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Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the murders of well-known South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA, and his close friend, celebrity chef and entrepreneur Tebello “Tibz” Motshoane. The two were gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban a year ago, in a killing that shocked …

  A Ghanaian blogger Samuel Dortey Kumah popularly known as Sammy Kay has been arrested and handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for publishing sexually explicit images and the unlawful use of images of a Cyber Security Authority official. Last week, a sexually …

    A woman has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing her 11-month-old daughter. The woman has been identified as Sughshater Ushahemba from Mbadyur council ward in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered from the community that the woman allegedly fed the baby with …

Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to expedite prosecution of candidates who misconducted themselves and were arrested during the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). EduWatch in a statement issued on Monday said though it welcomed the partnership …

The young basketball player, who was mistakenly arrested illegally by the police thinking he was part of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration, has joined the protest movement. Kelvin Boakye, on September 21, was returning from his usual training session when he was apprehended alongside other protesters. According to the mother of the …

Five students of the Gomoa Potsin T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School have been arrested for their involvement in a violent attack that led to the injury of 12 Form 2 students. The suspects, mostly Form 3 students, carried out a nighttime attack on the Form 2 students at their dormitory …

Five Ghanaians are in police grips, since August this year, and have since made an appearance in court where they were charged with “planning to overthrow the government and destabilizing the peace.” The arrest took place on August 14, 2023, and was related to a protest organized by a pro-Russian …

The Upper West regional police CID has apprehended a 22-year-old man in connection with the alleged defilement of a 4-year-old girl in Wa, citinewsroom.com has reported. The incident transpired on a Saturday afternoon at an uncompleted building located in the Banmaarayiri community. The child’s mother had sent her daughter to …

The police in Zambia have arrested the wife of former President Edgar Lungu on three charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, BBC reported. Esther Lungu, who was taken into custody on Wednesday, has denied the charges. The former first lady was arrested with three others and they have all …

In a shocking revelation, an individual at the prestigious Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has been arrested for fraud and impersonation. The suspect, whose identity is yet to be made public, allegedly posed as a licensed medical doctor and prescribed medications to unsuspecting patients without the requisite authorisation. At the …