CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Two university students sentenced to death

The Tamale High Court in the Northern Region in July 2018, sentenced two students to death by hanging for the murder of a 65-year-old Ebenezer Ocran, head pastor of End Time Bible Believers Fellowship in Tamale. The two accused persons, Kwame Dogyi and Obio Akwasi, on November 10, 2017, broke …

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‘Killer’ of Uber driver in Kumasi nabbed by police

Police in Kuntenase in the Ashanti Region have picked up the suspected killer of an Uber driver at Feyiase in the Ashanti Region. Israel Agyei Manu was found decapitated at Feyiase a few hours after leaving his fiancee’s house to pick some people he claimed had booked him for a …

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Baby thief grabbed at Tamale Teaching Hospital

A woman believed to be in her early 40s has been caught by officials at the Gynaecology Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the possession of a baby she allegedly stole. In a 60-second video intercepted by 3news.com, the suspect is seen confessing to some staff of the Tamale …

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Ridge Hospital to separate Siamese twins

Specialists at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital at Ridge in Accra have offered to perform the medical procedure to separate a set of Siamese twins delivered at the hospital recently. The Siamese twins are conjoined at the head, and the procedure to separate them would be the first of its kind …

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KNUST suspends SRC elections

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has suspended the 2021 Students Representative Council (SRC) election-related activities following a clash between two halls of residence on campus. Supporters of two SRC presidential aspirants, believed to be affiliated to University Hall (Katanga) and the Unity Hall (Conti), …

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Uber driver killed in Kumasi

A middle aged man identified as Israel Agyei Manu has been beheaded by unknown persons who engaged his services as an Uber driver. The man who is also a headteacher of a private school at Atonsu in Kumasu is said to have visited his fiancee at Feyiase and told her …

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Suspected Female Mobile Money Fraudster Busted In Kumasi

A suspected female mobile money fraudster, Kate Boateng has been arrested in Dabaa in the Ashanti Region. Kate Boateng allegedly defrauded a mobile money vendor to the tune of GHC5,400 The suspect was nearly lynched by an angry crowd but she was saved by the Member of Parliament for the …

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SHS students in Accra school contract deadly Indian coronavirus strain

• The deadly COVID-19 Delta variant has been detected among the Ghanaian populace • The variant is reported to be the most contagious of COVID-19 variants • Some students in an undisclosed Senior High School have contracted this new variant  The highly contagious COVID-19 strain, Delta has been recorded in one of the Senior …

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Ejura: Three suspects in court over Kaaka’s death

Three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a social media activist, Kaaka Macho at Ejura are making their maiden appearance at the Asokwa District Court in Kumasi. The suspects are Issakar Ibrahim, also known as Anyas, Fuseini Alhassan and Iddi Mohammed. They are expected to answer charges on …

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Two JHS students arrested for assaulting headmistress

Two Junior High School pupils of Rev. Cobbah Yalley Junior High School at Newsite a suburb in the Effia-Kwesimintsim of the Western Region are in the grips of the Western Regional Police Command for assaulting their headmistress. Municipal Chief Executive for Effia-Kwesiminstim Municipal Assembly (EKMA), Kojo Acquah disclosed this during …

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TTU dismisses student, suspends 61

The Takoradi Technical University (TTU), has dismissed one student and suspended 61 others for various academic offenses. The dismissed and suspended students, numbering 62, were punished for examination malpractices, misconduct and unacceptable behaviours. Mr Richardson Panyin, the Public Relations Officer of the school who made this known to the GNA, …

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3 robbers admit killing Mfansteman MP – Police

  Three armed robbers busted for an operation in Obuasi in the Ashanti region on 11 May 2021 have confessed to taking part in the murder of the late Mfantseman MP, Ekow Quansah Hayford. Addressing the press on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, Head of the Criminal Investigations Department of the …

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East Legon: Street robber busted

  Police have arrested one Michael Tyron for attacking and snatching the mobile phones of two persons (names withheld) at Thunder Lilly East Legon at about 9:00 pm on Tuesday, 29 June 2021. The two phones, two kitchen knives, a wifi device, and some cash were retrieved from the suspect. …

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TTU rusticates 65 students for examination malpractices

The Takoradi Technical University in the Western region has rusticated sixty-five (65) students of the University for various Examination Malpractices. A document intercepted by Empire News means the affected students can no longer hold themselves as students of TTU for two semesters. Confirming the university’s decision to Empire News’ Emmanuel …

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PRESEC student jailed 2 years for threatening to kill teacher

A final year student of the Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) in the Eastern region has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for threatening to kill a teacher in the school. The student (name withheld) recorded a video of himself brandishing a cutlass and threatened to cut off …

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Notorious Achimota forest robber grabbed in hideout

The Achimota police have arrested one Shadrach Boakye, popularly known as Anopa, for his persistent harassment, attacks and robbing of commuters along the Achimota forest and its environs. Shadrach, age 24, has been on the radar of the Achimota police for several months of search until he was arrested over …

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35-year-old man shoots himself

A 35-year-old man, Akwasi Appiah, has allegedly shot himself dead at Sehwi Asanteman in the Akontombra District of the Western North Region. Sources say the sad incident happened shortly after the victim returned from his farm. Witnesses told Adom News’ Augustine Boah that the victim ignored neighbours and stripped naked. …

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Police save suspected motorbike thief from mob attack

Correspondence from Upper East • A suspected thief was arrested by a mob for attempting to steal a motorbike at a spare parts dealership shop • A police patrol team nearby saved the suspect from being lynched • The suspect is said to be on admission at a hospital receiving …

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Puma fuel station manager jailed 8 years for faking robbery

 Puma Filling Station Manager of Puma Filling Station located at Sefwi Dwenase in the Western North Region, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment with hard labour, for faking a robbery attack. The accused person, Abodea Mensah Alex, aged 30 years, on May 20, 2021 at about 13:50 GMT, was …

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