A 41-year-old school bus driver who fondled the breast of a 10-year-old girl on board a bus at Adentan has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court. Theophilus Laryea, charged with indecent assault, pleaded guilty with “explanation.” The Court presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo Balokah …
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2 busted for murder over bread knife
Two persons have been arrested by the Awutu Beraku District Police Command for allegedly murdering a 42-year-old man at Awutu Bosomabena near Awutu Beraku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. The episode is said to have ensued after the victim had a misunderstanding with the customers …
Read More »Jilted boyfriend jailed 3 years for attempting to kill ex-lover
A 29-year-old farmer at Akyem-Twapease in the Kwaebibirim Municipality has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for attempting to kill his former girlfriend. The convict, Samuel Kusi, will serve his jail term in hard labour. He was also sentenced to three months in jail for intentionally destroying some personal property …
Read More »Mother pours hot water on son for being stubborn
A mother who has been identified as Cynthia has destroyed her son’s body after she deliberately boiled water and poured it on the boy for being stubborn. According to an eyewitness account, the woman after pouring the hot water on the 19-year-old boy went ahead to lock him up and …
Read More »Angry Osei Tutu SHS students destroys headmaster’s farm for tighting WASSCE invigilation
A group of angry students of Osei Tutu Senior High School have destroyed the farm of the Assistant Headmaster after he went strict on them in the exam hall in the ongoing WASSCE. It is alleged that these students destroyed the headteacher’s plantain farm and destroyed the plants which were …
Read More »Achimota School, AG appeal court ruling on rastafarian student Tyrone Marhguy
Achimota School and the Attorney-General’s office have both filed an appeal challenging the High Court’s order for the school to admit dreadlock-wearing student, Tyrone Marhguy. According to the school, the court among others erred by indicating that the rules and regulations of Achimota School with regard to ensuring uniformity in …
Read More »I buried pregnant woman alive for fmr. Ashaiman MP Agbesi – Taxi driver tells court
The taxi driver who has allegedly confessed to the killing of several people on a radio show Felix Ansah has been remanded into Police custody. The accused person was on Monday, September 13 arraigned before the Circuit Court presided over by Her Honour Rosemond Baah Torsu. He has pleaded not …
Read More »Police arrest taxi driver linked to several murders
• A 35-year-old taxi driver has claimed to have killed several people for ritual purposes • The police have since picked him up to assist in investigations • He will be placed before court on Monday The Ghana Police Service has effected the arrest of a taxi driver over his alleged involvement …
Read More »44-year-old fake police officer arrested
A 44-year-old man has been arrested for impersonation and unlawful possession of firearm in the Ashanti region. The suspect, Richard Nyantakyi, was arrested by the District Police Commander of Asokwa, Superintendent Christian Owusu Mpinim on Saturday, September 11, 2021. According to a report by the police, the District Commander was …
Read More »Police officer arrested for ‘stealing’ AK-47 ammo, dead body bag
A cop could face court after he admitted to stealing police accoutrements including AK 47 ammunition and a dead body bag, dailymailgh.com has learnt. Lance Corporal Christian Adjei is being questioned by police in the Bono East Region, after a team of investigators stormed his Kintampo residence on Thursday, September …
Read More »Landlady at East Legon arrested for accommodating illegal migrants
• The GIS is clamping down on illegal residents in the country • A landlady accommodating some of them has been arrested • The GIS has arrested 31 of such undocumented migrants A woman whose house served as accommodation for some 31 out of 128 ECOWAS nationals arrested by the …
Read More »Banker jailed 5 years for stealing GH¢115K of customers savings
The Asamankese Circuit Court presided by His Honour Abubakari Abass Adams has convicted a mobile Banker with South Akim Rural bank to five years imprisonment for stealing Ghc115,114.00 belonging to customers of the bank. The convict, Essah Gabriel Ansah,26, was found guilty on the charge of stealing contrary to section …
Read More »Man kills 32-year-old wife for threatening divorce
The Ahafo regional police command has declared one Kwame Capo wanted for killing his wife at Kwame Nkran a farming community in the Asunafo district of the Ahafo region. The 32-year-old lady whose name has been given as Gifty was shot dead by her husband in the early hours of …
Read More »Man kills wife, leaves mother-in-law in critical condition with cutlass wounds
A man, who is currently on the run, has shot his wife dead with his mother-in-law in a critical condition after he inflicted cutlass wounds on her. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Thursday at an area called Three Brothers at Sankore of the Ahafo Region. A …
Read More »Woman jailed 6 years for stealing baby in Kumasi
Madam Theresa Asamoah, has been sentenced by a Kumasi Circuit Court to six years in prison with hard labour for stealing a baby at the Kumasi South Hospital. Priscilla Appiah, a 21-year-old daughter of Madam Asamoah, pleaded not guilty and was granted bail of GH ¢100,000 with three sureties to …
Read More »Five fake soldiers busted while extorting money at mining site
