CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Murder of two Togolese: Our lives are in danger – Family

Family members of the two Togolese who were murdered by three persons suspected to be members of a fake gold and money syndicate busted by the Police at Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region, have expressed their disappointment in the Greater Accra Police …

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Education Ministry downplays reports of food shortages in SHSs

The Education Ministry has downplayed concerns being raised about shortage of food items in secondary schools in parts of the country. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the Ministry’s PRO, Kwasi Kwarteng, said his ministry has “not had any such official complaint.” Despite reports indicating that certain schools currently lack key ingredients like …

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11-year-old dies in suspected suicide at Sefwi

Residents of Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region have been thrown into a state of shock following the death of an 11-year-old girl. The girl is reported to have hanged herself to death on Thursday, July 7, 2022, between 4 to 5 pm. According to a Citinewsroom.com report, the …

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Ideal College students injured in clash with land guards, police

The management of Ideal College says 23 of its students have been left injured after they were manhandled by land guards and police, supposedly coming from the counter-terrorism unit of the Ghana Police Service. According to the Public Relations Officer of the school, Naphtali Kyei Baffour, three of the students …

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Ghana records two cases of suspected Marburg Virus Disease

Two cases of Marburg Virus Disease, MVD, have been recorded in the Ashanti Region, the Ghana Health Service, GHS, has announced. According to a July 7, 2022 statement, samples were taken from the two infected persons after they met case definition for an Acute Haemorrhagic Fever. “Blood samples were sent …

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PHOTOS: Pupils of Borae No2 displaced after heavy rainstorm

Pupils of Borae No. 2 in the Krachi Nchumuru district in the Oti region have been displaced after a heavy downpour. The rainstorm, which hit the community and its environs, ripped off the roofs of Borae Foundation Primary and Junior High School and Borae D/A Primary “A” School. A visit …

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Hohoe schools closed amid strike despite GES directive

The strike action declared by four teacher unions has hit basic and second-cycle institutions in the Hohoe Municipality as classrooms remain closed. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Teachers Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana, (CCT-GH), announced …

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Suspected armed robber killed at Abuakwa-Asenemaso

A suspected armed robber has allegedly been killed by the man he was trying to rob at Abuakwa Asenemaso in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region . The yet to be identified robber according to eye witness struggled with his victim, Kofi Frimpong, for one hour before …

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We also deserve COLA – Nurses and Midwives

Members of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG) have said they also deserve a 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in the wake of the harsh economic conditions just as teacher unions are demanding. The teacher unions have embarked on strike action following the government’s failure …

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N/R: Schools deserted as strike by Teacher Unions take effect

Some pupils in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale have appealed to government and striking teachers in the country to resolve their differences quickly to prevent a catastrophe in the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE. Already, performance in the BECE in the Region has been a major source of worry …

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8 arrested for illegal chainsaw operation

Some eight people have been arrested for suspected illegal chainsaw operations in the Tano Offin Forest reserve in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region. The suspects arrested for their illegal entry into the restricted forest reserve are Attah Abeka 30, Prince Abeka 16, Shaibu Frank 17, Nkrumah …

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75-year-old woman found hanging dead in her room

A 75-year-old woman has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Okaikrom, near Afigyase District in the Ashanti Region. According to a Kessbenonline.com report, the elderly woman was found dead in her room with a rope around her neck. For some residents, the death of the old woman comes as …

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Teacher unions declare strike over Cost-of Living-Allowance

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union have effective today, Monday, June 4, 2021, commenced a nationwide strike action. The strike according to the leadership of the Teacher Unions, is a result of the …

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Headless body of young woman found in a bush at Sefwi Bekwai

The headless body of a young woman has reportedly been found around an uncompleted building at Sefwi Bekwai in the Western North Region. As confirmed by the Assemblyman of Old Clinic electoral area, Martin Darko in an interview with Adom News said the body of the deceased was discovered by …

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Tears as DCE’s sister-in-law is shot dead over GH¢350 debt

The wife of the brother of the District Chief Executive for Kwahu Afram Plains South District in the Eastern Region has been shot dead by her debtor. According to reports available to DGN Online, the sad incident happened last Saturday when the debtor allegedly invited the woman (deceased) Akosua Esi …

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Farmer, 52, hangs himself on pit latrine at Breman Essiam

A 52- year-old farmer, Uncle Amoah has committed suicide by hanging on a pit latrine at Breman Essiam in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. The incident happened on Sunday June, 26, 2022 around 8:30 PM. Report gathered by EIB Network Central Regional Correspondent, Yaw Boagyan revealed …

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