Yearly Archives: 2021

Former NDC MP for Ho West dies

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho West Constituency, Lawyer Francis Aggrey Agbotse has been reported dead. The current MP for the Constituency, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah who broke the news through a post on Facebook on January 2, 2020, said: “Sad News this morning. We have lost the Hon. FRANCIS AGGREY …

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Armed robbers attack travellers at Walewale

The night patrol team at Walewale was called by the station master, Inspector Amos Bour, to the scene of an ongoing robbery in the Banawa village on Nalerigu Highway on Saturday at about 2:50 am. The team immediately proceeded from Nasia-Tamale Highway to the crime scene to meet one Kanlan …

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Ritualist arrested for cutting private part of girl, 6

The police in Bauchi State in Nigeria has arrested a 20-year-old man, Adamu Ra’uf, for allegedly cutting off the private part of a six-year-old child for ritual purposes. The command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday, January 1, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint by the …

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Boy, 10 drowns in a pool on New Year’s day

A 10-year-old boy, Kofi Antwi, has died after he drowned in a swimming pool at Goaso in the Ahafo Region. The incident occurred on New Year’s day when the boy together with his family went to Oyibo hotel for a pool party. The Goaso District Police Commander, DSP Danso Abeam …

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500 Cement bags consumed as fire ravages shops at Kwabeng

About five hundred (500) bags of cement have been consumed by fire at Akyem Kwabeng,  in the Eastern Region. The inferno which gutted some other shops also destroyed 160 pieces of plywoods, barbering equipment and other properties. The fire occurred on January 1, 2021, at about 5:00 am. Personnel of …

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Driver battling for his life after being shot by armed robbers

A 25-year-old driver is battling for his life after he was shot in the leg by armed robbers at the entrance of Wulugu Senior High School. According to reports, the driver whose name is given as Osei Gideon was driving to Burkina Faso to buy tomatoes in bulk when he was …

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2020/21 GPL: Hearts of Oak trash Bechem United 6-1

Accra Hearts of Oak has ended Bechem United’s unbeaten run in a grand style at the Accra Sports Stadium as the away side endured a 6-1 humiliating defeat on matchday seven. It was Bechem United’s heaviest defeat in the ongoing season. The away side appealed for a penalty in the 10th …

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At least 25 people killed in Beni, D.R. Congo

At least 25 people were killed in the troubled Beni region of the Democratic republic of Congo Thursday, local sources said Friday. The incident occurred after an attack attributed to members of the Uganda-origin armed group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Donat Kibuana, administrator of the Beni region told AFP …

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