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Canada based Nigerian sentenced to eight years by US for fraud

US court don sentence Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, one Nigerian wey dey stay for Canada to eight years in prison for Defrauding Texas Employees Retirement System. Di court wey dey di Western District of Texas also say Morakinyo go repay back $975,863 to multiple victims for conspiracy to commit money laundering. …

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CCTV captures armed robbers attacking mobile money vendor

The North East Region Police command has arrested two suspected robbers at Nasia in the Walewale Municipality for stealing from a Mobile Money Vendor. This was after a CCTV Camera installed in the mobile money vendor’s shop captured the entire drama during the robbery. The arrested suspects are Fuseini Yakubu, …

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We’re not guilty – Western Togolanders

Eight of the remaining 26 persons who have been charged in the Western Togoland Restoration Front case have pleaded not guilty to eleven charges. The accused persons, John Gbedemah, Godwin Awudza, Gabriel Godfred Govina, Benjamin Gbadago, Excel Liberty Aheto Kuegbesika, Divine Nyadzinyor and Richard Doglo Ametepe are part of the …

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Armed men attack Sissala West MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West in the Upper West Region, Mohammed Adama Sukparu has allegedly been attacked by unknown armed men in his constituency. The incident happened between Jefisi and Bulu at about 7:50 pm when the MP was returning from a funeral he attended at Jefisi. …

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51-year-old arrested for raping 5-year-old girl

• An old man is in police grips for having sexual intercourse with a minor • The Savelugu Police has confirmed the rape case to the media  • Savelugu District Divisional Commander urged parents to be on the lookout for their children One Abugri Stone has been arrested by the …

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Suspects in police grips identified as Mamfe Akuapem shop robbers

Two out of three persons remanded into police custody by a Ho District Magistrate Court 1 for the unlawful possession of firearms have been identified as persons who broke into an electrical appliance shop at Mamfe Akuapem in the Eastern region on the night of Sunday, July 4, 2021. The …

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Mason jailed for robbery

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old mason to 10 years imprisonment for robbing a woman at Bokankye in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District. Sampson Yeboah pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Sylvanus Dalmeida told the court presided …

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Gov’t Moves To ShutDown QNet Over Investment Fraud

The Attorney General has filed documents in court to close down three private companies allegedly operating what is akin to a Ponzi scheme. The companies have been posing as recruitment agencies, mainly in the middle, northern belts of the country and some parts of Greater Accra, and collecting huge sums …

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PHOTOS: 378 suspects arrested ahead of Eid-ul-Adha festivity

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 378 suspects in a recent operation in different parts of the region. The operation forms part of efforts to rid the metropolis of criminal activities and create an enabling environment for an incident-free Eidul Adha celebration on Tuesday. The one-week operation, which begun …

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105-year-old lady allegedly raped by 40-year-old man

A middle-aged man has been arrested for forcefully having sexual intercourse with an old lady in her room at Sege in the West Ada District of the Greater Accra Region. 40-year-old David Addo, a welder, was on July 10, 2021, allegedly caught raping 105-year-old Lomokie Tanihu. Agnes Zotorvi, the caregiver …

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