It has emerged that the killer or killers of Mr. Eric Johnson, the owner of Royal Cosy Hills Hotel in Jirapa, also known as Jirapa Dubai in the Upper West Region used a ladder to climb the wall of his residence which is opposite the Hotel. Reports from JoyNews’ Rafiq Salam who has visited the […]
Four soldiers, an immigration officer, and a private security man arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery at Akyem Akanteng in the Lower West Akim Municipality of the Eastern Region have been remanded in police custody by the Koforidua Circuit Court B. While two of the soldiers are reportedly stationed at the Jubilee House […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it will brief the public on the outcome of the Cecilia Dapaah investigation when concluded. Cecilia Dapaah is the immediate past Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources and the OSP’s investigation is in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money and other valuable […]
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), and Ghana Police Service have vehemently denied allegations of engaging land guards in their operations, refuting claims made in recent news reports. In separate statements, the institutions assured the public that they adhere to legal processes in dealing with land encroachments and criminal activities. […]
The Police Administration has mounted a manhunt for four suspected robbers behind the killing of a policeman at Ablekuma in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. The alleged robbers killed the policeman yesterday in broad daylight. The policeman, who a source at the Ghana Police Service named as Lance Corporal Calystus Amoah, […]
Some 82 police officers have filed a suit against the Attorney General (1st defendant), the Ghana Police Service (2nd defendant), and the Inspector General of Police (3rd defendant). The plaintiffs contend that the Ghana Police Service failed to promote them after they finished their studies under the organization’s study leave with pay policy. In the […]
The two persons who attacked a radio presenter in Tamale have been convicted and fined GH₵3,600. The Tamale District Court convicted them today. Iddrisu Hardi alias Pagaaza and his accomplice, Mumuni Osman, were convicted on the charges of conspiracy to commit crime, assault, unlawful entry and threat of death. The two accused persons pleaded guilty […]
In an intelligence operation on March 27, 2023, the Ghana Police Service arrested three suspects for possession of firearms without lawful authority and acts of vigilantism at Japa near Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. The suspects were identified as Godfred Appiah alias Nana Kobina Gyan, Isaac Amoako alias Nana Owusu and Theophilus Yeboah alias […]
Six persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of the 21-year-old soldier, Private Imoro Sherrif, in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The arrests followed an intelligence-led, week-long police operation. Those arrested separately at their various hideouts include two persons who are believed to have stabbed the soldier […]
About 85 police officers have petitioned the Police Council over delays in their promotions. The petitioners are seeking “academic promotion” due to their attainment of higher academic degrees after being granted study leave by the Police Administration. In a petition signed by their lawyer, Ayikoi Otoo, the police officers said all attempts to impress on […]
Mr. Peter Nanfuri, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP) during the era of late President Jerry John Rawlings has passed on at the age of 80. Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri was an iconic IGP in his time and distinguished himself to the admiration of many. Until his death on Friday February 17, 2023, he was […]
A pathology examination has revealed that Shadrach Arloo, the 32-year-old man who died last week at the West Hills Mall during an encounter with a policeman and a private security personnel was choked by ‘wee’ [cannabis] in a black polythene bag. The cause of death has been given by a pathologist “as Asphyxiation and Obstruction […]
