Immigration officials at the Ga inland checkpoint in the Upper West Region have nabbed five Burkinabe nationals for entering the country through unapproved routes. They were arrested at about 11:07 GMT on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Preliminary investigations revealed that the migrants sneaked into Ghana through the unapproved route around …

Residents of Wulugu in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region upon a robbery attack in the community today Sunday, January 17 mistakenly burnt a tanker driver mate to ashes using car tyres. This was after a robbery incident which occurred in the morning of Sunday around 9 …

A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse …

A policeman has been arrested together with three others, including a small-scale miner for allegedly selling fake gold to an American at Dzorwulu in Accra. The policeman, Constable Bernard Nubin, who is with the Israel Police Station under the Achimota Mile Seven District Police Command, was arrested along with Kwabena …

Some parents have queued to purchase school fabrics for their wards days to school reopening at shops in Makola. President Akufo-Addo in his 21st update on measures taken to combat COVID-19 directed both public and private schools to start a new academic year amid the COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency …

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Gunu has asked the Ghana Education Service (GES) to run a shift system for some public basic schools as they return from their COVID-19 induced closure. This, according to the academic is the …

A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse to the …

A Pastor with the Heavens Kingdom Palace Ministry International in Accra Boakye Gideon has been arrested by the Nkoranza Police Command in the Bono East Region for killing his 9-year-old daughter, he accused of being a witch. The body of the deceased identified as Boakye Queenster, known popularly among relations …

The woes of the two persons hauled before an Accra High Court for allegedly murdering the then MP for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah-Adu, have heightened as it appears no lawyer is willing to represent them. A letter written to the legal Aid Commission seeking the assistance of its director to …

Police in Ejura have arrested a suspect who shot and killed a 45-year-old man at Hiawoanwu in Ejura/Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti region, after 2 Fulani herdsmen were lynched over the murder, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The suspect, Mahamuru Ghana, attacked the victim at his farm last week and shot him in the …

Residents of Dawomako in the Assin South District of the Central Region woke up to the shock of their lives after a 22-year-old lady committed suicide. According to a reporter with Rich FM, Oscar Adawu Dadzie, the lady, Judith Appiah Kubi, locally known as Otengwaa, sadly consumed a chemical weedkiller …

A Pastor with the Heavens Kingdom Palace Ministry International in Accra Boakye Gideon has been arrested by Nkoranza Police Command in the Bono East Region for killing his 9-year-old daughter, he accused of being a witch The body of the deceased identified as Boakye Queenster known popularly among relations as …

A tricycle rider, Samuel Kwaku Sakyi was jailed after he could not pay a fine of GHC 1,800. Telling his story to Crime Check Foundation, Samuel Kwaku Sakyi indicated that he was given a tricycle to work and pay. However, there was no set amount for him to follow suit …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has insisted it is in the best interest of the nation for kids at the Kindergarten (KG) level to be allowed to resume school. According to GNAT, the country has about 461,000 kids aged four (4) who would be entering the KG level …

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced Abraham Yeboah, an illegal miner, to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a student of his motorbike. Yeboah, who initially denied the offence, changed his plea to guilty and also pleaded with the Court for mercy. Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Christian …

General Constable Bernard Nubin of the ‘Israel’ Police Station, under Achimota Mile 7 District, and three civilians are assisting the Accra Regional Police Command in investigations over alleged attempt to defraud an American of $20,000.00 The three civilians are Kwabena Ofori, Joshua Boateng and one Kueey, who is currently on …

A man in custody at the Kumasi Central Prison was found hanged, a source familiar with the development at the correctional center told dailymailgh.com. Richmond Opoku was under investigation by the Police at Trede and was due to go on trial at a court in Kumasi, the source said. The …

The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has picked up a 29-year-old man for posing as a police officer. The suspect, Agyemang Osei until his arrest was believed to have operated within the Kejetia enclave as a police officer. The police say they had …

In Delta State, a 34-year-old man known simply as Kevwe committed suicide by drinking a poisonous substance because of his inability to raise money to treat an undisclosed illness. The incident occurred at around 12.00 noon on Thursday, January 14, near the ever-busy Olympia Cinema, Abeke by Adeola Road, Sapele, …

Some Junior High School (JHS) students in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region have said despite the reopening of schools across the country, their schools remain closed. The students who reported to school on Friday, 15 January, 2020, were unable to access their classrooms as the doors and windows …

A 9 years old girl is said to have been sadly killed and used for a ritual by his own biological father in a bid to gain more powers to run his church. According to reports received,  the pastor affectionately named Osofo Boakye deliberately killed his 9-year-old daughter for ritual purposes. The …

A vehicle carrying large quantities of dried leaves suspected of being weed was seized by police at Akatsi in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta region. At Netikope, near the Dzodze-Tadzewu Barrier in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta region, the car, a Hyundai commercial mini bus with registration …

A student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is being wanted by the police after bolting away with hostel fees of other students worth over GHC 100,000. The student identified as Agyapong Kwabena Fred is said to be in his 3rd year at the prestigious University. …

Police at Akyem Ofoase in the Eastern Region have arrested four persons suspected of stealing church instruments. The suspects are; Kofi Adu a 30-year-old driver, Stephen Frimpong a 27-year-old farmer, Anane Blabo a 25-year-old illegal miner and Bismarck Adu a 25-year-old unemployed. Police say the suspects broke into the Assemblies …

The National Union of Ghana Students has sent a stern warning to the Students Loan Trust Fund to immediately pay students their loans or they will hit the streets very soon across the country. According to the union Managers of the SLTF seem to be taking the students of the …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described the rate of COVID-19 infections in Ghana as “alarming and dire”. According to the GMA, there is the need for increased public awareness campaign and strict adherence to prevention protocols in order to stem the tide of infections in the country. “This increasing …

A popular taxi driver at Dunkwa has been shot dead at Mmoatiakrom, near Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region and his taxi taken away by some identified armed robbers. The deceased only identified as “Culture” and believed to be in his early thirties, left behind …

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, has explained why mass COVID-19 testing was not carried out for all children returning to school. The GHS boss explained that doing so would have meant deploying roughly 9.2 million tests across the country. He was speaking on Peace …

The 37 Military Hospital will close down it’s Medical and Emergency Unit (MEU) to the general public from Thursday, January 14th, to Thursday, February 4th 2021 to conduct a fumigation exercise. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency and signed by Colonel E. Aggrey-Quashie, Director Public Relations, Ghana Armed …

The Enchi District Magistrate court has sentenced a twenty-year-old rickshaw rider to 24 months imprisonment in hard labor for stealing a royal motorbike with registration number M-16-AS-4029. Samuel Ebbah, alias Gadafi, who pleaded guilty to the offence was recently jailed for committing a similar offence. Before the presiding Judge, Mr …