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Gory scene in hotel room: 23-year-old woman stabbed by friend

 Murder A 23-year-old woman, Priscilla Tsegah, has been stabbed to death by her female friend in a hotel where they lodged for two days. The deceased, who resides at Taifa in the Greater Accra Region, is a student of a media school. Her body was found in the hotel room …

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Four landlords convicted over failure to construct household toilets

The La Magistrate’s Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct household toilets for their tenants. The four; Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Nii Asowah and Borteley Lantei, were convicted on their own plea by the court, presided over by Mrs Juliet Osei Doudu. This was after they had …

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17-year-old TV ‘thief’ beaten to death at Barekese

  A 17-year old boy has been beaten to death by a mob after he was alleged to have stolen a Television set at Barekese in the Ashanti Region. The incident which happened in the early hours of Thursday, June 10 morning left several residents at the Barekese Zongo in …

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Meet the female ‘coup plotter’ who wanted President Akufo-Addo eliminated

The only woman among the 10 people being tried for allegedly attempting to stage a coup d’etat and overthrow the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government, suggested that they should eliminate President Akufo-Addo when he is finally captured. The Director in charge of Operational Intelligence at the Defence Intelligence Department of the …

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3 galamsey operators jailed 45 years by Takoradi Circuit Court

•The Takoradi Circuit Court has jailed 3 illegal small scale miners • The activities of galamsey operators have become a topical issue in recent months • The presiding judge, Abigail Animah Asare, noted that the 15 years imprisonment each was a minimum sentence Three illegal small scale miners popularly known …

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Husband ‘cook’ wife with hot water for ‘no food’

 Linda Agyei, a 23- year old woman at Odumasi, a farming community near Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, has been hospitalised with serious burns after her husband poured hot water on her for not serving him supper. She has been admitted at Nkwanta Medical Hospital receiving treatment with …

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27-year-old hairdresser stabs lover to death for being denied grasscutter soup

  Police at Abesim in Sunyani municipality have arrested Hilda Asumani, a 27- year-old hairdresser, for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, Prince Yaw Aboagye, to death. The deceased, 30, who suffered multiple wounds on his neck and chin, is said to have been in a relationship with the suspect for about …

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First witness in treason trial appears in court

Colonel Isaac Amponsah, in charge of the Military Academy Training School, one of the first witnesses in the alleged treason trial involving Dr Frederick Mac Palm, Chief Executive, Citadel Hospital, and nine others, appeared in Court on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Colonel Amponsah said his boss, Major General M.P. Andoh, …

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