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3 Nigerian stowaways land in Ghana instead of Spain

Three Nigerians have become the latest suspects to be arrested by the Tema Port Authorities in the year 2020 after they failed in their attempt to stowaway to Europe. The three stowaways who have since been placed in police custody had boarded the vessel from Nigeria in hope of going …

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Man, 52, jailed for defiling 3-year-old girl

A 52 year old unemployed, who defiled a three-year-old girl at Apatrapa New Site, near Kumasi, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by a Kumasi Circuit Court. Owusu Sebi pleaded not guilty to the offence but was found guilty after trial by the Court, presided over by Comfort Tasiame. …

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One person arrested over bizarre exhumation of corpse

The Nkawkaw District Police Command has arrested one person in connection with the exhumation of remains of a deceased at Awenade, a community near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The suspect Nana Kwaku Ampadu, 39, was picked up by Police Monday, January 27, 2020 at about 12:35 pm at his …

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Farmer guns down Surveyor

A 34-year-old Mapping and Surveying apprentice, Thomas Yaw Kyame, has been gunned down by a farmer after mistaking him for a game. The incident occurred at Sikorkor, a farming community near Agavenya in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The body of the deceased has been retrieved …

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National Security operative killed at Awoshie

A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the Anyaa Police for allegedly stabbing a National Security operative to death. The suspect, Emmanuel Gyeabour, according to the police, stabbed Alhaji Abdul Mummin Salia, aka Sly, 36, in the neck at Awoshie, Accra after a misunderstanding had ensued between the two over …

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Two arrested for stealing 300 cattle from Kete-Krachi

Two out of four persons who stole 300 cattle from Kete-Krachi in the Oti Region have been arrested by the Police in Savannah Region. Ibrahim Imoro and Amadu Imoro were said to have taken the stolen cows to a farm settlement near Kosorgbor in the Savannah Region. They were arrested …

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Chinese man killed by compatriot in Asankragua

A Chinese national, Wei Yan Wen, has allegedly been stabbed to death by his compatriot at Asankragua in the Wassa Amenfi West District of the Western Region. The suspect, Lee Buau Huan, is believed to be a friend of the victim who was stabbed following a supposed disagreement over a …

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Jealous man stabs girlfriend to death in Bauchi, Nigeria

Tragedy struck in Bauchi on Friday when a jealous man, simply identified as ‘Solomon’ stabbed his girlfriend, Patience Zakkari, to death for picking a phone call from another man. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent reports that the incident occurred around 1.30 am in the house of the deceased …

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BAWKU: Most wanted armed robber and murderer arrested with fully loaded weapon

The Bawku Divisional Police Command in the Upper East Region has arrested 25-year-old Issaaka Salifu who is on its wanted list for series of robberies and murder cases, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. It is gathered that the suspect was arrested by a police patrol team on Friday night and had in his possession …

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Armed men invade community as developer takes over farmlands at Obregyima

Residents of Obregyima near Panpanso, a farming community in the Nsawam Adoagyir Municipality of the Eastern region are agitating against the destruction of their farmlands by a developer who has come to the community with armed men. Large hectares of farmlands have been graded destroying crops and fruits planted by …

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