CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Armed robbers attack woman in daylight at Weija

Four armed robbers have robbed a woman of an unspecified amount of money at Sampa Valley near the Weija barrier in Accra on Friday. Two of the gun-wielding men on motorbikes accosted the vehicle being driven by the victim, opened the back door, and bolted with a backpack containing the …

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Ghana to receive 1.3m Pfizer vaccines from US

The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has assured the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that the United States will soon donate some 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines to Ghana. This is in addition to some 1.2 million Moderna vaccines received by …

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Why you falling asleep after having sex is good

We get countless benefits from having a good, regular sex life and sleeping better is just one of them. Many women still seek the answers to these questions. Is it abnormal to fall asleep after intercourse? Not at all. The tiredness that appears after intercourse is a natural reaction of …

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38-year-old arrested with billions worth of cocaine

A 38-year-old man, Okey Eze, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 350 wraps of cocaine worth over an N2.3billion in street value. The suspect, a Mali-based tiler, was arrested on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, during …

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Thieves steal batteries from water discharging systems at Tono Dam

Persons suspected to be thieves have cut open the metal casing of a number of automated water discharging measuring systems fixed to the laterals of the Tono dam canal in the Kassena-Nankana area and made away with solar batteries. Information gathered by GhanaWeb indicates that the thieves have also made away with …

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Three busted for faking ‘pregnant’ woman’s kidnapping

The police in Takoradi has arrested three persons suspected to have conspired with lost-but-found woman Josephine Panyin Mensah, over her disappearance and alleged pregnancy. The police, in a statement, noted that for a number of years, the regional command has recorded several false kidnapping cases in which people conspired to …

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Another daylight robbery at Kwashieman; one shot

Information reaching our outfit indicates that there has been a daylight robbery this afternoon at Kwashieman, Accra. According to reports, one man was shot in the leg after the robbers attacked him and made away with the money he withdrew from the bank. In a video, the robbers were seen …

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Police impounds over 100 motorbikes after robbery incident

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 17 drivers for flouting several road traffic regulations including dangerous driving, driving on the shoulders and verges of the road, unauthorized use of sirens and beacon lights, among others. This formed part of the police’s ongoing …

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Wife kills husband over cheating

Esi Arthur, a 32-year-old trader, has been arrested by the Agona Swedru District Police Command for allegedly killing her husband Francis Anthony, 44, at Gomoa Akropong in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region over cheating. According to the father of the deceased, Ebenezer Anthony Nyansor, Esi has constantly …

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Man robs 20-year-old lover after luring her to Navrongo

A young lady in her late 20s has been left in despair and counting her losses after a man who became her acquaintance through a misplaced phone call lured her to Navrongo and bolted with her possessions. The young lady (name withheld) was visiting Sheaga in the Talensi District from …

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7 detained final year students of Sawla SHS denied bail

Seven final-year students of Sawla Senior High School in the Sawla Tuna Kalba District of the Savannah Region who were arrested on Monday and detained for alleged occultism have been denied bail. This was after the intervention of some opinion leaders in the community. Those arrested according to JoyNews reporter …

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Akim Oda MP organises free mock exams for JHS students

The Akim Oda Constituency Education Committee, established by the Member of Parliament (MP), has organised a special mock examination for 1,688 Junior High School candidates in the area. The cost of the mock examination was fully borne by the MP, Mr Alexander Akwasi Acquah. Teachers would also be motivated for …

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MMDCE nominees: 12 arrested over Chereponi riots

Twelve persons believed to be supporters of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), in the Chereponi district of the North East region, have been arrested for their alleged role in the disturbances in the area on Sunday, September 19 following the nomination of Zuwweiratu Mada Nashuru as the District Chief Executive. They …

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Adansi South District records first COVID-19 death

The Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region has recorded its first COVID-19 death. Mr William Asamoah, the District Disease Surveillance Officer who told the Ghana News Agency in an interview said the deceased would be buried according to medical advice. He gave the assurance that the District’s COVID-19 response team would …

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VIDEO: Man shot in daylight robbery at Achimota

• Some armed men have made away with an amount of GH¢20,000.00 after robbing a woman at Achimota Old Station • The armed men shot at a motor rider they mistook for a police officer •The thieves bolted from the scene after the woman handed over the cash she had …

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Man arrested with 656 ATM cards at Kotoka International Airport

•NIB officials on September 12 arrested a man with 656 cards •Despite holding a Nigerien passport, the suspect claims to be a Nigerian •He also possessed $12,000 and a list of PINs for the ATM cards Bachir Musa Aminou, a 42-year-old, has been arrested at the Kotoka International Airport for …

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Phone thief sentenced to four years imprisonment

The Ashaiman District Court has sentenced Prince Agbeko, a 22-year-old forklift apprentice to a total of four years imprisonment in hard labor for stealing phones in three different cases. The Court Presided over by Mrs. Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway sentenced Agbeko after pleading guilty to stealing in all three cases. …

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Woman remanded for GRA enlistment scam

An Accra Circuit Court yesterday remanded into police custody a 39-year-old woman for defrauding victims of GH¢139,000 in connection with enlistment. Janet Adjoa Nyarko was said to have taken the monies from her victims to secure enlistment in the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), but failed to fulfill her promise. She …

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Suspected robber shot dead in failed bank robbery

A suspected armed robber has been shot dead in a failed robbery attack on the Adonteng Rural Bank branch in Abomosu in Atewa West District in Eastern Region. The deceased armed robber was part of a robbery gang that attempted to attack the bank at about 1:55 am Friday, September …

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