CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Techiman: Police Manhunt For Bullion Van Robbers

The Police in Techiman has apprehended one suspect who was allegedly part of a gang of eight who attacked a bullion van in the Bono East Region last Friday. The incident occurred when 8 unmasked men attacked the van on the Techiman–Sunyani highway making away with GHS600,000. The driver of …

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Man assaults wife with axe for denying him sex

A man in Northern Ghana is facing court after he allegedly assaulted his wife with an axe when she denied him sex. Victus Kuudiyiri, 35, a security man had lived with the victim in Wa, the capital of the Upper West region, about 695km from the capital, Accra. The suspect …

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Panic at Ghana Manganese as community officer dies of coronavirus

There is growing fear among workers of Tarkwa-Nsuta-based company, Ghana Manganese after a principal community officer died of COVID-19. The Deputy Health Director in charge of clinical services in the Western Region, Dr Atsu Dordor who confirmed the news said sample of the deceased was taken last week but she died …

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W/R: 14 new COVID-19 cases confirmed; regional tally now 52

The Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday. The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening. The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 …

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Afrancho: Armed robbers flee and abandon booty of GHS195K, weapons

About four suspected armed robbers who were sharing their booty in an uncompleted factory fled and left cash scattered  and other weapons used in their operation, MyNewsGh.com reports  MyNewsGh.com gathered that the robbers converged at an uncompleted gari factory at Afrancho- Mankranso near Akomadan in the  Offinso North District of the Ashanti region …

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Two shot by land guards at Gomoa Tuansah

Two people have sustained gunshot wounds after a group suspected to be land guards attacked them in their home Sunday. The two men according to reports were shot in the eye and head respectively over a protracted land dispute. This incident occurred at Gomoa Tuansah near Fetteh Kakraba in the …

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Armed robbers rob bullion van of GH¢600,000 in Techiman

Armed robbers numbering about four on Friday evening attacked a bullion van belonging to the Absa Bank at gunpoint at Mmaampehia near Techiman in the Bono East Region and stole over GH¢600,000 contained in the van. Reports say the robbers who were wielding guns attacked the van and its occupants …

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COVID-19: No facemask, no entry at KATH – Management

Management of the Konfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) reminds the general public that the facility is a mandatory facemask wearing zone. According to KATH management, any member of the public who wishes to access the hospital must, therefore, wear a facemask. This is in line with the directives outlined by the …

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Man, 63, In Police Grip For Swindling Forex Bureau

A 63-year-old man who allegedly swindled a forex bureau operator and attempted to defraud the company for the second time in three months has been arrested by the Airport Police. The suspect, identified as Nkot Nkot, a Camerounian, is said to have visited the forex bureau with an accomplice who …

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Ghanaians react to increasing coronavirus cases, deaths

Mixed reactions greeted Ghana Health Service’s latest announcement of an increase in Ghana’s coronavirus infections and deaths on social media. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on May 9, 2020, announced that Ghana’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus have increased from 4,012 to 4,263, an increase of 251 new cases with …

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Police On Manhunt For Suspect Over Shooting At NDC Office

The Northern Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for one Jalil who is believed to be the leader of “Aluta Boys” a vigilante group affiliated to the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Northern region in connection with the shooting at the party’s office. The Northern Regional Crime Officer, Supt. Otuo Acheampong …

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Techiman: Absa Bank bullion van robbed GHS638, 000

A bullion van belonging to Absa Bank was on Friday afternoon robbed at gunpoint by 8 unmasked men at Maapehia on the Techiman – Sunyani in the Bono East Region, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The incident happened when one Lance Corporal Yussif Abubakar , a Police officer stationed at Tanoso District Headquarters on …

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Ghana’s Covid-19 cases are now 4,012

Ghana has recorded its biggest single-day spike of 921 new infections of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has effectively seen the country record a quantum leap of infections from 3,091 to 4,012 after recording its first two cases on March 12, 2020. According to an update on the Ghana Health Service’s …

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Court remands cheating wife, lover who conspired to kill husband

The Asokwa District Court 2 has remanded a married woman and her boyfriend who conspired to kill her husband at Pamen near Kwabeng in the Eastern region. The two were remanded after the prosecutor, Chief Superintendent Kofi Blagodzi, prayed the court, presided over by His worship Korkor Achaw Owusu, to …

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Man caged for avoiding court for 2 years

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah, has remanded into police custody one Mohammed Buzu, who has been absent from court for two years for possessing firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. Buzu, a trader, was arrested in November 2017 and granted bail …

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Police on man-hunt for suspected burkinabe criminal

A Burkinabe National is on the wanted list of the Ghana Police Service in the Upper East Region for alleged theft. Abdulai Bari, the suspect, is 26 years old and an ex-convict who lives in Takuna in Navrongo and is alleged to be the one after a set of robberies …

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Coronavirus positive mum recovers; discharged with baby

A mother-of-four who recently gave birth to a baby girl at the Kumasi South Hospital in the Ashanti Region, has recovered fully and discharged with her new child who was not infected by the virus. The baby has tested negative twice, even though it is being breastfed by the mother, …

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‘Fugitive’ Ashaiman pastor grabbed

The ‘fugitive’ Pastor, Bishop Eric Borngreat Aboagye of Heavens Life Global Church at Ashaiman, has been arrested after being on the run for almost week. He made himself available at the Ashaiman Divisional Police Headquarters on Monday, May 4, after a bench warrant had been issued for his arrest by …

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UEW reviews measures for online exams

Management of the University of Education, Winneba, has revised its measures for mid-semester and end of semester examinations. The review comes after students revolted against the e-learning portal ‘Learning Management System’ after they claimed it was inefficient. The school’s management said in its effort at ensuring that no student is …

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Bishop Borngreat Grabbed After Several Swerves

THE ‘FUGITIVE’ Pastor, Bishop Eric Borngreat Aboagye of Heavens Life Global Church at Ashaiman, has finally been arrested after being on the run for almost week. He made himself available at the Ashaiman Divisional Police Headquarters on Monday, May 4, after a bench warrant had been issued for his arrest …

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Doctors hunt for donors as blood shortage hits KATH

The blood transfusion unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is in a dire state as blood stocks is at its lowest in the only tertiary referral facility in the middle belt of Ghana. The unit is unable to pool blood from schools, religious institutions and other organized bodies as …

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