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68-year-old trader crushed to death by faulty vehicle

A 68-year-old woman met her tragic end Wednesday morning when a vehicle loaded with foodstuffs ran over her at the entrance of the Agomanya market in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred when a Mitsubishi mini bus with registration number GW 3696-X loaded with foodstuffs and heading from Yonguasi, a …

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15 Ashaiman robbers arrested for snatching a woman’s Range Rover

• 15 suspected robbers have been arrested by the police in Ashaiman • The gang was given a hot chase after they snatched the car of a woman • Police traced the gang to Atedeka where they were arrested together with other suspects The police in Asahiman have reportedly apprehended …

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Gay rights debate: All positions are becoming irrational, untenable – Kofi Abotsi

The Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi has said the ongoing debate for gay rights or criminalization in Ghana is unwinnable. According to him, both sides are digging in, and positions are becoming irrational and untenable. “The debates for …

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Cape Coast daylight robbery: All you need to know

• Cape Coast recorded the latest incident of daylight robbery • A businessman was attacked by armed robbers who shot him and bolted with his money • Police have placed a 5,000 cedi reward on information leading to arrest of the culprits Another month and another daylight robbery incident in …

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Armed robbers kill Adansi Rural Bank security man at Atonsu

Armed robbers have shot dead a security officer at the Adansi Rural Bank at Atonsu in the Ashanti regional capital in a robbery operation on Wednesday night. The young security man believed to be in his thirties was tied with a rope and his mouth covered with tape. Police from …

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Police arrest five more suspects in Afiadenyigba robbery

Police in the Volta Region have arrested ten(10) armed robbers who robbed a company and occupants of a vehicle at Anlo-Afiadenyigba. On 1st October, 2021, a Police-community partnership-led operation resulted in the initial arrest of five(5) persons, Haruna Tobolka, aged 36, Akwasi Owusu aged 18, Famous Normesi aged 29, LumorEric …

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Chief turned armed robber arrested with pump-action gun in the Upper East Region

The Sandema District Police Command in the Upper East Region Police has arrested suspect Agriwen Owen at Azim-zim on Sandema-Chuchuluga road with a pump-action gun, seven (7) AAA live cartridges, and one empty AAA empty cartridge, a Jackknife, one (1) handcuff, and a Talisman. Police Night Patrol team in Sandema, …

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Case of Caregiver held for baby’s death adjourned to Nov. 15

The Adentan District Court has adjourned the case in which Clara Ayan Ampah, a caregiver has been held for the death of an eleven-month-old baby to November 15. This was because the court magistrate of the Adentan District Court has been on leave. At the last court sitting, prosecution informed …

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Alleged motor thief nearly lynched at Assin Adiembra

A suspected motorbike thief was nearly lynched by an angry mob at Assin Adiembra in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The timely intervention of the police at Assin Aworoso saved his life. The suspect is currently on admission at St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu receiving …

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Ecobank staff jailed for stealing customers deposit

Ad • Prince Sam Essuman has been jailed for twelve years • He stole from customers deposit • He was found guilty of nine counts Prince Sam Essuman, a staff of Ecobank has been sentenced to twelve years for stealing funds from the bank’s depositors. The Tema Circuit Court ‘B’ …

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