CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Man jailed for attempting to sell his son for GH¢500,000

A 38-year-old farmer found guilty of attempting to trade his son has been handed a 10-year jail sentence by the Takoradi Circuit Court B. Kwabena Ebo pleaded guilty to a charge of trading of a person contrary to sections 2(1) & (2) of the Human Trafficking Act 694 of 2001. …

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Driver’s mate remanded over defilement

  A 22-year-old driver’s mate has been remanded into Police custody by the Asante Juaben Circuit court for defiling a 15-year-old girl at Kenyase-Bosore in the Kwabre East Municipality. Abdul Ganiru Adamu was said to have defiled the girl in her parents’ bedroom and afterwards took away large sumS of …

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Man murders dad at Dadieso

The man, who is alleged to be mentally unstable cut the deceased into pieces The Dadieso Police Command in the Western Region, has arrested a 33-year-old man Tawiah Terkpey for allegedly murdering his 60-year-old father at Suaboi, a surburb of Dadieso Suaman.  The suspect is alleged to have butchered his …

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Two car snatchers jailed 40 years

The Asamankese Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Abass Abubakari Adams has convicted two car snatchers to a total of 40 years imprisonment. The convicts are Desmond Okyere,20, a cobbler, and Delay Adu Frank,26, a driver. The facts of the case presented by the Prosecutor Inspector Samuel Owusu, are …

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26,956 teachers promoted to various ranks

The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the results of the promotion test to various grades in the service. In all 26, 954 candidates representing 67.5per cent of the 39,918 candidates were successful. The grades involved are deputy director, assistant director l, assistant director II. A statement …

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Boy, 14, commits suicide at Assin Fosu

A 14-year-old boy Kofi Senyo Mensah has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Assin Fosu Abisewa in the Central Region. The incident happened on Thursday, April 28, 2022, around 11 PM when the Form 3 student of Roman Catholic School left his room to urinate only to be found hanging. …

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Policeman allegedly commits suicide

A police constable allegedly committed suicide at his duty post, a telecommunication office, near the Obetsebi Circle, in Accra, on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Abukari Salifu of the Operational Unit at the police headquarters, Accra, who was suspected to have shot himself with a service rifle, was found in …

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Two fake Police officers arrested during NPP primaries – Police

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two men from the Okaikoi South Constituency during the governing New Patriotic Party’s Constituency executive elections. DCOP Kwesi Ofori, Director-General of Public Relations, in a statement issued on Thursday, April 28, 2022; explained that the suspects, John Essel Baah and Enoch Kwame Bosompem, were …

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Takoradi: Man clubs son’s head thinking he’s a wizard

A man in his late 30s has brutally assaulted his 8-year-old son at Essaman, a suburb of Sekondi /Takoradi in the Western Region. The father, Emmanuel Edusei, used a stick to hit the back of the son’s head. A neighbour, Helena Quinoo, reported the incident to Nhyraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, …

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Hearing impaired woman paralysed after allegedly being raped

Ama was born with hearing impairment some 34-years-ago. She is the first born of four siblings raised by their single mother at Koforidua Asokore in the Eastern region. Their father divorced their mother 20 years ago and abandoned the children. The last born died 4 years ago at age 24 …

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For women: Menstrual hygiene tips you need to follow

Maintaining proper menstrual hygiene during your periods is an absolute necessity. Wearing sanitary pads for long and not cleaning the vaginal properly can lead to irritation, rashes and other diseases. You must maintain proper intimate hygiene, especially during your periods. Poor physical hygiene during that time of the month can …

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Free cocoa beverages for basic schools

Niche Confectionery Ghana Limited has sealed a deal with the Ministry of Education to supply enriched ready-to-drink cocoa beverages to basic school children across the country. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed last week, allowing Niche Confectionery Ghana to supply its ready-to-drink beverages to 1.8 million primary school children …

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12,964 candidates failed 2021 promotion test

Some 12,964 out of the 39,918 candidates who were shortlisted for the December 2021 promotion test to various teaching grades within the Ghana Education Service (GES) were not successful. In a statement released by the GES, some 26,954 candidates representing 67.5 per cent were successful. The promotion test was written …

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VIDEO: Edem holds private album listening with Akufo-Addo?

Sources confirm that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is the first to have had an opportunity to listen to Edem’s yet-to-be-released album. Although efforts to confirm the said rumour have proven futile, the renowned Ghanaian rapper cum singer, has been throwing in hints here and there on social media. Subsequently, in the early …

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Police officer shoots himself to death while on duty in Accra

The Police have announced they investigating a case of a Police officer shooting himself to death while on duty in Accra Wednesday. The circumstances surrounding the death which occurred today are unknown. The Police in a statement said they are keeping the identity of the officer hidden until his family …

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Mason, wife convicted for beating man’s girlfriend

The Asante-Bekwai circuit court in the Ashanti Region has convicted a man and his wife for assaulting the man’s girlfriend. Oko Agyeman, a mason, and his wife Christiana Annan, a trader, were convicted on their own plea after they admitted to beating the complainant, Helena Opoku. Ghana News Agency reported. …

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Boy buried alive by fetish priestess exhumed at Abura Asebu

The body of a five-year-old boy, who was reported to have been buried alive by a fetish priestess at Abura Asebu, in the Kwamankese District of the Central Region, has been exhumed. The exhumation team comprised the District Environmental Office led by the District Head, Emmanuel Afutu Commey, and Dr. …

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Car dealer killed by gunmen at Tema

A car dealer identified by police as Felix Tetteh Batcha has been shot and killed by unidentified assailants at Bampo Hotel at Tema. According to police preliminary investigations, the incident occurred on Monday, April 25, 2022, at about 2 PM. The deceased, who operates his business at Tema Community 9, …

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