A 35-year-old man, who allegedly strangled his pregnant wife and took refuge in a toilet at the Akyem Oda Jubilee Hospital in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region, has been arrested by the Oda police. The accused, Ibrahim Ali, has been remanded in prison custody by the Oda …
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Third coronavirus case recorded in Ghana
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Read More »Sawla SHS teacher sacked for allegedly raping student
A mathematics tutor at Sawla Senior High School has been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly raping one of his female students. The dismissal of Ernest Ocloo, 34, and popularly known to his colleagues and the students as ‘OC100’, followed a letter by the directorates of education …
Read More »We can battle COVID-19 with US$100 million funding – GHS
Dr. Badu Sarkodie, the Director for Public Health, Ghana Health Service (GHS), has given the assurance that the US$100 million funding from the government is going to help to prevent the spread and effectively manage cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. He said following confirmation of the country’s first …
Read More »There’s no love among Ghanaian musicians -Kay Strinkz
Ghanaian notable musician Kenneth Aidoo known within the Ghanaian musician industry as Kay Strinkz has revealed that there is no love among Ghanaian musicians and the music industry. According to the artiste who has been doing music for 15 years professionally, one of the reasons the industry is suffering is …
Read More »Businessman Brutalized For Being Gay
A man believed to be gay narrowly escaped death when a group of young men attacked him with clubs, machetes, stones and sticks at Teshie, a suburb of Accra. The suspected gay was attacked in his house on 11th February 2020, few minutes after two young men went into his …
Read More »Man kills friend at Old Fadama
The James Town police have apprehended one Abubakar Abdul–Ganiu for allegedly stabbing his friend to death. The suspect allegedly stabbed 34-year-old Kwasi Kloutse in the chest after a misunderstanding had ensured between them. According to witnesses, the suspect after stabbing Kloutse attempted to escape but some angry traders grabbed him …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana confirms two cases
Ghana has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 on March 12, 2020, being the first cases to be reported in the country. The Ministry of Health disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the two confirmed cases were received at the same time from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. …
Read More »Police officer jailed 40 years for robbery [photos]
A Circuit Court in Koforidua in the Eastern region has sentenced a 37-year-old police officer to a total of 40 years in prison for robbery. The court presided over by Her Honour, Mercy Addai Kotei, found him guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit crime, to wit robbery and robbery. He is …
Read More »13-year-old boy stabs his elder brother, 20, to death
A 13-year-old boy stabbed his elder brother to death while they were engaged in an argument. Ebikari Andrew, 13, stabbed Tarikebina Andrew, 20, to death at Jehovah Witness Road, off Goodnews Street in Azikoro, Bayelsa State. The brothers were at a friend’s house at about 9pm on Saturday, March 7, …
Read More »Missing Chief’s body: Court issues warrant for arrest of policeman
The Ofaakor Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Detective Corporal Michael Larbie of CID headquarters who reportedly led a group of individuals to besiege the Awutu Ofaakor Chief’s palace demanding the release of the body of late Akyeamehene Nai Kojo Amoashie over the weekend. Nine …
Read More »Police arrest female teacher who steals and eat pupils’ food
A female teacher in Lagos Nigeria has been picked up by police for continuously stealing and eating food meant for pupils of the school she teaches in. Esther Akpan who teachers at God’s Grace and Mercy School, a private school in Lagos is said to have incessantly collected the pupil’s …
Read More »JHS 2 student stabs teenager to death over loaf of bread
A 19-year-old boy, Richard Baako, was last Friday night allegedly stabbed to death by another teenager during a scuffle at Kwamikrom, near Aboadi, in the Ahanta West municipality of the Western Region. The incident followed heated exchanges over a loaf of bread after the suspect (teenager, and JHS 2 student …
Read More »Monday is not a holiday for schools -GES
The Ghana Education Service has stated that Monday March 9, 2020 is not a holiday for schools. Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, Director-General of the Service in a statement said teachers and students are to resume school and active academic work after the Independence Day celebration on Monday, March 9, 2020.A …
Read More »Police arrests notorious armed robber in a hotel
The Bono Regional Police command have arrested a 24-year old alleged notorious armed robber who had been on a Police wanted list for about a year now. Abdulai Karim alias JJ, the suspect, who is a resident at Yawhima near Sunyani was said to have attacked, robbed and rape his …
Read More »Kwesi Nyantakyi, one other person charged with fraud [photos]
Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi has been slapped with three charges including fraud. A former member of the Association’s Executive Committee Abdulai Alhassan also faces two charges namely conspiracy to commit fraud and fraud. Principal State Attorney Victoria Asiedua told an Accra High Court Wednesday that the …
Read More »Farmer shot dead by Fulani herdsman
There is tension at Gyaneboafo, a farming community in Afram Plains South District following the killing of a farmer by a fulani herdsman. The deceased was shot in the abdomen when he and his two brothers attempted to arrest the suspect fleeing after his cattle destroyed their harvested tubers of …
Read More »Video: Ghanaian pastor gets Coronavirus ‘cure’
A Ghanaian pastor claims he has discovered the cure for the deadly Covid-19 virus, popularly known as Coronavirus. Apostle Job Antwi said the Holy Spirit gave him the chemical equation of the therapy after days of prayers and he has decided to share it to save the world. The World …
Read More »Nigerian beggar kills Ghanaian
A 60-year-old Nigerian beggar, Abdulai Ibrahim, has stabbed a Ghanaian, Hamza Lewin Awal, 22, to death at Kasoa. The sad incident occurred at the Kasoa Zongo Mosque in the Central Region on Sunday evening. Police reports say the victim tried seizing a knife from the suspect when he was harassing …
Read More »Jubilee House man uses soldiers to ‘kidnap’ British boy
The Domestic Violence and Victim Support (DOVVSU) division of the Ghana Police at Adenta in Accra, is on the heels of one Elvis Kwesi Asamoah, for employing the influence of his uncle, Kakra Kojo Duncan, who works at the Jubilee House, to get heavily-armed soldiers to kidnap a five-year-old boy …
Read More »Man, 22, stabbed at Kasoa
A 60-year-old man, suspected to be a Nigerien, has allegedly stabbed three persons at Kasoa in the Central Region leading to the death of one of them. The suspect, Abdulai Ibrahim, is said to have stabbed Hamza Awal, 22, and injured two others who were said to have tried to stop …
Read More »Watch out for deadly AMR; 700,000 people could die yearly – WHO
The National Awareness campaign geared toward educating the public about Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), dubbed National AMR Awareness Campaign, has been launched. According to WHO, “Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The term antibiotic resistance is …
Read More »Video: Woman ‘pregnant without baby’ on verge of death
Mary Quansah, a 45-year-old woman, is on the verge of death due to very complicated ailments that have led to unusual bulging of her stomach to make her look like nine months pregnant. The distraught woman, who is in constant pain, was admitted at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital November …
Read More »21 year old lady kidnapped in Tamale
A girl by name Abigail Addy is reported missing since Friday, February 28, 2020 in Tamale, Northern Region. She is a resident of Poloyafong, a suburb of the regional capital. According to the police, frantic investigations have been launched into the case as it appears to be one of kidnapping. …
Read More »‘Wee Teacher’ arrested after visiting marijuana farmers
An infamous social media sensation, Wee Teacher, who is pushing for the legalization of marijuana in the country has been arrested in the Eastern region for possessing quantities of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana. He was arrested on Sunday at a Police Check Point in Nkurakan after a search …
Read More »34 UCC students arrested on KNUST campus
Thirty-four students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) were on Saturday, 29 February 2020 arrested on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The suspects were rounded up at the university, during the climax of a hall week celebration by students of the Unity …
Read More »Thieves break into Methodist Church, steal musical instruments
Thieves have burgled the Methodist Church of Ghana at Tinkong in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern region. The burglars made away with a Yamaha keyboard, 12 channels sound Mixer with an Amplify, Sound Exciter, 2500 Power Amplifier, and Cordless microphones. The incident affected the mood of Church Members …
Read More »Poliovirus detected in Koforidua – GHS
The Ghana Health Service has detected a strain of Poliovirus (Polimylitis ) in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Capital. The polio virus was found recently in the polluted Nsukwao river which flows through both New Juaben North and South Municipality. The virus was detected through routine surveillance by a team of …
Read More »Fire razes over 50 shops at Techiman
Fire has destroyed over 50 shops at the Techiman market in the Bono East region. Reports indicate the fire was caused by a nearby refuse dump traders burnt after a clean-up exercise on Saturday. The fire is said to have started at a second-hand clothing lane in the market and …
Read More »Man shot dead by unknown assailants at Kintampo
A man, believed to be in his late 20s, has reportedly been shot dead by unknown assailants at Kintampo in the Bono East region. Reports indicate the deceased, who is a cashew purchasing agent, was shot around 1:pm on Saturday. The body of the man, yet to be identified, was …
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