Elvis Anokye

Two arrested for stealing one-month-old-baby

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 41-year-old man, Patrick Mbama, and 30-year-old, woman, Ogechi Chinonso Ekwebele, for stealing a one-month-old baby and selling him to a buyer in Lagos. The suspects were intercepted by police Officers from Anthony Police Division, on enforcement duty at Anthony Oke pin down …

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14-year old arrested in connection with murder of journalist in Kibra

Detectives have arrested a juvenile in connection with the gruesome murder Pamoja FM journalist, Mohammed Hassan Marjan, who was killed last week in Kibra on his way home from work. The arrest of the 14-year-old by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday comes after he was …

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Five coronavirus patients killed in hospital fire

Five coronavirus patients died in a hospital blaze early today due to a short circuit igniting a ventilator machine, said reports in Russia. An inferno swept through an intensive care Covid-19 ward at a hospital in St Petersburg. A total of 150 patients were evacuated from St. George City Hospital, said the emergency …

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Why I sold my baby for $300 – Orphan

A 20-year-old lady, Miracle Kalu, who was arrested for selling her one-month-old baby for N130,000, to an unknown couple in Lagos, has blamed her action on hardship. She was traced to her residence in Orlu, Imo State, after the baby, who was being conveyed to his new parents in Lagos, …

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Muslims fume over Justice Tanko Amadu’s comment on Hijab

Muslims across the country are unhappy with the remarks of Supreme Court judge nominee Justice Issifu Tank Amadu over the wearing of Hijab in schools. The Appeal Court judge told the Parliament vetting committee Monday that he saw no problem with secular schools stopping Muslim girls from wearing the Hijab …

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Seth Terkper exposes NDC’s hypocrisy, vindicates Bawumia on ‘Dumsor’ in viral video

Former Finance Minister Seth Tekper has made an honest admission which has vindicated Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia‘s clash with the NDC over comparisons of effects of dumsor and Coronaviruson the Ghanaian economy, and governments’ socio-responses. The controversy was ignited by former President John Dramani Mahama, who criticised government’s response to the Coronaviruspandemic, and also …

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Man arrested for allegedly killing sister during argument

A 49-year-old man from Bloemendal near Bethelsdorp in Port Elizabeth was arrested soon after the murder of his 45-year-old sister on Sunday night. According to police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, it is alleged that at about 19:30, the woman and her brother were arguing in the lounge of their home …

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Body of stabbed teen boy found near graveyard in P. E

Police are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a teenager, approximately 16 years old, whose body was found lying in an open field in Jacksonville in Port Elizabeth on Sunday afternoon. According to provincial police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, a community member alerted police at about 12:45 that the body of a …

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AngloGold to increase Obuasi mining rate to 4,000 tonnes first quarter of 2021

AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi mine is expected to ramp-up its mining rate from 2,000 tonnes per day to 4,000 tonnes per day in the first quarter of next year. This is due to slower shipments of certain equipment to Ghana and difficulties in ensuring key, skilled employees can travel to the …

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Local foods are great but we don’t have lands to farm – Farmer to Akufo-Addo

An award-winning farmer in the Awutu Senya District of Central Region, Mr. John Amo, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for admonishing Ghanaians to eat, local foods. However, the farmer says they lack available lands to help them farm, a situation he explained is dangerous for food security Mr. John Amo …

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