CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Methodist Church rejects GES directive to allow Muslims fast

The Methodist Church of Ghana has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to allow Muslim students at the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School to fast during Ramadan. The GES directive followed a decision by the Headmistress of Wesley Girls’ High School not to allow Muslim students at the …

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Suspected tricycle thief lynched

  A suspected tricycle thief has been lynched to death at Nyametease near Berekum of the Bono Region. Narrating the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, our reporter Sir Joe said the victim confessed to stealing the tricycle and promised to lead the mob to where he …

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Ketu North: Suspected robbers kill security man at Dzodze

A security man at the Petro Land fuel station located at Seklekorpe, a suburb of Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta region has been killed Monday dawn by suspected armed robbers who raided the fuel station and another hardware shop at the same premises. The deceased, known …

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Government to establish Mental Health Fund – Health Minister

  Government is working towards the establishment of a mental health fund to be financed from the mental health levy, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, the Minister of Health, has said. According to him, the fund when established, would help in the successful implementation of the new mental health policy. Mr Agyemang …

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Fake currency gang busted by National Security

  The National Security has busted a 13-member gang suspected to be involved in the printing and distribution of fake currency notes to unsuspecting victims, mostly foreign nationals. A statement issued by the National Security Secretariat, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the gang, led by one Yassei Alia, …

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Man stabs brother to death at Sekondi

What started as a usual brotherly quarrel turned bloody when a 25-year old Benya Akromah stabbed his younger brother, Emmanuel Akromah, aged 18, to death at Essaman near Nkotompo, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western Region. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, Head of Public Affairs …

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U/W: St. Mary Immaculate JHS in dire need of infrastructure

Saint Mary Immaculate Junior High School at Duotang in the Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region is in a dire need of infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning. The school currently has no staff common room and an office to keep the certificate of past students as well as …

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46-year-old man on the run after alleged murder of wife in a bush

A 46-year-old suspect, Akwasi Chocochoco is on the run after allegedly slashing his wife to death in a bush. The unfortunate incident which happened at Adumasa in the Juaben municipality of the Ashanti region is believed to have occurred on Saturday, May 1, 2021. According to an eyewitness, the deceased, …

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Leadership of Christ Embassy arrested over mass gathering

Information reaching Rainbowradioonline.com indicates that the organizers of the mass Christian gathering held at the Dome have been arrested. The leadership of the church from information gathered were arrested by the police and assisting the investigation. They are being questioned as to how they got the permit to defy all …

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Allow Muslim students to fast – GES to Wesley Girls

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed management of Wesley Girls’ High School to allow Muslim students at the school to fast in the ongoing Ramadan.  It comes after reports that the headmistress of the school has denied a Muslim student her right to fast during the ongoing Ramadan. The development …

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Man stabs brother to death at Sekondi

  What started as a usual brotherly quarrel turned bloody when a 25-year old Benya Akromah stabbed his younger brother, Emmanuel Akromah, aged 18, to death at Essaman near Nkotompo, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western Region. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, Head of Public …

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18-year-old boy, kills brother, 25

An 18-year-old boy has allegedly killed his 25 year-old elder brother at Essaman, a fishing community near Sekondi. The deceased, Benya Akroma, was said to have met his untimely death when he intervened in a fight between his younger brother, Emmanuel Akroma and their mother. Speaking to journalists later, the …

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COVID -19 And Disability: 80% of children failing in their learning

  Most children living with disability in Ghana are particularly vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, and are often segregated. They may not appear in the national statistics, becoming ‘invisible’ to decision makers, service providers and the public.    While data on the estimated 80% children living with disability across the …

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Welder commits suicide near Gomoa Budumburam

A 43-year-old welder has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his room with a sponge at Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba near Gomoa Budumburam in the Central Region. The deceased, Kofi Annan, allegedly took his own life on Wednesday evening. Although the cause of the suicide is not yet known, there …

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Two shot as armed robbers attack fuel station at Gomoa Ojobi

Two persons are in critical condition after they sustained gunshot wounds in an armed robbery attack at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The robbers attacked two fuel station attendants who worked at Siigo Filling Station between Gomoa Ojobi and Gomoa Anapansu all in the …

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Two Chinese arrested for engaging in galamsey

  Two Chinese nationals suspected to be engaging in illegal small-scale mining on the Pra River have been arrested in an operation by the Wassa East District Security Council. The operation, involving personnel from the Ghana Police Service and the Military was conducted at Atieku in the same district. The …

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Man burns girlfriend with electric iron over GH¢7

  A 28-year-old second-hand cloth dealer is in the grips of the Nungua Branch of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) for burning his girlfriend with a hot iron over GH¢7. The suspect, Kwadwo Appiah Agyei, is alleged to have used the hot iron to burn the face, …

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Shop attendant stabbed to death at Lapaz

  A middle-aged man has allegedly been stabbed to death inside a Phone shop at Lapaz, a suburb of Accra. Police say at about 8:00 am on Wednesday, a distress call was placed to the Lapaz station on the murder of the young man. Sources say the man who was …

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Woman, 27, arrested for hacking husband over ‘chop money

A 27-year-old woman Mary Quaye, is in the custody of the Agona Duakwa police in the Central Region for inflicting multiple machete wounds on her husband’s neck. Information gathered by EIB News’ Yaw Boagyan indicates that a misunderstanding over house-keeping money ensued between the couple on Monday, 26th April, around …

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