CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

3 Armed men arrested, Pistol registered with Dr. Kwabena Duffour

The Central Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested three armed men in a hotel at Ajumako-Essiam. According to the police, the arrest was as a result of intelligence gathered. The suspects were found carrying pistols loaded with seven rounds of ammunition. They also possessed military camouflage …

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‘Trotro’ driver arrested for stabbing lover

A 33-year-old ‘trotro’ driver is in the grips of the Tafo Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend when she made attempts to end their relationship. Residents of Tafo Zongo rushed to the victim’s house when her scream for help gained their attention, only to find her …

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Special Voting: Two arrested for taking photos of ballot papers

Police at the Kpeshie Divisional Headquarters in the Krowor constituency have arrested two voters believed to have taken photos of their ballot papers during the Special Voting. The accused persons, who are currently behind bars pending investigation, have denied any wrongdoing. However, the Police maintain that evidence of the act was …

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Man jailed two years for stealing vehicle

Richford Joe Lartey, unemployed, who was grabbed by the Police while trying to escape with a stolen vehicle has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Accused of causing unlawful damage to the complainant’s vehicle, the court ordered Lartey to pay a fine of GHS 9,600 …

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16 arrested in Yagaba Kubori clash between NPP and NDC

Nine more persons have been arrested by the police over a clash between supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Yagaba Kubori Constituency of the North East Region, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has revealed. The …

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Pastor Tawiah is Arrested !

83 years old Pastor of Christ Faith Church in Kasoa Walantu, Abraham Tawiah has been arrested by the Police. A 6 years old child with a fractured arm was taken to his church by the stepfather and mother, Gilbert and Gladys Mensah for healing. According to mechanic workers in the …

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NUGS lauds NDC over promise to absorb full tertiary fees

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded the NDC and its leader John Mahama for the latest update of the party’s tertiary education policy proposal. The policy proposals dubbed ‘Kyemu Pe’ and ‘Fa Ninyinaa’ will see the full absorption of fees for all fresh tertiary students admitted from …

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Woman inflicts blade wounds on daughter over GH¢20 in Shama

Florence Essel a 35-year-old woman is said to have inflicted razor blade wounds on her 8 years old daughter’s fingers over GH¢20 at Essamang Electoral Area in the Shama District of the Western region. Florence after inflicting the wounds, smeared pepper onto the wounds to serve as a warning so …

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Second-year JHS, SHS students break on December 4

All junior and senior high schools across the country will go on a break from Friday, 4 December 2020 to Tuesday, 8 December 2020, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced. A letter addressed to all Deputy Directors of Education and signed by the Deputy-Director General of GES Anthony Boateng, …

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PTA has not been cancelled – Nsowah

Chair of the Ghana Education Service Council (GES) Micheal Nsowah has clarified that the activities of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in schools have not been cancelled. He told TV3 during a forum on Education Privatization in Ghana on Monday, November 30. His clarification come after a Professor of Educational …

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NDC promises to absorb all fees for 2020/2021 tertiary students

The National Democratic Congress has promised to absolve all fees for SHS students who will be going to tertiary institutions in the 2020/2021 academic year. “The National Democratic Congress (NDC), announces that it has accepted for incorporation in the Peoples’ Manifesto, the recommendation of the Education Policy Group of the …

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Nine arrested over attacks on NSS boss

Information gathered by MyNewsGh.com indicates that some youth of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Yagaba-Kubore Constituency have been arrested. The arrest is in connection with attacks on the residence of the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate, Mustapha Yussif. According to information gathered, the nine persons were arrested from various hideouts …

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Military pick up four following NPP/NDC clash at Yagaba-Kubori

Four persons believed to be behind an attack on the residence of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Yagaba-Kubori Constituency in the North-East Region have been picked up by the military deployed to the area. Though police are tight-lipped on providing information, sources say the military deployed to the …

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UEW Kumasi, Mampong campuses change name

The College of Technology Education in Kumasi (COLTEK) and the College of Agriculture in Mampong – Ashanti (CAGRIC) which have been carved from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to form a new university has its own Governing Council now. The University is now known as the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training …

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Adeiso SHS student who had 8As given scholarship to study abroad

A Free SHS Graduate who scored 8As in this year’s West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, Thomas Amoaning has been given a scholarship by the Government of Ghana to study in a university in the United Kingdom. A statement from the Scholarship Secretariat said based on recommendations from the …

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Fulani man gets 20-month imprisonment for stealing a cow

Bukari Issah; a middle-aged Fulani man was on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 convicted and sentenced to serve a 20-month prison jail term for stealing a cow. Presenting the facts of the case before the Kintampo District court, prosecution, John Mensah stated that at about 7pm, on the evening of September …

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Driver’s mate in court for defiling girl

A driver’s mate, who allegedly had sexual intercourse with a girl under age 16 in her father’s room, has appeared before the Accra circuit court, on Wednesday charged with defilement. Patrick Narhgwah Narh, 20, the accused, pleaded not guilty, and the court presided by Mrs Christiana Cann granted him GH¢60,000 …

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2 arrested for attempting to rob ‘okada’ rider of motorcycle

Two persons who, allegedly attempted to rob a commercial motor rider “okada” of his motorcycle has been arrested by the police at Ashalaja, in Accra. The suspects, William Armah,30, and Kofi Domado are in the custody of the police assisting in investigations, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Accra …

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Man Stabs Cousin To Death With Screw Driver Over Woman

Godwin Kotey, unemployed who had series of confrontations with his cousin over a woman ended up stabbing him to death with a screw driver has appeared before the Kaneshie District Court. Kotey, a married man, is said to have stabbed the cousin, Frederick Nii Okaijah Oko Sackey, now deceased in …

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CCTV captures Policeman stealing GHC690 coins at a bank

A Policeman Sergeant George Amankwa at Ajumako Enyan in the Central Region has been detained for stealing GHC690 coins from a Bank he has been stationed at to provide guard duties. According to police investigators, the supervising manager of Enyan Denkyira Rural Bank, Ajumako Agency reported of some missing coins …

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55-Year-Old Woman Dies In Hotel Room

The Odorkor Police are investigating circumstances that led to the death of a 55-year-old woman in a hotel room at Odumasi along the Ablekuma-Pokuasi Road in Accra. The deceased, whose name has been withheld by the police, was in the hotel room with her boyfriend when she suddenly fell sick …

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KNUST: Former Continental Hall President Doe Selasie is dead

The current residents and former residents of Unity Hall (Continental Hall) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are mourning the passing of one of their very own, Doe Selasie.   The hall’s Twitter handle announced that their immediate past Hall President, Doe Selasie, has passed away. …

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Appeals Court orders reinstatement of dismissed UEW lecturer

The Court of Appeal in Cape Coast has quashed the decision by the University of Education, Winneba that led to the dismissal of Dr Samuel Ofori Bekoe, a former lecturer of the University. The court avers that the University erred when it “hastily” dismissed Dr Bekoe who was at the …

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Two Men Shot Dead By Armed Robbers In Garu

Two young men yet to be identified have been shot dead by armed robbers on the Songo-Kugri road in the Garu Constituency of the Upper East Region. The incident happened on Songo Market day Tuesday November 24 at about 8pm. The Garu District Police Commander, DSP Daniel B. Yaro, in …

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Security man remanded over defilement

A Circuit Court in Accra has remanded into Police custody a 20-year-old security man for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in a wooden structure at East Legon, Accra. Ebenezer Asare, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty. Prosecution led by Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire objected to the grant of bail because …

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