CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Fetish priest stabs himself to death after murdering wife

  A 62-year-old fetish priest at Parembo Sawaba in the Pru East district of the Bono East region, Solomon Mbalegon, has allegedly killed himself after murdering his wife. Solomon Mbalegon reportedly stabbed his 25-year-old wife, Nakoli Mbalegon in the neck before stabbing himself in the stomach resulting in their untimely …

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Kiddy Love Montessori Kicks off As Parents Applaud Management

The management of the newly established preschool, Kiddy Love Montessori Learning Centre has been applauded by parents for excellent facilities and set up. Mr. Kennedy Manu, a parent in an interview hinted that, indeed the school is one of the best in Ablekuma West and its vicinity. ” I did …

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KNUST student commits suicide at Wassa Akropong

A level 200 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has committed suicide after a few misunderstandings with his father at Wassa Akropong. Isaac Ofori is said to have gone out with his friends where he took in some hard liquors. This didn’t sit well with …

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Man arrested for defiling of 4-year-old girl in Wa

The Upper West regional police CID has apprehended a 22-year-old man in connection with the alleged defilement of a 4-year-old girl in Wa, citinewsroom.com has reported. The incident transpired on a Saturday afternoon at an uncompleted building located in the Banmaarayiri community. The child’s mother had sent her daughter to …

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Five illegal miners jailed 125 years for mining in River Ankobra

Five illegal miners who were caught mining in the Ankobra River without authority have been sentenced to a total of 125 years imprisonment in hard labour. Richard Kumasi, Fiamahe Jerry John, Korblavi Kumasi, Daniel Afenu, and Matthew Gedie, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit crime and undertaking small scale …

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Former Lighthouse pastor charged for stealing GH¢7,000 freed

Pastor Lawrence Nii Narku Odonkor, former pastor of Lighthouse Chapel International (Akyem Oda) branch, who was accused of stealing over GHC7,000 belonging to the church, has been acquitted and discharged. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court earlier, Pastor Odonkor pleaded not guilty to two counts of stealing and for dishonestly …

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Jilted fetish priest attacks girlfriend in Asamankese

A jilted fetish priest, identified as Togbe Gadefia, has violently attacked his ex-girlfriend, Rakia Huseini, Starrfmonline.com. reports. Rakia Huseini, a 25-year-old woman, was left severely injured and had to be rushed to the Asamankese Government Hospital before being referred to the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. According to sources, Togbe …

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Drama in court after couple are jailed 25 years for stealing

A businessman aggressively challenged a Circuit court judge after he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on the charges of conspiracy to steal, abetment of crime and money laundering. Immediately the Judgement was read, Frank Kwesi Obeng reportedly asked: “Please do you know me somewhere, why have you given me …

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Farmer, 35, commits suicide at Kunsu

A 35-year-old farmer has allegedly committed suicide at Kunsu in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, who has been identified only as Akomea is reportedly to hang himself with a sponge on Saturday September 2, 2023. Some residents in an interview with Philip Darlington, …

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What New York Times said about Ghana’s ‘Kosua ne meko’

One of Ghana’s favourite snacks; ‘Kosua ne meko’ (egg and pepper) found its way into a New York Times’ magazine piece. The publication sought to share with the rest of the world, what this snack comprises and how easy it is to prepare. Describing it as a ‘popular Ghanaian street …

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95 HIV-positive cases recorded in Ada East in first half of 2023

The Ada East District HIV Programmes Coordinator, Mr Adator Anani, says the district recorded 95 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases in the first half of 2023. This is from tests conducted on 678 people between January and June. Mr Anani said this in a presentation during the 2023 Half-Year …

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9 persons granted bail after nearly lynching Rev Minister

In a shocking incident in the Akuapem North Municipality, Reverend Benjamin Acheampong, Head Pastor of the Adonai Revival Church, was brutally attacked on his farmland in Bewase, Akuapem. According to a source from Happyghana.com, the incident has resulted in 9 individuals being arrested and subsequently granted bail. Rev. Acheampong had …

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Adoagyiri chieftaincy: Two shot dead, two in critical condition

Two persons have been shot dead while two others sustained gunshot wounds in a chieftaincy dispute related gun attack at Adoagyiri in Eastern Region. The incident occured Tuesday evening. Starr News has gathered that gun weilding henchmen and members of Okyeman Land Protection Taskforce escorting a convoy of rival chief …

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Otumfuo to raise $10m to renovate KATH leaking blocks

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the bad structural state of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) which serves as the referral center for 12 out of the 16 regions of Ghana. KATH block A-D built 70 years ago has never seen any renovations, a development Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II described …

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70-year-old fake lawyer arrested at Amasaman Circuit Court

There was drama in the Amasaman Circuit Court on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, when the judge hearing a case ordered the arrest of the lawyer representing the defendant in the case – 70-year-old Nii Bi Griffiths Dodoo. The registrar of the court, with the help of warrant officers promptly arrested …

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Larry Manna Promotes Christ Through Music

    Gospel artiste and pastor, Larry Manna, who is also the founder and leader of The Lims Chapel, has declared his intention to use music to promote the teachings of Christ.   In a conversation, Pastor Larry Manna revealed that he entered the gospel music business not for the …

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