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Two arrested for attempting to sell elephant tusks in Savannah Region

Two young men have been trailed and arrested at a Guest House in Damongo, capital of the Savannah Region on 14th August 2020 for attempting to sell Elephant tusks to a buyer. 27-year-old Abdul Latif and 24-year-old Abdul Rahaman Alhassan from the Larabanga community near the Mole National Park were …

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Betting addict allegedly commits suicide

A 16-year-old boy said to be a betting/gambling addict, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree at Asonomaso in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti, on Wednesday. The deceased, Kwaku Appiah, a form two student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School, was said to have caused the …

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Court denies bail for 8 persons arrested following ‘bloody’ NDC, NPP clash

A District Court in Sunyani on Thursday, August 13, 2020, denied a bail application for eight persons arrested following a bloody clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Nkrankwanta in the Bono Region. The clashes between the supporters of the opposition …

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Man bathed with acid during confrontation with rival- PHOTOS

A 27-year-old man, Joseph Kwame Safah, has been hospitalized at the Dunkwa Government Hospital after he was bathed with acid during a confrontation with a rival. Mr. Sefah took a break off work to travel only to return and be informed by his lover that one Nhyiraba had forcefully had …

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Son of former president jailed for 5 years

The son of Angola’s former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. José Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was accused of trying to embezzle up to $1.5bn (£1.1bn) while overseeing the $5bn fund from 2013 to 2018. …

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MoMo vendor killed by robbers at Techiman for refusing to hand over sales [Video+ Audio]

A 26-year-old MoMo vendor, identified only as Jacob Cudjoe, has been shot dead by some unknown armed men at Abuosu in the Techiman Municipality. The incident is believed to have happened on Thursday evening around 7:30 pm. Adom News’ Agya Tawiah, reporting the incident on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, noted …

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Bibiani: Boy Who Defiled 4-Year-Old Girl And Used Knife To Open Her Private Part Jailed 18 years

An 18-year old unemployed, Kwaku Mensah was on Thursday August 13, 2020 sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by Bibiani Circuit Court in the Western North Region for defiling a four-year-old girl. Kwaku Mensah who lives at Dabiasem, a suburb of Dadeaso in the Western North Region, pleaded guilty to the …

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Man attempts suicide after killing 80-yr-old woman with block at Domenase

Twenty five (25) year old man Kwaku Johnson has killed an eighty (80) year old woman Eno Pokuaa with a building block at Domenase near Tanoso in the Kwadaso Municipality of the  Ashanti Region. Kwaku Johnson is also in a critical condition when he stabbed himself in a suicide attempt …

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Dozens arrested in Kumasi over killing of Pastor

Armed robbers have shot dead the Head Pastor of the Ejisu branch of the Jehovah Nisi Evangelical Ministry in Kumasi. The incident happened in the early of hours of Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at his residence at Anyinam Kegyase near Santasi in Kumasi, Ashanti region. Pastor Maxwell Attakorah, 44, was …

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How A Robbery Attack Forced Man To Jump Over Dzorwulu Overhead

A vlogger has recounted a harrowing robbery attack which forced him to jump over the Dzorwulu overhead in Accra.  The jump, according to the victim, Kelvin Okyere cost him eight of his teeth on that fateful night. Narrating his ordeal to Zionfelix in an interview, the young man said the …

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