An 18-year-old student of Serwaa Nyarko Senior High School in Kumasi has sustained severe head cuts after she was battered by her boyfriend. Theresa Oppong who is currently receiving treatment at the hospital is said to be dating a ‘trotro mate’ popularly known as Lumber at Krofrom in the Ashanti …

A 28-year-old cocoa farmer of Mile 5 in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality has allegedly butchered his wife to death. The deceased, Regina Efe Incoom, 25, whose arms and hands were chopped off passed on at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital. The body has since been deposited at the same hospital’s morgue …

A man jailed up for almost three decades after a Colorado woman claimed had a dream he raped her is expected to be freed after someone else confessed to the crime. The man named Clarence Moses-EL was sentenced to 48 years in prison for raping and assaulting a woman after she came …

A 30-year old man, Kobina Aggrey, who threatened to cut his neighbour into pieces for allegedly snatching his girlfriend, has been granted GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties by a circuit court in Cape Coast. Aggrey pleaded not guilty to threat of death and the court, presided over by Mrs Abena …

Junior High School students will not spend more than four hours in school per day, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. The comment comes after President Akufo-Addo announced the reopening of schools for final year students in the country. As part of measures to return lives to normalcy while …

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is working with the Government to allow entry for international students returning to the campus to complete their academic work for the Second Semester. They include those in the fifth and sixth years in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, School …

The Founder of Jesus Healing Prayer Camp at Kasoa Ofaakor Atopi Hills, popularly known as Pastor Peter has committed suicide after his wife threatened to divorce him. The Pastor was found hanging in his room after one of his Church Members went to his house for fellowship. Neighbours of the …

Four armed robbers who stole sixty cattle belonging to a businessman in Gomoa Kweikrom in the Central Region have been sent to the Police headquarters for interrogation. The four-armed robbers were part of a gang of men who raided the cattle ranch in Gomoa Kweikrom wounded and eye witness and …

A Ghanaian national in the U.S. has been slapped with a one year and one day imprisonment for passport fraud. Robert Owusu, per court documents obtained by Dailymailgh.com, will also undergo three years of supervised release after appearing before United States District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, for attempting to fraudulently …

Four Ghanaian poachers have been charged for allegedly killing an elephant in northern part of Ghana, the Forestry Commission said. The poachers are facing criminal charges, according to the executive-director for the wildlife division of the forestry commission, Bernard Asamoah-Boateng. Speaking to Chinese outlet Xinhua, Asamoah-Boateng said the arrest was …

Nearly 30 health workers in the Eastern Region have tested positive for Covid-19. The affected health workers are a mixture of those conducting contact tracing and those working in hospitals and other health facilities. About eight (8) out of the total number have, however, recovered. The inadequate Personal Protective Equipment …

A Toyota Camry carrying some goats which were allegedly stolen have been involved in an accident at Ofankor Barrier in the Greater Accra Region. The vehicle with registration number GE 4533 -15 crushed into crush barriers on the main highway when the alleged thieves tried to get to their destination …

The search for a better life for a daughter has led a woman to traffic her 6-week-old granddaughter so she can gather enough money to better the life of her daughter who lives in abject poverty. Comfort Okine hatched the plan to traffic the daughter of Rita Amaglo, 29, after …

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Mrs Susana Eduful has convicted 10 persons including a journalist to a fine of GHC12,000 for violating the COVID-19 restriction orders. The convicts Yahaya Alhassan, a journalist, Bassarou Moaro, car washing assistant, Alhassan Arafat, driver’s mate, Abdul Gafa, head porter, Emmanuel Anim, …

The Founder and Leader of Jesus Healing Prayer Camp at Kasoa Ofaakor Atopi Hill in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, Pastor peter has committed suicide after his wife allegedly divorced him. According to information, the married man of God who left behind two children committed the …

Three persons out of the seven who tested positive to COVID-19 in Sissala East have recovered and reunited with their families. This was after 26 days in isolation where the three made up of two females and a male underwent two separate tests, conducted at different times and came out negative, Mr …

A 28-year-old cocoa farmer at Mile 5 in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality has allegedly butchered his wife to death. The deceased, Regina Efe Incoom, 25, whose arms and hands were chopped off passed on at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital. The body has since been deposited at the same hospital’s morgue …

The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded the Police Inspector who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a gold robbery case at Mmamiriwa in the Obuasi Municipality. Inspector Godwin Mensah, attached to the Operation Vanguard, was said to have conspired with another police officer and a driver, who are currently …

Ghana has recorded 337 more cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the country’s total case count stands at 8, 885. Recoveries have also increased marginally to 3,189 while the death toll still stands at 38. The current active cases stand at 5,658. Accra still has the highest …

32-year-old ‘Dwarf priest’, Akwesi Body has been given a 7-year imprisonment term for defiling a 9-year-old girl at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The sentence was handed by Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided by his honor Ebenezer Osei Darko. Akwesi Body was convicted upon …

A cocoa farmer in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region, identified as Eric Arhin, has reportedly butchered his wife for threatening to divorce him. Eric Arhin is reported to completely cut off the arms of his wife, Regina Duku, aside inflicting severe cutlass wounds on the head and back. …

The Management of the University of Ghana has fixed June 8 to July 3 for the commencement of examinations for all students, including final year students. A statement from the University, copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday, said arrangements were being made to receive registered final year …

Some 14 suspected members of a secessionist group – Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) – have been remanded in police custody pending a determination of their bail hearing. The 14 were arrested in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region during a meeting where they were allegedly discussing strategies to …

Some former government officials under the Mahama administration will soon be put before court for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for the Saglemi housing project. According to Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, despite the state paying more than 90% of the contract sum, it was shocking to note …

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Dr Ahmed Jinapor, has noted that until a vaccine is developed against coronavirus, there can never been a 100 percent safety against the virus. He indicated while speaking on a stakeholder dialogue programme themed: ‘Framework for Reopening Schools’ on TV3 …

Bernard Brown, Greater Accra Regional Director of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that there has been 80 percent increase in mobile renewal cases in the NHIS as at March 31, 2020. “Mobile renewal has decreased crowded offices, long queue due to this innovation, making it easier to observe …

A Nigerian trader, accused of impersonating three Ministers of State to defraud some people of more than GH¢10,000.00, is battling to execute her bail. Vivian Sajida Imran, who appeared before an Accra Circuit on Wednesday Court, from custody, consequently had her case adjourned to June 17. The Court, presided over …

About 75 men in Ghana die every week from tobacco related diseases according to data from the Tobacco Atlas, Ghana. The data also revealed that, more than 425,200 men, 69,200 women and 2,700 boys smoke cigarettes each day in Ghana, making the trend a dire public health threat. However, the …

The Ghana Health Service says 146 more people have recovered from Covid-19 but 251 new cases have been recorded, taking the national tally to 8,548. No new deaths have been recorded, leaving that count at 38. Greater Accra remains Ghana’s epicentre with 5,894 cases while the Ashanti has 1,342 cases. …

A group of armed men dressed as healthcare workers have stolen a large amount of cash from a supermarket in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. The men pretended to be Covid-19 health inspectors when they entered Checkers supermarket, IOL reported. They were wearing masks, face shields, gloves and white …