The Sefwi-Wiawso Divisional Police Command has picked up five persons for allegedly stealing two-week old twin babies at Punikrom in the Waiwso Municipality of the Western North Region. The suspects are Paulina Owusu 26, Haruna Yusif 36, Stephen Owusu 32, Kofi Nkrumah, 24 and Sampson Addai, 33 years. Confirming the …
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Armed robbers kill Ali Ahmed Maikano, son of popular Sheikh Jallo Maikano of Prang
News reaching MyNewsGh.com indicates that armed robbers have attacked and killed Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano AbulFaili Jallo, the popular son of late Ghanaian Tijaniyya Cleric Ahmed Maikano Jallow of Prang. The sad incident which occurred this dawn reportedly took place on the Abromase road where Ali Maikano Jallow and his …
Read More »Man sets family ablaze; 11-year-old stepson dies from burns
A 35-year-old driver has been arrested by the police after he allegedly set his family ablaze at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti region after accusing the wife of having an extramarital affair. The suspect’s 11-year-old stepson, Prince Oti was burnt to death while his wife, Patient …
Read More »Drama as man is arrested for refusing to pay for borrowed coffin
A man, believed to be in his forties, Kwaku Tawiah, has been arrested by the Wiawso Police Command for refusing to pay for a borrowed coffin. The coffin maker told Adom News that Mr Tawiah came and pleaded for a coffin to bury his sister who had passed on in …
Read More »PHOTOS: Spiritualist arrested over death of friend
A 30-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of his friend at Nyakpala in the Northern Region. The body of the deceased from Sierra Leone was dumped on the Tamale – Nyankpala road. According to police report, on March 15, 2021, at about 2110hrs, the police had information that …
Read More »Trotro driver burns 10-year-old boy to ashes, sets himself ablaze
One person is reportedly dead with three others in critical condition after a Trotro driver allegedly set the room of his girlfriend ablaze at Meduma in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, who was identified as Mr Agyeman, was said to have set himself ablaze after …
Read More »Man lynched for stealing motorbike
A yet-to-be-identified robber was lynched at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West Municipality for snatching a motorbike. According to a witness, the deceased acquired the services of an ‘okada’ rider with the motive of robbery. The rider was said to have been ordered to take an unusual route which …
Read More »Suspected motorbike thief lynched at Awutu Beraku
A man believed to be in his thirties has been lynched after he stole a motorbike at Awutu Beraku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. The suspect believed to be a Nigerian has allegedly stolen many motorbikes at Awutu Beraku, Gomoa Akoti and its environs. The …
Read More »AstraZeneca vaccine is safe; no side effects recorded yet – FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority has assured the Ghanaian public that the AstraZeneca vaccines are safe adding that no side effects have been recorded in Ghana yet. Over 300, 000 Ghanaians have been given the jab after the country took delivery of some 600, 000 doses of the vaccines last …
Read More »National Health Insurance levy increased by 1 percent
As part of measures to help recover Ghana’s economy, government has announced a one percent increment (1%) in the National Health Insurance Levy(NHIL). This is to say that the hitherto 2.5% NHIL charge on goods and services has increased to 3.5%. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader in Parliament …
Read More »Boy 17, Kills Mother with Pestle over Missing Memory Card
A 17-year-old Junior High School pupil, Emmanuel Gyan is in police custody for allegedly killing his own mother over his missing mobile phone memory card. My News Ghana reports According to eyewitnesses who reported to incident in a post sighted by My News Ghana, Gyan hit his 52-year-old mother, Faustina …
Read More »He asked me to sign terms and conditions right after our honeymoon
It started on the very first day that we returned from our honeymoon. We had barely taken our seats when he told me that he had something to discuss with me. He sounded very excited and that made me wonder what he had to tell me. He said, “This is …
Read More »Govt distributed 28.8 million condoms in 2020
The Ghana Aids Commission chalked some notable successes at the end of 2020 as it was focused on achieving its mandate. One of the most recognizable achievements was the reduction of new infections from 20,068 in 2019 to 17,581 in 2020. This was captured in the 2021 budget presented by …
Read More »Parliament to summon Education Minister over ‘Ewes’ in new textbook
Parliament is expected to invite the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum to appear on the floor of the House to answer questions relating to newly-authored history textbooks for students. This comes after lawmaker for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said he has filed an urgent parliamentary question requesting the …
Read More »21-year-old man stabbed to death at Effia
What began as a mere exchange of words between two friends has cost the life of a 21-year-old Emmanuel Ato Simpson at Effia in the Effia Kwesiminstim Municipal of the Western Region. The deceased according to an eyewitness was stabbed many times and thrown into the Effia main drain at …
Read More »Ghana Month: What you may not know about Mfantsipim, Presec, Wey Gey Hey and others
