CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Gunmen kill chief volunteer at Ejura

Gunmen have shot and killed a community chief volunteer on the Kyenkyenkura stretch at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Dabilnam Paknamwa was shot in the thigh bone which eventually ruptured the main blood vessel supplying blood to the lower part of the body. He was suspected to have died from …

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Akropong cell breakers recaptured at Kasoa

 Police at the Abuakwa Division in the Ashanti Region have re-arrested the two inmates who escaped from the Akropong police cells last week, sources have told dailymailgh.com. The incident was reported on Tuesday, February 8, when an on-duty officer [name withheld], who was on a routine visit to the facility …

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Hit and run mechanic arrested at Kpando

A 23-year-old mechanic has been arrested by police at Kpando in the Volta Region in relation to a hit and run incident that led to the death of a four-year-old. According to a Daily Guide report, the suspect on Friday, February 11, 2022, allegedly knocked down the deceased with a …

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Ejura: Suspected robbers kill 46-year-old father of ten children

Some suspected armed robbers have shot dead a 46-year-old man who’s a father of ten children at Kyekyekura a farming community in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region   The victim, Kwaku Gruma widely known as Coach, chairman and the leader  of a Watchdog committee in the community according to …

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70-year-old man commits suicide

A 70-year-old man has reportedly committed suicide by jumping into a community well at Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa Municipality of the Eastern Region. The incident according to a classfmonline.com report occurred on the night of Thursday, February 17, 2022. The deceased identified as Kojo Owusu said to be a pensioner …

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NAGRAT strike looms over deletion of names of teachers from payroll

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) will soon go on strike unless names of teachers deleted from the government’s payroll unfairly are restored. This has been hinted by NAGRAT President Angel Carbonou. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Thursday, February 17, 2022, the NAGRAT leader described the reasons given …

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Snakebites kill teachers in Afram Plains

Two teachers in Afram Plains in the Eastern Region of Ghana, have died as a result of their inability to receive medical care in that part of the country after they suffered snakebites. The Basic Education Coordinator for the Afram Plains North District, Taihdu Mohammed, while speaking in an interview …

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62-year-old man shoots himself to death

A 62-year-old farmer, Selinty Gehele, has allegedly shot himself at Nkyensekrom near Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred around 2 pm on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. The son of the deceased, Harrison Adam, told Class News’ Elisha Adarkwah that his father shot himself …

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Husband shoots his 21-year-old wife for denying him sex

A 31-year-old farmer has been hospitalised with gunshot wounds following a failed suicide attempt after he shot his wife for denying him sex. According to reports, Charles Soglo who hails from Adansi Nyakumase in the Ashanti Region attempted suicide after shooting his wife Doris Amoah 21 to death. Takyi Adansi …

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Street light thief sentenced to three years imprisonment

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced Emmanuel Arthur, a 19-year-old, unemployed to three years imprisonment in hard labour for dishonestly appropriating six pieces of streetlight bulbs and other electrical accessories valued at GH₵79, 021.00. The Court presided over by Mr Richard Delali sentenced the accused after he pleaded guilty to …

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Man, 62, shoots himself in the month

A 62-year-old farmer, Selinty Gehele has allegedly shot himself at Nkyensekrom near Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred around 2 pm Wednesday, February 16, 2022. The son of the victim, Harrison Adam told Class News’ Elisha Adarkwah, that his father shot himself with …

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Tamale: Police officer in Lamashegu shooting remanded

The Tamale Circuit Court has remanded General Corporal, Samson Kweku Darfour, into police custody after he was charged with unlawful discharge of a weapon and causing harm when he shot the driver of Toyota Camry at the Lamashegu Chief’s palace. The Court has adjourned the case to the 24th of …

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Farmer attempts suicide after shooting wife over sex

A 31-year-old farmer has been nabbed by the Adansi Nyakumase police for attempting to kill his wife, 21-year-old Doris Amoah. Charles Soglo’s defence is that his wife, with whom he shares the same bed, has for some time refused to have sexual intercourse with him. He confessed that on the …

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2021 BECE candidates to verify school choices via SMS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said a bulk SMS will be sent to parents  of prospective Senior High School (SHS) students to verify and confirm their schools of choice from Wednesday, 16 to Tuesday, 22 February 2022. “Parents, teachers, candidates are to be informed, that a bulk SMS of …

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Fulani armed robbers kill cattle owner at Fakawa near Ejura

Armed Fulani men have shot dead a 40-year-old cattle owner, Bello Osman at Fakawa, near Ejura in the Ashanti Region. According to the Police, after receiving a distress call on 14/02/22 at 2000 hours, to the effect that, there was on going robbery at Fakawa near Ejura, they proceeded to …

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Two KTU staff dismissed; 8 others suspended for embezzling over 600k

The governing council of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has dismissed two staff of the University for engaging in financial malfeasance. The council, as part of its disciplinary action, also reprimanded and suspended eight (8) others for their involvement in the crime. Three of the staff were, however, exonerated. The …

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Court orders UTAG to call off strike

The Accra High Court Labour Court 1, has ordered the University Teachers Association to call off its ongoing strike which has entered its 5th week. The court’s ruling follows a suit filed by the National Labour Commission asking for the enforcement of an earlier order it issued calling on UTAG …

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Mobile money vendor shot by armed robber at Assin Nyankomase

A 27-year-old Mobile money vendor at Assin Nyankomase in the Central Region, Akwesi Baah has been hospitalized after armed robbers attacked and shot him. Information gathered indicates that he was attacked on his way home after he had closed from work on Monday, February 14, around 8:30 PM. The victim …

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Encourage students to pursue STEM-based courses -Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged Headmasters of Senior High, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools to encourage students to take a keen interest in the study of STEM-based courses. This, he said could be done by engaging the services of various institutions in the …

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State Experimental School collapsing; kids exposed to danger

An old building housing children of the State Experimental Basic School in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, is in danger of collapse as three of its pillars have started falling apart.  The primary school building, built in the 1950s, has seen no major renovation, and parts of the pillars have …

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