Five persons have been arrested for impersonating senior military officers at a mining site in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. They were arrested on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. Three of the suspects were dressed in military uniforms. The Operations Commander for the Central Command, Colonel Emmanuel Gyadu, …
Read More »3 in military custody for alleged extortion at mining sites
Three persons in fatigues have been arrested by the military command in the Ashanti region for illegal possession of military accoutrements. The three were arrested at a mining site in the Manso Nkwanta enclave when they were allegedly extorting money from some miners on Wednesday, September 8. They drove in …
Read More »Boy, 19, cries in court as he’s jailed 20 years for robbery
A 19-year-old Emmanuel Addae, also known as Kofi Yesu, a notorious armed robber who has been terrorizing residents of Assin Fosu Habitat, broke down in court after he was jailed 20 years by the Cape Coast Circuit Court. The Judge, Her Honour Mrs. Dorinda Smith Arthur handed the sentence on …
Read More »19-year-old ‘galamsey’ operator sentenced
The Bole Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old old illegal mining (galamsey) operator, Issahaku Aziz, to 18 months imprisonment. The sentence was handed to him by His Worship, Andrew Prince Cudjoe, for possession of a stolen unregistered Apsonic Aloba motorbike valued at GHS 4,800.00. The prosecutor in the case, Chief …
Read More »Suspects arrested for selling rotten chicken granted GHC200,000 bail
The Kumasi Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Fred Obikyere has granted bail of Ghc200,000 each with two sureties ( to be justified) to the two traders who were caught for allegedly trading in contaminated frozen chicken. The suspects Hajarah Fuseini, 30, mother of 5 and Francis Kojo, a …
Read More »Pastor claims he was ‘led by the spirit’ to ‘defile’ 13-year-old daughter
The Pastor of the African Faith Church at Nyinahin in the Ashanti region has been arrested for allegedly defiling his sixteen-year-old daughter. He allegedly committed the act under the guise that he was directed by the Holy Spirit to cleanse the girl who he claimed had committed the sin of …
Read More »National Security arrests Islamic cleric, students with terrorist links – Report
• Persons with links to terrorists have been arrested in Savelugu • National Security operatives flew over 30 suspects to Accra for questioning • 27 of the suspects have since been granted bail National Security operatives late last week raided a community in the Savelugu Municipality and arrested over 30 …
Read More »COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,083, active cases fall
As of 3 September 2021, Ghana’s COVID-19death toll was 1,083, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have indicated. Some 420 new cases were also recorded within that period. The active caseload has, however, fallen to 6,539. Out of that number, 44 are critical and 126 severe. Since …
Read More »GES interdicts headmaster of Jachie-Pramso SHS for caning student
The Headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Francis Donkor has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) effective September 7, 2021, for mercilessly caning a female student. He has been directed to hand over the Administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional …
Read More »Immigration Officers arrest hardened Togolese armed robbers at Dadieso
Immigration Officers led by Chief Superintendent Opoku Agyemang have arrested two suspected armed robbers at Africa; one of the unapproved duty posts in the Western North Region of Ghana. According to information available to MyNewsGh.com, the Immigration officers On 6th September, 2021 at about 1545hr GMT, Officers and the Command …
Read More »10 year-old girl escapes death after uncle cut her neck with machete
A 10-year-old girl Mavis Ofori is battling for her life after her uncle inflicted machete wounds on her neck at Gomoa Dego in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region. According to the victim, her Uncle Nana Yaw had warned her not to sit in front of his door …
Read More »Unwholesome chicken sale in Kumasi, Environmental Health Officers on high alert
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has said its Environmental Health Department has doubled its effort to clampdown on the sale of any unwholesome food product on the market following the discovery of 15 cartons of rotten chicken meant for sale to the public. The Public Relations Officer of KMA, Henrietta …
Read More »Stiny Leo & Lil Pezzy – Push It (Prod. By IzJoe Beatz)
Off their joint album, ”The Reconcilation” which is yet to be scheduled for its release Stiny Leo and Lil Pezzy shares the very first single off the album entitled ”Push It.” The song is motivated by the hustle and hard time they have been going through in the hood. Nothing …
Read More »Man butchers two, pregnant woman rescued in Central Region
A man believed to be in his early 20’s and suspected to be mentally deranged has butchered two people in Gomoa Lome in the Gomoa West District of the Central region. The victims include a nine-year-old girl and a 60-year-old woman. Information gathered by EIB Network’s Central Regional Correspondent Yaw …
Read More »Carpenter granted GH¢200,000 bail for sexually molesting minor
Francis Avugla, a carpenter, who allegedly inserted his fore finger into the vagina of a seven year old girl several times at Kwabenya, has appeared before the Adentan Circuit Court. Charged with indecent assault, Avugla has pleaded not guilty. The Court presided over by Madam Sedinam Awo Balokah has admitted …
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