CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

2 Men chop off a Taxi Driver’s head

Luck eluded 2 men who tried to flee after chopping off the head of a taxi driver as their car was involved in an accident on their way to sell the head. The men, (names unknown) killed and chopped off the head of the driver in an attempt to sell …

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A/R: Midwives forced to use torch lights for deliveries at CHIP compounds

Over 5000 residents living in Pokuase, Amoako and Esienkyem communities in the Ahafo Ano East District in the Ashanti Region are without electricity or standby generator forcing nurses and midwives to deliver to deliver pregnant women using torch lights and lights from their mobile phones at various CHIP compounds. Residents from the three communities …

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Council of PTAs to help resolve food shortage in SHSs

The National Council of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA), in Eastern Region says it is planning to meet heads of secondary schools to see how best the association could help ameliorate the intermittent food shortages in the schools. Delays in delivery of nonperishable food items to most schools intermittently result in shortage of …

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Two arrested with human head at Kasoa

The Police on Monday arrested two young men with a “fresh” male human head. The two, suspected to be ritual murderers, were arrested at Kasoa in the Ga South Municipality. They were arrested after their vehicle had a crash and sent to the Weija District Command. A police source told …

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4 armed robbers attack lady in rambo-style

A viral video of four armed robbers storming the home of a lady and attacking her has gotten many Ghanaians on social media expressing fear about rising insecurity. In the 2:20m video shared by a Twitter user @Blackkdna on Wednesday, June 28, 2022, a lady can be seen driving into …

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Suspected Marburg virus cases: WHO deploys experts to Ghana

The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of experts to support Ghanaian health workers after Ghana confirmed two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease. The two cases were found in the Ashanti Region after preliminary tests done in the country on two patients came back positive.The two affected …

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Angel Carbonu slams gov’t over food shortage in SHSs

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbornu has blamed the government for the shortage of food in some Senior High Schools. Mr, Carbonu said the current centralized system that authorises only the National Buffer Stock to distribute food to Senior High Schools has largely contributed …

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Washing bay attendant remanded over alleged shop robbery

An Accra Circuit has remanded a washing bay attendant into prison custody for allegedly robbing a shop. Jonas Abochivia pleaded not guilty to conspiring with one Nii Okai, to rob the shop at knifepoint. He was therefore ordered by the Court to return before it on July 21, 2022. Meanwhile, …

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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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