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Accident claims 12 lives including 8-year-old

Twelve (12) people have perished, whilst seven others are in critical condition after two buses collided on the Buipe-Tamale highway. The eleven died on the spot, including an eight-year-old girl at the accident scene at Alipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, …

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Eleven die in Tamale-Buipe highway crash

A file photo of an accident Some eleven people have died on the spot after they got involved in a crash involving a Toyota minibus and DAF tipper truck on the Tamale Buipe highway at about 7:30 pm on Tuesday, 13 April 2021. Five survivors are in critical condition and …

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Police puts GHS10K bounty on Takoradi murder suspects’ heads

The Western Regional Security Council (Western REGSEC) is offering a reward of GHS10,000 to anyone who volunteers information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects who murdered Mr Charles Kwakye on 12 April 2021 at Amanful, a suburb of Takoradi. The regional command is on a manhunt for …

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Officer Charged Over Killing Of Black Motorist

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionKim Potter is being held at Hennepin County Jail A white police officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors say. Officer Kim Potter has been arrested and will be held in custody. Mrs Potter says she shot Daunte Wright …

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Niger school blaze: Trapped children die in Niamey

IMAGE COPYRIGHTTCHIMA ILLA ISSOUFOU/BBCimage captionThe remains of desks are all that is left from the straw-hut classrooms At least 20 children have died after they became trapped in a fire at a school in Niger’s capital, Niamey. It started late on Tuesday afternoon when the children were in lessons, many …

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Man stabbed to death by his cousin during family disagreement

Mr Isacc Kojo Boampong, a 50-year-old man, has been stabbed to death by his cousin during a family disagreement at Bodada in the Jasikan District of the Oti Region. Francis Brown, who allegedly stabbed his cousin to death, had fled from the town. Police Superintendent, Mr Lawrence Gbele of the …

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50-year-old man stabbed to death

A 50-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his cousin during a family disagreement at Bodada in the Jasikan District of the Oti Region. Francis Brown, who allegedly stabbed Isacc Kojo Boampong to death, had fled from the town. Police Superintendent, Jasikan District Police Command who confirmed the incident, …

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Man stabbed to death in Oti Region

  A 50-year-old man, has been stabbed to death by his cousin during a family disagreement at Bodada in the Jasikan District of the Oti Region. Francis Brown, who allegedly stabbed his cousin to death, had fled from the town. Police Superintendent, Mr Lawrence Gbele of the Jasikan District Police …

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Man stabs Chief Imam

The police in Niger state has arrested Umar Jibril, popularly known as Ba’adama for stabbing the Chief Imam of Edati to death. The suspected allegedly stabbed his victim with an iron rod for allegedly having sex with his second wife. Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Adamu …

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Man, 29, jailed 20 years for robbing IMF Country Director

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced one Mohammed Buzu, a 29-year-old trader to 20 years in jail for pulling a machete on the Country Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and robbing him and his wife. The convict was found guilty on the two charges of causing harm …

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