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Woman remanded for GRA enlistment scam

An Accra Circuit Court yesterday remanded into police custody a 39-year-old woman for defrauding victims of GH¢139,000 in connection with enlistment. Janet Adjoa Nyarko was said to have taken the monies from her victims to secure enlistment in the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), but failed to fulfill her promise. She …

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Suspected robber shot dead in failed bank robbery

A suspected armed robber has been shot dead in a failed robbery attack on the Adonteng Rural Bank branch in Abomosu in Atewa West District in Eastern Region. The deceased armed robber was part of a robbery gang that attempted to attack the bank at about 1:55 am Friday, September …

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One suspected armed robber shot dead in cross-fire

One suspected armed robber has been shot dead after an exchange of gunfire with security personnel at Adonteng community bank at Abomosu in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern region. Police report says, on Friday noon, three armed men in masks with guns attacked security personnel at the bank …

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Fisherman arrested for stabbing 71-year-old to death

Yao Senya, a 27-year-old fisherman, has been arrested by the Anloga Police for allegedly stabbing one Dumega Heletsi Akpakudzo, 71, to death at Atito, a suburb of Anloga. He was arrested on September 15, this year, and is currently in police custody assisting with investigation. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), …

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Anloga: Fisherman, 27, arrested for murder

A 27-year old fisherman, Yao Senya has been picked up by police in Anloga for stabbing a 71-year old man to death at Atito in the Anloga District of the Volta region. On Wednesday, 15 September 2021 a police report was received at the Alakple police station to the effect …

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Qnet Scam: Footballer from Mali, others stranded in Koforidua

A footballer and some others from Mali have become stranded in Koforidua after they were allegedly scammed by Qnet, a controversial network marketing company. The footballer was lured into the country by agents of Qnet under the guise of securing a deal with a premier league club in Ghana for …

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WASSCE ‘apo’ dealer arrested

• The operator of the WASSCE Telegram page has been arrested • He was arrested by the National Security operatives at Kasoa • Jerusalema is responsible for some of the leakage of WASSCE papers Jerusalema, the operator of a social media page that deals in leaked West Africa Secondary School …

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25-year-old arrested for having midnight s3x with a goat

The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old-man for alleged sexual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Friday. ASP Shiisu said the suspect was arrested …

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JHS student who assaulted Nungua teacher fined GHC1,800

The Juvenile Court ‘C’ in Accra has convicted the final-year student of the Nungua KROMA 2 Junior High School who assaulted a teacher to a fine of GHc1, 800. The JHS student was found guilty by the court for assaulting the teacher who punished him for failure to do his …

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NIB banker allegedly defiles 14-year-old girl for three days

A 14-year-old girl at Sawla in the Savanna Region has been found unresponsive in the room of a 35-year-old NIB banker, who, according to the police, defiled the minor continuously until she fell unconscious. The suspect, Elorm Cofie Cudjoe, was detained by the Sawla police command in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district …

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