the Europe…
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Northern Regional Police nab two in possession of heavily loaded AK-47, pump action, others
Two persons are in the grips of the Northern Regional Police Command for allegedly possessing firearms without authority in Tamale. At a media briefing in Tamale, Deputy Northern Regional Police Comm…
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Outrage after man who raped and murdered 6-six-year girl legally changed his name
Two sisters have come out to speak after a child killer who raped and strangled their then six-year-old sibling was legally allowed to change his name. Adam Stein, originally from Glasgow, was releas…
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Police arrest 33 commercial sex workers at Pokuase Timber Market
A total of thirty-three (33) commercial sex workers consisting of mostly foreigners have been arrested by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command at Pokuase Timber Market. The five-hour dawn operat…
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Police officer arrested for stealing computer monitor from Sunyani Police Headquarters
Police Corporal Tanye Christopher of the regional visibility, Bono Region has been arrested for stealing a Computer monitor and a system unit from the Police Headquarters in Sunyani. According to Pol…