A young man whose name is given as Mensah Moses has been jailed for three years for stealing plantain from the garden of a Policeman. Narrating his sad ordeal to Crime Check Foundation, Mensah indicated that he shares a wall with the Policeman at Saltpond in the Central region and …
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Suhum shooting chaos: Police officer arrested, gun retrieved
The Suhum Police have arrested Detective Sargent Welbeck Agyina in connection with the shooting incident which led to the injury of seven persons at Suhum on Saturday during the installation of Nana Ohene Fianko, National Security Operative as Akyempimhene. The suspect who also sustained minor injuries in his right palm …
Read More »Police arrest five over stabbing of Konongo Odumase SHS student
Ad Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Larhan Samu’un, a first year male student of the Konongo Odumase Senior High School on Friday, November 5. At least five students, including a key suspect Emmanuel Frimpong,17, have been picked up in connection with the incident which occured at …
Read More »Three dead as gunmen open fire on passersby
Unknown gunmen on Friday evening opened fire on passersby at Neokeisima junction, Umulogho in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, killing three on the spot. According to The Nation, the shooting, which took place around 7.50 pm, caused pandemonium as residents and passersby scamper for safety. An eyewitness …
Read More »Kumasi: Car break-in thief running away after loud alarm knocked dead by another car
A burglar who is known for stealing from peoples parked vehicles has met his untimely death. The young man based in Tafo Pankrono in the Ashanti Region met his untimely death after he burgled a parked car and took to his heels. He was unlucky as a speeding vehicle hit …
Read More »Hohoe police intercept ammunitions on bus
The Hohoe District Police Command in the Volta region has intercepted two cartons of AAA and BBB cartridges on board a Yutong bus traveling to Kpassa in the Oti Region. The police acted on intelligence and dispatched a team to search all vehicles entering the district from Accra. According to …
Read More »Farmer sentenced to 24 years imprisonment over defilement
A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a farmer to 24 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a five-year-old girl. The convict, Richard Wonder, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charge but was later found guilty by the court. Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector John Asare Bediako told the court …
Read More »Man, 38, jailed 20 years for attempting to have anal sex with 16-year-old boy
The Bekwai Circuit Court in Ashanti Region presided over by His Honour Mark Diboro has jailed 38-year-old Collins Sarfo to 20 years imprisonment for an attempt to have anal sex with a 16-year-old boy. The complainant in the case is the assembly member for Fomena Electoral Area while the victim …
Read More »Support A Mother Save A Child Foundation embarks on annual breast cancer screening
Support A Mother Save A Child Foundation had its annual free breast cancer screening and education on the importance of screening. The foundation with its slogan “Early detection saves lives” organised the free breast cancer screening on 30th October, 2021, at the Apostolic Church of Ghana, Odorkor. There were 3 …
Read More »A better world is near
Accra will be one of the thousands of communities around the globe that will receive a powerful message of hope this November, as Jehovah’s Witnesses embark on a special campaign focusing attention on the Bible’s hope for a better world. The campaign will feature the distribution of a special edition …
Read More »Teacher subjects 9-year-old pupil to serious lashes over Maths assignment
• Victim suffered open wounds after being subjected to severe lashes • Police have commenced investigation into the alleged assault • Victim still recovering A nine-year-old student of Happy Kings Primary School at Sawaba in the Asewase Constituency has suffered open wounds to her back after being subjected to severe …
Read More »Police chases man for hacking girlfriend with hammer in KEEA
The Komenda- Edina- Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) municipal police in the Central Region is on a manhunt for suspect Kwesi Thomas, 40, for allegedly hacking his girlfriend, Celina Kakra, 24, with a hammer over the payment for expenses she incurred after a miscarriage. Narrating the matter to Accra 100. 5 FM mid-day …
Read More »Two teen boys stripped naked, paraded for allegedly stealing GHC100
Two teenagers have been stripped naked and paraded on the streets of Akuapem Adawso in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern region over an alleged GHC100 theft. The incident occurred Friday, October 29, 2021. The victims, both 14 years of age, were alleged to have stolen Ghc100 cash and …
Read More »Police arrest five tricycle riders on motorway
TWI NEWS • The riders were intercepted while on the motorway • The Ayawaso North has vowed to clamp down on riders • The ban on tricycles was passed on November 1, 2021 Police have intercepted five Tricycles locally known as ‘Aboboyaa’ operators along the Tema motorway stretch in the …
Read More »Policeman in trouble for filming up to 51 naked women with secret cameras
A senior Met Police officer who secretly filmed up to 51 naked women using undercover cameras suffers from ‘inveterate sex addiction, a court heard. Detective Inspector Neil Corbel secretly filmed his victims at hotels and Airbnbs across the country after meeting them through online dating sites. The 40-year-old used a …
Read More »Kintampo, 3 others to get Zipline drone centers
