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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VIDEO: Group busted for printing over 1 million excess ballot papers
MyNewsGhana.net has intercepted a video implying the printing of over one million excess ballot papers. In the video, you can hear the narrator saying the ballot papers are now being shredded and will be burnt later. What could possibly have caused this overprinting? Watch the video below:
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »One arrested as Bole SHS students cause chaos over bad meal
Dining time at the Bole Senior High School (SHS) in the Savannah region turned chaotic on Wednesday evening. The students went on rampage against their school authorities over what they described as bad meals being served. The students ransacked their dining hall and threw away banku and groundnut soup served …
Read More »FLASHBACK: Eight Nigerians arrested for internet fraud
The article was originally published by the Ghana News Agency on Friday, 16 March, 2007 The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested eight Nigerians including two ladies for internet fraud. Five computers and accessories were found in their rooms. The suspects with ages between 18 and 26 made of five …
Read More »4 health benefits of walking barefoot
The importance of walking barefoot, sometimes, cannot be overemphasized, because making an effort to spend more time barefoot in nature can provide the human body with some amazing benefit. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that walking with your feet, directly touching the soil, allows your body to …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s free S.H.S must not suffer at WAEC’s expense – Dr. Adutwum
Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Pre-Tertiary Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says the efforts of President Akufo-Addo and beneficiaries of the free Senior High School policy must not be downplayed because of WAEC’s mistake. His comment follows the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) publication of a list of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo directs needy student who scored 8As to be given full scholarship
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat to grant full scholarship to one Thomas Amoaning of Adeiso Senior High School. Master Amoaning is reported to have scored 8As in the 2020 West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). His plight made rounds on social media given …
Read More »NDC Ejura accident: Five transferred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Five of the victims of Saturday’s road accident involving National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) supporters at Ejura in the Ashanti region have been transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Authorities at the Ejura Government Hospital say the five, with head injuries, were part of 54 people who sustained various degrees …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases drop
Ghana’s active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have seen a slight decline in the last week. As of Friday, November 13, the number of active cases stood at 1,541, and 1,146 on Tuesday, November 18. Recent figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that as of November 19, the number of …
Read More »Two Robbers Jailed 36years, Four Months
An Accra Circuit Court has jailed two persons a total of 36years and four months for robbery. Raymond Duodu, 19, unemployed and Williams Henkel, 22, a TV game operator, denied conspiring to rob Madam Joyce Ofori-Amanfo and Nana Yaa Nartey but were found culpable after trial. Each of them was …
Read More »Volta Secessionists trial: 10 new suspects arraigned
Defence lawyers in the ongoing Volta Secessionists case have clashed with prosecution over the jurisdiction of the court where the accused persons were arraigned. The Prosecution led by ASP Sylvester Asare today amended the charge sheet earlier filed on November 9 which had some 24 accused persons standing trial to …
Read More »Woman 63, 2 daughters and 6-month-old baby jailed for stealing maize
63-year-old lady, her two daughters and her grandchild of about 6 months have been jailed 3 months each for stealing maize. Narrating their sordid experience, the woman said they did not have money to feed on the said day and that pushed them to move to the farm to take …
Read More »Bizarre: Jilted Husband Shoots Rival, Child, and Eyewitness over Woman
A Jilted husband has shot his 40-year-old rival, a year old child, and an eyewitness over a woman. The incident happened Sunday morning at Gomoa Akotsi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, according to Bright FM Central Regional Correspondent Eric Amponsah. The injured rival was reportedly dating …
Read More »KNUST female professor named among top global scientists
Professor Marian Asantewah Nkansah of the Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been named among the top 10 scientists in Africa. She was also named among the top 60 scientists around the world in the 2020 Analytical Scientists Power List. The Analytical Scientists Power List …
Read More »Free SHS has made Akufo-Addo the greatest leader in Ghana’s history – Asamoah Boateng
Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Stephen Asamoah Boateng has said that the free SHS policy implemented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made him the greatest leader in the history of Ghana. He said “What Nana Addo is doing in the education sector is unprecedented in the …
Read More »Armed robber jailed 15 years escapes from custody
An armed robber who convicted to fifteen years imprisonment in hard labor and kept in police custody while awaiting to be transferred to begin his term has escaped in Wulensi in the Northern Region. The criminal, Mohammed Ibrahim who is 36 years old is said to have escaped by forcing …
Read More »13 tertiary institutions hooked on free Wi-Fi
Vice President Dr Bawumia commissioned Government’s flagship Free Wi-fi Project to tertiary institutions in Accra on Friday, November 20, 2020. The project, which was executed by ECG, leverages ECG’s fibre-optic network to provide free internet connectivity to tertiary institutions. The pilot covered 13 tertiary institutions within the ECG coverage area. …
Read More »COCOBOD trial: Threatened with forensic verification, witness finally admits his signature
The sixth prosecution witness, in the ongoing trial of former COCOBOD boss and two others, was forced to recoil as he finally admitted that a signature on a questionable contract, he initially denied being his, at least on three occasions, is actually his own signature. This was after lawyers for …
Read More »EPA, police arrest acting MD for using fake certificate
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a joint operation with the Ghana Police Service has apprehended Mohammed Yousif, acting Managing Director of D&Y Industries Limited, for allegedly using a forged EPA certificate. D&Y Industries Limited, located in Accra, is a dealer in Aluminium Glass Doors and Accessories. The Executive Director …
Read More »UG reduces fees for 2020/21 academic year
Management of the University of Ghana (UG) has reversed its decision to increase the facility user fees for students for the 2020/2021 academic year. The students by this release, are directed to pay the exact amount they paid for the previous academic year for the 2020/2021 academic year. “After due …
Read More »3 policemen arrested for ‘stealing’ 20 mobile phones, cash from suspect
Three Policemen and another have been arrested for stealing 20 mobile phones and an HP laptop valued at GHS60,000.00 and cash of GHS 8000.00 respectively. According to police investigators who confirmed the incident to MyNewsGh.com, a complainant had reported that his shop in Ahinsan a suburb of Kumasi was broken …
Read More »Fire guts Sakumono school complex
Fire has gutted the Sakumono School complex near Tema in the Greater Accra region. The incident, according to eyewitnesses began around 5 am Thursday morning. The cause of the fire is not immediately known. Personnel from the fire service have been able to bring the fire under control. More to …
Read More »Prof Benneh murder: Second accused person at Korle-Bu for treatment
Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, the second accused person in connection with the murder of Professor Yaw Benneh, is scheduled to receive a “particular treatment at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on November 25, 2020”, the prosecution has told the court. At the last court date, lawyer for the accused persons, Emmanuel Larbi …
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