The Tarkwa Police Divisional Command has arrested two persons in connection with the robbery incident that occurred at Ransbet Supermarket, yesterday Monday October 18, October 18, 2021, in the Tarkwa Municipality. The suspects, Charles Enning and Dorcas Akosua Amankwah, both workers of Mon-Trans Limited are assisting in the investigation following …
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Shatta Wale hoax: Two suspects arrested for spreading fake news
• Police have arrested two suspects for spreading false news • The arrest is connected with viral news of a gun attack on Shatta Wale • This is the second police statement around the Shatta Wale shooting hoax Two persons connected to popular dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, have been arrested by the Ghana Police Service. …
Read More »Pupils of Abansere Basic School learn under roofless shed
Pupils of Abansere Basic School in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region currently have classes under harsh and unfavourable conditions due to the absence of befitting classrooms. Pupils from classes two, three, and four learn under a shed that was constructed by the school with the support of …
Read More »Ayirebi SHS bursar0, others arrested for allegedly stealing food supplies
• Theft allegation hits Ayirebi SHS bursar, driver • PTA chairman of Ayirebi SHS confirms arrest of bursar • GES, stakeholders tasked to investigate Ayirebi SHS theft claims The Ayirebi Senior High School bursar, Emmanuel Kweku Frimpong, storekeeper, Ernest Osae Botah, and driver, Dominic Asare, have been accused of stealing …
Read More »Soldiers demanded GH¢50,000 each to join coup against Akufo-Addo – Witness tells court
• Ten persons charged with high treason standing trial for alleged coup • Accused persons include seven officers of the Ghana Armed Forces • Coup masterminded by Dr Fredrick Yao Mac Palm A prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial of some ten persons including seven officers of the Ghana …
Read More »Two armed robbers attack bullion van, make away with GH¢107,000
• A bullion van has been attacked in Tarkwa in the Western Region • The van was attacked in front of Ransbet Super Shopping Market • The van was without a police escort A bullion van with more than GH¢107,000 in it has been robbed by two armed robbers in …
Read More »Mankarigu health workers return to post
Health workers at Mankarigu Health Centre in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region have returned to post after partially closing down the facility on Friday, October 15. Their decision to return to work follows a meeting between the North Gonja District Health Directorate and opinion leaders from the …
Read More »How policeman who foiled Circle phone scam was assaulted before rescue
• A police constable was assaulted at Nkrumah Circle on Monday • He had sought to mediate in a fake phone sale • It took a police patrol team to rescue him from his aggressors The Greater Accra Regional Police Command gave an inside story to how an officer was …
Read More »Coup plot: We wanted to keep Akufo-Addo in my uncompleted building – Witness
Staff Sergeant Awarf Kojo Sule, of the Defence Intelligence Department of the Ghana Armed Forces, has told the High Court in Accra how he suggested that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should be kept in “his uncompleted building” at Adenta Housing when captured in an alleged coup. Staff Sargent Awarf …
Read More »Togolese, 20, jailed 12 years for defiling 11-yr-old girl
A 20-year-old man, Michael Banu, has been convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old girl. The Kibi Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Peter Oppong-Boahen passed the judgement. The accused pleaded guilty when the charge and facts were read and explained to him. A resident …
Read More »Man jailed for stealing GH¢33,000 from his employer, goes back for another GH¢87,000
• Fuseini Inusah stole GH¢33,000 from his former employer • Accused pleaded guilty but said he stole GH¢7,700 rather • He went back to steal another GH¢87,000 after a court had sentenced him for the first theft A man fined and jailed by the Kpessa District Court for stealing GH¢33,000 …
Read More »Shock as ‘female prisoner’ is discovered to be actually male
There was chaos and drama at Shurugwi Female Prison last week after a supposedly female prisoner was discovered to be a male. According to the Masvingo Mirror, at the time of his arrest 22-year-old Praise Mpofu was dressed as a woman. Mpofu is alleged to have been in the business …
Read More »Mankarigu Health Center temporarily closed down after attack by NPP youth
The Mankarigu Health Center in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region has been closed down temporarily on Saturday, October 16, 2021. This follows the vacation of post by nurses and other staff of the facility to protest an attack by a gang believed to be a pro-New Patriotic …
Read More »Pregnant woman stabbed to death by husband at Nyankyerenease
A 31-year-old pregnant woman has been stabbed to death by her husband in front of her six-year-old daughter following a scuffle between the two at Nyankyerenease in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Betty, according to eyewitnesses was stabbed with a knife by her 40-year-old husband, Maxwell. …
Read More »Dozens of Qnet agents and recruits arrested in Koforidua
Dozens of Qnet Agents and hundreds of recruits have been arrested by Police in Koforidua. The special operation carried out by Police and Ambulance service Personnel from the Counter-Terrorism and Concentration Camp located in Huhunya on Friday targeted places where Qnet agents operate and target their victims. The suspects include …
