A man has hacked his 38-year-old wife to death on their cocoa farm and later killed himself at Adumasa in the Ashanti Region. The decomposing body of the deceased, Ama Afriyie was found a day after they both did not return from the farm. Though it is not clear …
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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 …
Read More »Kasoa murder: Police confirms the real age of one of the alleged killers [VIDEO]
Felix Nyarko and Nicholas Kiki have allegedly been accused of killing eleven year old Ishmael Abdallah Mensah for ritual purposes in Kasoa. The ages of the two accused persons had been an issue for contention as it will essentially determine the extent of punishment meted out if they are indeed …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »70% of 2020 WASSCE candidates are Nigerians but Ghana clinched 411 ‘8As’ to their 54 – Bawumia
Ghana’s Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said even though 70 percent of the students that sat the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were Nigerians, Ghanaians students got more 8As than their Nigerian counterparts. In his view, contrary to pessimistic views that the introduction of the Free Senior High …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Alleged ‘wee smokers’ invade Tabre JHS, assault teacher and students
A teacher and some students in the Tabre Methodist JHS in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti region have reportedly been assaulted by an alleged group of “wee smokers”. According to reports, some teachers and students of the school had earlier called on the police to arrest …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Two arrested for smuggling ‘marijuana, cocaine’ into Ankaful prison
Two persons have been arrested by Prison officers for attempting to smuggle marijuana and cocaine into the Ankaful prison in Cape Coast in the Central region. Information gathered by EIB Network’s Central Regional Correspondent Yaw Boagyan revealed that the two suspects, a male and a female – John Mensah and …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Heartbreak as retired Church of Pentecost pastor shoots himself to death
A retired pastor of The Church of Pentecost accidentally shot himself to death. Pastor Ayi Mantey met his untimely death on Wednesday, April 28 following the sad incident which occurred at his home. He was reportedly pronounced dead on arrival at the Asamankese Government Hospital in the Eastern region where …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »WATCH: Wives Of Two Police Officers Arrested For Fighting At Barracks In Kumasi
fighting-bankers Wives of two Policemen at a Barracks in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital are in police custody for fighting and disturbing the peace ot others ar the barracks. According to information gathered by MyNewsGh.com, the two are Alberta Achiaa, 36 years, a nurse at Manhyia Hospital and Millicent Adjei, 30 years, …
Read More »Isolate for 10 days even if you test negative for coronavirus at KIA – GHS to travelers
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has asked all travellers who arrive at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to self-isolate for ten days even if they test negative for Coronavirus. date rush This directive, according to the GHS, is one of the measures to curb the high rate of infection being recorded …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Legon: Young man who fell from 4th floor of Sarbah Hall still unable to talk
Sarbah Hall The Dean of Students and the Mensah Sarbah hall master of the University of Ghana have been invited by the police to submit their statements to help assist with investigations into the case involving a 24-year-old man who allegedly fell from the 4th floor of the Mensah Sarbah …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Assemblyman sustains gunshot wounds in Highway robbery on Asankragwa-Kwabeng road
Assemblyman Former assembly member of Kwabeng Electoral Area in the Wassa Amenfi Central Municipality in the Western Region has sustained gunshot wounds after being attacked by armed robbers. The incident happened when Mr Martin Luther Adjei was travelling from Asankragwaa to Kwabeng on Friday night. Speaking to Ghanaweb, he explained …
Read More »Police officers involved in death, secret burial of inmate at Seikwa remanded
The Sunyani Circuit Court A has remanded the three police officers and three others, who allegedly brutalised a suspect in custody to death and secretly buried him, into prison custody. The six were charged on two counts; conspiracy to commit a crime to wit: murder, contrary to section 23(1) and …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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