Afram Plains South and Birim North districts in the Eastern Region have recorded three suspected cases of Monkey Pox disease. Speaking on Nkawkaw-based Agoo FM, Richard Essien, the director of Health at Afram Plains South District explained that two suspected cases were identified in the district during a community outreach …
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Krachi chief shot by unknown gunmen
Nana Quansah Kpebu II, the Chief of Gyengyen in the Krachi West Municipality of the Volta Region has been shot by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. According to Joynews, the incident happened on the night of Monday, June 13, 2022, during a power outage. The chief was initially rushed to the Krachi West …
Read More »Murder suspect dies in police custody in Ada
A 31-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly killing his wife at Lufenya, a suburb of Ada in the Greater Accra Region is reported to have died in Police custody. David Ayornu, popularly known as Rapper Bee, purportedly died on Monday, June 13, 2022. The Ada Police arrested David Ayornu …
Read More »Suspected thief lynched at Esaso
A suspected thief has been lynched by unknown persons at Esaso in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti following his alleged involvement in a series of crimes in the area The deceased, 40, who has only been identified as Thunder, is said to have stolen a motor bike in the area. …
Read More »Police probe two soldiers for rape
The Savannah Regional Police Command is investigating a case in which two soldiers are alleged to have raped a nursing student at Damango. The suspects, Trooper/Private Oduro Blessing and Trooper/Private Baba Anthony both of the 155 Armored Regiment allegedly attacked and raped the victim in turns when she stepped out …
Read More »35 staff of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital infected by COVID-19
Some 35 staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have reportedly contracted the COVID-19 virus. According to sources at the hospital, 70 percent of the 35 infected staff got the virus from within the hospital while 30 percent of the infections came from outside the health facility, asaaseradio.com reports. A …
Read More »Two soldiers arrested for allegedly raping ex-nursing student in Damongo
Two military officers from the 155 Armoured Regiment based in Damongo are currently in police custody for allegedly raping a past student of the Damongo Nursing and Midwifery College. The student is said to have come to the school for some documents. The incident happened around 11:00pm on Sunday, June …
Read More »Three boys arrested for stealing textbooks
The Police at Oda are holding three young men for stealing textbooks from Akyem Oda St. Andrews Anglican Basic School in the Birim Central Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region. The suspects were grabbed when the Assembly Man for Asene Electoral Area, Papa Yaw, with the help of his security …
Read More »VIDEO: Snakes invade St Paul’s SHS, 2 students bitten
Students of St Paul’s Senior High School ( SHS) at Kwawu Asakraka in the Kwawu South Municipality of the Eastern Region are currently on the edge as snakes and bedbugs take over the school. Speaking to Adom News‘ Akwasi Dwamena, the students stressed that they are suffering because the school doesn’t …
Read More »VIDEO: Gunshots at Kumasi Islamic SHS as police allegedly fire live bullets, students unconscious
Scores of students of the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi have reportedly been rushed to the hospital following an incident with police. According to a 3news report sighted by GhanaWeb, some students of the school early on Monday morning blocked the Abrepo Junction-Barekese road to protest the absence of …
Read More »Decomposing body of woman, 39, found hanging in locked kitchen
A 39-year-old woman, known as Maame Efua has been discovered hanging in a locked kitchen at Abeadze Kyeakor in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The decomposed body of the woman was discovered almost five days after the incident. It is, however, not known if she committed suicide or …
Read More »Truck driver plying Ejisu-Kumasi stretch without back tires in viral video arrested
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the driver of a DAF truck with registration no. AS 7324- 12, seen in a viral video plying the Ejisu-Kumasi road, without his back tires, an official statement has confirmed. The Ghana Police Service said in a statement that the suspect driver, Kofi …
Read More »Oldman allegedly scamming Accra accommodation seekers finally arrested, several victims emerge
A syndicate of serial fraudsters led by an old man who for years has been scamming persons searching for accommodation in Accra has finally been arrested. The syndicate who posts pictures of rooms and apartments online to court unsuspecting victims will usually bolt away after taking payment and issuing fake …
Read More »NSS announces postings of 10,975 nurses, midwives
The National Service Secretariat has announced the postings of some 10,975 nurses and midwives to undertake their mandatory national service for the year, 2022/2023. The NSS in a statement issued on June 9, 2022 disclosed the newly-trained nurses and midwives have been posted to various health facilities in the country …
Read More »Ashesi University first-class graduate reportedly lands job with Goldman Sachs
A Ghanaian lady identified as Davidal Kobi has graduated from the Ashesi University with first-class honours after being on the list of the Dean throughout her study period. Davidal did not just graduate with first-class honours but according to edwardasare.com, she has landed a job with investment bank, Goldman Sachs …
Read More »VIDEO: CCTV captures ‘big boy’ stealing iPhone 13 in shop
A video widely in circulation has exposed a young man who stole an iPhone in a shop. Under the pretext of purchasing one of the items, the yet-to-be-disclosed man snatched a brand new phone on one of the shelves and hid it in between his legs. He sat innocently while …
Read More »Gov’t owes Korle-Bu GHC5m in COVID treatment – Mgt.
The Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra says the government is owing the facility a whopping GHC5 million in COVID-19 expenditure. Speaking to GHOne News, the Chief Executive Officer of the facility, Dr. Opoku-Ware Ampomah stated that a lot of factors are affecting the operation of the hospital including …
Read More »Its deleterious, so be measured in your expectations — Otumfuo tells UTAG
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations as they continue to engage the government on their conditions of service. The university lecturers in January this year embarked on strike over what they described as worsening condition …
Read More »Parents helpless as child suffering Respiratory Papillomatosis struggles to survive
Master Odonkor Abednego, 14, pupil of Nsuta Dahomey D/A Basic School, a village in Fanteakwa South District in Eastern Region of Ghana has been diagnosed of Respiratory Papillomatosis by the Ear ,Nose and Throat (ENT) unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in 2015. However, treatment of his condition has …
Read More »PHOTOS: Pupils of Amanin M/A Primary School escape collapse of school building
Parts of Amanin M/A Primary School in the Offinso municipality in the Ashanti Region have collapsed after a heavy downpour on Friday. A teacher of the school stated that due to the poor condition of the building, the pupils were asked to leave as soon as the weather became cloudy. …
Read More »Great foreplay is no match to sex – Doctor
Founder of Sabash Herbal Centre, Dr Kwaku Sarbah, has asserted that, no matter how much foreplay one has with a lady, it will never match the pleasure of sexual intercourse. According to him, it’s important for men to also have sex even after extreme foreplay to conclude love making process. …
Read More »VIDEO: Free SHS Matron Caught Stealing Foodstuff
A matron with Ofoase Senior High Technical School (OSHTS) in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region has been arrested by the police. According to the report, the matron was apprehended diverting foodstuffs meant for OSHTS for her personal use. Narrating the incident to Kingdom FM, the Principal Witness …
Read More »Assin South: Students, residents rush for 3-month-old expired drinks
Some residents of Assin Aworoso, Kasim, Aduanom, Awuro camp, and Nyamebekyere, all in the Assin South District of the Central Region are scrambling for 2,000 cartons of expired energy drinks which were improperly disposed of. A former Assembly member for the area, Mr. Benjamin Amoaning who spoke in an interview …
Read More »Newmont security guards shoot and kill one, three others injured
One person is feared dead while three others sustained injuries after Newmont Ghana security guards shot at them at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region. They are reported to have entered a mining concession site at Kampisigo, owned by the Newmont, a gold mining firm, at …
Read More »Report ‘criminal’ students to police for prosecution – GES tells schools
Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged “school authorities to report any criminal acts of students to the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for investigations and subsequent prosecution.” The directive comes after the GES said that some final-year students [JHS 3 and SHS 3] refuse to attend school and classes when …
Read More »Uneasy calm at Ahanta West as chief is set ablaze in his vehicle, police arrest 8
The police in the Ahanta West Municipality have arrested eight (8) persons for their alleged involvement in the setting ablaze of the Egyambra Chief. The victim, Nana Blaychie, was set ablaze while in his vehicle, 3news.com has reported. The incident was reported by Ahanta West Municipal Chief Executive, John Agyare, …
Read More »1 dead, 2 injured during shooting spree at ritual to lift ban on noise making
At least one person has been shot dead during a ritual to lift the ban on noise-making at Kokrobite, a suburb of the Ga South Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region. According to a report by onuaonline.com, an altercation broke out between two factions while the ritual to lift …
Read More »17-year-old boy rapes sister, physically assaults her
A 17-year-old boy, Kofi Sammy, has allegedly physically assaulted and raped his sister in Assin Kyekyewere, a community in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The victim, a 12-year-old class four pupil, Akosua Bornah, said that the incident happened as she was returning from school during a heavy …
Read More »Mother of 15-year-old abused girl at Ofoase hands herself over to police
The mother of the 15-year-old girl beaten and sexually abused girl at Beposo, a suburb of Ofoase in the Eastern Region has turned herself in to the police. Akim Oda Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Fleance Senam Adika confirmed that the suspect handed herself in on Wednesday …
Read More »Chief set ablaze in his vehicle; eight grabbed
Eight persons are currently in the grips of the Ahanta West Municipal Police Command for allegedly setting a chief ablaze in his vehicle. The Ahanta West Municipal Chief Executive, John Agyare, told Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, the host of Connect FM’s Omanbapa morning show, that he had information about the disturbances in the community …
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