In Ghana, one’s Senior High School (Alma Mater) is one’s pride. More often than not, people will cite and tout their secondary schools, especially in the face of educational quizzes and competitions. There are several senior High Schools in the country and each has a history. A history behind its …
Read More »Kumasi fraudster sentenced to 20-years imprisonment
A 32-year-old unemployed, who used the name of a senior police officer to defraud a resident of Danyame in Kumasi, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Court. Francis Elijah, also known as Francis Ayambilla, was said to have mimicked the voice of ACP Peter …
Read More »Police kill robber after he stabbed man at Awudome Cemetery
Police at Kaneshie on Friday night gunned down a suspected robber at the Awudome Cemetery after he had stabbed and robbed a passer-by. It was on his second attempt to rob another commuter when he was shot dead, according to police. A situational report made available by the police said …
Read More »VIDEO: Young man jailed for 8 years for impregnating 13-year-old girlfriend
Joseph Kakraba, who was sentenced to an 8-year term for impregnating a 16-year-old girlfriend shares story of life in and out of prison. According to Joseph who is 25, the girlfriend lied about her age. She told him she was 16 when in fact her age was 13. The girl’s …
Read More »Court fines pastor for environmental offence
Michael Avanyo, the Head Pastor of Gethsemane Prayer Ministry in Suhum, has been fined a sum of GHC1,200 or in default serve three months imprisonment with hard labour. The accused person was charged with spillage of human effluent on his premises by the presiding Magistrate of the Suhum Magistrate Court, …
Read More »My only mistake was making her the manager of my business
She was a girl I knew in the neighborhood but we hardly talked. We went to church together and sometimes brought her home because we lived close together. She would greet me and I would respond. Sometimes I would ask how she was doing and she would say she was …
Read More »Man accused of beating his girlfriend to death remanded into custody
Philip Kumah, the man initially reported as a Deputy Director of the Youth Employment Authority in the Akatsi North District has been remanded into Police custody by the Ho District Court 1 for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death. Elizabeth Yesutor died at the Ho Teaching Hospital on Monday, March …
Read More »Susu collector arrested over attempted murder of client
A 46-year-old woman, Patricia Oduro, narrowly escaped death when her female friend, Ama Bono allegedly beat and slashed her for demanding some GH¢ 3,000.00 she saved with her. According to reports, madam Oduro, who traveled to Wassa Japa in the Amenfi East District of the Western Region, wanted to start …
Read More »Man attempts suicide after CEO impregnated his wife
A 34-year-old man attempted suicide after a Chief Executive Officer allegedly impregnated his wife and ruining their two-year-old marriage. “I took a knife and attempted to end my life because I was going through hell. I was so much hurt I never thought a man I took as my father …
Read More »Dismissed military officer, three others grabbed for robbery in Central Region
The Central Regional Police Command has arrested four persons, including a dismissed military officer and a military-civilian employee, for robbery at Ofaakor near Kasoa in the Central Region. The Kasoa Divisional Police Command received a distress call that about five men onboard a military vehicle with registration number 46 GA …
Read More »Shop attendant gets 10 years for robbery
The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a shop attendant to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a student nurse. Akwasi Anokye Boateng, 24, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea. His accomplice, only identified as Omega, is currently on the run. Prosecuting, Police Detective Chief …
Read More »Defence Ministry staff, military man, 3 others arrested in armed robbery using military vehicle, weapons
Corporal Kwame Ampaw, a 35 year old dismissed personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces in the company of a civilian staff of the Ministry of Defence Burma Camp, Isaac Appiah have been arrested for armed robbery using a military service van and weapons. According to the facts as relayed to …
Read More »Oyarifa Gay man waiting for his sex partner dressed like a woman arrested by police
An Oyarifa gay man dressed like a woman Patrick Jobe Asramah has been arrested by the police for what police reports said is “preparation to commit crime to wit unnatural carnal knowledge” according to documents sighted by MyNewsGh.com. The suspect has been handed over to the Adenta divisional Domestic Violence …
Read More »Obuasi police gun down 2 suspected armed robbers in gun battle
The Obuasi Police Divisional patrol team in the Ashanti region has gunned down two suspected armed robbers in a gun battle at Oboasi Akomfokrom near mile 9. One of the suspect according to the Ashanti Regional Police Command escaped arrest at about 9pm during the exchange of gunfire on Wednesday …
Read More »VIDEO: 5 ‘sexy’ female police officers punished for ‘improper dressing
The Police Administration has punished five female Police Officers stationed in the Ahafo Region for a sexy outlook with police beret on social media. The five were seen in a video that has since gone viral on social media in which they were wearing their beret without permission. The five …
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