CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Suspected Robber Lynched In Charia

A suspected armed robber has been beaten to death by some Charia community members over a robbery attack. The Upper West Regional Police Command in a statement said: “Two unidentified men suspected to be of Fulani descent, armed with single barrel guns attacked Karim Yahaya, a Fulani herdsman at his …

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Ministry of Health recruits 10,097 nurses, midwives

The Health of Ministry has received financial clearance for the employment of some 10,097 graduate nurses and midwives who completed both public and private health training institutions in 2017 A clearance letter from the Ministry of Finance signed by the Deputy Minister, Abene Osei-Asare, said the effective date of appointment …

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Police arrest 2 over bitten penis

Two Nigeriens have been arrested by the Neoplan Station police in Accra for allegedly biting off the penis of their compatriot in an appalling attack. The two have been identified as Habib Lawani, 24, and Jibril Sumana, 23. The victim, identified only as Taller, was rushed to the Kaneshie Polyclinic …

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Restaurant owners jailed 723 years in prison for seafood scam

Two restaurant owners were jailed 723 years in prison for seafood scam in Thailand. CNN reports that Apichart Bowornbancharak and Prapassorn Bawornban were jailed a total of 723 years in prison after they were involved in a seafood scam. The two sold vouchers to customers that entitled them to use …

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MoH Recruits 10,097 Nurses, Midwives

The Health of Ministry has received financial clearance for the employment of some 10,097 graduate nurses and midwives who completed both public and private health training institutions in 2017 A clearance letter from the Ministry of Finance signed by the Deputy Minister, Abene Osei-Asare, said the effective date of appointment …

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Teachers To Write Licensure Exams On June 20

Teachers across the country are effected to write their licensure exams on Saturday, June 20. The National Teaching Council made this known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dennis Osei-Owusu. In the statement made available to DGN Online, the Council says the exams are for teachers who …

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Technology University Bill passed

A bill aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of a public communication technology university in Ghana has been passed. Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday unanimously approved the Ghana Communication Technology University Bill, 2020 which will allow the Government to take over the Ghana Technology University College …

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Pastor sleeps with mother for 19 years

ASTOR A 57-year-old Pastor of the African Faith Tabernacle Church at Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region Peter Inkoom has been fined by the Chief of the area after it emerged that he has been having sexual intercourse with his own mother for 19 years. Joseph Quarshie, a Junior brother …

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22-year-old auto mechanic remanded for robbing a student

A 22-year-old auto mechanic (Fitter) who attacked and robbed a student at Esaase in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District, has been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Alfred Adu Gyamfi, together with an accomplice who is currently on the run, is said to have attacked Gabriel Owusu, a …

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Police shoot two Fulani robbers dead

A fierce gun battle has led to the death of two armed robbers and caused injury to one policeman in Kumasi, the police have said. The police had got wind of a looming robbery expedition at Santasi Anyinam on Tuesday evening, so they dispatched men to the area to foil …

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VIDEO: A mother with COVID-19 cries for her little daughter

  Life in a Covid-19 isolation and treatment center is an experience no one would love to go through. But this somewhat unpleasant choice does not rest entirely in the hands of individuals. Being on admission in a Covid-19 center definitely comes along with restrictions because of how infectious the …

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100g cocaine seized at Kpoglu border post missing

About 100.10 grams of a whitish substance suspected to be high value cocaine which was confiscated by the Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority at the Kpoglu Border Post in the Ketu South Municipality is missing. According to the Narcotics Control Board [NACOB], the substance, together with an undisclosed amount …

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Pastor who threatened EC boss tests positive for cannabis, tramadol

Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei, the self-styled preacher who was arrested for threatening President Akufo-Addo and Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has tested positive for tramadol and cannabis. A test result seen by Starrfm.com.gh revealed that after tests were conducted for banned substances from samples from his urine, …

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Two dead, policeman sustains severe injuries after open gun battle

Two suspected armed robbers died during an open fire combat between the robbers and the police at Santasi a suburb of the Greater Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital. Through the confrontation, a policeman sustained severe injuries. Four of the suspected armed robbers are said to have escaped with wounds, DCOP …

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Two remanded for stealing 64 NIA laptops

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by His Honour Mr Emmanuel Essandoh has remanded two persons who were arraigned before the court on charges of stealing 15 HP Probook laptops belonging to the National Identification Authority (NIA). The two Frank Nketia, a trader and Victor Maduka, a businessman pleaded …

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3 in court for attempting to steal Otumfuo’s Kumasi Club

Three persons Norman Owusu-Bannie, Charles Asabre and Kwame Brenya who are alleged to have defrauded a Turkish businessman by false pretence of an amount of $1.4million with the intention of selling an organisation who’s life patron is His Royal Majesty, Otumfour Osei Tutu II, have been granted bail by the …

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Two men commit suicide in Eastern Region

Two men have committed suicide by hanging in the Eastern region. The two incidents involving a 48 and 19-year-old men happened separately at Akyem Akroso and Nsawam respectively. At Akyem Akroso, a 48-year-old man Shaibu Musah, a former Community Police Assistant (CPA) was found hanging Wednesday morning on a tree …

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48-year-old Man Commit Suicide in Akroso

A 48-year-old man, Shaibu Musa shocked residents of Akroso near Asamankese of the Eastern Region today when he was seen dead by hanging. According to Assemblymember in the area, Ahmed Tijani, the deceased was a community Police Assistant and he was assisting as a Watchdog committee member after his contract …

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Police nab Islamic scholar who cut off boy’s finger

The Takoradi Divisional Police Command has arrested Islamic Scholar Abubakar Mustapha, popularly known as Mallam Bawa, who allegedly cut off the finger of an 18-year-old boy accused of stealing a wall clock and other items from an Islamic school. Mallam Bawa was brought in by some Muslim clerics and family …

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2 suspected robbers gunned down in Kumasi

Two suspected armed robbers who were members of an AK-47-wielding gang have been gunned down at  Atasamanso New Site in Kumasi. It follows a gun battle between police and a six-member gang at about 6:45p.m on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A police officer who sustained gunshot injury was rushed to a …

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Benefits of sex that you did not know

  Sex coach, Dzifa Sweetness, has educated that sexual intercourse is not only beneficial for reproduction or pleasure but has a lot of side benefits that we do not realize. In an interview on eTV Ghana’s adult show, In Bed with Adwen, with Ghana’s greatest love Doctor, Adwen, she noted …

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s confirmed cases cross 10,000

Ghana has confirmed 291 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. These new cases have pushed the country’s case count to 10,201. The new figures represent a rise of 563 cases from the initial figure. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) made this know on their official website on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Meanwhile, some …

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EC office burgled; laptop, TV set stolen

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a burglary at the Afigya Kwabre South District office of the Election Commission (EC) in the Ashanti Region. They have been identified as Eric Oteng Asamoah, 29, and Samuel Nti, 18. Both have been detained and are assisting police with investigations. It …

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