CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Alleged female coup plotter’s vomit stalls court proceedings

The Treason trial involving ten accused persons was on Monday halted when Warrant Officer Class Two (WOII) Esther Saan, the only female among them, started throwing-up. She was rushed to the Court’s clinic to be attended to. The cause of the throwing-up was not immediately known but the High Court’s …

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Armed robbers shoot law student on eve of his graduation

On the eve of his expected call to the bar, 30-year-old Daniel Ledi was left battling for his life after armed robbers shot him several times at Adjei Kojo, near Ashaiman on Thursday. The robbers left Daniel with an injury to the head and a fractured arm when they attacked …

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GES sacks 27 teachers over fake appointment letters

Twenty-seven teachers in some basic schools in the North East Region have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly joining the service with fake appointment letters. The victims are said to have secured postings to the various schools with fake appointment and posting letters bearing the signature …

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Monkey pox: 9-month-old baby among Ghana’s 18 cases

Persons affected by the viral disease; Monkeypox in Ghana include a 9-month-old baby, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed. The country has recorded 72 cases of Monkeypox so far, with 18 positive tests as of Tuesday, June 14 2022. Speaking at a media engagement on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, …

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No case of Ebola in Ghana – Ghana Health Service

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is no case of Ebola in Ghana, contrary to earlier media reports. The Director General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye at a meet the press session on Wednesday, said the supposed Ebola case in Tamale was a simulation exercise. According to him, various …

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Confirmed cases of Monkeypox increase to 18—GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says confirmed cases of Monkeypox has increased from five in the last update to 18 which represent 25.0 per cent. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the GHS, said the confirmed cases were among the 72 suspected cases of Monkeypox which was investigated as …

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Man poisons himself and his two children in Shama

A 40-year-old man identified as Ebenezer Eshun has allegedly poisoned himself and his two children to death at Shama Junction in the Shama District of the Western Region. According to reports, the man who is separated from the mother of his children Comfort Arthur, picked up the children, a boy …

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27 Nigerians nabbed in Accra for engaging in cyber fraud

Police in Accra have arrested 27 Nigerians suspected to be engaging in cyber fraud at Mataheko near Afienya in Accra. The 27 suspects according to the Preliminary investigation by the Police, are believed to have been trafficked from Nigeria to Ghana by one Festus Ayeke. However, upon their arrest, the …

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Woman murdered at Abura Dunkwa; body parts missing

A woman believed to be in her mid-twenties has been found dead at Nkramofukrom near Abura Dunkwa in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region. Information gathered by the EIB News’ Yaw Boagyan revealed that the deceased is suspected to be a student. She was found in a …

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GHS records three Covid-19 deaths in two days

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported three covid-19 related deaths after the country began recording new cases over the past weeks. The three deaths were recorded between June 14 to June 16. GHS has also reported 243 new cases with 14 of the cases being severe and two people in critical …

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Solving unemployment menace: TVET is Ghana’s surest bet – Contractor

The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi based Constructions Firm, Fapem Constructions Limited Mr.  Emmanuel Boakye Fapem has called on the government to focus more attention on technical and vocational education and training in order to provide the practical skills needed to reduce unemployment menace in Ghana. While lauding the government …

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60-year-old groundnut farmer arrested for murdering wife

Mr. Robert Ayambile, a 60-year-old groundnut farmer, is in the grips of the Bono East Regional Police Command for allegedly murdering his 55-year-old wife, Madam Yaa kaya. Mr. Ayambile allegedly butchered his wife with a cutlass to death on their groundnut farm at Nkwabeng-Nanakumaa, a suburb of the Nkoranza South …

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80-year-old man found beheaded at Kpetoe

An 80-year-old man has been found beheaded in the Agortime Kpetoe District of the Volta Region, the District Chief Executive of Agotime-Ziope, Madam Emelia Adzimah, Agotime-Ziope District Chief Executive, has said. The headless body of the man, named Joseph Darko, was reportedly found among some palm trees along a road …

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Gunmen kill driver, assault others, rob businessman of money

A gang of suspected armed robbers have invaded the house of Mr Atsu Makafui Kumordzi, a lotto operator, and shot to death a 51-year-old driver, at Ayitikope in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta region. The robbers escaped with an undisclosed amount of money before a team of armed …

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Five gunned down as armed thugs invade Adanse Praso community

Five persons are currently on admission at the Assin Praso Presbyterian Hospital following an attack by a gang of armed thugs at Adanse Praso near Assin Praso in the Assin North District of the Central Region. Report gathered by Kasapa News, Yaw Boagyan revealed that the thugs numbering about 30 …

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Man killed in Kpetoe; body found without the head

Police in the Agortime Ziope District of the Volta Region are on a manhunt for a man believed to have murdered an old man in Kpetoe. According to Citi News’ sources, Apetor Yesu [now deceased], is a homeowner and was approached by the suspect for accommodation after he was left stranded in …

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