CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Free tertiary education coming – President Akufo-Addo hints

• President Akufo-Addo has touted the success of the Free SHS policy • He says the policy has granted more people access to education • He said that government is considering making tertiary education free President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dropped hints of a replication of the Free Senior High School …

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Police arrest 21-year-old for allegedly beheading a herdsman

The Sege Police Command has arrested one Osmanu Quaye, a 21-year-old, for allegedly killing and beheading an 18-year-old herdsman at Amuyaokorpe, a suburb of Sege in the Greater Accra Region. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, DSP George Aboagye, the Sege District Police Commander, said the chief of …

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Eight-week-old baby stabbed to death

A baby boy who was stabbed to death in a horrific knife attack in Belfast has been pictured for the first time – as police arrested a woman on suspicion of murder. Liam O’Keefe, who was just eight weeks old, was found dead at a house in the Ardoyne area …

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Police kill suspected armed robber in gun battle

The Tema Regional police command has called on the general public to furnish the police with information on suspected criminals they know of. The call comes as a result of the increasing criminal activities in the country. The police have assured informants of their utmost and total confidentiality. On Wednesday, …

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Alleged phone thief chops off 4 fingers of owner

A man has lost both his phone and his four fingers to a suspected thief in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region. The victim, identified as Iddrisu Razak’s fingers were chopped off allegedly by a friend he had a confrontation with over phone theft. The man, explaining the …

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One killed, another injured in gun attack at Bawku

Some gunmen stormed a busy area near the O.A bus terminal in Sabongari, a suburb of Bawku, and shot indiscriminately injuring two people. Sources say, a parcel of land estimated to accommodate two “container stalls” has been in contention between two families in Sagabo and Sabongari. Multiple accounts point to …

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Canada based Nigerian sentenced to eight years by US for fraud

US court don sentence Olumide Bankole Morakinyo, one Nigerian wey dey stay for Canada to eight years in prison for Defrauding Texas Employees Retirement System. Di court wey dey di Western District of Texas also say Morakinyo go repay back $975,863 to multiple victims for conspiracy to commit money laundering. …

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CCTV captures armed robbers attacking mobile money vendor

The North East Region Police command has arrested two suspected robbers at Nasia in the Walewale Municipality for stealing from a Mobile Money Vendor. This was after a CCTV Camera installed in the mobile money vendor’s shop captured the entire drama during the robbery. The arrested suspects are Fuseini Yakubu, …

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PHOTOS: ‘One teacher, One laptop’ distribution begins

The Government has secured laptops to be distributed to teachers under the one-teacher-one-laptop policy. A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng urged all regional directors to liaise with heads of Senior High Schools in their regions to provide them with a validated list …

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Males and females share same ward at Mpasaaso health center

Residents of Mpasaaso Number 1, a farming community in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region have bitterly lamented over how males and females within the community share the same ward at its main health facility. According to the worried residents, male and female patients who are …

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University of Ghana appoints ne vice chancellor

The University of Ghana Council has appointed Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has been appointed to act as the Vice-Chancellor of the University. Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo’s acting tenure will begin on August 1, 2021. She is expected to act as the Vice-Chancellor until the time that the University …

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LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo delivers 26th Coronavirus address

•President Akufo-Addo is presenting his 26th update on measures to combat Coronavirus in the country • The address comes at a time Ghana has passed the 100,000 caseload with deaths passing the 800 mark. • Experts have warned that a next wave could overwhelm the health systems President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is …

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We’re not guilty – Western Togolanders

Eight of the remaining 26 persons who have been charged in the Western Togoland Restoration Front case have pleaded not guilty to eleven charges. The accused persons, John Gbedemah, Godwin Awudza, Gabriel Godfred Govina, Benjamin Gbadago, Excel Liberty Aheto Kuegbesika, Divine Nyadzinyor and Richard Doglo Ametepe are part of the …

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Armed men attack Sissala West MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sissala West in the Upper West Region, Mohammed Adama Sukparu has allegedly been attacked by unknown armed men in his constituency. The incident happened between Jefisi and Bulu at about 7:50 pm when the MP was returning from a funeral he attended at Jefisi. …

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Court convicts 7 persons for impersonation in 2020 WASSCE

• Some 7 persons have been convicted for impersonation • They were caught writing exams for people in the 2020 WASSCE exams • They are each supposed to pay fines while the students involved in it have been banned from writing the exams for the next three years Seven persons …

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51-year-old arrested for raping 5-year-old girl

• An old man is in police grips for having sexual intercourse with a minor • The Savelugu Police has confirmed the rape case to the media  • Savelugu District Divisional Commander urged parents to be on the lookout for their children One Abugri Stone has been arrested by the …

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Mason jailed for robbery

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old mason to 10 years imprisonment for robbing a woman at Bokankye in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District. Sampson Yeboah pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Sylvanus Dalmeida told the court presided …

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Gov’t Moves To ShutDown QNet Over Investment Fraud

The Attorney General has filed documents in court to close down three private companies allegedly operating what is akin to a Ponzi scheme. The companies have been posing as recruitment agencies, mainly in the middle, northern belts of the country and some parts of Greater Accra, and collecting huge sums …

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PHOTOS: 378 suspects arrested ahead of Eid-ul-Adha festivity

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 378 suspects in a recent operation in different parts of the region. The operation forms part of efforts to rid the metropolis of criminal activities and create an enabling environment for an incident-free Eidul Adha celebration on Tuesday. The one-week operation, which begun …

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105-year-old lady allegedly raped by 40-year-old man

A middle-aged man has been arrested for forcefully having sexual intercourse with an old lady in her room at Sege in the West Ada District of the Greater Accra Region. 40-year-old David Addo, a welder, was on July 10, 2021, allegedly caught raping 105-year-old Lomokie Tanihu. Agnes Zotorvi, the caregiver …

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Glo Ghana manager arrested for defiling 14-year-old girl

The Eastern Regional Manager of Glo Ghana has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old Junior High School student in Koforidua. The accused, Awoseni Akinyemi, 30, a Nigerian, allegedly defiled the JHS2 student three times in his house at Abrewa-Nkwata, a suburb of Koforidua, and gave her contraceptive each time …

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