CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

14 suspected Volta separatists to be arraigned

The Volta Regional Police Command has served notice that it is preparing to put the 14 suspected separatists arrested on Saturday, May 30, 2020, before a court in the coming days. The notice was contained in a release issued by the command and signed by its Public Affairs Officer (PAO), …

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Report on 36th coronavirus death released

Details of Ghana’s 36th coronavirus fatality has been provided by the Ghana Health Service. The victim, a 93-year-old man had a history of hypertension and an underlying condition of prostate cancer. According to the report, he was admitted in a hospital in the Greater Accra Regional capital with complaints of …

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Secessionists: 13 more arrested at Kpando

The 66 Artillery Regiment (Volta Barracks) Saturday arrested 13 persons suspected to be linked to separatists-Homeland Study Group Foundation. The 13 persons, eleven males and two females were picked at a meeting at Kpando-Aziavi in the Volta region. Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Baba Pantoah, Commanding Officer of the 66 Artillery Regiment …

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Police hunt for Bolgatanga killers

Police within the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region are on a hunt for suspected assailants of a 36-year-old man who was gruesomely murdered close to a guest house. Ayine Abilba was shot at close range by unknown assailants at Skin Guest House located at Daporetindongo within the Bolgatanga …

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High coronavirus cases force Korle-Bu to stop surgeries

There are several pain and deaths on the horizon, as the Anaesthesia Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has since Tuesday 26, 2020, suspended urgent surgical cases as a result of a “surge in severely ill COVID-19 patients in Accra” with anaesthetics needed “urgently”. The Department of Anaesthesia, is responsible for numbing …

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Two fake staff of GRA arrested

The Kasoa Divisional Police Command has arrested two fake staff members of the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA). The suspects, identified as Daniel Kwame Osei and Nana Kwame, were reported to have been allegedly extorting money from commercial drivers on the Kasoa-Obom road. According to James Larbie, the police officer with the …

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13 more Volta separatists arrested at Kpando

The 66 Artillery Regiment (Volta Barracks) Saturday arrested 13 persons suspected to be linked to separatists-Homeland Study Group Foundation. The 13 persons, eleven males and two females were picked at a meeting at Kpando-Aziavi in the Volta Region. Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Baba Pantoah, Commanding Officer of the 66 Artillery Regiment …

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Ghana’s Coronavirus cases now 7768 with one more death

One more death has been recorded whilst 119 Coronavirus patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2540. The country’s Coronavirus case count has also increased to 7768, according to the Ghana Health Service. The current figures are an update on Friday, May 29 records where the …

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Police arrest all-female counterfeit money gang in Kumasi

A special operation by the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 15 women, who are part of a gang printing and spreading fake currency notes across the Kumasi Metropolis. The gang was rounded up at separate locations in the metropolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, police sources …

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Fact-check: Chewing raw onions can cure coronavirus – False

A voice note that is being shared on WhatsApp claims chewing raw onions can help cure coronavirus. In the 4 minutes, 21 seconds long voice note, a man speaking Hausa- a widely spoken language in Northern Ghana and Zongos across the country is heard assuring listeners and vulnerable COVID-19 victims to try …

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Gang of 15 women fake currency printers arrested in Kumasi

A special operation by the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 15 women, who are part of a gang printing and spreading fake currency notes across the Kumasi Metropolis. The gang was rounded up at separate locations in the metropolis on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, police sources confirmed to Dailymailgh.com A member …

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3 armed robbers in Techiman jailed 60 years each

The Techiman Circuit Court has sentenced three persons to a total of 180 years imprisonment with hard labour for engaging in an armed robbery. The three, 42-year-old Kwabena Donyare, 26-year-old Ameyaw Listowell and 32-year-old Atta Kwaku were found guilty on four charges. They were found guilty for conspiracy to commit …

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Kennedy Agyapong drags Obinim to EOCO over GH¢1.6m tax

The woes of embattled pastor Daniel Obinim, founder and leader of International God’s Way Church (IGWC), do not appear to be over as the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) chases him to pay about GH¢1.6 million in taxes to the state. As if that is not enough, the Member of Parliament (MP) …

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Ghana’s Covid-19 cases stand at 7,616 with 2,421 recoveries and 34 deaths

Total confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana now stand at 7,616 with 2,421 recoveries and 34 deaths. According to the Ghana Health Service, the active cases are 5,161. Regional breakdown: Greater Accra Region – 5,331 Ashanti Region – 1,160 Western Region – 395 Central Region – 376 Eastern Region – 117 Western North Region – 63 Volta Region – 59 Northern Region – 36 …

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Man arrested inflicting machete wounds on farmer

A 25- year-old man, Abdul Rahman Yahaya, has been arrested by the police for inflicting machete wounds on a farmer at Sumpini near Busunu in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. Narrating the incident to the media, the Assemblyman for the Busunu Electoral Area, Dari Osman Thomas explained …

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Man allegedly commits suicide in Bolgatanga

The lifeless body of one Raymond Atiah, a middle-aged man at Zaare, a suburb in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region, was found hanging on a tree in the area on Thursday morning. The incident occurred near the entrance to the Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School (BOGISS) where …

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38-year-old man arrested for allegedly impregnating teenager

A 38-year-old Malian national, Zebila Haruna, is in the grips of the West Mamprusi Divisional Police Command for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl in Walewale in the North East Region. Information gathered by DGN Online indicates that the victim (name withheld) is three months pregnant and a primary …

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43-year-old galamseyer stabbed to death in Ahafo

A galamseyer, 43 at Ntotroso in Ahafo Region has been stabbed to death at a galamsey site as a result of confrontation. An eyewitness to the incident, Kwadwo Bright, explained, on Tuesday, 27th May 2020, that he had a call from a friend to assist him convey loads or samples …

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Baby buying deal goes bad, police arrest three persons

Police in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital, have picked up three persons for their roles in a failed attempt to buy a baby from a prostitute at a slum community. The slum community where the incident occurred, Asafo BB, is notorious for prostitution and other crimes. A news report published …

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Man, 53, arrested for recruitment fraud

The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has apprehended a 53-year-old man for an alleged recruitment fraud. The suspect, Kojo Sakyi, was arrested on May 25 for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting and desperate Ghanaians of various sums of money under the pretext of getting them recruited into the …

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Woman, 2 others nabbed for attempting to buy baby

Sale of babies, as rare as it may sound, has found its way into a slum in the Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region. A notorious spot for this emerging illegality is the Asafo BB, where prostitution and other forms of crime are gaining grounds. For prostitutes, business-gone-wrong means getting …

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