The police in Suntreso have launched a manhunt for criminals who attacked and robbed a Kumawood actor and his family at Aburaso in the Kwadaso Municipality. Andrew Ntul Mensah, known in Kumawood as “Scorpion”, sustained gunshot wounds during the attack in his house and is receiving medical care at a …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: How Legon Law Lecturer Yaw Benneh was tied up and shot
It has come to light that Prof Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, a law lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School who got killed on Thursday in his mansion at Adjirigano, East Legon, Accra, was tied up by his killers and shot multiple times. Yaw Benneh, who was on post retirement …
Read More »Bank staff shot dead, police officer wounded in bullion van attack
One person has died while two others, including a police officer, have been wounded following a daylight robbery attack on the Manso–Kumasi road in the Ashanti Region. The deceased has only been identified as Attakorah, 35, who worked as a cashier with a bank; though the police did not provide the name …
Read More »Kumasi’s most wanted escapee arrested
One of Kumasi’s most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for several months has been arrested over the brutal murder of Elijah Kenja, a former staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA). Jamal Issaka Mohammed, 27, who was in possession of leaves suspected to be Indian hemp at …
Read More »Notorious armed robbers invade shop; take shopkeeper hostage
Notorious armed robbers terrorising residents in communities around Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region on Thursday evening stormed Abuoso Community amidst firing of gunshots to rob the largest provision shop in the community. The three masked robbery gang invaded “Abuoso Melcom” shop around 7:00 pm in …
Read More »Man busted with 18 stolen sheep
A 28-year-old driver, George Badaek, has been busted by the highway police at Yeji in the Pru East District in the Bono East region. The driver, who drives Opel Astra with registration number AW 5176‐ 12 and uses the Yeji to Atabubu road often, was arrested by the police with …
Read More »Taxi driver arrested for attempting to sell his employer’s car
Police in Accra has nabbed a taxicab driver who wanted to sell a car he was employed to drive and make sales on a daily basis. According to the Police, the driver, 25-year-old Phillip Sam was employed two weeks ago on a ‘work and pay’ basis. But a smart Phillip …
Read More »Police Arrest 109 Persons At Ritz Junction For Attacking Bailiff
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 109 persons for allegedly attacking a team of police personnel assigned to assist a bailiff to execute a court order at Ritz Junction. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Command, told the Ghana News …
Read More »3 In 10 JHS Students Attempted Suicide — Psychological Association
At least 3 in 10 Junior High School (JHS) students have reported attempting suicide in the last 12 months, the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) has disclosed. GPA revealed this in a statement dated September 9, 2020, in commemoration of the World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 2020. The WSPD which falls …
Read More »Woman banished for allegedly sleeping with neighbours’ teenage sons
A 35-year-old woman from Kenyoni One Village in Kitutu Chache North in Kisii County has been banished from her in-laws’ community after she allegedly went on a cheating spree with her neighbours’ teenage sons. The family of her husband, David Mageto, who is a teacher in the locality, claims that …
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