CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Man stabs 35-year-old friend to death during an argument

A 35-year-old man, Dominic Kwame Ofori, popularly called “Koliko”, met his untimely death when he was stabbed multiple times by his friend, Kofi Kwakye, also known as “Tompoo,” 32, with an implement, resulting in his instant death. The incident occurred Sunday night at Akyem Achiase in the Eastern Region during …

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Married man stabs friend for having an affair with his ‘side chick’

A 32-year-old married Man, Kofi Kwakye, popularly called “Tompoo” has allegedly stabbed his 33-year-old friend, Dominic Kwame Ofori, also popularly called “Koliko” to death for allegedly having an affair with his ‘sidechick’. According to reports, the two ‘weed’ smokers got engaged in a heated argument on Sunday evening around 5:30 …

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GH¢50m released to NHIS – Annoh-Dompreh

The government has released an amount of GH¢50 million to the National Health Insurance Scheme, according to the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh. The amount is part of the budgetary allocation of the scheme for the year. Earlier in the month, the Minority Caucus in Parliament bemoaned the effects of …

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Armed robbers shoot and kill lawyer on Bole-Bamboi highway

Suspected armed robbers have shot and killed a lawyer, Richard Badombie on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Savannah Region. The Accra-based lawyer was reportedly killed by the robbers while travelling to Jirapa in the Upper West Region with some relatives on Saturday, 28 May 2022. The robbers, who emerged from …

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Gunmen attack NPP delegates on return from elections

Some unidentified gunmen on Friday night attacked some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) while they were returning from the Upper East Regional Executive Elections held in Bolgatanga. They were attacked near the SSNIT offices, just a few meters away from a police station. The members were delegates of …

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Fufuo Methodist primary school pupils study in church building

Pupils at Fufuo Methodist Primary School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region , are now using a  church building in the community as their classroom for academic activities. The students from both primary five and six and numbering about 100 have been struggling  with their daily school works …

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2 killed in robbery at gold shop at Asamang Tamfoe

The Eastern Regional Police Command is pursuing six armed robbers who attacked a shop that deals in gold at Asamang Tamfoe in the Atiwa East Municipality of the Eastern Region. The unmasked robbers are reported to have fired sporadically throughout the broad-day light operation that lasted about 11 minutes before …

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Monkeypox outbreak 2022 and what you need to know

Monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, occurs very infrequently and in very scattered locations in parts of Africa. There are two clades (or types) of the virus: a West Africa (WA) clade in which 1 to 3.6 out of 100 infected patients die (1% to 3.6% mortality) and …

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Bole SHS assistant headmaster allegedly rapes final year student

The Assistant Headmaster of the Bole Senior High School (SHS), Issahaku Jeduah, has allegedly raped a 21-year-old final year student. According to the final year student of the school, on Friday, 20 May 2022, the Assistant Headmaster, sent for her during prep time. She indicated that the Assistant Headmaster’s invitation …

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No nurse has turned into a crocodile – Tafo gov’t hospital

The Tafo Government Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region has denied claims that a student nurse turned into crocodile at the facility. This follows reports that a student nurse had turned into a crocodile causing, a pregnant staff nurse to collapse. According to the reports, the student nurse had …

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20-year-old woman arrested for drowning her twins in a well

A 20-year-old woman, Ellian Zumeseh, is in the grips of the Bono Regional Police Command for drowning her three-month old male twins in a well. The incident happened at Mama Lawson, a Suburb of the Sunyani Municipality in the Bono Region. Cecilia Dumpaka, a businesswoman whose worker’s daughter committed the …

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Poliovirus found in drains in Tamale

The Noguchi Memorial Center for Medical Research has found the Poliovirus in samples of water scooped from some drains in the Sagnerigu Municipality and the Tamale Metropolis. The Deputy Northern Regional Director of Health in charge of Public Health, Dr. Hilarious Abiwu, disclosed this in an interview with GBC News …

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20-year-old mother dumps twin babies in well

The Sunyani Police have arrested a 20-year-old mother, Ellian Zumeseh, for allegedly dumping her three-month-old male twins in a well deliberately. The police, in a graphic online reportage, said the well is in the house where the mother of the twins stayed at Abetifi Zongo, a suburb of Sunyani. The …

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Court fines pastor for making noise

The Tema Magistrate Court has imposed a fine of ₵600 or in default three months imprisonment with hard labour on the Head Pastor of God’s Shield Gospel Ministry for noise pollution. The court presided over by Mr. Festus Fovi Nukunu slapped the fine on the accused after he pleaded guilty …

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Tolon SHS fire: Students return to school, moved into temporary place

The Tolon District Assembly, District Education Directorate, and other stakeholders have partnered to provide temporary classrooms and accommodation to displaced students of Tolon Senior High School. The management of Tolon Senior High School last week directed over 600 students of the institution to return home following a fire that gutted …

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V/R: Kpetoe ICT teacher attacked

A 36-year-old ICT teacher at the E.P Primary School in Kpetoe in the Agortime Ziope district of the Volta Region, Mr Emmanuel Ansah, has been attacked by some in the community. The teacher was attacked on Sunday, 22 May 2022 when he went to the school’s premises to prepare for …

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VIDEO&PHOTOS: Accra floods: Kaneshie Polyclinic shutdown

The Kaneshie Polyclinic in the Okaikoi South District of the Greater Accra region has been shutdown following heavy downpour which started at midnight of Tuesday, May 24,2022. According to reports, the wall separating the Polyclinic and the Ga Mantse Palace got broken, which made way for the water to enter …

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Bole SHS assistant headmaster allegedly rapes final year student

Police are on a manhunt for an assistant headmaster at the Bole Senior High School (SHS), Issahaku Jeduah, for allegedly raping a final year student. Information gathered by Adom News’ Rebecca Nantomah indicates that, Mr Jeduah is said to have raped the 21-year-old student in his office. A complaint was filed at …

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SAD VIDEO: Woman attacked in daylight robbery at Dansoman

Two men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a woman at gunpoint in broad daylight robbery. The incident is said to have happened at Dansoman Exhibition roundabout in the Greater Accra Region on Monday, May 23, 2022. In the video which has gone viral on social media, two men …

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Pensioner, 65, electrocuted to death at Breman Asikuma

A 65-year-old pensioner named Openyin Ebow Takyi met his untimely death after he was electrocuted at Breman Asikuma in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District of the Central Region. The deceased was electrocuted in his store during a heavy downpour Sunday, May 22, 2022 afternoon. An eyewitness narrating how the incident …

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Chaos in KALISCO as ‘town boys’ clash with students during jams

A group of outsiders invaded the Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale and clashed with the students having an entertainment session last night. The clash occurred as the students attempted to stop the outsiders who had illegally entered the school campus from joining the entertainment programme. According to reports, one …

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Clitoris bitter jailed for abusing girl

The Bekwai Circuit Court has handed a seven-year jail term to an excavator operator for defiling a 15-year-old student. The convict, Derrick Amponsah, 27 reportedly bit the victim’s clitoris during the act. The prosecution led by Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Ofori told the court presided over by Joyce Boahen that …

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