Some angry youth of Agona Nyarkrom in the Central Region have besieged the Nana Ampiawkoko Palace and ripped off portions of its roof in a bid to steal a black stool in a protracted chieftaincy dispute. Elders of the community according to Citi News sources had to run for cover for fear …
Read More »UK-based Ghanaian student arrested over attempt to defile 14-year-old
A Ghanaian schooling in Scotland, the United Kingdom, has been arrested for allegedly soliciting for and pursuing sexual intercourse with a minor. The man identified in reports as Isaac Kris Soman is alleged to have arranged to have sex with a 14-year-old after he had met her online. In …
Read More »Guinea-Bissau ‘coup attempt’: What we know so far plus ECOWAS reaction
Fears of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau Gunshots heard around presidential palace Development comes a week after Burkina Faso coup West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, have reacted to a purported coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau even as it comes to terms with the January 24 coup in Burkina Faso. The …
Read More »Kasoa ritual murder: Amanase residents attempt burning juju woman’s shrine
Some residents of Amanase in the Eastern Region attempted burning a shrine belonging to a traditional priestess who has been linked to the recent killing of an 11-year-old boy by two teenagers in Kasoa, Central Region, for ritual purposes. The intervention of the police in Suhum foiled the arson …
Read More »Thief trapped inside church after robbery attempt goes wrong
A fearless thief, identified as Agyasuo, got trapped inside a church after his robbery attempt went wrong. Agyasuo is said to have targeted a Catholic Church building in their vicinity at Techimantia, Tano South where he broke into with a chisel and hammer. He created a hole inside the ground …
Read More »A failed attempt by unknown person to burn Boahen Korkor Presby JHS
The Boahen Korkor Presby Junior High School in Sunyani on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, was nearly set ablaze by an unknown person. This school, which is situated at the premises of the Presbyterian Church, which is directly opposite the Radio BAR, is amongst a cluster of schools on the same …
Read More »‘I lost my hand when a soldier tried to rape me’ – 18-year-old girl reveals
An Ethiopian schoolgirl has told the BBC how she lost her right hand defending herself from a soldier who tried to rape her – and who had also tried to force her grandfather to have sex with her. The 18-year-old, who we are not naming, has been in hospital in …
Read More »NDC Parliamentary candidate survives assassination attempt
An alleged assassination has been mounted on the Parliamentary Candidate for the Awutu Senya -East Constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress, Madam Phyllis Koryoo Okunor. Madam Okunor was said to have been on her way home when she noticed a car was running towards her from the …
Read More »Man arrested for attempting to kill his mum in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has arrested a 26-year-old man for attempting to kill his biological mother in Lafia, the state’s capital. Parading the suspect identified as Kamaldin Abu Sabo before newsmen, the State’s NSCDC commandant, Mahmud Gidado Fari said he threatened to kill his …
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