A man in the United State of America, set his children’s mother on fire as he forced the kids to watch in freezing temperatures in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Valentine’s Day. Family members say they got a call that the victim, Savannah Bailey, was set on fire, along with her home. …
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Ruth Eshun’s Murder: Nurses threaten to withdraw services in Ashanti region
Nurses in the Ashanti region have given the police a two-week ultimatum to find the killers of Ruth Eshun Arhin, a community health nurse who was murdered on February 3. The Community Health Nurses Association and (CHNAG) Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) want answers regarding the assailants or they will withdraw their …
Read More »Volta barracks sewage poisons river in Ho Dome
Untreated sewage from a non-functioning sewer treatment plant that serves the Volta barracks of the 66 Artillery Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, is flowing into a river in the Ho Dome community. The treatment plant, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) was told, had stopped working since 2016, causing overflowing …
Read More »Suspect clubs Police Chief Inspector with metal bar
A suspect trying to get away from capture clubbed the station official of Tapa Abotoase close to the Biakoye District of the Oti Region with a metal bar, My News Ghana reports. The episode happened at about 5am on Friday February 14, 2020 when Chief Inpector K. Kpodo joined by two others …
Read More »Court acquits Pastor Obeng Bekoe of fraud
An Accra Circuit Court on Friday acquitted and discharged Pastor Emmanuel Obeng Bekoe of a GH¢115,000.00 fraud charge brought against him over the sale of fertiliser. Pastor Bekoe, with Baba Charles Yides, a caretaker, was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and defrauding by false pretence; but he was found …
Read More »Female student stabs colleague over biology text book
A second-year female student of the Islamic Senior High School in Tamale in the Northern Region, on Thursday, 13 February 2020, allegedly stabbed a colleague in the head over a biology textbook. The victim has been taken to the hospital for treatment. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Thursday. According …
Read More »3 Chinese arrested in connection with stabbing to death of colleague
A Chinese, who allegedly stabbed his compatriot at Asankragwa in the Western Region, during a disagreement over a woman, has been arrested by the Ashanti Regional Immigration Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). The suspect, Wei Yanwen, 25, absconded after the incident, but was arrested in the late hours …
Read More »Denying your husband sex can kill him – Counselor Ogochukwu Nweke
When you reject your husband sexually, do you know what that does to him? Well, I’m sure the consequence of death might be the last to come to mind. According to Marriage and Relationship Counselor Ogochukwu Nweke, a woman denying her husband sex can lead to the death of the …
Read More »GES suspends Upper West regional director for misconduct
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the Upper West Regional Director of the Service, over allegations of misconduct and corrupt practices. The Director, Duncan Nsor, has been asked to step aside for investigations into allegations of bribery in the appointment of heads of some second-cycle schools in the region. …
Read More »Ghana observes National Mathematics Day today
As today marks Valentine’s Day, Ghanaians are also observing the day as National Mathematics Day. The Ghana Education Service (GES) in collaboration with the Ghana Mathematics Society (GMS) set February 14 as a day to observe this. This is to create awareness of the importance and use of Mathematics in …
Read More »25 NABCO Trainees Get Permanent Jobs In Kpandai District
A total of 25 Nation Builders Corps(NABCO) personnel have gained permanent employment in the Kpandai district of the Northern region. The personnel have therefore exited from the scheme to create employment opportunities for some unemployed youth in the area. The Kpandai District Chief Executive(DCE), Atta Emmanuel Kofi Tatablata , made …
Read More »GES interdicts Upper West Regional Director of Education
The Ghana Education Service has interdicted the Upper West Regional Director of Education, Duncun Nsor with immediate effect after complaints were made about his conduct. According to the GES, the interdiction is to enable the Service to conduct investigations into the allegations leveled again him. In a statement copied to …
Read More »Man rapes 22-year old lady to death after taking “aboki’s” libido booster dose
The police have apprehended a young man for raping a 22-year-old lady to death in a bush in Nigeria. The accused identified as Boshi Jasmen 26- after his arrest confessed to the Police Officers that he indeed raped the 22-year innocent lady(name undisclosed) in the bush together with two of …
Read More »VIDEO+PHOTOS: Man stabbed to death by wife in Port Harcourt
A tragic incident occurred in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Capital as a Nigerian man identified simply as Daniel was reportedly stabbed to death by his wife at about 2:26 a.m on Thursday February 13. Facebook user Iykechukwu Ikechukwu who shared videos from the scene of the incident, claimed the …
Read More »Over 2million Ghanaian children not protected against polio
It has been revealed that over two million Ghanaian infants are at risk of been infected with poliomyelitis and needed to be vaccinated as early as possible. This was made known in the Upper East Region during a press encounter with the Ghana Health Service(GHS). The delay in the early …
