Police have arrested nine persons for persistently harassing motorists along some traffic intersections in Accra. The Divisional Police Commander for the Airport Division, c/supt. /Mr. Bismark Agyapong, led a team of officers on June 23, 2021, on the operation, which targeted some youth loitering at major traffic intersections begging for …
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Murder suspect arrested after being in hiding for 5 months
After five months of being in hiding, the Weija Police have arrested a suspected murderer. A release by the Police said the suspect, Joshua Quashie, a 26-year-old allegedly killed a 29-year-old man at Obakrowa in the Greater Accra Region. According to the Police, the suspect allegedly shot Nii Armah …
Read More »Komenda SHS student gets 40 strokes of cane for going out without exeat
The Headmistress of the Komenda Senior High School Ama Sika has given a female student 40 strokes of cane for leaving campus without permission. The student, Mensah Sarafina, has had her buttocks sored after she received the lashes. She had gone home with her mate on Sunday, June 20 to …
Read More »Suspected Notorious Armed Robber Gunned Down By Police
A notorious armed robber by name Iddrisu Adams who was involved in series of armed robbery attacks at Tontokrom and it’s environs has been apprehended by the police. According to the Police, the said armed robber has been on the Police wanted list for sometime now and has finally been …
Read More »37 Military Hospital asks public to help locate families of unknown patients
•The 37 Military Hospital has shared pictures of two patients whose families cannot be located •The two patients were admitted after being involved in separate car accidents •The hospital has called on the public to help locate the families of the patients The 37 Military Hospital has called on the …
Read More »Armed robbers shoot Pentecost Pastor
Church of Pentecost Report convened has it that some Pastors for Church of Pentecost have been at by unknown gunmen. According to what we gathered, the Gushegu District Minister of the Church Of Pentecost, Overseer Foster Kokou Payo and Deacon Alidu Dalabra escaped from the hands of armed robbers after …
Read More »LEKMA Hospital sued!
The alleged negligent removal of the womb of a 30-year-old patient of the LEKMA Hospital, without her consent, has landed the medical facility in trouble. The woman, now childless, was at the Teshie-based Municipal Hospital to be delivered of her first baby, which came out successfully after a caesarean section. But …
Read More »Robbers inflict cutlass wounds on MOMO vendor; steal GHC5,800
Sunyani-Robbers Two armed robbers on Monday attacked a mobile money vendor at Abesim, a suburb of Sunyani in the Bono Region. The robbers made away GH¢5,800.00 after inflicting multiple cutlass wounds on the hapless vendor. According to the victim, Collins Agyemang, 30, one of the robbers managed to enter his …
Read More »684 students contract Coronavirus in Eastern Region
• Ghana is still fighting the deadly Coronavirussince the index case was recorded in March 2020 • Many Ghanaians, including high profile personalities have died from the virus • At the regional level, 684 students have contracted the disease in recent times A report from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate …
Read More »WAEC reacts to Africa Education Watch’s report on 2020 WASSCE
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says it is considering a lawsuit against education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch. This comes on the back of Africa Watch’s report on the assessment of the 2020 West African Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Think Tank, among other things noted, their investigations revealed that …
Read More »19-year-old farmer commits suicide
A 19-year-old man, Kwaku Ayiriba A 19-year-old man, Kwaku Ayiriba, has hanged himself on a farm at Mpasaaso Number 2 in the Ahafo Ano south-West District of the Ashanti Region. The incident has thrown residents into a state of shock as they are trying to understand why the young man …
Read More »5 important things women must do immediately after menstruation
• These are some basic hygiene measures every woman should consider after every monthly flow • These tips when practiced will prevent women from sexually transmitting infections to their male partners • Women must endeavor to take their sexual reproductive health seriously A woman’s menstrual period can pass by smoothly …
Read More »You are lazy if you manage pain with painkillers – Doctor
Health expert, Doctor Muftawu Mohammed, has asserted that it is wrong to manage body pains, whether internal or external, with pain killers. According to him, managing pain with painkillers is simply a lazy man’s approach and not recommended. He said this during an interview with Nana Yaw Odame on …
Read More »Man, 34, stabbed to death with kitchen Knife by family member
A 34-year-old man Kwame Frimpong has been stabbed to death at Akyem Oda -Nkwanta in Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region. The deceased was stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife in both left and right ribs by the suspect Nana Kwame, 36, who is a family member. The …
Read More »VIDEO: 61-year-old man jailed for insulting ‘Abusuapanin’
A 61-year-old ‘drunk pastor’, Kwaku Amofa has been jailed for twelve months at the Kumasi Central Prison for insulting the head of his family. Speaking to crimecheckghana, the pastor admitted insulting his family head, but claimed, he thought it was a trivial issue that would not have ended him …