Kintampo in the Bono East Region is one of four towns in line to have Zipline drone centers, the Vice President has announced. Since its partnership in Ghana in 2019, Zipline drone services have been used in the delivery of over 450,000 medical commodities in Ghana. Zipline distributed nearly 1 …
Read More »Korle-Bu to begin liver transplant procedures in new milestone
Authorities of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have announced that the facility will begin liver transplant procedures this week. This will be the first time a hospital in Ghana will carry out a liver transplant. The CEO of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, said this was a key …
Read More »Police arrest over 100 persons in dawn swoop at Gomoa Nyanyano
More than 100 persons have been arrested by the Central East Police Command in a dawn swoop last Friday. The persons were arrested at SMG arena pub on the Gomoa Nyanyano stretch as part of police operations to clamp down on criminal activities happening in Kasoa and its surrounding communities. …
Read More »Breast milk are meant for babies, not eye treatment – Ophthalmic Nurse advises
An Ophthalmic Nurse at the Hohoe Municipal Hospital, Mrs Ama Henrietta Serchie, has cautioned the public on the popular perception that breast milk can cure certain eye problems. Mrs Ama Henrietta Serchie called on the public to desist from putting drops of breast milk on their eyes as a means …
Read More »Here’s what to look out for before committing to a relationship
Don’t just say yes without being sure of what you are getting into. When you are single, ready, and aching for love and a relationship, you may be tempted to settle for anything and anyone that comes along, without considering the serious questions you should be asking or actually giving …
Read More »Health workers’ strike: KATH Out Patient Deptartment deserted
The Out-patient Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, continues to remain empty five days into the strike action by members of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU). The nationwide strike action, which was declared on Tuesday, October 26, this year is in protest of an alleged …
Read More »Gunmen attack Piengua Chief, 10 others at festival
The Divisional Chief of Piengua traditional area Nene Tetteh Zogli III and about ten(10) others including his elders and followers have reportedly been attacked by some unknown armed men at Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region on Saturday. A group of young men wielding guns, sticks and machetes …
Read More »Tricycle rider jailed 10 years for defiling 14-year-old
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old tricycle rider to 10 years imprisonment over defilement. Benjamin Akrofi Otumfuor is said to have defiled the victim aged 14 in a classroom at a school in Otinibi, near Danfa in Accra. Charged with defilement, Otumfuor, pleaded guilty and he was convicted …
Read More »Kintampo police recapture Bole Fulani robbery, kidnapping suspect
The Kintampo Police in Bono East Region have re-arrested a robbery and kidnapping suspect, Ali Igudu, who escaped from the exchange of gunfire with officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate at the Bole District of the Savannah Region. According to information from the Kintampo Police, they gathered intelligence that suspects …
Read More »Suspected Yellow Fever outbreak: Eight persons die in Savannah Region – GHS
Eight persons have died from suspected Yellow Fever (YF) outbreak in the Savannah Region, the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has said. This follows interim laboratory results of an unusual disease from the region, a press release from the Service, copied to the Ghana News Agency said. It said the disease was …
Read More »Man nabbed for possessing narcotic substance in Volta Region
Police in the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region have arrested a man for allegedly possessing some five slabs of narcotic substances believed to be transported from Accra. The arrest was made during one of the Police’s Patrol Duties on the Accra-Aflao highway on October 28, 2021, at about …
Read More »Obonsu D/A Primary forced to study under trees, new school building locked due to lack of desks
The Pupils of Obonsu D/A Primary School have appealed to authorities to operationalize a six-classroom block completed in the area so they would start using it. The pupils are currently studying under trees because the old school block is in a deplorable state. Rainbow Radio’s Fiifi Ankomah, who reported from …
Read More »Chaos on UG campus as Commonwealth, Sarbah hall residents clash over election results
Some residents from the Commonwealth Hall and the Mensah Sarbah Hall at the University of Ghana clashed over delays in the release of the final results from the Students Representative Council run-off elections. The residents from the two halls threw broken bottles and stones at each other in front of …
Read More »Two ‘okada’ riders burnt to death for allegedly snatching phone
Two motor riders were on Thursday, October 28, burnt to death by irate residents of Nairobi’s Buruburu estate after they allegedly grabbed a phone from a pedestrian along the busy Jogoo Road. According to their colleague riders, the culprits snatched the phone from a lady who was walking on the …
Read More »C/R: Two taxi drivers jailed 60 years for raping and robbing at Kasoa
Two taxi drivers, Patrick Afful 18 years and Samuel Adams 19 years have been sentenced to 60 years imprisonment by the Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court for robbing and rapping a passenger at Kasoa Crispo City in the Central Region. According to the Kasoa District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Timothy Dassah, …
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