CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Social media student grabbed with narcotics

The Eastern Regional Police Intelligence Department (RPID) has nabbed a 23-year-old student of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) and his girlfriend for displaying guns on social media and allegedly dealing in narcotics. The suspects Samuel Oduro Amoah alias Tattoo Guy, 23, and his cohabiting girlfriend Sakina Abubakar, 25, a hairdresser …

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Careless driver arrested by police after social media report

A 31-year-old driver who was captured on camera and reported on social media for recklessly overtaking other vehicles on the Accra-Kumasi highway has been arraigned before court. A staff of the Ministry of Information, George Sarpong on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, reported on social media about how a driver of …

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5 policemen interdicted for extortion

Information indicates  that five (5) policemen have been interdicted for extorting money from a civilian. According to information available to this website, the victim of the extortion has been identified as Tamimu, aged 31 and unemployed. Tamimu on January 2, 2022 was driving a DV plated Toyota Corolla saloon car …

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V/R: Police arrest man for setting house of relative on fire

The Police in Ho in the Volta Region have arrested a 34-year-old man for setting ablaze the house of a relative at Sokode Etoe. The suspect, Godsway Dzomeku was reported to the Police last Sunday for allegedly setting on fire a two-bedroom house belonging to his Aunty. “On Sunday, January …

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Man arrested for attempting to enter 31st night service with gun

The Kasoa Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man Emmanuel Asare at Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East District for allegedly attempting to enter a Church with a hidden gun during the 31st Night Service. Narrating the incident, the Central East Police Command ACP Oduro Amaning told EIB Network Central …

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From Jan.4, no vaccination, no entry begins – MOH Offices

Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, people who are not fully vaccinated will be denied entry into the offices of the Ministry of Health. The move forms part of measures being taken by the Ministry to curb the spread of Covid-19 following a spike in infections across the country. The directive …

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No coronavirus test until January 4 – Noguchi

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has announced that staff working at the COVID-19 walk-in testing centre would be on break from 1st to 3rd January 2022. In view of that, the research centre said there would be no COVID-19 walk-in testing at the Institute during the period. “COVID-19 testing for the …

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Lady goes blind after jealous boyfriend pours acid on her

A 30-year-old woman with two children, Comfort Tawiah, has been bathed with acid by her jealous boyfriend at Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya west district of the Central Region. The lady is said to have lost her sight as a result of the incident. Information available to Atinkaonline.com indicates that …

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Woman pours hot cooking oil on her husband

Police in Lusaka, Zambia are looking for a 32-year-old woman who is on the run after she allegedly poured hot cooking oil on her husband. The suspect, identified as Elizabeth Mweete of Kuku Town, assaulted her husband Alex Muleya, 39, on Tuesday, December 28. Police spokesperson, Rae Hamoonga, in a …

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12 things to dare in 2022

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― Andre Gide There comes a time in our lives that we must step out of our comfort zones and prisons and get into new territories. We all have some areas that we need …

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Mamponteng clash: Police arrests 3 suspects

The police has arrested three suspects in connection with a clash between two youth groups at Mamponteng in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region. This was disclosed by the police on Wednesday, 29 December 2021, following an emergency Security Council meeting. “Currently, three of them are in custody …

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Notorious Kasoa land guard ‘UN’ grabbed

The Central-East Regional Police Command has arrested a notorious land guard known as UN. According to a police source, UN was arrested through an intelligence-led operation. UN and his ring of land guards were arrested when they attempted to assassinate one Kokoteyo at Kojo Oku near Kasoa in the Central …

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All you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant Delmicron

It is a combination of Delta and Omicron variants Latest variant Omicron causing huge surge in COVID cases globally New strain responsible for the COVID tsunami in the United States and Europe Two years have passed since the first outbreak of Covid-19 and in the last 12 months, the disease …

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Woman, 29, ‘battered to death’

The grieving family of a woman who was ‘beaten to death’ on Boxing Day has said they are “broken.” Kirsty Louise Ashley died after she was allegedly attacked at an address in Newham, East London. Police were called to the property on December 26 just before noon where they found …

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Active Covid-19 cases in Ghana nears 10,000

The latest events in the last 24 hours reveal that Ghana’s covid-19 active cases is hitting the 10,000. The country since early December has seen its Covid-19 situation worsening by the day. This has largely been attributed to the Omicron variant infecting at lightning speed. From the latest update according …

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Menstruation: The untold stories of women in the formal sector

Hey there! Menstruation is a monthly shedding of the lining of a woman’s uterus (more commonly known as the womb).   This is an inevitable, uncompromising, non-negotiable natural situation exclusive to females. I write these adjectives with grim facial expressions. Women menstruate because it is an exclusive package embedded in …

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Ghana records 1,320 new coronavirus cases in a day

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have shot up with the country recording over 1,320 cases in one day taking active cases to nearly 6,400. Per the latest update, the country has entered its fourth wave. The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, has disclosed that …

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Three SHS students arrested for killing navy officer

Three senior high school (SHS) students are in the grips of the Western Regional Police Command for allegedly burning and killing a Bolt driver. They are Patrick Baidoo, 18; Joseph Lord Nii Adjei Odiku, 17; and Adolf Eshun, 18 years. The Bolt driver, who later died at the 37 Military …

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Here are 8 life hacks for the year 2022

We are at the setting of 2021 and we are super pumped for 2022. This past year has been the first since Covid crises. Some of us had plans for the year; resolutions. While others achieved their life goals, others may have not gotten as far as they wanted. Do …

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No violent crimes recorded during Yuletide

The Police in Accra have not recorded any violent crimes during the Christmas festivities. Divisional Commanders of the Police Service, in an engagement with the Ghana News Agency, attributed the remarkable feat to proactive leadership, increased police visibility within crime hotspots and frequent targeted swoops, amongst others. Chief Superintendent Martin …

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How to deal with choking

You need to read and master this topic because some of you will surely get choked during these few eating days (Christmas). Choking can kill within a few minutes, hence, the need for managing it. What is choking? Choking is the blockage of the airway or windpipe by an object. …

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Teacher Kwadwo’s SISO to take legal action over demotion

Teacher Kwadwo has been sacked He was found guilty of insubordination according to GES The SISO of his district has also been demoted to teach Edward Yamoah, the demoted School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) formerly known as Circuit Supervisor (CS) for Akrofuom Circuit, has vowed to take legal action against …

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