Read More »SAD: Man beats wife to death over N5,000 in Benue
The Benue State Police command has arrested a man identified as Ejiro Patrick for reportedly beating his wife to death during a heated argument at their residence in Tyomu community of Makurdi, the state capital. An eyewitness alleged that the man refused to heed to his neighbour’s plea while beating his …
Read More »Two mobile money fraudsters nearly lynched at Awutu Bereku
Two suspected mobile money fraudsters luckily escaped death as they were nearly lynched at Awutu Bereku market in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region after they succeeded in defrauding three persons of an amount of Ghc11,750. The two suspects are Samuel Kabu 27-years and Gilbert Hoya 29-years. …
Read More »Man battered to death for stealing cashew
A young man in his early twenties identified as Gyamfi Kwaku Aaron alias ‘China’ met his untimely death after he was given one hell of a beating for allegedly stealing cashew. In a video obtained by Peacefmonline.com that is sure to make one cringe, the deceased was severely assaulted with …
Read More »Boutique operator strangely stabbed to death
A 35-year-old boutique operator has been stabbed to death by a man believed to be mentally deranged in Wa in the Upper East Region under inexplicable circumstance. Kiemtore Suleman who operated a boutique belonging to his younger brother was said to have had a scuffle with the mentally deranged man …
Read More »Deceased student was not denied exeat – Akenten SHS
The Senior House Master of Dwamena Akenten Senior High School in the Ashanti region Andrew Agyeman has denied reports that the student who reportedly died on campus was denied exeat to seek treatment. He also challenged claims the student died at the dormitory claiming: “We are not in the position …
Read More »Herbalist jailed five years for possessing human parts
A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced Isaac Mensah, a 24 year old traditional medicine practitioner (Herbalist) to five years imprisonment in hard labour for possessing a human skull and possessing fake currency. Mensah, pleaded not guilty to the charge of possessing human parts but the court, presided over by …
Read More »We’re taking steps to prioritise your security – GHS to health workers
The Ghana Health Service says it is working to ensure the safety of health workers in the country following the suspected murder of a community nurse, Ruth Eshun, at Ayuom in the Ashanti Region. The Service in a statement on Monday said it is shocked by the incident and is …
Read More »Police on manhunt for two who gang-raped 16-year-old
Police at Damongo in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region are on a manhunt for two of three suspects who allegedly gang-raped a 16-year-old Junior High School pupil on Saturday, February 8. The suspects, Nyankpari Hardi, 35, Malik ,31, and ex-convict Ibrahim Zackaria, 25, were identified by the …
Read More »E/R: Boy, 19, sets fire into 28-year-old girlfriend’s room after break up
A 19-year-old boy, Solomon Tetteh, has been arrested by the Police for setting fire into the room of his 28-year-old girlfriend, Abigail Tei, for breaking up with him. The arson attack occurred Sunday morning at Huhunya a community near Nkruakan in the Eastern region. The suspect broke into the room …
Read More »Mad’ police guard shoots resident at Boakye Agyarko’s house
A policeman on guard duties at the home of former Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko is reported to have shot and injured one person on Sunday. Lance Corporal Peter Hammond Arkosah of National Protection Unit was detailed at Hon. Boakye Agyarko’s residence at Ashongman Estate on Sunday, February 9, 2020 …
Read More »National Science and Maths Quiz in danger
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) says it will be difficult for schools to organise their students for this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) at the regional and national levels as a result of inadequate funds. “We, therefore, wish to inform management that until adequate …
Read More »Suspect escapes from Police Hospital
An accused person who jumped bail and was re-arrested has managed to escape once again from the Police Hospital in Accra. Daily Guide learnt that the suspect, Clement Adjei Nkrumah, was being investigated over a reported case of defrauding by false pretences in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis but jumped bail in …
Read More »Govt to provide free Wi-Fi to high schools – Bawumia
Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that the government intends to provide free Wi-Fi to senior high schools and public universities soon. He said plans are far advanced for the first piloting of this policy, this year. Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia who was speaking at the …
Read More »Farmer gets 20 years for impregnating physically challenged minor
A 35-year-old Farmer who defiled and impregnated a 15-year-old physically disabled girl has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the Tepa Circuit Court in the Ahafo Ano South District. The victim who is the stepdaughter of the convict physical disability worsened and paralysed a month after she gave birth …
Read More »Man accused of defilement tests negative of HIV but victim tests positive
A 40-year old cleaner is in the grips of the law following an accusation that he has defiled a 12-year-old girl at North Legon, a suburb in Accra. John Kupa Azika charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before an Accra Circuit Court and was granted bail in …
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