Read More »Five illegal miners grabbed in Obuasi
Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso in the Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group has defied the government order to halt illegal mining also known as Galamsey. The police command swooped on these five illegal miners at Buabenso …
Read More »Armed boys in viral video charged
The three gun-wielding boys captured in a viral video have been charged by the police. Two of the three in the video together with a pastor brother of one were arrested by the police in Obuasi on Thursday, June 17. They were quickly transferred to the Ashanti Regional Police …
Read More »11-year-old alleged robber butchers security man in Kokode
A 30-year-old Security man, Kwadwo Ayem, has allegedly been attacked and butchered by an 11-year-old boy identified as ‘Aboade3’ at Kokode in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region. According to reports, the victim Kwadwo Ayem was attacked in broad daylight by Aboade3 and his gang. The victim Kwadwo …
Read More »Police on the hunt for killer of Besease Basic School teacher
The Police in Okorase in the Eastern Region are on the hunt for the killer[s] of Besease Basic School teacher who was shot dead over the weekend. According to reports, Mr. Solomon Arhin, a 36-year-old man was murdered on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The sad incident reportedly occurred around …
Read More »Dagbong SHS probes ‘sexual gestures’ by students
The management of the Dagban State SHS in Yendi in the Northern Region has begun probing circumstances that led to first year students of the school being ordered to perform sexual gestures as part of their initiation to the school by their seniors. The immoral gestures were videoed and disseminated …
Read More »Police arrest 17 women, 168 motorbikes impounded in post bullion van attack swoop
The Accra Regional Police Command has embarked on an enhanced operational exercise in Accra, arresting 215 suspected criminals including 17 women, in a targeted operation. The operation follows a very disturbing recorded case of violent crimes in Accra, particularly a bullion van attack which led to the killing of …
Read More »Bullion van robbery: 215 suspected criminals arrested
The Accra Regional Police Command has embarked on an enhanced operational exercise in Accra and arrested 215 suspected criminals in its recent targeted operation. The operation follows very disturbing recorded cases of violent crimes in Accra, particularly a bullion van attack which led to the killing of a policeman and …
Read More »Two suspected Fulani armed robbers arrested at Fumbisi
Two Fulani men suspected to be highway armed robbers have been arrested at Fumbisi in the Builsa South District by the Upper East Regional Police Command. A statement signed and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr David Fianko-Okyere, Public Relations …
Read More »Armed robbers kill mobile money vendor at Okorase near Koforidua
A mobile money vendor has been shot dead by armed robbers at Okorase near Koforidua the Eastern Regional capital. 36-year-old Solomon Arhin Prost was gunned down Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 11:14pm. He was shot on his way home from work. He was reportedly walking home with his friend …
Read More »Man stabs friend to death at a funeral
• A 32-year-old man has met his untimely death • This comes after he got involved in an argument with his friend • The suspect is currently on the run One Nana Kwame Frimpong has stabbed his 32-year-old friend to death after a brawl that ensued between the two. …
Read More »Father kills his 2-day-old baby for contracting syphilis
A 54-year-Old man, Benjamin Acquaa, affectionately called Kwame Ntori, is currently in the grips of the Assin South District police command for allegedly killing his two-day-old daughter for contracting syphilis infection. According to the Assin South District Police Commander, DSP Okyere Andam, the suspect, who had worked in the hospital …
Read More »TUTAG suspends strike
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), has suspended its strike. A Press statement dated Saturday, June 19, 2021 and signed by the National President, Dr Michael Brigandi said the suspension of the industrial action is based on trust and confidence in the assurances by the Education Minister. TUTAG …
Read More »UEW student grabbed over death of woman
LISTEN 5 HOURS AGO 0 The Winneba District Magistrate’s Court has remanded in police custody, a level 400 student of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) in connection with the death of a 30-year-old woman at a Guest House at Winneba. Forty-five-year-old Amadu Abdul-Raham Fuseini’s plea was not taken and he will …
Read More »Drinking spot operator shot dead over GH¢5 at Apirede Akuapem
A drinking Spot Operator has been shot dead in a misunderstanding over GH¢5 at Apirede -Akuapem in the Okere District in Eastern Region. The victim was allegedly shot twice in the ribs and chest by suspect Kwame Dankwa, a farmer believe to be in his 30s on Thursday evening, eyewitness …
Read More »Man hangs himself at Abirem Agona
A man believed to be in his late 20s has committed suicide by hanging himself in a forest at Abirem Agona in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem District of the Central Region. The body of the deceased was found hanging early Friday morning. According to the Chief of Abirem Agona, …
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