CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

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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WAEC releases dates for cancelled papers

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released dates for the papers cancelled in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The papers – Physics 1 & 2 and Business Management 1& 2 – were cancelled as a result of widespread leakage. They were cancelled on Wednesday, September 15. In a …

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One suspected armed robber shot dead in cross-fire

One suspected armed robber has been shot dead after an exchange of gunfire with security personnel at Adonteng community bank at Abomosu in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern region. Police report says, on Friday noon, three armed men in masks with guns attacked security personnel at the bank …

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Fisherman arrested for stabbing 71-year-old to death

Yao Senya, a 27-year-old fisherman, has been arrested by the Anloga Police for allegedly stabbing one Dumega Heletsi Akpakudzo, 71, to death at Atito, a suburb of Anloga. He was arrested on September 15, this year, and is currently in police custody assisting with investigation. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), …

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Anloga: Fisherman, 27, arrested for murder

A 27-year old fisherman, Yao Senya has been picked up by police in Anloga for stabbing a 71-year old man to death at Atito in the Anloga District of the Volta region. On Wednesday, 15 September 2021 a police report was received at the Alakple police station to the effect …

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Qnet Scam: Footballer from Mali, others stranded in Koforidua

A footballer and some others from Mali have become stranded in Koforidua after they were allegedly scammed by Qnet, a controversial network marketing company. The footballer was lured into the country by agents of Qnet under the guise of securing a deal with a premier league club in Ghana for …

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WASSCE ‘apo’ dealer arrested

• The operator of the WASSCE Telegram page has been arrested • He was arrested by the National Security operatives at Kasoa • Jerusalema is responsible for some of the leakage of WASSCE papers Jerusalema, the operator of a social media page that deals in leaked West Africa Secondary School …

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25-year-old arrested for having midnight s3x with a goat

The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old-man for alleged sexual intercourse with a goat in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Friday. ASP Shiisu said the suspect was arrested …

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JHS student who assaulted Nungua teacher fined GHC1,800

The Juvenile Court ‘C’ in Accra has convicted the final-year student of the Nungua KROMA 2 Junior High School who assaulted a teacher to a fine of GHc1, 800. The JHS student was found guilty by the court for assaulting the teacher who punished him for failure to do his …

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NIB banker allegedly defiles 14-year-old girl for three days

A 14-year-old girl at Sawla in the Savanna Region has been found unresponsive in the room of a 35-year-old NIB banker, who, according to the police, defiled the minor continuously until she fell unconscious. The suspect, Elorm Cofie Cudjoe, was detained by the Sawla police command in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district …

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NDC branch Secretary slashes Organizer over GHC400 campaign cash

Youth Organizer of the NDC at Awutu Nyarkokwaa in the Awutu Senya West Constituency in the Central Region Ebenezer Akrade is in a critical condition after he was hacked with a machete by the party’s branch secretary Emmanuel Kweku Lartey over GHC400 campaign cash. He is currently receiving treatment at …

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Parliament to haul WAEC over exam leakages

Akatsi North Lawmaker Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has revealed that Parliament will be hauling examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) before it to answer questions relating to how some five papers were allegedly leaked in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Nortsu-Kotoe told TV3 Wednesday September …

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WATCH : Security takes over KNUST campus

The police and the Operation Calm Life team which includes the military will take over the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) from Saturday, September 18. Already, the police water canon has been detailed on campus. The University Relations Office tells TV3’s William Evans-Nkum the directive …

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Rasta student quits Achimota for GIS following AG’s appeal

Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the Rasta students has currently been enrolled at Ghana International School(GIS) in Accra. Kasapa News sources say the parents of the Rasta student moved their ward to the prestigious international school after they learned of the Attorney General’s decision to appeal against the High Court’s ruling …

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7 Things you should never apply on your face

In a time where there are various DIYs and hacks on how to get a radiant face or glowing skin, it may be difficult to differentiate between what is good or bad. There is also an increasing demand to resort to home remedies and natural ingredients, however, not all of …

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Three arrested for police recruitment scam

Three persons are in the grips of police in the Volta Region for allegedly engaging in recruitment fraud in the ongoing security services recruitment. The three, Amenya Bernard, aged 18, Godsway Adzika, 21 and Godson Wemegah, also 21 were arrested by the Volta Regional Police Command in Akatsi on September …

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WAEC cancels two WASSCE papers over leakages

Information reaching Rainbowradioonline.com has it that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has cancelled Physics and Business Management papers. The papers were reportedly cancelled over leakage. The website has also gathered that the examination body has rescheduled the papers to Monday, October 11, 2021. The head of the council’s Test …

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Carpenter who abducted and defiled girl,14, jailed 7 years

The Koforidua Circuit Court “B” presided by Her Honour Mercy Adei -Kotei has convicted the 30-year-old carpenter who abducted and defiled a14-year-old girl, to seven (7) years imprisonment in hard labor. Keteku Enock Yaw was convicted on his own plea of guilty on the first count of defilement. He, however, …

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