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3 armed robbers jailed 135 years for stealing 4 mobile phones, GH¢320

Three (3) armed robbers have been sentenced to a total of 135 years imprisonment by a Duayaw-Nkwanta Circuit Court in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, presided over by His Lordship Edward Twum, MyNewsGh.com reports. Each was sentenced to 45 years after robbing four victims of their phones …

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Four Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly stealing 30 bundles of electricity cables

Four Chinese nationals have been arrested in Eastern Region by the National Security for allegedly stealing large quantities of electricity cables. The suspects are Liu Lianwei, 38, Su Meng, 55, Tuan Xiuwei, 41, and Zhang Chenming, 55 . Starr News’ Eastern Regional Correspondent Kojo Ansah who was monitoring the operation …

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Wa military brutality: Army jails, demotes, transfers errant soldiers

• The military high command has handed down sanctions to errant soldiers • The officers went on rampage in Wa beating residents over a missing phone • The sanctions include jail terms, demotions and transfers, Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul told Parliament  The disciplinary board of Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has handed down punitive …

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Akyemansa DCE orders arrest of two galamseyers for trying to bribe him

Hon. Paul Asamoah, DCE for Akyemansa district yesterday caused the arrest of two illegal miners who tried to compromise him. The honourable DCE recently embarked on ‘operation burn all chanfans’ on river bodies in the Akyemansa district which yielded positive results in the first phase of the operation to stop …

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Woman, 34, found dead in toilet at prayer camp

A 34-year-old woman, Nafisah Mensah, has been found dead in a toilet of the Christ the Shepherd Prayer camp at Kasoa Opeikuma. The mother of four, according to information gathered by Adom News‘ Kofi Adjei, had been at the camp for months now over mental instability. She is said to have …

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A Prophet in the Volta Region allegedly rapes mother of two in the name of healing

The Tongu Divisional Police Command in the Volta region is investigating one prophet, Frank Agbenyo, founder and leader of New Vision Healing Ministry International Church in Mafi-Dzogadze within the Central Tongu District for allegedly having a forced sex with his church deacon’s wife. According to the Police, although the victim, …

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Why man beheaded Feyiase ‘Uber’ driver

• 33-year-old Israel Agyei Manu was beheaded on Sunday • The suspect said he was going to use the deceased’s head for money rituals • He is yet to be arraigned before court Rashid Ibrahim, the prime suspect in the murder of Israel Agyei Manu, a headteacher of Rogel Montessori …

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Soldiers involvement in alleged coup plot smack of unprofessionalism – State’s 2nd witness testifies

Chief of Staff, General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces, Major General Nicholas Peter Andoh, has told an Accra High Court the involvement of the military men in the alleged coup plot amounts to selling their conscience and betraying the trust reposed in them. Mona Gucci As a second Prosecution …

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Man,35, jailed 15years for Snatching a car

A man, who robbed a taxi driver of his Toyota Vitz vehicle after slashing his arm with a broken bottle, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court. Brian Ibrahim Adam, aka Red, aged, 32, and Solomon Azure, a 24-year-old were said to …

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