CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Man kills mother of his nine children after quarrel

• The farmer had been married to the deceased for over a decad • She was allegedly shot with a single gun barrel • Yaw Muntom reported himself to the Prang Police A 45-year-old farmer allegedly shot his 30-year-old wife to death in Lele, a suburb of Prang in the …

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Western Togoland: Two more granted Ghc1m bail, others remanded

The High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Comfort K Tasiame has granted bail to two more persons out of the 26 standing trial for aligning themselves with a prohibited organization called Western Togoland Restoration Front. These two adds to the three who had earlier been granted bail on …

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Government abandons student nurses allawance

Student nurses at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College (BNTC) in the Upper East Region, say their allowances are in four months’ arrears. The students acknowledged that allowances for January, February, and March were paid, however, they are yet to receive allowances for April, May, June and July. Mr Benjamin Asaana …

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Top fraud cases that hit Ghana in 2019

One of the most common form of crimes in Ghana is fraud, with unsuspecting individuals and organizations losing millions of cedis to scammers. The Ghana Police Service and other security agencies are working to control crime but reports have revealed that fraud and scams cost Ghanaians more billions of dollars …

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Why plenty sex is a good weapon to fight prostate cancer

Whether or not sex is good for prostate problems is a question many men wonder about, and it’s an important one that needs answering. The prostate plays an active role during sexual activity. Along with other structures, the prostate is responsible for making fluid in semen, which helps transport your …

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Silenced, not gone: How CSM continues to linger behind COVID-19

Every year, tens of people die from the deadly Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) disease in Northern Ghana especially the Upper West Region. The annual havoc wrecked by the disease in Northern Ghana, often dominated both local and national media space and attracting attention from the government, development partners, civil society, the …

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UTAG to suspend strike; demands withdrawal of court action

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is expected to suspend its strike following an agreement with government to return to the negotiating table. The lecturers, according to a memorandum of understanding between them and government, will suspend their industrial action if the National Labour Commission withdraws all legal action …

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Abandoning E-blocks disgraceful – Mahama to Akufo-Addo

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the current state of the E-blocks his government was constructing nationwide under a community day school project before he lost power in 2016 as “a disgrace” to Ghana’s reputation. He told eminent traditional chiefs in a meeting held on Tuesday in the Upper …

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Highway robbers attack Anti-Armed robbery squad deployed by IGP

The Anti-Armed Robbery squad deployed to the Eastern region by the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare have been attacked by highway robbers on Akyem Ettukrom to Bunso road in the Eastern region. The robbers allegedly wielding AK47 were on the road Tuesday, August 17, 2021, …

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Fourteen ‘wanted’ robbery suspects arrested

Fourteen suspects linked to a number of alleged robberies and other crimes have been arrested across the country. In the Greater Accra region, one Ebenezer Ahuma Djietror has been arrested for allegedly robbing and harming two persons at gunpoint on the streets on 11th August 2021. He has been remanded …

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54yr old businessman jailed for acid-bathing girlfriend, mother

The Koforidua Circuit Court “B” Presided by Her Honour Mercy Addei Kotei has sentenced a 54-year-old businessman to a jail term of 9 years and five months for throwing acid on his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and her mother at Awukugua-Akuapem in the Okere District in Eastern region. The convict, Nana Yaw …

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Robbers attack filling station at Asenema

A gang of armed robbers on Saturday attacked a fuel filling station at Asenema, a suburb of Adukrom in the Eastern Region. According to sources, the robbers made away with an amount of ¢1,200 and mobile phones. The armed men, numbering about three, attacked a female attendant and a private …

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16-year-old girl allegedly raped and killed at Bodomase

A 16-year-old girl has allegedly been raped and killed at Bodomase in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti region.   The incident occurred today, Saturday, 14 August 2021. A man who happened to have seen the body of the victim, Mr Kwadwo Obeng, told Kumasi FM’s Elisha Adarkwah that …

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GHS issues alert on deadly Marburg virus

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert on the deadly Marburg virus disease to its regional directors following the death of a patient of the virus in Guinea. The GHS is asking health facilities in the country to initiate preparedness and response plans for the virus. Marburg virus …

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COVID-19: Six die at Suntreso hospital in one month

Six persons have died of the coronavirus within a month at the Suntreso Government Hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The Medical Superintendent at the hospital, Dr Agyarko Poku, who spoke to class news’ Elisha Adarkwah said several critical cases are being recorded. He expressed happiness that …

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Suspected gold thief beaten to death, another hospitalized

Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into the death of a suspected thief at Manso Atwere in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region after he was beaten by a mob. The victim’s alleged accomplice was also beaten by the mob and has been hospitalized. The two …

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