Best performing schools in the 2020 National West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) rankings for the Central Region have been awarded with citation of merit. The ceremony, which was to motivate hard working teachers, students and their schools, saw seven schools receiving the awards. Wesley Girls Senior High School …
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Ritual Killing: AG orders police to charge Kasoa teenagers with conspiracy, murder
The Attorney General (AG) has directed the Police to charge the two teenagers who allegedly killed 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah, at Kasoa, with conspiracy and murder. Nicholas Kini and Eric Nyarko reportedly killed Mensah in April this year for ritual purposes at Lamptey Mills, near Kasoa. Chief Inspector Ernest Agbo …
Read More »Two arrested over Bantama mobile money robbery
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the broad daylight robbery of a mobile money shop in Bantama in the Ashanti Region that happened on April 22, 2021. The duo were grabbed after police identified them in a CCTV footage. According to police, the suspects were part of a …
Read More »Bullion van killing: My instincts to get ‘Akpeteshie’ GH¢1 saved me – Eyewitness
• The police has been on a manhunt for the killers of one of their own when armed robbers attacked a bullion van on Monday, killing a constable on board • An eyewitness has been explaining how he narrowly escaped the crossfire • The mechanic said he stepped out to …
Read More »Nana Agradaa loses court case, facing four-year jail term
•Agradaa was found guilty on charges of operating television station without license and publishing charlatanic charges •Agradaa pleaded not guilty initially but amended her pleas, based on which she was sentenced •She has been fined GH¢46,000 Patience Asiedua, a self-acclaimed evangelist has been handed a fine of GH¢46,000 for operating …
Read More »Photo of the armed robber who killed the policeman surfaces
An arrest has been made by the police department in Accra after a policeman who was escorting a bullion van got shot in the head and died on the spot. The unfortunate incident that happened was around James Town yesterday adding to the wounds of the national police department. The …
Read More »Alleged fraudster who poses as pastor on social media wanted
The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for one Solomon Kwaku Gyasi, who is known on social media as Pastor Mike or Sabruku. The suspect, who is a native of Abetifi Kwahu in the Eastern Region, is said to have defrauded many people in Accra, …
Read More »Three suspected grave looters arrested
Three suspects, including a pupil-teacher, have been arrested in the Upper East Region for looting several graves. Reporting the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, Abubakar Nuhu said the activities of grave looters have increased in the area. He said the youth in the area have for …
Read More »Police on high alert after hint of terrorist attacks in Bolga, Tamale
Police in the Northern and Upper East regions have been put on high alert following intelligence gathered about a possible terror attack. According to the intelligence, some bandits from Burkina Faso – known for their operations on the Ghana, Burkina Faso border – are planning to launch attacks in the …
Read More »Farmer found dead at Wassa Atobiase
• The lifeless body of the deceased was discovered on his cocoa farm • The deceased has been identified as Abusuapanyin Pharoah who is said to be in his 60s • A sister of the deceased with whom he was litigating a land with has been arrested to assist …
Read More »Another gunmen kill woman in Kumasi; police begin probe
Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into the killing of one Benedicta Pokua Sarpong in Kumasi. The Police say the husband of the deceased, Nana Osei Agyemang Prempeh, reported the incident at around 12:30 am on Monday, 14th June, 2021, after they were reportedly attacked by unknown …
Read More »See this 1958 graduation photo from the KNUST
In 1958, the setting for a university graduation was obviously not as flamboyant as we have them today but the essence of those events cannot be said to have been any less. In this photo of a graduation ceremony from the Kumasi College of Technology, now the Kwame Nkrumah …
Read More »CCTV footage of 23-year-old woman murdered by friend pops up
• Priscilla Tsegah was stabbed by her friend in a hotel • Natashia has been identified as the prime suspect in this case • The CCTV footage shows the suspect in the attire of the deceased walking out of the hotel gently CCTV footage showing how the 23-year-old Priscilla Tsegah …
Read More »Wife of KK Sarpong’s aide shot dead
The Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service is investigating the alleged murder of wife of aide to Dr KK Sarpong, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Nana Prempeh. Benedicta Abena Pokua was shot dead Saturday evening by unknown assailants while driving at …
Read More »Robbers kill police in bullion van at Korle-Bu, driver seriously injured
•The robbery incident happened around the Bukom boxing arena •The policeman aboard a van was also shot dead • His gun was stolen by the robbers A police officer in a bullion van and a passerby were on Monday (June 14) shot and killed by armed robbers at Korle-Bu …
Read More »Four arrested over attacks on motorists at GIMPA
