CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Three armed men murder security man at Ashongman

Three armed men on Monday broke into the GOIL Filling Station Ashongman Pure Water and took away GH¢2,006 and murdered a security man in the process. The night security man whose name was only given as Effo who is in his mid-forties was found dead in a minibus at the …

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COVID-19: Close schools now – GMA to gov’t

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says schools in the country must be shut down in order to control the rising spread of Coronavirus in the country. The call comes in the wake of increasing fatalities among COVID patients in the country. The death rate of the virus has reached 464 …

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60-yr-old man arrested for sodomizing teenager with GH¢5

  A 60-year-old man, Job Kwansah Mbia, is currently in the custody of the Kasoa DOVSU for allegedly having anal intercourse with a 14-year -old girl. Speaking with Atinka News’ Jackson Gaisie, the victim who lives with her parents in the same neighbourhood with the suspect, revealed that he has …

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Songor Salt Project rebels are not from Ada – Residents reveal

The Ada District Police Commander, DSP George Aboagye has revealed that the ongoing impasse in Ada over the Songor Salt Project might be from the misinformation some leaders are giving to their followers. According to DSP George Aboagye, their investigations have revealed that people are revolting against the laudable project …

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Two female students of Saint Luise JHS kidnapped in Kumasi

Two final-year female students of Saint Luise Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi have reportedly been Kidnaped. The victims after closing from school on Friday reportedly picked a taxi to transport them to Breman UGC where they live with their parents. Upon reaching Suame in the evening, the taxi driver …

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18 months-old baby allegedly murdered

A child aged 18 months has allegedly been murdered by an unknown group of assailants at a community called Asonomaso in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region. Confirming the incident to this portal, Silver FM reporter Nana Mintah, said Kofi Sika got missing after playing with friends in …

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Recruitment of doctors, dentists to begin 9 Feb

Recruitment of medical doctors and dentists who have completed their house jobs into the Ministry of Health, will commence on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. This was announced by the Ministry in a statement issued by its Acting Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari on behalf of the Minister. The statement informed …

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Thief steals Mosque mats from Nima Police Station

A thief with bravery yesterday stole mats from the Nima Police Station Mosque in Accra. Mosque mats are usually joined together by sewing them, and on which the faithful, as they stand in rows, pray. Worshippers who turned up for the weekly Friday congregational prayers were stunned to learn about …

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Man who bit policeman’s finger remanded

A suspect, Eric Awutey, who reportedly bit a police officer’s finger in an attempt to resist arrest, has been remanded into police custody by the Ofaakor Circuit Court, Kasoa. He has been charged with five counts namely: stealing, resisting arrest, assault on a public officer, causing harm, and causing damage. …

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Two jailed 25 years each for robbery

A Koforidua Circuit court presided by Justice Mercy Adei-Kotei has sentenced Amadu Bukari, 34, herdsman and Haruna Asor, 27, labourer to 25 years imprisonment each in hard labour on three counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime, to wit robbery. They pleaded not guilty to all four counts …

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Government gives Ave SHS a new bus

Ave Senior High School (AVESCO) in the Akatsi North District has received a donation of a new bus from the government. The 5×23-seater bus with registration number, GV 2196-20 was one of the 100 buses donated to second cycle institutions across the country. Until the donation, the School had just …

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19-year-old girl slashes throat of her day-old baby

A 19-year-old girl has cruelly slashed the throat of her day-old baby and dumped the body in a cocoa farm at Atenrom, a village near Akyem Etwereso in the Eastern Region. The suspect, whose name was given as Patience, better known as Mummie, self-delivered a baby boy last Friday dawn …

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AUDIO: Taxi driver impregnates three biological sisters

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO BELOW: JoyNews/AdomNews · Taxi driver impregnates three biological sisters Nemesis has finally caught up with an Accra-based taxi driver (name withheld) for having illicit affairs with three biological sisters. The driver recounted how he met the siblings at Elmina and started a relationship with the 26-year-old eldest sibling …

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Boy, 20, defiles 15-year-old girl in the bush

A 15-year-old primary six pupil has been allegedly defiled by one Kotey, 20, a Junior High School leaver at Wassa Agave in the Wassa East district of the Western Region. The mother of the victim, Mrs Comfort Fiable who gave the story said after her daughter went a month without …

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PHOTOS: 32yr Old Mother Commits Suicide

A lady known as Madam Jennifer Miya, believed to be 32 years old, has committed suicide at the Atebubu-Amanteng in the Bono East Region. According to information gathered by DGN Online, Madam Jennifer was married with a child. DGN Online understands that she hailed from Beposo, a town in the …

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Taadi missing girls: Judgment day set for March 5

The Sekondi High Court has set March 5, 2021 as judgment day in the murder case involving two Nigerian nationals, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji, who have been accused of killing the four missing Takoradi Girls. The court presided over by Justice Richard Adjei-Frimpong, fixed the judgment date after counsel for the …

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One arrested at KIA over fake Covid-19 test

The country manager for Asky Airline, Worlanyo Afadzinu, has confirmed that one person has been picked up and handed over to the Police over the fake covid-19 test results handed over a traveller on the Nigerian-bound flight. Speaking on the Morning Starr on Thursday, Mr Afadzinu said investigations are still …

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Human Skull, Bones Found On ‘Kidnapper’s’ Tablet

The Chief State Attorney Prosecuting the case involving the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the four girls in Takoradi revealed yesterday that photographs of a human skull and some bones were found in the gallery of the tablet retrieved from Samuel Udoetuk Wills, the first accused person in the case. …

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Cleaner jailed 15 years for defilement

There was drama at an Accra Circuit Court when a 33-year-old cleaner, who had denied defiling a 10-year-old girl at Sabon Zongo, near Laterbiokoshie, Accra, confessed to the crime. Kofi Amoah, who was to open his defence on Tuesday, admitted having defiled the victim on two occasions adding that he …

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Robbery: Man, 29, shot dead at Dangermu

A 29-year-old motor rider, Kofi Twumasi, has been shot dead in a robbery attack at Sefwi Dangermu in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region. The incident occurred when a gang of four reportedly attacked commuters on the Gyato to Dangermu stretch on Tuesday. Occupants of two Sprinter buses, …

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Gov’t to provide laptops for all teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced plans to secure laptops for all teachers in the country. The GES Director General, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa who announced this in a letter to teacher groups said the development is in consultation with all the teacher unions and each teacher must compulsorily have …

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Why schools have not been closed despite coronavirus restrictions

Despite the surge in the cases of COVID-19 in the country, and government’s subsequent reintroduction of restrictions on funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances and parties until further notice, schools have still not been closed. According to President Nana Alufo-Addo, the situation in the various schools is being monitored for an …

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