CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Man jailed 20 years for defiling five-year-old

A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 38-year-old welder to 20 years imprisonment for defiling a five-year-old girl in a car at Spintex, a suburb of Accra. John Appew is said to have taken the victim to the car under the pretext of teaching her how to drive but …

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Farmer gets four years for stealing

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a farmer to four years imprisonment for stealing a vehicle. Nana Karikari, 43, also a businessman, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit the crime and stealing but he was found culpable during the trial. His accomplice is on the run. Police Inspector Benson …

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‘Blow Job’ robber remanded

Emmanuel Ankron, the 23-year-old ‘blow job’ robber whose penis was bitten off by his victim has been remanded by the Obuasi Circuit Court. He was remanded by the court for three weeks into police custody to re-appear on November 20, 2020. DSP Martin Asenso, the Obuasi District Police Commander, who …

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Pastor tragically slashes wife to death

A 75-year-old pastor, Kofi Prempeh, who oversees the Twifu-Ayebiahwe branch of the Twelve Apostles Church (Awoyo/Nakaba) in the Twifu-Hemang Lower Denkyira District in the Central Region, has been arrested for allegedly butchering his wife, Sofo Maame Ama Tawiah, to death. It is not clear what caused the preacher, popularly known …

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Coronavirus: Another lockdown possible if cases rise – GMA warns

The General Secretary of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Titus Bayuo, has described as not surprising the rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. Dr Bayuo states that government was warned by the association months ago that the lifting of restrictions and the non-compliance of Ghanaians in adhering to safety measures could …

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Two jailed for escaping from lawful custody

The Agona Swedru Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two prisoners who escaped from lawful custody to 24 months imprisonment each. Kwesi Delad 27 and Isaac Marful 21, both unemployed, pleaded guilty to the charge of escaping from lawful custody and the court presided over by Mr Isaac Apeatu sentenced them on …

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Man, 29, allegedly commits suicide over lover

A 29-year-old man, only identified as John, who is a resident of Nweneso No. 2 in the Ashanti region, has allegedly committed suicide. According to sources, he committed the act after his long time girlfriend refused to marry him. A witness, Kwame Di Wo D3, in an interview with Adom News identified the …

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Employ us, School of Social Work graduates beg government

Graduates of the School of Social Work have appealed to government to immediately recruit them to fill vacancies at the various district social welfare departments across the country to stabilize society. The over 400 trainees, some of whom completed their studies in 2010 and 2012 made the plea at a …

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N/R: 16 suspects remanded over attack on police officers

Some 16 suspects, who allegedly attacked the two police officers at Nanton Kpawumo in Tamale yesterday, have been reminded by the Tamale Circuit Court. Police officers, Atsu Adanu and L/CPL Mordzi Samuel were allegedly attacked by the community members after they followed a complainant, Rasheed, to Nanton Kpawumo to arrest a suspect, …

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2 ‘Killer’ Fetish Priests Accomplices Grabbed

The police have arrested two more suspects connected to the fetish priests who allegedly killed a biochemistry consultant at a shrine located on the outskirts of Adu Kwadwo near Adeiso in the Eastern Region. The fetish priests namely Christian Awoe Gamelie, aka Power-One, 40, and Famous Adukonu, aka Scorpion, 37, …

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Tamale residents butcher police officers, set suspect free

Two officers with the Tamale Police Station are fighting for their lives at the hospital, after they were violently attacked by residents of Kpawumu-Fuo, a community in the Northern Region capital, Tamale on Thursday, November 5, 2020. The victims are Lance Corporal Atsu Adanu and Lance Corporal Samuel Mordzi. A …

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Robbers kill mobile money vendor

News reaching MyNewsGH.com indicates that unknown gunmen believed to be armed robbers have attacked a mobile money vendor in Adugyama Capital of the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region. According to an eyewitness who spoke to Don Summar on Angel FM Kumasi monitored by MyNewsGh.com a while ago, …

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Akufo-Addo commissions KNUST Obuasi campus

President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, 4th November 2020, officially inaugurated the Obuasi Campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University (KNUST), at a brief ceremony in Obuasi. It will be recalled that the idea of starting the Obuasi Campus of KNUST came up on 22nd January 2019, when President Akufo-Addo launched the Obuasi …

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KNUST still most prestigious tertiary institution in Ghana

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has, for the second time in row, been adjudged the best and most prestigious tertiary institution in the country. This is according to rankings for 2021 released by the US News and World Report – an American media company that publishes news, …

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Teacher defiles and impregnates 15-year-old student

A 15-year-old Junior High School graduate has been defiled and impregnated by her teacher at Ajumako Afransi in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. The victim (name withheld) told Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan that her Teacher at Ajumako Afransi Junior High School, Erasmus Canny Kattey, on the day they …

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Fetish priest defiles girl, 6, in public toilet

A 52-year-old fetish priest, Kweku Ankomah, has been arrested by the Kasoa Divisional Police for alleged defilement. The suspect, who doubles as a public toilet attendant, is reported to have defiled the six-year-old when she tried to ease herself. Confirming to Adom News, Kasoa Divisional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit Commander, …

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COVID-19 kills Nurse at Eastern Regional Hospital

A nurse at the Diabetes Mellitus Ward of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, has died from Covid-19. The Nurse was on admission at the Covid-19 treatment center in the hospital and was said to be recovering however died Monday afternoon after her condition worsened. The death of the nurse has …

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VIDEO: Doctor breaks down in tears at the ward over this

A video fast circulating on social media has captured moments a young doctor broke down in tears uncontrollably in the ward. According to his unseen colleagues, whose voices could be heard in the background, his girlfriend, one Ewurama, broke up with him for reasons not known. This has left the …

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WAEC speaks on 2020 WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has not released the 2020 West Africa Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) results. In a statement Monday, Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, the Public Relations Officer of the Council “…cautioned candidates to be wary of websites announcing the release of the results and of persons …

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4 ways orange peels can glow your skin

Orange peels contain antioxidants and using it regularly in the face will give you clear and brighter skin in no time. According to research, orange peels contain more vitamins than the fruit itself. The peel has anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties which make it great for treating acne and oily skin. …

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