CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

19-year-old SHS 2 student defiles 18-month-old twin girls

A 19-year-old SHS 2 student, Patrick Nyarkoh, has been arrested by the Assin Fosu Police Command for defiling 18 month-old twin-girls at Assin Nsuta in the Assin South District of the Central region. EIB’s News Yaw Boagyan narrated that the mother of the victims, after several hours of searching for …

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Armed robbers attack passengers on Juaboso-Asawinso road

  Some passengers travelling on the Juaboso-Asawinso deplorable road in the Western North Region have been attacked and robbed by armed robbers Tuesday. A victim who spoke to Kasapa News explained that, he was en route on his motorbike to Asawinso when he realized from afar that, the road was …

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Fake soldier arrested for assaulting 59-year-old man

The Mpraeso Magistrate Court is prosecuting a 52-year-old security man for allegedly assaulting and causing the unlawful arrest of a 59-year-old man over a chieftaincy dispute. Kwaku Agyemang, a security man was also said to have been parading as a soldier. In a Daily Graphic report seen by GhanaWeb, a …

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Another man murders girlfriend, slits throat in suicide attempt

Residents of Ho in the Volta Region have been left to lick their wounds after one of their own was murdered by her footballer boyfriend on Tuesday morning. According to a report by Kasapafmonline, Jay Dordorye, the suspect, reportedly murdered his 25-year-old lover, Harriet Kafui Ahiati after which he unsuccessfully …

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UEW announces vacancy for Vice-Chancellor position

The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has announced that it is accepting applications for the Vice-Chancellor position, which shall be vacant on October 1, 2021, from qualified persons. Qualification Prospective applicants must be of a professorial status or its equivalent, hold a doctorate degree and must …

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Suspected armed robber shot dead by miners at Denkyira Brenang

A suspected armed robber has been shot dead at Denkyira Brenang in the Dunkwa on Offin District of the Central Region. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 21, 2020, at about 7:00pm. The deceased who’s yet to be identified according to the Dunkwa on Offin District Police Command was part …

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GES makes U-Turn on admission of Rastafarian students in schools

It is emerging that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its earlier decision and thrown its support to Achimota School for refusing to admit the Rastafarian students. This u-turn decision by GES was disclosed by Lawyer for the Parents of the Rastafarian Students Ras George Tetteh Wayo in an …

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Nigerian murdered; parts missing at Gomoa Feteh

The Kasoa Divisional Police Command is investigating circumstances that led to the death of a 30-year-old Nigerian at Gomoa Bantama near Kasoa in the Central Region. Sources reveal that the deceased, popularly God’s power, was staying with two other Nigerian friends. His lifeless body was found in a pool of …

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Three students on motorbike crushed to death at Adeiso

Three (3) students of Adeiso Presbyterian Senior High School in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region have been crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred Sunday, March 21, 2021. The suspect driver yet to be identified was driving Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration Number …

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Suspected armed robber lynched at Kumasi-Patasi

According to information gathered by this portal, a 28-year-old suspected armed robber has been lynched at Patasi in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region. An eyewitness report says the incident occurred today, Monday, March 22, 2021. The naked lifeless body was found with a rope tied to the legs. …

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Achimota School rejects GES directive to admit Rastafarians

Achimota School has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to admit two Rastafarian students. Headmistress of the school after a crunch meeting on Monday with the Regional Director of Education and the GES stated that the school will not compromise on its school rules and will only admit …

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Barbaric: Man tied and killed at Gomoa Biakoye

A man, believed to be in his late 50’s, has been spotted tied to an electricity pole and killed at Gomoa Biakoye just opposite the Forestry checkpoint in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. Residents, who were shocked at the dastardly act, suspected the deceased, who is not …

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I’ll quit school rather than cut my dreadlocks – OKESS student

A 19-year-old dreadlocked student, who has been denied admission at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in the Ashanti Region, says he is considering quitting school for good. It seems the level of stigmatization and frustration meted to students with dreadlocks at the various senior high schools is at an …

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Education Minister appears before Parliament over controversial textbooks

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will on Monday, March 22 appear before Parliament following an urgent question filed last week by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The question is related to the content of controversial textbooks said to denigrate some ethnic groups – particularly Ewes – in Ghana. …

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GES directs Achimota School Headmistress to admit Rastafarians

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has directed the headmistress of Achimota School to admit the two teenage students whose admissions were withdrawn because of their dreadlocks. This comes after an intensive and sustained online campaign barely 48 hours in protest against the decision of the Achimota school authorities. A former Member …

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