CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Kwahu Afram Plains: Residents arrest member of Highway robbery gang

A notorious highway robbery gang terrorising commuters in Kwahu South, Kwahu Afram Plains North and south and its environs in the Eastern Region struck again Saturday morning. The robbers numbering four attacked four vehicles transporting traders at gunpoint at Kweklu community along the Nketepa road at about 7:00am. The Assembly …

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Ejisu police on manhunt for car snatchers

The Ejisu police have mounted a manhunt to arrest an armed gang that attacked and robbed a taxi driver of his vehicle at Baworo in the Ejisu Municipality. The gang, made up of two, succeeded in snatching the Toyota Matrix taxi cab with registration Number AW 1403-20 belonging to one …

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31 Western Togolanders arrested; flown to Accra

Thirty-one members of the Western Togoland group that blocked some entries to the Volta region Friday morning have been arrested. They were arrested in a joint police and military operation after they exchanged gunfire with the officers. The suspects have been handed over to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) …

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152kg of cocaine concealed in sugar intercepted at Tema Port

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted 152kg of cocaine concealed in a shipment of sugar from Brazil at the Tema Harbour. A statement from NACOC on Saturday, September 26, 2020 said the interception was successfully carried out based on intelligence gathered in conjunction with other security outfits such as the Bureau …

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VIDEO: Parents warned over SHS school placement

Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have advised parents not to leave their wards’ school placements in the hands of teachers. Rodney Nkrumah Boateng, an official of CSSPS from the Education Ministry, speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Thursday, revealed …

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SHSs in Volta region disinfection ongoing

Secondary schools in the Volta region totaling 129 are currently undergoing the third phase of disinfection.   Some of the schools disinfected on the first day in the Volta Region were Ola Girls SHS, Wallahs Academy SHS, Prosper College, Mawuko Girls’ High school, Mawuli SHS, Adaklu SHS among others.   …

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Man murdered and dumped at refuse dump

A man believed to be in his 40’s has been murdered and dumped at a refuse site at Ajumako Techiman in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. The deceased had cutlass wounds on his body and face and covered with a jute sack. He was found by …

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Phone thieves nabbed in Accra

Two mobile phone thieves have been arrested by the Police in Accra. According to the Police, the two, Charles Kofi Ntiyw 36, and Richard Ofori Amoako 31 picked up a lady in a taxi cab they were using for commercial purposes at Community 20 to Accra. The lady according to the …

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Police arrest 3 “deadly” armed robbers

The Ashanti Regional Police Command on Thursday September 24, 20 announced the arrest of three “deadly” armed robbers in the Kumasi Metropolis  in connection with some  robbery cases. The three Jamal Mohamed, Dignanti alias Kobolo and Kofi Ketewa were arrested in connection series of robberies that took place in some …

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GNAT Pushes For ‘One Laptop, One Internet Modem’ For Teachers

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is advocating for a “one laptop and one modem per teacher” policy to support teachers in enhancing the learning experience of students within the COVID-19 period. Interacting with teachers at it 2020 stakeholders forum, President of GNAT, Mrs Philippa Larson noted that teachers …

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Police Officer, 2 Others Remanded Over Murder Of Cabbie

General Lance Corporal Bright Akosah, who allegedly shot and killed a taxi driver at Adjin Kotoku after robbing him of his vehicle, has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court. Akosah, who was in dock with Ebenezer Tetteh, a trader, are facing a charge of conspiracy to commit crime, to …

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Armed Robbers Arrested After Sleeping Off In Stolen Uber Car

Nigeria’s Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers after they attacked and snatched a car from an uber driver in  Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. According to reports after robbing the car, the armed robbers drove to an area far from the operation spot and thought they could sleep …

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Striking Nurses to resume work Thursday after receiving court injunction

Striking nurses and midwives are to resume work tomorrow Thursday, September 24 after their leadership was served with a court injunction against their industrial action. This was announced by the National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo at a press briefing Wednesday. The injunction was …

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TUTAG threatens strike over poor conditions of service

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, TUTAG, has warned that, government would face their wrath in the coming days if it refuses to address their concern on the subject of conditions of service. The last time TUTAG’s conditions of service was reviewed was in 2006, according to the union. …

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Court places another injunction on striking health workers

An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted service to halt its ongoing strike action. This comes on the back of an initial interlocutory injunction secured by the National Labour Commission on Friday to …

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17-year-old boy grabbed for drugging, raping 14-year-old

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Pelumi Oloyede-Bello, 17, for allegedly drugging and defiling a 14-year-old girl in Ejigbo area of the state. According to reports, the suspect, who works for an electricity distribution company, had gone to install prepaid meters for some residents when he met the …

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GES recruits 16,500 trained teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has begun the process to recruit 16,500 trained teachers who completed the colleges of education last year. Earlier this year, the GES recruited 1,500 teachers in a special mop-up exercise for trained teachers who completed their studies in the 2017/2018 academic year but could not …

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Yeji: Police Kill Robber In Gun Battle, Three Others Escape

A suspected robber has been killed following a firece shootout with police officers on the Yeji-Prang highway in the Bono East Region. According to the Yeji Divisional Police Command, the suspect was part of a group of four armed persons who emerged from the bush around the Kofi Baasare bridge …

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No nurses at major hospitals in Accra

There are no Nurses at major hospitals in the Greater Accra Metropolis, the Ghana News Agency’s (GNA) investigation at the facilities on Monday has revealed. At the time of the visit, the GNA observed that only doctors were attending to patients, at facilities including; Accra Ridge hospital, Korle-Bu Teaching hospital …

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Catechist remanded for defrauding queen

A 42-year-old Catechist who defrauded a queen under the pretext of finding a Mallam to dig some gold deposits for her, has been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie circuit court. Samuel Marfo was said to have told the complainant, who is the queen of Amakye-Bare in the Atwima-Nwabiagya …

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