The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) says the Interpol arrest warrants for Samuel Adam Mahama and three others over the Airbus Bribery scandal followed a request by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu. The CID made this known in a statement dated July 16, 2020, and signed by Juliana …
Read More »Man arrested after being found with ‘father’s bones’ he had dug up
A man is behind bars after being found with two bags containing what he says was his dead father’s bones that he had dug up from his grave site, North West police have said. Fikille Modukanele, 28, appeared in the Molopo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of violation …
Read More »Bodies of police officers who drowned chasing robbers retrieved
The bodies of the two police officers suspected to have drowned while chasing some armed robbers in Krobo, a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, have been retrieved. The police announced on Friday, July 17 that the bodies were retrieved from the Oda River. The officers – Lance Corporals …
Read More »Man in dock for allegedly stabbing his mother to death
A man who allegedly stabbed his mother to death is expected in the dock of a Cape Town court on a murder charge on Friday. The 26-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly fleeing the scene in Gugulethu on Tuesday, police spokesperson Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi confirmed. “The 67-year-old deceased …
Read More »NPP and NDC clash over construction of town roads in Abirem
The ruling New Patriotic Party and the main opposition National Democratic Congress of the Abirem Constituency have clashed on the construction of town roads. The construction of Abirem-Afosu town roads in the Birem North District of Eastern Region has recently seen massive development after a long decade of its poor …
Read More »Consumer Price Index drops by 0.1 %
Ghana’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June this year has slightly dropped to 11. 2 per cent from 11.3 per cent recorded last month, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said. According to the GSS, the drop was 0.1 percentage points lower than that of May while the monthly inflation …
Read More »Armed robbers attack Chief Imam’s lawyer, 30 others
Information reaching DGN Online indicates that the lawyer of the National Chief Imam, Lawyer Seidu Nasigri has been attacked and shot by armed robbers at Yagaba in the North East Region. DGN Online gathered that the lawyer and his brother were shot when they were on their way to Yagaba …
Read More »US ‘open to lifting’ South Sudan arms embargo
The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of conditions are met, its outgoing ambassador Thomas Hushek has said. The conditions include a “reduction in level of violence and corruption” in the system. The UN Security Council renewed the arms …
Read More »CAS might postpone GFA ruling again – Albert Commey
Eleven Wonders chief executive officer (CEO) Albert Commey reveals he was not surprised by the Court of Arbitration for Sports’ postponements of their final verdict on the case between former Ghana Football Association (GFA) presidential aspirant Wilfred Kwaku Osei ‘Palmer’ and football’s governing body. Osei is seeking redress from the …
Read More »Repentant Nigerian bandits offered cows for AK-47s
Repentant bandits in Nigeria’s north-western state of Zamfara are being offered two cows for every AK-47 they surrender. It is an attempt to encourage them to give up a life of crime and live a normal life as responsible citizens, Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle says. Motorcycle-riding armed bandits operating out …
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