Read More »Suame: Police after man who slit throat of colleague
Police at Suame in the Ashanti Region are on a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly stabbed his friend to death on Wednesday, October 13. The 23-year-old victim, Ebenezer Asare, died shortly after he was rushed to the hospital following the incident. Police say they have begun investigations into the …
Read More »Police recruitment fraudster jailed 18 months
The Ho District Magistrate Court presided over by H.H. Mr Akosah Amoampong Agyiri Yaw has sentenced 21-year-old Frank Fenuku Junior to 18 months imprisonment for defrauding by false pretence. Prosecuting the case, Chief Inspector Clever Ayayee informed the court that on September 3, 2021, Police picked a fraudulent FACEBOOK publication, …
Read More »Jealous gay man stabs lover for cheating
Two Gay lovers have been arrested by the Kasoa New Market Police after one inflicted cutlass wounds on his partner for allegedly cheating on him. The suspects are prince Nyator 22, and Evans Amoah 23 years. The incident happened Thursday evening around 6:30 PM. A Police source indicates that both …
Read More »Kasoa Police arrest suspected gays after bloody disagreement
Police at Kasoa New Market in the Central Region have today (October 14, 2021) arrested two young men suspected to be homosexuals, according to multiple news outlets including Adom TV and Metro News. The two, whose names were given as Prince Nyator, 22 years and Evans Amoah, 23 years were …
Read More »Man arrested after beating prophetess to ‘coma’
A 43-year-old, Kwabena Afriyie, has been arrested by the Anwiankwata District Police Command for beating his divorced wife, Prophetess Hagar Afriyie to coma. The unfortunate incident which happened on Saturday night at Poano sent Hagar into a coma. According to reports, the victim, Prophetess Hagar sustained various degrees of injuries …
Read More »Ghana loses US$5 billion to mental health issues
The medical director of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Pinaman Appau, has revealed that Ghana loses at least US$5 billion per year to mental health issues. Speaking to Asaase News, Dr Appau said the challenge is as a result of a lack of attention to the problem in the country. Her …
Read More »Fake Ghanaians jailed over Ghana Card
The Head of Corporate Affairs at the National Identification Authority (NIA) has disclosed that several foreigners have been prosecuted for posing as Ghanaians in their attempt to acquire the Ghana Card. Abudu Abdul Ganiu says though these persons presented “genuine documents, some later interviews showed that they were not Ghanaians.” …
Read More »Police arrests 3 for murder, trying to sell dead man for GHS7,000
The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested three men for alleged murder. Kalefe Korku, 42; Afedo Kpotor, 21; and Ametoke Sitsofe, 27, were arrested in their attempt to sell the body of the murder victim, 30-year-old Albert Anyinado, to a fetish priest at Agbozume. The police got intelligence of the …
Read More »Student arrested in connection with Nyinahin school fire
A spokesperson for the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Nyinahin, Bismark Obuobi, has disclosed that the police has arrested a student suspected to be involved in the arson attack on a dormitory of the Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School. “The arrest was made yesterday and the police commander in the …
Read More »5 arrested with guns, ammunition and other weapons in Nsawam
Five persons have been arrested in Nsawam-Adoagyiri for possessing several guns, ammunition, and other offensive weapons without a license. The suspects were arrested along the Nsawam road by a patrol team on the evening of Monday, October 11, 2021. According to Rainbow Radio’s Prince Collins Bening, the suspects who were …
Read More »Final year university student arrested for chasing his family with a pistol
• Investigations show that Benjamin Betihene suffers from mental health issues • He threatened to kill his entire family • He surrendered to the police after a warning shot was fired by the team that arrived at the scene A final year student of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), …
Read More »Police foil robbery at Oyibi
The Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service on Sunday, October 10 foiled a robbery attempt at Oyibi, a suburb of Accra, leading to the arrest of two suspects. Prime suspect Richard Narh, 45, had made his way into the residence of his victim by chiseling through the fence …
Read More »One arrested; 15 tankers impounded in fake fuel supply
The Ashanti regional police command has arrested one suspect in connection to the alleged adulteration of fuel loaded from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to the Kumasi Bulk Oil storage depot. The suspects involved in the illegal fuel production include seven other fuel Tanker drivers who are currently at large. …
Read More »Volta police arrests 3 for murder, trying to sell dead man
The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested three men for alleged murder. Kalefe Korku, 42; Afedo Kpotor, 21; and Ametoke Sitsofe, 27, were arrested in their attempt to sell the body of the murder victim, 30-year-old Albert Anyinado, to a fetish priest at Agbozume. The police got intelligence of …
Read More »Policeman defiles class 5 pupil at Police Station
A 42-year-old police officer in the Volta Region is under investigation for allegedly defiling a class 5 Pupil of Ave Xevi Roman Catholic (R/C) Primary School in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region. The suspect, Sergeant Emmanuel Duah reportedly abducted the 13-year-old girl in a yet-to-be commissioned newly-built …
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