CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Video: Two ‘pastors’ allegedly kidnap, rape 18-year-old

Two self-styled pastors, George Andrews and Maxwell Peter, will be put before the Keta Circuit Court Monday, for allegedly kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old woman. Precious, not her real name, is battling scars from a four-month tortuous kidnapping and multiple rape experience at the hands of the two pastors. She was …

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16-year-old girl’s arm chopped off over bathroom slippers

The left arm of a sixteen-year-old first year Junior High School (JHS) student, Josephine Amoabeng has been severed following a brawl with a young man on a farm at Komfour-Nkwanta in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti region, MyNewsGh.com reports. Father of the girl, Kwadwo Sakyi who narrated the …

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VIDEO: Chief’s musketry kills first year UDS student

A first year student of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has been killed by a musketeer of the chief of Bomaa in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo region, Otempatadwanso Opoku Agyemang MyNewsGh.com reports. The twenty-one year-old student, whose name has been given as Raymond Kesse was escorting …

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Husband allegedly kills man for chasing wife

Agona Nkum in the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region was thrown into shock last Friday night when a jealous husband allegedly killed a 39-year-old farmer for allegedly trying to woo his wife. It was the violent end of a confrontation at a drinking spot where Kwame Egyir, 39, …

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Katanga alumni unhappy with unresolved hall conversion brouhaha

Some male students of the University Hall popularly known as Katanga at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology (KNUST) have raised concerns over the admission of female students into the hall. The University started admitting female students into two male halls, namely University Hall (Katanga) and Unity Hall (Conti) after …

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Peeping through microwaves dangerous

Microwave oven users who are fond of peeping into it while the machine is in use expose themselves to contracting eye diseases such as cataract. This is because microwaves have a heating effect and produce radiation which could harm the eyes or any delicate organ when it gets closer to …

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Scrap collector steals police motorbike

A scrap collector in Accra has been sentenced by the Dodowa District Court for stealing a motorcycle assigned to the Malejor Police Station for night patrols. The Court presided over by Gloria Naa Botor Laryea sentenced Mohammed Kwame, a resident of Agbobloshie, on his own plea of guilty to 18 …

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Kasoa Police killing: Prime suspect arrested

The prime suspect who is said to have killed two police officers in Gomoa Buduburam near Kaso has been arrested. Eric Kojo Duah, who has been declared wanted by the police was on his way to the Volta region en route Akosombo in the Eastern region when he was nabbed. …

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Photos: Lance Corporal Awal Burial underway in Kumasi

The mortal remains of Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, one of the Kasoa Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) policemen, killed while on duty on Wednesday August 28, 2019 at Kasoa Budumburam, have been laid to rest amidst wailing by family members at Abuakwa in Kwadaso Municipality in the Ashanti region. …

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Phone dealer found dead in his room

A popular phone dealer at Adum in Kumasi, who is believed to be in his 30s, has died mysteriously. The deceased, popularly known as Figo, was not seen for two days. He was later found dead in his room. According to reports, there were blood stains in his nose and …

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Lance Corporal Awal to be buried today

Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, one of the Kasoa Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) policemen, killed while on duty on Wednesday at Kasoa Budumburam, is said to be buried Friday, August 30, 2019 at Abuakwa in the Ashanti region. In a statement signed by Sergeant Daniel K. Ahadzie of the …

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BECE: WAEC releases 2019 results, withholds 2,497 results

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that the results of 19 BECE candidates have been cancelled for using mobile phones in the examination hall. Also, the subject results of 173 candidates have been cancelled for sending foreign materials into the examination hall. “2,497 subject results have been withheld pending …

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Sentence cop killers to death – Security analyst

Security analyst Adib Sani has called for stiffer punishment for persons who kill police officers on duty. Sani who was speaking to Starr News in the wake of the gruesome murder of two police officers by suspected armed robbers at Aplaku, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region said …

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We are not importing new uniforms for JHS – GES

The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has debunked reports that it is importing new school uniforms for students in the Junior High School (JHS). Casandra Twum Ampofo, PRO of the Service reacting to reports from the Textile Workers, said such claims are baseless and have no merit whatsoever. …

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Police detail how 2 uniformed officers were killed by armed robbers

The Ghana Police Service has detailed how two of its officers were gruesomely killed in broad daylight my armed robbers at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region. According to a situational police report sighted by MyNewsGh.com, at about 1pm on Wednesday August 28, 2019 the police administration received information that …

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WAEC yet to release 2019 BECE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it is yet to release the results for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates. A message from the council said it “would duly make an announcement when the results are released”. It, therefore, asked the public to ignore messages …

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Five police officers killed in last 30 days

Family of slain police officer, Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, wants his body released for speedy burial in accordance with Islamic customs. They believe his death is an act of God, hence the need to commit his soul to Allah. Brother of the deceased, Sawaba Musa, revealed this on Adom FM’s …

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Family of slain policeman wants body for burial

Family of slain police officer, Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, wants his body released for speedy burial in accordance with Islamic customs. They believe his death is an act of God, hence the need to commit his soul to Allah. Brother of the deceased, Sawaba Musa, revealed this on Adom FM’s …

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IGP places GH¢10,000 bounty on cops’ killer

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has placed a GH¢10,000 bounty on the head of Eric Kojo Duah, who is alleged to be the main suspect involved in the killing of two policemen. The police yesterday afternoon arrested three other suspects — Ibrahim Zakaria, Isaac Amissah …

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It’s Madness To Import New GES Uniform – Textile Workers

The Textiles Workers Union has raised concerns over the alleged importation of the new uniforms introduced by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They say the move makes no sense at all. The new uniform, which was introduced in April this year, was met with criticism as some said it was …

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Two jailed for mining in Desiri Forest Reserve

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced two illegal miners caught prospecting for gold in the Desiri Forest Reserve to three years imprisonment each. The court also confiscated four motorbikes used by 42-year-old Kwabena Yeboah and his 41-year-old accomplice, Akwasi Yeboah in the illegal activity. The duo were arrested by a …

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Woman, 27, found dead in lover’s room

A 27-year-old woman, who was in search of accommodation, has reportedly been found dead in her boyfriend’s room in Accra. According to her brother, James Boafo, who confirmed the incident to Adom News, it is unclear what triggered the death of his sister after she left their house in Tema …

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Two police officers shot dead by robbers at Kasoa

Two police officers have been shot dead by suspected armed robbers at Aplaku Kasoa in the Central region Wednesday afternoon. The officers, with the Kasoa divisional command, were engaged in a gun battle with the suspected robbers after they gave them a chase upon a tip off. One of the …

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