CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

43-year-old man remanded over robbery

A Sunyani High Court has declined bail to one Kwabena Kulbong, 43 for allegedly conspiring and robbing one Issah Ibrahim, a resident of Techiman in the Bono East region of GHC14,000.00. Kulbong conspired with three other accomplices under the pretext of exchanging foreign currency and robbed the victim of the …

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Armed men shoot and kill one, injure four others at Nkroful

The youth of Teleku Bokazo a mining community in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region have been thrown into a state of sorrow after one of them was shot dead and four others injured by some supposedly armed men at Nkroful Magistrate court. The deceased, Andrew Donkor, was among …

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Two jailed 60 years for stealing GH¢380

Two persons have been slapped with a combined jail term of 60 years by an Accra Circuit Court. Unemployed 21-year-old Abdul Rashid Issah and Abubakari Iddrisu who is a 27-year-old mason were found guilty of charges of robbery after they pleaded not guilty to the charges and their case taken …

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Fake ECG officers arrested for extorting customers

Two persons are in the hands of the police after they were arrested for posing as workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana. According to a Graphic report, Richard Nii Moi and Edward Quartey are said to have extorted monies from some unsuspecting customers under the guise of inspection and …

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Teacher jailed 10 years for defiling student

An Information Communication and Technology (ICT) teacher has been jailed for 10 years by a Cape Coast Circuit Court for defiling his 13-year-old student. Eric George Gbevitor, 32-year-old, was found guilty of defilement by the court presided over by Mrs Dorinda Smith Arthur. Detective Chief Inspector John Asare Bediako, prosecuting, …

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Man stabs fiancée to death

A 36-year-old jealous man has done the unthinkable, by stabbing his fiancée dead over fears that she may leave him for another man. Suspect Tetteh Kwaw, aka ‘Seedorf’ or ‘Aboboyaa’, a driver by profession, stabbed Diana Boafo, whom he has a baby with, multiple times on Friday. Diana, who was …

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Mobile Money Operator robbed at gun point at Kenkase

Residents of Kenkase, a town along the Kenyase-Fawoade road in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region were in shock on Tuesday, March 22 when a popular mobile money operator in the town was allegedly robbed by armed robbers at gunpoint. The incident in broad daylight at about 12noon …

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Students injured as inter-schools competition ends in brutal fight

Scores of students have been left injured following a clash during an inter-school gala competition at Sehwi Kwasikrom. This year’scompetition in the Amoaya circuit in the Bodi District of the Western North region did not end peacefully as some youth from the host community, Sehwi Kwasikrom, engaged in a fight …

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Community Police Assistant jailed for fraud, impersonation

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old Community Police Assistant (CPA) to four years imprisonment over charges of impersonation and defrauding by false pretences. Mark Apiu is said to have collected ₵12,000 from a finance officer to enlist the officer’s sister into the Ghana Police Service but failed to …

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NAGRAT hoping for 15% salary increment in State of the Nation address

Ahead of the State of the Nation address today, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said it is hoping for a salary increase announcement from the President. Speaking to Citi News, the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, explained that considering the economy, social and worsening …

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Hairdresser allegedly stabbed to death by jealous boyfriend

A 36-year-old man identified only as Tetteh is alleged to have stabbed his girlfriend to death over a breakup at Gyaesaaye, a community in New Edubiasi in the Ashanti Region. The suspect, popularly known as ‘Aboboyaa’ is reported to have killed the deceased Diana Boafo, a hairdresser on Friday, March …

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55 illegal miners arrested in Atewa Forest – Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission, through its surveillance task force, has arrested 55 illegal miners in the Atewa Forest Reserve over the last six months. Madam Joyce Ofori Kwafo, Head, Corporate Affairs and Media Relations, Forestry Commission, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said a total of 15 different operations …

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Nyieso MP donates 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to GES

The Member of Parliament for Nyieso constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Stephen Amoah has donated 1100 dual desks and 20 computers to the Education Directorate to be distributed among schools in the area. The donation, according to him, forms part of his efforts towards promoting quality education in the …

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Armed robbers sentenced to 60 years imprisonment

Three young men in Akatsi have been sentenced to a total of 60 years imprisonment by the Sogakope Court last Friday. The three, Godsway Sedofia, 19, Seraphim Torgbor, and Destiny Adzakpo, both 18, were sentenced for conspiring and robbing an ‘okada’ operator of his motorbike at gunpoint Each of them …

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GIJ SRC considers re-joining NUGS after exiting last year

The Students Representative Council of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ SRC) is considering re-joining the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) after exiting the mother student body last year. GIJ exited NUGS last year because it felt the association was not playing its role with regard to issues at …

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3 arrested for burying 2-year-old autistic child alive at Komenda

Komenda Police Command has arrested a couple and a 70-year-old grandfather for burying their two years old autistic child alive at Dutch Komenda in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality of the Central Region. Owing to the medical condition of the child, a spiritualist convinced the couple, Abas Sualihu, 37 …

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Garden City University College inducts 1,996 fresh students

The Garden City University College at Kenyase in the Kwabre East in the Ashanti region has inducted 1,996 fresh students for the 2021/22 academic year into the university. The students, including foreign nationals, are to pursue diplomas, degrees and masters programmes in nursing, business and communication. The matriculation ceremony was held …

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Free TVET kicks off in April

The Education Ministry has announced that the Free Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative introduced by the Government will start this academic year. According to the Free Senior High School (FSHS) Coordinator, the Ministry, Mr William Darkwah, all qualified candidates who chose to pursue TVET at any government-approved …

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2-year-old autistic child buried alive

A two-year-old boy with autism was buried alive by his grandfather last Friday. The incident that ensued at Dutch Komenda in the Central Region has shocked the community. Due to the boy’s condition, his 70-year-old grandfather considered him a spirit child and buried him at the shores of the coastal …

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Nursing mother declared wanted for abandoning baby over unpaid bills

A 32-year old nursing mother, Irene Osei Acheampong has been declared wanted by the Koforidua-Effiduase Police in the New Jauaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region for allegedly abandoning her weeks-old baby boy for inability to settle the medical bills after delivery. The suspect, a resident at Asokore-Dabi Asem, reportedly …

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