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Court fines pastor for environmental offence

Michael Avanyo, the Head Pastor of Gethsemane Prayer Ministry in Suhum, has been fined a sum of GHC1,200 or in default serve three months imprisonment with hard labour. The accused person was charged with spillage of human effluent on his premises by the presiding Magistrate of the Suhum Magistrate Court, …

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Man accused of beating his girlfriend to death remanded into custody

Philip Kumah, the man initially reported as a Deputy Director of the Youth Employment Authority in the Akatsi North District has been remanded into Police custody by the Ho District Court 1 for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death. Elizabeth Yesutor died at the Ho Teaching Hospital on Monday, March …

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Susu collector arrested over attempted murder of client

A 46-year-old woman, Patricia Oduro, narrowly escaped death when her female friend, Ama Bono allegedly beat and slashed her for demanding some GH¢ 3,000.00 she saved with her. According to reports, madam Oduro, who traveled to Wassa Japa in the Amenfi East District of the Western Region, wanted to start …

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Man attempts suicide after CEO impregnated his wife

A 34-year-old man attempted suicide after a Chief Executive Officer allegedly impregnated his wife and ruining their two-year-old marriage. “I took a knife and attempted to end my life because I was going through hell. I was so much hurt I never thought a man I took as my father …

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Dismissed military officer, three others grabbed for robbery in Central Region

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested four persons, including a dismissed military officer and a military-civilian employee, for robbery at Ofaakor near Kasoa in the Central Region. The Kasoa Divisional Police Command received a distress call that about five men onboard a military vehicle with registration number 46 GA …

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Shop attendant gets 10 years for robbery

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a shop attendant to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a student nurse. Akwasi Anokye Boateng, 24, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea. His accomplice, only identified as Omega, is currently on the run. Prosecuting, Police Detective Chief …

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Defence Ministry staff, military man, 3 others arrested in armed robbery using military vehicle, weapons

Corporal Kwame Ampaw, a 35 year old dismissed personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces in the company of a civilian staff of the Ministry of Defence Burma Camp, Isaac Appiah have been arrested for armed robbery using a military service van and weapons. According to the facts as relayed to …

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Oyarifa Gay man waiting for his sex partner dressed like a woman arrested by police

An Oyarifa gay man dressed like a woman Patrick Jobe Asramah has been arrested by the police for what police reports said is “preparation to commit crime to wit unnatural carnal knowledge” according to documents sighted by MyNewsGh.com. The suspect has been handed over to the Adenta divisional Domestic Violence …

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Obuasi police gun down 2 suspected armed robbers in gun battle

The Obuasi Police Divisional patrol team in the Ashanti region has gunned down two suspected armed robbers in a gun battle at Oboasi Akomfokrom near mile 9. One of the suspect according to the Ashanti Regional Police Command escaped arrest at about 9pm during the exchange of gunfire on Wednesday …

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