The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspects along the Fiesta Royal – Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) stretch over attacks on motorists. The suspects are Richard Bekor, 43, Yaw Damoah, 34, Asante Emmanuel, 22 and Vincent Boakye, also 22. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Effia Tenge, …
Read More »Kidnappers demand 130,000 ransom from Fulani families
Two Fulani cattle owners whose names were given as Alhaji Nyandiya and Marchu have been allegedly kidnapped by unknown persons believed to be of the same Fulani extraction at Daboya in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom to the tune of …
Read More »Police shoots suspected robber at Fiesta Royale-GIMPA stretch
• A young man was at the receiving of a bullet shot by the police at the GIMPA/Fiesta Royale junction around 9:30 pm Saturday night • He was a member of a group of suspected armed robbers being targeted in the area by the police, after a tip-off • The …
Read More »Man arrested with 31 parcels of ‘wee’
The Akim Oda Divisional Police Command in the Eastern Region has intercepted a taxi cab transporting 31 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana. The patrol team also arrested a 39-year-old man Kofi Owusu who claimed ownership of the illicit item in the taxi cab with registration number …
Read More »Father of suspected armed robber hands him over to Police
A father of a suspected armed robber has presented his son to the Police for suspected robbery in the Ashanti Region. The suspect is part of a group of seven armed robbers arrested after embarking on a highway robbery in the Ashanti Region. Police say the suspected armed robbers attacked …
Read More »Two suspected kidnappers arrested at Abeka Lapaz
• The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects at Abeka Lapaz for kidnapping • The suspects kept making demands from the victim’s sister • The two were arrested at their hideout after the victim’s sister called the police Two suspects, Abdula Saeed and Kudjo Akorlor have been arrested by …
Read More »Police bust robber attempting to carjack a vehicle on GIMPA-Fiesta Road
• The suspect allegedly threw a large stone to smash the window of the car • The arrest was made after the victim drew the attention of Police personnel on patrol in the area • There have been increased cases of robbery and attacks on the Fiesta Royale-GIMPA Road A …
Read More »Gory scene in hotel room: 23-year-old woman stabbed by friend
Murder A 23-year-old woman, Priscilla Tsegah, has been stabbed to death by her female friend in a hotel where they lodged for two days. The deceased, who resides at Taifa in the Greater Accra Region, is a student of a media school. Her body was found in the hotel room …
Read More »Four landlords convicted over failure to construct household toilets
The La Magistrate’s Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct household toilets for their tenants. The four; Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Nii Asowah and Borteley Lantei, were convicted on their own plea by the court, presided over by Mrs Juliet Osei Doudu. This was after they had …
Read More »17-year-old TV ‘thief’ beaten to death at Barekese
A 17-year old boy has been beaten to death by a mob after he was alleged to have stolen a Television set at Barekese in the Ashanti Region. The incident which happened in the early hours of Thursday, June 10 morning left several residents at the Barekese Zongo in …
Read More »Suhuyini votes against Deputy Education Minister-nominee over bribery allegations
• Alhassan Suhuyini says he will kick against the approval of Gifty Twum-Ampofo nomination • He decision comes at the back of a corruption watch report which accused the MP of bribing delegates • He said the MPs response suggests that her conscience is dead to the threat of bribery …
Read More »Why Mankessim SHS students were seen ‘smoking’ wee in viral photo
• A photo of Mankessim SHS students reportedly abusing drugs surfaced online recently • This raised eyebrows with Ghanaians calling on school authorities to act • The school has explained that the photo was part of a project the boys were tasked with The Visual Arts Department of Mankessim Senior …
Read More »2,143 test positive for HIV
The USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has, between October 2020 and March 2021 tested almost 30,000 people for Human Immune Virus (HIV) with 2,143 individuals testing positive. The USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project is designed to improve the capacity of …
Read More »Meet the female ‘coup plotter’ who wanted President Akufo-Addo eliminated
The only woman among the 10 people being tried for allegedly attempting to stage a coup d’etat and overthrow the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government, suggested that they should eliminate President Akufo-Addo when he is finally captured. The Director in charge of Operational Intelligence at the Defence Intelligence Department of the …
Read More »Prime suspect in murder of 24-year-old-lady in Koforidua commits suicide
The prime suspect of a gang of assailants who murdered a 24-year-old woman in Koforidua in 2019 has committed suicide. The suspect Kofi Tiatia, believed to be 36 years, was found hanging on a tree Wednesday, June 9 at Nsukwao, a suburb of New Juaben South. His body has …
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