Six out of the seven accused persons facing trial over the alleged killing of two police officers at Kasoa in the Central region have been discharged by the court today. Six out of the 7 accused persons arraigned over the killing of the two police officers at Kasoa in the …
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Salaga VRA pick-up ‘stolen’
Information reaching DGN Online indicates that a Toyota pickup with registration number GN 606 -18 belonging to the Salaga area Volta River Authority (VRA) has allegedly been stolen by unknown persons. The said pickup disappeared from the residence of the VRA company at Kanyitipe , a suburb of Salaga in …
Read More »Sacked teacher-trainees attempting suicide as one consumes poison
Some dismissed Level 100 Students of the forty-six Colleges of Education in the country are reportedly attempting suicide. One of the affected students in Assin South in the Central region has reportedly committed suicide by drinking poison. Another student at Koforidua Asokore SDA College of Education told Starr News she …
Read More »Coup plot: Suspects charged, remanded
Three alleged coupists arrested in Ghana recently have been charged with five counts by the Kaneshie District Magistrate’s Court. The three, Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm; Ezor Kafui and Mr Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu (aka BB or ADC) were charged with conspiracy to commit crime, to wit, manufacturing of arms and …
Read More »State fails to charge ‘coup plotters’ with treason
The three individuals who are being held for attempting to attack the Presidency have been hit with five charges. The charges do not include treason as was earlier thought per the government statement. A government statement Monday said they planned to distabilise the country and also attempted to attack the …
Read More »Soldier commits suicide after catching wife in bed with another man
A Ghanaian soldier has reportedly committed suicide after he caught his wife in bed with another man. The 29-year-old Prince Yeboah Wiredu, who worked with the United States military, is said to have committed suicide on September 11 because he couldn’t stomach what his wife did. According to Irene Selina …
Read More »Top military officer, other junior ranks fingered in coup plot arrested
A top military officer and other junior rank soldiers have fingered in the foiled coup attempt have been arrested according to Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. The Minister was reacting to the triviality slant given to the arrest by security operatives indicating that the serving soldiers are currently in …
Read More »3 coup plotters for court today
Three (3) suspected coup plotters arrested last Friday in an attempt to overthrow the current government will be arraigned before a court today, September 24, 2019, MyNewsGh.com has gathered. It is not immediately known what charges may be preferred against all three but sources at the Bureau of National Investigation …
Read More »Man, 26, stabs mother after she accused him of stealing bathing soap
A 26-year-old unemployed man, Kweku Kwaa, has bolted after he allegedly stabbed his mother. The suspect reportedly stabbed the mother over the accusation of stealing her soap. Reporting the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, our reporter, Sir Joe said the suspect indicated his mother had on …
Read More »BNI, CID foil coup plot on Jubilee House; three arrested
Government has announced a planned attack on the jubilee House has been detected and foiled by a combined team of CID and BNI operatives. The planned attack was intended to distabilise the country, government said in a statement. The said operation, according to a statement from the Information ministry, took …
Read More »460 Teacher Trainees sacked nationwide
A total of four hundred and sixty (460) First Year Teacher Trainees in the 46 colleges of Education in the country have been dismissed. The Students were rusticated over poor academic performances by the University of Cape Coast which is the affiliating University of the colleges. The affected students are …
Read More »Danger! Adolescents use weedicides for abortion
The Central Region Public Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has expressed worry about reports of adolescents resorting to weedicides to abort pregnancies. The Regional Director, Public Health, Dr Kwabena Sarfo, said that was worrying and an indication that comprehensive sexual education had to be intensified to reach all, …
Read More »Woman arrested for selling bread baked with pig feed
A 52-year-old woman Akosua Dwamena has been arrested for allegedly using Pig feed to bake wheat bread at Obomeng in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. According to the District Environmental Health Officer of the area Welbeck Afevia Dzidza, the arrest was made on Saturday evening. Speaking to …
Read More »Two arrested in Accra for allegedly manufacturing guns, explosives
The Managing Director of Citadel Hospital, Dr Mac Pam is in the grips of the Bureau for National Investigation for allegedly engaging in illegal guns and explosives business. According to Citi News sources within the police service, Dr. Mac Pam allegedly manufactured the explosives and guns at the Citadel Hospital located at …
Read More »Missing girls: We apologise for our silence – Women MPs
The Women Caucus in Parliament has apologised to Ghanaians over their “silence” in the Takoradi missing girls saga. The caucus was never heard on the issue as Ghanaians searched frantically for answers over the kidnapping of the girls who have now been confirmed dead. Speaking to Francis Abban on the …
Read More »Audio: Man shoots best friend to death at Asarekrom
