CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Steel bender jailed for robbing a sick woman

A steel bender who robbed a sick woman of her bag containing her medication, GHC60.00, mobile phone and Voter Identity Card, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court. The victim was believed to be returning from a hospital when the incident occurred Kweku Okyere, 27, …

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Basic schools to end first term April 7 – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reminded heads of public basic institutions of the scheduled calendar for the 2022 academic year. According to the GES, heads of basic schools are to take note of the calendar and “implement accordingly.” In a statement issued by its Deputy Director-General, Mr Kwabena Bempah-Tandoh …

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64-year-old man allegedly shoots wife for threatening divorce

A 64-year-old resident of Anyini in the Ashanti Region is in the grips of the police for allegedly killing his 44-year-old wife. Kwaku Obeng, according to a report by Daily Guide, shot and killed Sophia Akosua Boahemaa at close range after she had threatened to divorce him. The incident, as …

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SAD VIDEO: Man bathes lover with acid at Bawjiase

A mother of one, Comfort Tawiah, is currently battling for her life after her lover poured acid on her over cheating fears at Bawjiase in the Central Region. The suspect has been identified as Ishmael Atsitso Agboko, popularly known as King Duga, and resides at Kasoa. Information gathered suggested that …

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11 pupils hospitalised after school building collapses in Paga

Eleven pupils of the Paga E/A primary school in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East region, have been hospitalised after the walls of two classrooms collapsed on them, GhanawEb’s Upper East Correspondent Senyalah Castro reports. A Monday (March 21) afternoon rainstorm, which swept through the town, ripped off …

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3 teenagers jailed 20 years for motorbike robbery

The Sogakope Circuit Court has sentenced three teenage boys to a jail term of 20 years each for the offense of robbery. The court presided over by His Lordship Isaac Addo, sentenced Godsway Sedofia 19, Seraphim Torgbor 18, and Destiny Adzakpo 18, on Friday, March 18, 2022. Police prosecutor, Chief …

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Farmer allegedly commits suicide in police cells at Duakwa

Mr Kobena Fii Kwao, a 60-year-old farmer in the early hours of last Thursday, allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Agona Duakwa Police cells after he reported himself to the Police for killing his wife, Madam Abena Asabea. According to Mr Joe Buabeng, a family spokesperson, the deceased reported the …

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Police arrest 12 commercial sex workers in Ho

The Volta Regional Police Command have arrested some twelve female commercial sex workers in the regional capital Ho. The ladies, 20 to 35 of age, were arrested on Saturday, 19 March, 2022 at a popular drinking spot near the Ho Technical University (HTU). Ho in recent times is flagged with …

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5-year-old missing child found in Walewale, suspect arrested

The West Mamprusi Municipal Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old young man for allegedly abducting a 5-year-old schoolgirl who had gone missing on the 21st of February 2022 in Walewale. The disappearance of the child had caused fear and panic as parents were threatened to stop their wards from attending …

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VIDEO: Woman attacked in daylight robbery at Adentan

Two men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a woman at gunpoint in a broad daylight robbery. The incident is said to happened at a location called Adenta SSNIT FLAT on Sunday, March 20, 2022. In the video which has gone viral on social media, a man wearing an …

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Bawumia opens Ghana’s first Islamic Nursing Training College

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, 19 March 2022 joined leadership of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa, from Ghana and Nigeria, at Aplaku, Accra, to open Ghana’s first Islamic Nursing Training College. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Bawumia said despite the existence of over 90 public nursing training colleges …

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Husband shoots wife to death over ‘divorce threats’

A man fatally shot and killed his 44-year-old wife when she threatened to divorce him. 64-year-old Kwaku Obeng, aka Joseph Monney, opened fire on the deceased, Sophia Akosua Boatemaa after she made that pronouncement during an altercation at their Anyimi home last Thursday evening, witnesses told dailymailgh.com. Officers from the …

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Don’t ever abolish nurse trainee allowances – GRNMA President

The National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, says the government should not heed to any calls demanding the cancellation of nurse trainee allowances. “I will not subscribe to any government abolishing the trainee allowance,” she insisted in an interview with TV3‘s Daniel …

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29 year-old driver sentenced 10 years for defilement

A 29-year-old driver who impregnated a 15-year-old girl at La Wireless in Accra, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Justice Shamo Abbey, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty. He also denied being responsible for the pregnancy. A DNA test conducted, however, revealed that he …

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