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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »All we know about the suspected assault of a Sekondi journalist by a police officer
Journalist from Sekondi narrates ordeal of assault Police says it is a key partner of media Investigations underway in case of assault on sports journalist The Ghana Police Service have stated that it is investigating circumstances under which a Sekondi-based journalist with the Atinka Media Village was allegedly assaulted by a police …
Read More »Three grabbed for unlawful possession of firearm, other implements
A joint Police-Military Patrol Team tasked to weed out miscreants within the Ho Municipality ahead of the New Year have arrested three persons for possession of firearms and other offensive weapons. They are Doe Kofi, 20, Appiah Joseph, 27, and Yaovi Gideon, 27 years. The three were spotted around the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Bawku: Pregnant woman killed for refusing to offer direction to suspects
A group calling itself the Concerned Women of Bawku are demanding justice for a pregnant woman who was allegedly murdered by some unknown men in Bawku on Tuesday. The deceased whose name has been given as Rukaya Awudu is said to have been murdered when she declined to give the …
Read More »For men: 5 places you shouldn’t touch a woman during sex
While the heat is on, you may think there is no boundary as to what to say or touch, but be careful, you may kill the fun while touching these places. Sex is always a moment of pleasure that intimate partners often take informally. Lovers usually have no boundaries to …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »VIDEO: Man stabs rival to death for proposing to his girlfriend on Boxing Day
What started as a love proposal led to a bloody fight on Boxing Day, leading to the death of one person at Dwease close to Konongo in the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses alleged suspect Pius Osei Kankam stabbed 27-year-old Kwame Buckman to death in a confrontation over why the deceased proposed …
Read More »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 …
Read More »3 arrested after setting Bolt driver ablaze in Western Region
Police in the Western Region have arrested three people said to have launched a violent attack on a Bolt driver and setting him ablaze in the process. The three, who are Senior High School students are said to have confessed to committing the crime, it is reported. The suspects would …
Read More »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. …
Read More »Confusion hits Legon as defeated candidate in SRC election is illegally sworn in as President
A candidate squarely defeated in the last University of Ghana Students Representative Council elections, one Samuel Amos Ofosu has been sworn in via Zoom. Our readers will recall how the University of Ghana Electoral Commission announced Prince Asumadu and Wisdom Ndukwe as President and Veep elect in the 2021 Student …
Read More »One reported dead, scores injured in renewed shooting in Bawku
One person has been reported dead and several others injured after hours of sporadic shooting in Bawku in the Upper East Region. This incident follows a similar one weeks ago which forced government to impose a curfew in the area. Reports say the shooting is due to demands from a …
Read More »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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