CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Sex workers facing deportation despite testing negative

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Upper East Region is holding some seven Nigerian illegal migrants believed to be commercial sex workers and will process them for deportation once Ghana’s borders and airports are opened for operations. The seven illegal migrants, all females, were picked up at a location …

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Poverty leads mother to dump baby by roadside [Photos]

A woman, identified only as Ruth, has abandoned her months-old baby by a roadside. Ruth revealed poverty led her to abandon the baby. In a note attached to the baby, she said after her delivery she has not received any support from her partner or his family and the best …

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33-year-old man killed at Mankessim

A 33-year-old man has been murdered and dumped on the roadside at Abonko a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The deceased who’s said to be an apprentice was killed on Wednesday dawn by unknown assailants. It is believed he struggled with his murderers who …

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Fetish priest kills twin brother

The Ajumako Bekoso Police in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region have arrested a 21-year-old fetish priest, Atta Panin, for allegedly killing his twin brother, Kakra. The deceased was attacked yesterday with a pickaxe at Ajumako Bekoso during a fight with his twin brother over money. The …

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NHIS in trouble for donating over GHC250,000 into COVID Fund

The National Health Insurance Scheme has become a subject for scrutiny amongst concerned stakeholders and a section of Ghanaians for willingly, without any pressure at all, donating a staggering GHC250,000 ($43,242) into the COVID-19 Trust Fund. This gesture comes off as a mere act of benevolence from the health insurance providers in …

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Senior Correctional Centre appeals for amnesty for juvenile offenders

The Senior Correctional Centre of the Ghana Prisons Service has appealed to the President to grant amnesty to a number of juvenile offenders to enable them observe the social distancing protocol in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistant Chief Officer Mr Francis Agbomadzi, the Greater Accra Public Relations Officer, said the …

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Nine arrested for attempting to cross Ghana-Togo border

Nine persons including two Ghanaians and seven Nigeriens have been arrested by the Akanu Command of the Ghana Immigration Service in the Volta region for attempting to cross into neighbouring Togo using unapproved routes. The two Ghanaians were said to be leading the Nigeriennes who were travelling from Ashiaman but …

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Farmer Remanded For Blowing Off Four Teeth Of Another

Kwame Owusu is alleged to have attacked the complainant, Daniel Oteng, who had just alighted from a vehicle at Twenedaso in the Atwima Mponua district, landed a heavy blow on his face resulting in loss of four teeth on the spot. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own …

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Driver remanded for stabbing passenger over social distancing

A commercial mini bus driver who stabbed one passenger to death and left another injured over social distancing disagreement has been remanded by the Koforidua Circuit Court. The 32-year-old man was arraigned on a charge of murder and his plea reserved. Eastern Region Police PRO ASP Ebenezer Tetteh who confirmed …

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Driver stabs passenger to death, harms 2 others

A commercial vehicle driver, Appau Atto, 30, is in the grips of the police at Akwadum, in the Eastern Region, for allegedly stabbing three passengers, resulting in the death of one last Sunday. The deceased, who was rushed to the Saint Joseph’s Hospital at Koforidua for treatment, was pronounced dead …

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Driver stabs passenger to death, harms 2 others

A commercial vehicle driver, Appau Atto, 30, is in the grips of the police at Akwadum, in the Eastern Region, for allegedly stabbing three passengers, resulting in the death of one last Sunday. The deceased, who was rushed to the Saint Joseph’s Hospital at Koforidua for treatment, was pronounced dead …

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120 recoveries as Ghana’s coronavirus cases rise to 1154

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has increased to 1,154 with 120 recoveries, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). This was disclosed by the Director-General at the GHS, Dr. Patrick Aboagye at a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, April 22. The development means that 112 new cases and 21 recoveries …

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Maamobi hospital staff fight supervisor for selling PPE to them

Medical staff at the Maamobi General Hospital are angry at their supervisor for selling Personal Protective Equipment to them. Health workers at the facility can only access the PPE after paying 5 cedis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility has recorded COVID-19 cases with some health workers …

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One COVID-19 patient on ventilator – Akufo Addo

The health condition of one coronavirus patient on admission in Ghana has deteriorated with the patient put on a ventilator, President Akufo Addo has disclosed. Out of the official figure of 1042 positive cases, nine persons have died. Addressing the leadership of churches at the seat of government, Jubilee House, …

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COVID-19: Six Nigerians fined Ghc86k for lockdown party

A Circuit Court in Accra has fined six Nigerians who were arrested at a birthday party during the restriction on movement a total of GHc86, 400. The accused persons pleaded guilty to the offence and were convicted on their own plea to a fine of GHc14, 400 each or face …

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Man jailed 20 years for impregnating 13-year-old stepdaughter

A Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Mrs Christiana Cann has sentenced a mason to 20 years in prison with hard labour for defining his 13-year-old stepdaughter. Eric Kofitse, pleaded guilty for defilement and was convicted on his own plea by the Gender-based Circuit Court. Chief Inspector …

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Chinese dies after retaliatory attack by irate youth

One Chinese died, while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries when they were allegedly attacked by some irate youth of Nsuem Number Two in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased has been identified as Li Dao Peng, 44. However, the names of the other two …

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Food Vendor Sentenced For Preparing Food Near A Public Toilet

Georgina Osei, a food vendor in Hohoe has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢720.00 by the Hohoe Magistrate Court for preparing food near a toilet facility for public consumption. Georgina pleaded guilty and was convicted on her own plea and would serve three months imprisonment if she defaults in …

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Ex-convict tied to pole for stealing 11 fowls

A 29-year-old ex-convict, Eric Arhin, who was tied to an electricity pole for allegedly stealing 11 fowls, has been handed over to the police. This was after the suspect had suffered reported brutalities by angry community youth in Awutu Bereku, in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. …

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