CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Covid-19: Ashanti Region Cases Hit 53

Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Ashanti region bringing the region’s total number to 53. The Ashanti Region Health Directorate has indicated it is yet to add the four new cases to the five hundred and sixty-six which is registered on government’s official portals. Disclosing the …

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Suspected Thief Lynched At Ashaiman Newtown

A suspected thief believed to be in his late 20’s has been lynched by unidentified persons at Newtown, a suburb of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. The yet-to-be-identified suspect was found dead near the Newtown taxi rank on the Afariwaa- Newtown junction stretch with screw driver and other implements …

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Police Inspector Butchered By Angry Residents In Oti Region

Information Reaching Mynewsghana.net indicates that two Police officers are currently nursing various degrees of injuries after they were violently attacked by residents of Likpe Nkwanta near Hohoe in the Oti Region while on a COVID-19 operation. One is said to have allegedly suffered a machete wound while the other has …

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Armed gang kills 25-year-old Community Police Assistant

A 25-year-old Community Police Assistant was on Sunday, April 12, 2020 shot and killed by suspected armed robbers at Oyoko, a semi-urban community in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region. He has been named as Evans Boateng and was until his death, stationed at the Kumasi Central Police Station, …

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Drinking spot operator stabs customer to death at Wasipe

A drinking spot operator, Isaac Ofosu, 29, has allegedly stabbed his customer to death in Wasipe, a community in Bole district of the Savannah region. The victim, 25-year-old Kofi Gachewa, met his death over a misunderstanding that ensued between himself and the bartender. According to police in Bole, the suspect …

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Lockdown: Fake journalist arrested for extortion at Buduburam

A young man named Frank Basowa, who claims to be a journalist and works at Onua Fm has been arrested at Buduburam for allegedly extorting monies from shop owners claiming they’ve defied the lockdown order when Buduburam is not part of areas under lockdown. According to the police, Frank and …

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A month since Ghana’s first coronavirus case: 12 major happenings

It was a day after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed Ghanaians on the country’s preparedness to fight the pandemic, setting aside one hundred million dollars to enhance the plan. Prior to this, he had ordered the suspension of all international travels by public officials, except for critical assignments which …

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Social distancing: 45 persons arrested in Volta Region

Some 45 persons, mostly young men and women are arrested by the Police in Dzodze, the municipal capital of Ketu North Municipal Assembly of the Volta Region for violating the ban on social gathering. The arrested persons were said to be having a party and swimming in a pool at …

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Ghana’s coronavirus case count sharply rises to 566

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases. Volta and Western regions have recorded cases; bringing the number of regions with infections to ten (10). Before this development, regions that had reported cases were Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North …

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Lockdown dairies: Fake journalist nabbed

A man posing as a journalist of Accra-based Onua FM, owned by Media General Ghana Limited has been arrested. The suspect, Frank Basowa was nabbed after he failed to provide an identity while extorting monies from shop owners at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central region. Adom News’ Kofi Adjei who …

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Woman stabs husband to death for cheating

A 30-year-old woman Adwoa Duku has stabbed her husband Kojo Nyarko 37 years to death at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the couple has engaged in a blood covenant banning them from cheating on each …

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GES sacks Tamasco ‘rapist’ teacher

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked Razak Alhassan, aka Starboy, a sports teacher who allegedly raped a 16-year-old student of Tamale Secondary School (Tamasco). A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General, Anthony Boateng read “management has decided that the appointment of Mr. Alhassan Abdul Razak should be terminated. The …

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Police arrest drinking spot owner for breaking order

The Kasoa Police on Thursday, arrested the owner of a drinking spot in the area, for failing to comply with the Imposition Restriction law. Mawutor Ahetor opened her spot at Blue Top Estate on Wednesday at 0820 hours during the lockdown culminating in a robbery incident that night. DSP Irene …

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Fetish priest, 21, kills his twin over money at Breman Bekoso

A 21 years old fetish priest who’s a twin has murdered his twin brother over money at Breman Bekoso in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa FM’s Yaw Boagyan suggest that the twins have both been working together as fetish priests for some time …

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Unemployed man remanded into custody for stealing cocoyam

A 26-year-old unemployed man who stole cocoyam valued at GHC150.00 from a farm, has been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Kwaku Baafi pleaded guilty and would reappear before the Court on April 22, this year. His accomplice, Abenaa Maanu, who bought the cocoyam, was granted a …

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5G Can never be the cause of Covid19 -WHO

Covid-19 has been the topic of the world since each and everyone is discussing and suggesting the origin of this Outbreak. can the 5G network cause this outbreak? The most popular suggested theory was that Covid19 was created by 5G Network, However (WHO) World  Health Organisation has smashed this belief …

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Coronavirus: Private school teachers disappointed in govt over neglect

The coalition of Concern Private School Teachers Ghana (COPSTEG) says it is disappointed in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for failing to factor teachers into the Coronavirus budget. In a release, leadership for the group said, government has continuously ignored the plight of private school teachers in its policy intervention and has done same …

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Man bites another man’s penis

A man who was trying assist an 11-year-old boy to peel sugarcane at Koforidua Oyoko in the Eastern Region has had his penis bitten by the boy’s father. Eric Kwadwo told the Police in the area that he was returning from town on April 6 at about 8:00 p.m. when …

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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases jump to 378

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 378. This was disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a televised address to the nation on Thursday, 9 April 2020. Six persons have lost their lives, two are in critical condition while four have fully recovered. To prevent further spread, the government …

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Solider in detention for shooting police officer

A military man in Tema is currently in detention after allegedly firing at a policewoman at a checkpoint whilst enforcing the COVID-19lockdown at Tema New Town. Little information is given about the soldier as well as the victim. Confirmation from Tema Regional Police Headquarters revealed that the soldier fired at Lance Corporal …

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Fake nurse busted for fraud

A 19-year-old unemployed man, who allegedly posed as a nurse working at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nkwanta South of the Oti region, has been arrested by the Police for fraud. The suspect, Barnabas Baade Christian, had told his victims that he could secure them admission into Techiman Nursing Training …

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Soldier allegedly shoots female police officer at Tema

Information reaching Atinkaonline.com indicates that a military officer has shot a female police officer at a Covid-19 operation duty point at Tema New Town. According to reports, the incident happened on Thursday morning and the injured police officer is currently receiving treatment at the Tema General Hospital. More soon Source: atinkaonline.com

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