A hunter, identified only as Kofi, has allegedly shot his 47-year-old friend, Yaw Atta to death at Asarekrom in the Adansi South Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region over a misunderstanding between them. According to reports, the incident happened on Wednesday morning during a communal labour by residents at Asarekrom …
Read More »Man, 25, kills 65-year-old Mother at Miaso
A 25-year-old man known as Labaran has allegedly killed and buried his mother Mame Gedo at a village called Pillar 10, a suburb of Miaso in Kwahu South District of the Eastern region. According to an eyewitness, Insha Allahu, the suspect went to the farm with his mother on Saturday, …
Read More »Queen mother fingered in Asamponhene’s murder collapses in police custody
Nana Yaa Asantewaa Bonsu, who is the queen mother of Pakyi No 1 in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti region who is an accomplice to the prime suspect in the murder of Otumfuo Asamponhene, Oheneba Kwadwo Afodour has collapsed in police custody, MyNewsGh.com. The Queen Mother who is …
Read More »UEW Vice-Chancellor sued over UEW finances
Mr Bruno Bajuase Chirani, Acting Finance Officer of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has filed a writ at the Winneba High Court in the Central Region, calling for an audit into the university’s account. According to Mr Chirani (plaintiff), the court should order a forensic audit of all payments …
Read More »2 Nigerians jailed 9 months for illegal passport acquisition; forged UCC, KNUST certs
Two Nigerians; Ehikoya Israel Eigbibhahu and Achioneg Amos, living in the country illegally have been sentenced to a total of 9 months in prison with hard labour for possessing Ghanaian passports by false declaration and forged academic degrees from the University of Cape Coast and the Kwame Nkrumah University of …
Read More »SHS placement system was ‘sabotaged’ – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has alleged that, amongst other challenges the Computerized School Selection and Placement System is faced with, it was hacked. A Deputy Director General at the GES, Dr. K.B. Tandoh, said some saboteurs both within and outside the country, are responsible for the hack. Dr. K.B. …
Read More »Suspected killer of Otumfuo’s Asamponhene arrested in Burkina Faso
The businessman on police wanted list in connection with the murder of Otumfuo’s Asamponhene, Oheneba Kwadwo Aforduor, has been arrested in Burkina Faso, sources have revealed to Starrfm.com.gh. Alhaji Mohammed Sadat was reportedly picked up by Interpol at the border between Ghana and its northern neighbour and he is expected …
Read More »Father poisons two children to death in Kumasi
Two children have allegedly been poisoned to death by their father at Oforikrom in the Ashanti region. The suspect is believed to be in his 30s. The bodies were retrieved in an uncompleted building by the Police on Sunday. It is unclear the ages of the deceased and when exactly …
Read More »3 watchmen murdered, tongues and eyes removed
Three security men have been murdered in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region with some parts of their body missing. The lifeless bodies of the three, Ibrahim Bagada Sumaila, Joshua Afuugu and Kobina, were discovered at different locations Sunday. All three were found with their clothes covering their heads “with …
Read More »Excessive consumption of ‘koobi’ can cause heart-related diseases – Cardiologist
A cardiologist has cautioned against excessive consumption of salted tilapia (koobi) citing it as one of the causes of heart-related diseases. Dr Abdul Sahmed Tanko further described foul-smelling fish known popularly as ‘momoni’ as dangerous for one’s health and thus, has to be taken in moderation. Speaking at the launch of World Heart …
Read More »Farmer kills wife for preventing him from marrying a second wife
A 36-year-old farmer has allegedly killed his wife at Nyangekura, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah region. The suspect, Samba Sochire, according to reports beat his wife to pulp for not giving him consent to marry a second wife. Some residents who spoke to Adom News …
Read More »JHS graduate commits suicide over SHS enrollment
A 15-year-old Junior High School graduate is reported dead at Gomoa Asafo in the Agona East District by suicide, joydaddymultimedia.com can confirm. The deceased, Isaac Arhin, popularly called Yaw, is said to have taken his life due to a decision by the family for him to learn a skill instead …
Read More »354 Arrested in operations in Buduburam, Sekondi/Takoradi
Two separate operations by the security agencies have led to the arrest of 354 suspected criminals in Buduburam in the Central Region and Sekondi/Takoradi in the Western Region. Some 141 suspects, including 15 women, were rounded up following the special exercise carried out by a joint police and military squad …
Read More »Man’s penis chopped off in a brawl that left wife dead
A woman has allegedly been killed in a brawl with her husband at Jaaberi Kukuo in the Savelugu municipality of the Northern region. Her husband 30-year-old driver Adongo Baba is in a critical condition at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after his now deceased wife allegedly chopped off his penis with …
Read More »NAGRAT calls off strike after Akufo-Addo intervention
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) of Ghana has called off its week-old strike following President Akufo-Addo’s directive for the suspension of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) software – which has become a major point of concern for teachers. National President of the NAGRAT Angel Carbonu told …
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