CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Four Fake Soldiers Arrested

Four civilians posing as soldiers have been arrested at various locations in the country. Two of them were arrested at Katamanso, in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. According to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), its personnel was on patrol in the areas where the arrests took place. It says the …

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Ashaiman baby-thief jailed 8 years

The Ashaiman Circuit Court presided over by Mrs. Agnes Opoku Barnieh has sentenced Elizabeth Rockson to eight years imprisonment for stealing two children at Tsinagbe in Ashaiman. The 29-year-old woman was on May 15, 2020, arrested following a manhunt by the Ashaiman Police that led to the rescue of the …

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We never said we were reopening schools – Oppong Nkrumah

Government says that reports circulating that it will soon reopen schools across the country are untrue. Government says it is instead engaged in consultation on when and how to reopen schools. Speaking at the Information Ministry’s press briefing Thursday, Minister for Information, Kojo Opong Nkrumah said “with the greatest of respects it is not …

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Sections Of Pre-Tertiary Educational Bill Deleted

The Education Ministry has deleted sections of the Pre-Tertiary Education Bill. The deleted sections have to do with the decentralization of the education service. A statement from the Ghana Education Service said the decision was taken after a meeting with the various unions within the education sector. The letter signed …

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Another man butchers pregnant wife

An 8-month-old pregnant woman, Lasim Nigna, 30, has allegedly been butchered by her husband at Kankyekura, a farming village in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti region. Confirming the incident to Starr News, Daniel Kunyowu, a former Assemblyman for the area indicated that the lady, who sustained major cuts …

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Police frustrating Obinim’s bail execution – Family claims

Two persons who have offered to stand as sureties for the bail execution of the self-styled televangelist and founder of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, are accusing the Ghana Police Service of deliberately frustrating the process in order to keep the popular pastor in custody. Madam Elsie …

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Oti: Man butchers pregnant wife

An 8-month-old pregnant woman, Lasim Nigna, 30, has allegedly been butchered by her husband at Kankyekura, a farming village in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti region. Confirming the incident to Starr News, Daniel Kunyowu, a former Assemblyman for the area indicated that the lady, who sustained major cuts …

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Farmer jailed 11 years for defiling minor

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a 40- year old farmer to 11 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 12-year-old girl. The accused, Kojo Egyir, pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement but the Court presided over by Mrs Dorinda Arthur Smith found him guilty after …

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‘Don’t Rush In Re-opening Schools’- Headmaster to Gov’t

Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academic, Apostle Safo School of Arts and Sciences at Awoshie Last Stop, Accra, Hughes Lartey, has cautioned the government against the re-opening of schools in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.   In his firm estimation, school children, especially those in the lower primary, …

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Robbery gang kills 3 in Ashanti Region

Eight armed robbers have shot and killed three people in the Ashanti Region in what authorities have described as a dramatic spectacle. The notorious robbers also critically injured another person before escaping with a gold loot at Manso Dadease in the Mansie West District of the Ashanti Region Monday night. …

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Man kills wife over infidelity

The Sawla Tuna Kalba Police Command have arrested a 60-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife, Bora Bonbiatey, 57, at Gando near Nyanyema, a suburb of Tuna in the Savannah Region. The suspect, Yikatey Somatey, had accused his wife of cheating with another man in the community. DGN Online gathered …

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29-year-old ex-convict beaten to death in Cape Coast

An ex-convict Papa Sam popularly called Assemblyman was on Wednesday dawn allegedly found beaten to death by some unknown persons at Aquarium, a suburb of Cape Coast. Sam was a resident of Ntsin also a suburb of Cape Coast and was said to have been released from prison not long …

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Construction Supervisor Killed At Prampram

Tension is brewing at Prampram near Tema following an alleged murder of a Construction Supervisor of a real estate company in the area. The deceased, Samuel Kateynor alias Shaba, a 33-year-old resident of Ashaiman left behind a pregnant wife and three children. He was reportedly shot when he and his …

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Ghana’s coronavirus cases jump to 6,096

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 6,096, following the confirmation of 178 new cases. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its latest update on Tuesday night [May 19, 2020]. The latest figures by the Service also indicates 1,773 recoveries from the virus, representing an increase …

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‘Sick’ Angel Obinim to reappear before court on June 1

Founder and Leader of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim has been arrested and charged with the publication of fake news and forgery of documents. Bishop Daniel Obinim was reported to the Police CID by maverick politician, Kennedy Agyapong for engaging in forgery and publishing of fake news. Speaking …

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36 arrested for using unapproved routes

A total of about 36 persons, mostly foreigners, have been arrested by the Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for allegedly using unapproved routes to either enter or exit the country. While some of the suspects had been quarantined, others were escorted back to their countries. According …

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Ashanti Police On Manhunt For 8 Robbers For Killing 3 Persons

The armed robbers, said to number about eight, fired indiscriminately during an operation to rob a gold dealer in the community, resulting in the death of three persons, including the driver of the District Chief Executive, Mr William Bediako. The driver, Mr Samuel Osei, together with some officials of the …

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Ghana Finally Receives COVID-19 Cure From Madagascar

Ghana has finally received a cure for the novel COVID-19 from Madagascar, The Information Ministry has confirmed on its official twitter handle monitored by Mynewsghana.net. The COVID-19 cure is derived from artemisia – a plant with proven anti-malarial properties – and other indigenous herbs. Madagascar has so far cure 119 out …

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Bishop Obinim charged

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of Bishop Daniel Obinim. The founder and leader of International Godsway Church has been charged with offences of Publication of false news and Forgery of documents contrary to sections 208 and 159 of the Criminal and …

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Man murders 57-year-old wife in Gando

A 57-year-old woman, Bora Bonbiatey, has been murdered in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah region. The woman who was killed in cold blood by her 60-year-old husband, Yikatey Somatey accused her of infidelity, reason for his action. The incident, which occurred in Gando around Nyanyema a suburb of Tuna, …

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Armed robbers attack DCE’s vehicle; Driver, 2 others killed

News reaching Mynewsgh confirms that the official vehicle of the District Chief Executive(DCE) of the Amansie South District Assembly, Honourable William Asante Bediako was on Monday night attacked by armed robbers. Though the DCE was not in the vehicle at the time, his driver only identified as Agya Sei and …

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Police on a manhunt for Kumasi baby thief

Police in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, are on a manhunt for a woman who stole a two-week-old baby girl from her mother at about 7:30 am around the Silver Pharmacy area at Bantama, Kumasi, on Wednesday, May 2020. The mother of the baby whose name was given as Marian …

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COVID-19: Teachers Reject Reopening Of Schools

Teachers Unions in Ghana have signalled their opposition to the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, had in a live Instagram chat, revealed that Government was considering reopening schools soon. In an Instagram live Q&A session with Ghanaians on Monday May 18, the Minister says, …

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