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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She threatened to put Christianity aside and kill me if I cheat on her
“Dave, it’s been seven months and I am still sex starving. I have gotten to the point where I have psyched myself not to think of sex to even think of engaging in the act. This strategy of mine is now working as I don’t get the urge for sex …
Read More »Police Inspector arrested for leading a gold robbery gang in Obuasi
A Police Inspector identified as Godwin Mensah stationed at Agona Swedru in the Central but currently with Operation Vanguard at Obuasi has been arrested for leading his colleagues to rob a gold dealer. The Inspector was reported to have embarked on the operation alongside one unidentified Lance Corporal and a …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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) …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »NUGS gives gov’t five-day ultimatum to release student loans; threatens demonstration
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has given the government a five-day-ultimatum to ensure that loans due students are paid before the examination begins. According to them, despite their efforts to engage government on the challenges students are facing, including loans, e-learning amongst others, the government has refused to …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Arrest Kumasi hotel ‘killer’s’ wife – Court orders police
The Asokwa District Court has issued another warrant to arrest Belinda Awuku, wife of the man accused of murdering a 46-year-old woman in a Kumasi hotel. This was after the suspect, Belinda Awuku, failed to appear before the court today, [Thursday, May 28, 2020]. She was remanded on two occasions …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Woman in police grips for stabbing pregnant woman to death
Police in Suntreso, Kumasi have arrested a 25-year-old kenkey seller for stabbing a pregnant woman to death at Aburaso in the Atwima-Kwanwoma District. Adwoa Bawumia, alias Adwoa Dokono, is said to have stabbed Akosua Ataa, the 22-year-old, who is seven months pregnant during a scuffle on Sunday evening. An eyewitness …
Read More »Ghana records 186 new COVID-19 cases
Ghana has 186 new COVID-19 cases to put the current confirmed case count to 7,303, the Ghana Health Service has announced. On the official website of Ghana Health Service, 2,412 persons who tested positive for COVID-19earlier have also recovered. This implies that as of the last update, 95 more persons …
Read More »Two Nigerians impersonate over 20 Ghanaian ministers
A Nigerian National Vivian Sadija Imran is in police custody for allegedly impersonating about 20 ministers of state to defraud more than 500 Ghanaians of over GHC100,000, so far. Together with her 24-year-old husband Prince Joel (her accomplice), who is currently at large, the duo used names and photographs of …
Read More »Kenkey Seller Arrested For Murdering Pregnant Woman
Police in Suntreso, Kumasi have arrested a 25-year-old kenkey seller for stabbing a pregnant woman to death at Aburaso in the Atwima-Kwanwoma District. Adwoa Bawumia, alias Adwoa Dokono, is said to have stabbed Akosua Ataa, the 22-year-old, who is seven months pregnant during a scuffle on Sunday evening. An eyewitness …
Read More »Man jailed 10 years for impregnating co-tenant’s daughter
An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced a 22-year-old unemployed to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for impregnating a 15-year-old daughter of a co-tenant at Bubuashie in Accra. Frederick Laryea, charged with defilement pleaded guilty. The court presided over by Mrs. Christina Cann therefore convicted Laryea on his own …
Read More »‘MP’ wanted for murder
A Kumasi Circuit Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a young man identified as Baba Amadu, aka ‘MP’, for allegedly murdering Dina Adomako, a 15-year-old girl in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The suspect allegedly attacked and shot the girl in the neck with a locally made …
Read More »Ofankor Landlord Remanded For Murder
The Abeka District Court on Tuesday remanded into police custody Victor Stephen Nana Kamkam, a 38-year-old businessman and landlord, for allegedly shooting and killing his tenant at Ofankor over rent. Kamkam, also known as Nii Kojo Konim Obio-Cyhoera, will undergo a test for COVID-19 before going into lawful custody. Provisionally …
Read More »Student jailed for extortion over policewoman’s nude pictures
A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 24-year-old student, Francis Aggrey, to three years imprisonment for extortion in his bid to circulate nude videos of his girlfriend, a policewoman. Aggrey, who was charged with two counts of conspiracy to crime and extortion, pleaded guilty. The court, presided over by …
Read More »Landlord who allegedly killed tenant over ‘refusal’ to vacate room charged
Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, a landlord, who allegedly murdered his tenant at Ofankor Spot M in Accra, has been arrested and charged. Reports indicate that the landlord had written to the tenant to demand that he moves out of his two-bedroom apartment on Monday, May 24, 2020, just a day before the …
Read More »Ofankor landlord shot and killed ‘musician’ tenant over a woman – DSP Asare
Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, the 38-year-old landlord who shot tenant and budding musician, Spark Benjamine, according to the police had disagreements and an unhealthy relationship with the deceased over a woman. DSP George Asare, the Mile 7 District Commander in an interview with Kwame Sefa Kayi on Peace FM, disclosed …
Read More »Jealous boyfriend jailed 3yrs for sharing nude videos of girlfriend
The Circuit court in Accra presided over by His Honour Mr Emmanuel Marvin Essandoh, has sentenced a 24-year-old Francis Aggrey, to three years in jail for circulating nude videos of his girlfriend. Aggrey, a student of the Assin Fosu College of Education, was charged with two counts charges of conspiracy …
Read More »I killed my tenant in self-defence – Landlord
Victor Stephen Kankam, 38, the landlord who shot his tenant to death for refusing to vacate a two-bedroom house at Ofankor in Accra has justified his action insisting it was in self-defence. The suspect who is currently in Police custody has been provisionally charged with murder as police continue with …
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