The Police has said a man believed to be an officer in mufti who was captured in a viral video brandishing a weapon and attacking at motorist at Winneba, has been arrested. The man was seen allegedly slapping a motorist while brandishing his gun. The Police said in a Facebook …
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Police arrest undertaker for kidnapping his own daughter
The Mile Seven Police Command have arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped his daughter and pretender she was missing. The suspect Kojo Dyunie, an undertaker, age 33, whose accomplice is currently at large was said to have kidnapped the victim, Dzifa Dyunie, who was living with a guardian at Lapaz-Tabora …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Chiraa: 20-year-old ‘pragyia’ rider allegedly murdered by unknown assailant
A 20 year old pragyia rider, identified as John has reportedly been murdered by unknown assailants at Bodamnii Nkwanta, a suburb of Chiraa in the Sunyani West of the Bono Region. The incident is believed to have occurred on Thursday, evening March 31, 2022. However, his lifeless body was however …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Thief climbs street light pole and stays for 2 days to escape beating from angry mob
A thief believed to have engaged in something criminal in Kenya that incurred the wrath of residents has been forced to find refuge in the most unbelievable places on earth. According to footnotes attached to a photo circulating online, the suspected thief clung to a street light pole and climbed …
Read More »Faulty traffic lights endanger lives of school children at Sofoline
Pupils of the Prempeh Primary School risk their lives daily on their way and back from school while crossing the Sofoline-Abuakwa Highway in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. This is due to the faulty traffic lights which have not worked in over two years. Some of the traffic …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Reopening date for first year SHS students remains April 4 – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has emphasized that there has been no change in the reopening date for Form One Senior High School (SHS) students First years are therefore to report on Monday, April 4, 2022, as earlier communicated. Reports have circulated that the date has been shifted following some …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »WARNING: 3 Sexually Transmitted Diseases that are more dangerous than HIV/AIDS
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are diseases that many people are aware of but are not fully aware of the repercussions or how badly they will affect their lives. These infections are generally acquired through sexual contact. According to mayoclinic.com, the bacteria, viruses or parasites that …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Pastor arrested naked attempting to sodomize man, 25, at Gomoa Amoanda
The head pastor of Muzama International Church, Gomoa Amoanda branch in the Central Region, Pastor Isaac Arthur has been arrested naked by the Youth of Gomoa Buduatta for attempting to sodomize a 25-year old man. Information gathered by EIB Network Central Regional Correspondent, Yaw Boagyan indicates that the pastor first …
Read More »Walewale: Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping five-year-old girl
A 26-year-old man has been nabbed by the North East Regional Police Command for allegedly kidnapping a five-year-old girl at Walewale. The victim, who had gone to school, is said to have gone missing two weeks ago when she did not return home from school. The North East Regional Police …
Read More »Elmina police chase ritualist over live burial of 2-yr-old boy
Officers at the Elmina District Police Command of the Ghana Police Service are on the heels of a spiritualist by name Kweku Bar for directing a family to bury their 2-year-old son alive. The boy is said to be suffering autism and was sent to the spiritualist for healing at …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »This Osu nursery school was training pupils how to iron, other home skills in the 90’s
Life skills has always been part of Ghana’s educational curricula for basic schools particularly. Over time, basic schools have allocated periods for students to learn basic vocational and life skills that will help them in their various homes and life in general. It appears this was inculcated in children even …
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