CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

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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Man Jailed 2years For Whipping His 3-year-old Son With Wire

A Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced a 26-year old man who inflicted deep wounds on his three-year-old son to 24 months imprisonment. The court also asked the convict to sign a bond of good behaviour for four years. The court, presided over by Her Honour Patricia Amponsah while reading …

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Pastor who threatened Akufo-Addo, EC Boss remanded

A Circuit Court in Accra presided over by His Honour Mr Emmanuel Essandoh has remanded 56-year-old Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei into police custody. Apostle Adjei who was arraigned in court today pleaded not guilty to three charges to wit; threat of death, offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace …

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Man, 35 Arrested For Allegedly Raping Physically-challenged Girl

Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly raping a physically-challenged girl in Ogun State. The man identified as Kehinde is a resident of Abule Isale, Ilogbo Road, Ota and per what we gathered he is currently in court defending himself. While in court, the Prosecutor, Insp.E.O. Adaraloye notified the …

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NDC prophet arrested after threatening to kill EC boss

A self-styled preacher, Prophet Kwabena Owusu Agyei who was seen in a viral video threatening and castigating President Akufo-Addo and the electoral commission chairperson Jean Mensa has been arrested. The preacher was reportedly arrested by plain cloth security men during a live interview with Accra-based Hot FM Tuesday morning. The pastor at …

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Driver in court over GH¢39,000,000.00 theft

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH¢40,000.00 bail with two sureties to a driver for allegedly forging the signature of his employer to steal GH¢39,000.00 from his bank account. The Court ordered that one of the sureties should be a public servant. Joshua Essiabra has denied the 18 counts …

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Businessman remanded over threat of death

A thirty eight year-old Nigerian businessman who threatened to kill a motor mechanic has been remanded into police custody by the Enchi District Magistrate court. The court presided over by Mr Eric Baah Boateng did not take the plea of Kingsley Eze and he is expected to make his next …

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Police impound vehicle full of cannabis in Bono

The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service has impounded a vehicle carrying over 8,400 slabs of dried leaves, suspected to be cannabis bound for neighbouring Burkina Faso. The substances, carefully packed, were covered with sawdust and other legal goods in a Rhino Cargo truck to outwit security …

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Ninteen-year old SHS three student arrested for kidnapping

An 18-year-old final year student of Eguafo Senior High school (SHS) in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region is in the grips of the Police for kidnapping. The Police is also on a manhunt for two other accomplices who are currently on the run. The student, whose name …

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No church services should be held in classrooms – GES warns

No church services will be held in classrooms, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has cautioned Christian religious leaders in the country. Following President Akufo-Addo’s ease of restrictions on public gatherings, schools across the country have reopened for final year students and churches are permitted to …

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Boy,15 shot for flouting public gathering restriction

Amadu Yussif, a 15 year old boy has been shot in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region for flouting President Akufo-Addo’s directive on public gatherings on June 6. The victim DGN Online gathered was shot on the thigh at Next Level Club, when he attempted escaping police …

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Burkinabe arrested for entering Ghana illegally

Vigilant Immigration Officers at the Tumu Command in the Upper West Region have apprehended a Burkinabe in the Tumu township. The illegal migrant was earlier on refused entry into Ghana at Katina, an unapproved route bordering neighbouring Burkina Faso in the Tumu SECTOR. But, the Ecowas national sneaked into Ghana …

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Police shoot boy, 15, at night club in Walewale

The shooting of 15-year-old Amadu Yussif on Saturday in Walewale in the the North East Region has generated tension in the municipality. Information available to 3news.com indicates that the victim in the company of friends were holding a disco jam at Next Level Club, a popular entertainment center in Walewale, …

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