CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Okada riders arrested for not wearing nose masks

Four motor riders were on Thursday arrested by the Police at Ashaiman, in Accra, for failing to wear nose masks. After hours of interrogation, the four were forced by the police to wear the masks and cautioned to adhere to the COVID-19 safety protocols. A police source told GNA that personnel were …

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ECOWAS sets US$50 maximum cost for coronavirus testing

The Economic Community for West African States has made a resolve to set a US$50 amount to be paid by citizens of member countries in order to gain access to COVID-19 testing. This is according to a communique issued following the 58th Ordinary Session of Authority of Heads of State and Government …

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Driver arrested for selling weed at a cemetery

A 27-year-old driver has been remanded into prison custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court for selling and smoking some substances suspected to be Indian hemp at a cemetery. Godfred Gyamfi was arrested at the Abuakwa-Maakro cemetery during Police operations in some communities in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality to clamp down …

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Achimota forest robber shot dead by Police

One suspected robber has been shot dead along the Achimota forest stretch after he succeeded in attacking and snatching two phones from two pedestrians and ran into the bush. On Wednesday, 27 January 2021 at about 9pm, the suspect now deceased armed with knife emerged from the Achimota Forest Reserve …

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Taxi driver, teacher found dead in Koforidua

A taxi driver has been found dead at Korle – Nkwata a suburb of New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. He was found tied with a rope in the plantain farm near Anglican Basic School at Korle -Nkwanta community. A resident assumed that the deceased taxi driver might …

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Drop all charges for COVID tests for Ghanaians – MoH to labs

The Health Ministry has directed public laboratories in the country to drop all charges for Ghanaians who walk in for COVID-19 tests. A circular by the ministry to labs, however, noted charges for foreigners should still be in place. “The Ministry has decided that public COVID-19 testing laboratories providing walk-in …

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2 goat thieves nabbed as residents set their car ablaze

Angry residents of Bepoase, Community near Agona in the Afigya Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region have attacked two notorious thieves for stealing 5 goats and 1 sheep in the community. A Toyota Corolla vehicle with the registration number BA- 2356-14 used by the thieves for their operations has …

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Two arrested for child trafficking in Tatale

Two suspects identified as Gariba Neutori, 35 and Gmabani Gariba, 21 have been arrested by the Tatale-Sanguli District Police for allegedly trafficking children from Yeji in the Bono East Region to Togo. The suspects were nabbed by the Police through the intervention of the Pan African Organisation for Research and …

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Fire ravages dormitory facility at Paga SHS

Fire has destroyed a girls’ storey dormitory facility at the Paga Senior High School in the Kassena-Nankana West District, our Upper East Correspondent – Senyalah Castro, reports. The Tuesday morning fire completely destroyed the roof of the structure, electrical components especially at the top floor, books, personal provisions and other …

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Man murdered, penis chopped off at Saltpond

An unidentified man believed to be in his fifty’s has been found dead at Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. He’s suspected to have been murdered and had his penis severed and dumped in the area some days before his decomposing body was found. Speaking to Kasapa …

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Two people commit suicide in Ho

Two individuals in the Ho Municipality have committed suicide at different points involving Faustina Dotse, a 38-year-old hairdresser and a septuagenarian. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr Alex Yeboah, acting Ho Municipal Police Commander, told the Ghana News Agency that Faustina committed the heinous crime on January 20, this year, and …

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Manhunt for 2 men who set 64-year-old ablaze on fire

Two men, Mathew Patuka and Laari Sujurka, both natives of Nakpanduri are currently on the run after trying to set a woman on fire. The Daily Guide Newspaper reports the incident took place on January 16, 2021, at the residence of the 64-year-old victim. According to the police in Nakpanduri …

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NSS releases 2021/2022 nurses’ postings

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the release of national service postings for over 10,964 nurses for the 2020/2021 service year. The secretariat has, in a statement, directed all eligible nurses who registered for national service to log onto www.nss.gov.gh to check their placements and then proceed to the various user agencies to …

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Three COVID-19 positive cases recorded in schools so far – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has confirmed three cases of COVID-19 in schools since their resumption a week ago. Dr. Kumah Aboagye, the GHS Director General, revealed this at a Ministry of Information press briefing on Ghana’s COVID-19 case updates on Monday, January 25, 2021. He said two …

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2 Grabbed With 152 ECG Metres

A driver and his assistant are in hot waters after they were apprehended for being in possession of 152 electricity metres, which were hidden in their car, in Kumasi on Thursday morning. The duo had concealed the 152 pieces of Ingelec and Yaki branded electricity metres in an obscure compartment of a …

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NaCCA organises CCP Training for GNACOPS Master Trainers

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), an agency of the Ministry of  Education mandated to develop Curriculum and to ensure its effective implementation, has collaborated with the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) to train selected Master Trainers to enable them effectively train teachers in all private …

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UG, UCC Basic Schools closed down as senior staff’s strike bites

Basic schools managed by some universities in have been closed down indefinitely–as their senior staff’s strike begins to bite hard. The Universities of Ghana and Cape Coast, have in a letter informed stakeholders including parents of the development. “It is very unfortunate to inform you of a postponement of in …

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Farmer jailed 20 years for robbery

Koku Adzi, 28, a farmer of Wudesi near Adaklu-Waya, who stabbed and robbed a motorbike rider and took away the bike has been jailed by a Ho Circuit Court to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour. He pleaded guilty to the offence and was convicted on his plea for robbing …

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West Gonja: Man kills self after stabbing two women in Nabori

A man from Nabori in the West Gonja District shocked residents in the Savannah region when he knifed two of his sisters-in-law killing one, before stabbing himself. Mwinwele David, a private security officer was confirmed dead moments after committing the crime. One of the two victims also died at the …

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Akatsi Police arrest members of cattle rustling syndicates

Akatsi Police have arrested two suspected members of a cattle rustling syndicate and saved some of the animals. The suspects, identified as Gariba Ali and Gideon Xenyo, both 25 years, are being held in the custody of the Akatsi Police. Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr Joseph Atsu Dzineku, the Akatsi …

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Sales agent in court over fraud

Richard Gyedu Appiah, a sales agent, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court charged with fraud. Appiah is said to have collected GHC 35,071 worth of MTN Scratch cards under the pretext of supplying them to a customer and return the money but after collecting the cards failed to …

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