CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Man remanded for bathing 19-year-old baby mama with acid

The Bibiani Circuit Court in the Western North Region has remanded 25-year-old Francis Ennin aka Fiifi two weeks into police custody for allegedly bathing his baby mama with acid at Sehwi Bokabo. The Prosecutor, Benjamin Owusu Agyemang, told the court the suspect has two kids with the victim, 19-year-old Mary …

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Soldier arrested over shooting incident at Zabarama Line

A Staff Sergeant of the Ghana Armed Forces has been arrested for leading some armed men to attack developers of a piece of land at Zabarama Line in the Greater Accra Region. The suspect, Isaac Abbey is being taken through disciplinary procedure by the Military police. The suspect was handed over …

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Student dies while writing examination in Kumasi

A Level 200 Student of the Akenten Appiah Minka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, AAMUSTED in Kumasi collapsed and died while writing his final end of Semester Examination. The student according to sources close to the University Management, the student complained dizziness soon after the question papers were …

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Man, 69, stabbed in chieftaincy dispute at Ajumako

A 69-year-old man has been stabbed in a Chieftaincy dispute at Ajumako Onwane in the Central Region. The victim Opanyin Kojo Apamyin, the Chief, and some residents were at the Chief Palace when they were attacked. According to an eyewitness, the attack started with gunshots outside the palace before  the …

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31-year-old man arrested in Ada for killing wife

The Ada Police Command in the Greater Accra Region has arrested David Ayornu, 31, popularly known as Rapper Bee for slashing the belly of his wife and killing her instantly. According to residents of Lufenya, near Kasseh in the Ada East District, Ayornu stabbed his wife with a knife in …

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Pupils abandon school to harvest tomato

Pupils of Nsuta Dahomey D/A Basic School in Fanteakwa South District in Eastern region have abandoned school to harvest tomatoes and assist their parents in selling at the market. Absenteeism is high during tomato harvesting season in June and July every year. The situation is affecting academic performance of the …

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Seven robbers arrested at Wassa Powuako after robbing 42k, phones

Seven suspected armed robbers have been arrested in two separate anti-robbery operations in the Western Region. Four of the suspects – Shadrack Nyame, Wofa Yaw Boadi, Sampson Attobra and Kweku Koduah – were arrested at their hideout at Wassa Powuako. The arrest was after they had robbed their victims of …

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Agbogba Caregiver to stand trial for manslaughter

Clara Ayan Ampah,  a caregiver who allegedly caused the death of an 11-month old girl at a preschool at Abgogba, Accra, is to stand trial at the High Court. Clara will stand trial at the High Court on a charge of manslaughter in July this year. An Adenta District Court …

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Gov’t earmarks $1.2m World Bank cash for dilapidated structures

Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has assured Council of Heads of Basic Schools their concerns over poor infrastructure are being addressed. The council in a communique outlined a number of challenges confronting basic education including poor infrastructure. Addressing the media after the World Bank cleared him of any …

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Suspected thief lynched at Tafo Nhyiaeso

A suspected thief has allegedly been beaten to death by an irate mob around Moro Market at Tafo Nhyiaeso. The deceased, whose identity is still unknown, is said to have stormed the area on a robbery expedition. Unfortunately for him, some people in the populated community spotted him even before …

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Wa flogging incident: 3 suspects; 13 rioters granted bail

The Wa circuit court, presided over by His Honor Jonathan Avogo has granted bail to all the three persons suspected to have been involved in the flogging of the two lovers whose nude videos went viral on social media. The court also ordered the release of some 13 others who …

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Mobile phone thief nearly lynched at Kasoa

A 32-year-old mobile phone thief narrowly escaped lynching for attacking a woman in broad daylight at Kasoa Ota city in the Central Region. Prince Adaka attacked the victim with a jack knife and snatched her phone while she was on her way to work. An eyewitnesses, who gave his name …

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Land guards attack Chiefs at Awutu Bereku with machete

Thugs numbering over 10 have attacked the Chief of Awutu Oshimpo, Nai Kofi Okyere, and the Ankobeahene of Awutu Traditional Council Nai Oshimpo Acheampong with cutlasses and other weapons. The incident happened at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, …

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Wa flogging: 18 arrested as youth clash with police

The youth of Wa in the Upper West Region on Wednesday evening clashed with the police over the arrest of three persons who allegedly instigated the public flogging of two lovers whose sex tape leaked on social media. Eighteen of the rampaging youth were arrested after they besieged the Upper West Regional Police headquarters …

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Spiritualist sentenced to death for killing his wife and daughter

The Bolgatanga High Court has sentenced a 38-year old traditional spiritualist, Mbawona Tindana, for killing his wife and daughter and sacrificing them to his idols. Tindana, charged with two offences of murder under section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960, Act 29, pleaded not guilty. But the Court …

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Tolon SHS Classrooms converted into dormitories

Authorities of the Tolon Senior High School in the Northern region have been forced to convert some classrooms into dormitories to accommodate students due to the recent fire outbreak incident. The girls’ dormitory was gutted by fire on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The fire outbreak burnt the top floor of …

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Teenage lovers given 40 lashes over leakage of sex tape

     Two teenage lovers have been paraded in Wa in the Upper East Region and lashed 20 canes each following the leakage of their sex video. The lovers include a tricycle driver [male] and a ticket seller at the Wa Central Market [female]. Reports indicate that the sex tape of …

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Three remanded for lynching suspected plantain thief

The Mankessim District Magistrate Court has remanded three persons into prison custody for a month for allegedly lynching a neighbour suspected to be a plantain thief at Mankessim Krofu in the Central Region. The suspects have been identified as Isaac Osei, 25, John Amissah, 39, and Samuel Ampah, 54. The …

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