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29 year-old driver sentenced 10 years for defilement

A 29-year-old driver who impregnated a 15-year-old girl at La Wireless in Accra, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Justice Shamo Abbey, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty. He also denied being responsible for the pregnancy. A DNA test conducted, however, revealed that he …

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Offinso: 27-year-old pregnant girlfriend of money ritualist arrested; coffin full of blood retrieved

A 27-year-old suspected ritualist has taken to his heels after a coffin full of blood was retrieved from his room in Mperhin, a suburb of Offinso in the Offinso South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Kwasi is said to be a known ritualist in the area who demand …

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22 year old female excavator operator dies as the machine drown into a mining pit

An excavator operator has lost her life after the    machine she was operating allegedly slipped into a pit at a mining site at Mpatuam in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti drowning her in the process. Maame Duffie, 22, according eye witness went missing with the excavator she was operating …

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3-year-old boy accidentally shoots mother to death

A three-year-old naive boy has accidentally shot and killed his 29-year-old mother Daejah Bennett, after picking up a gun and shooting her with it. The incident happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, after the kid found a gun while the family were sitting inside their car in …

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Bawku: Soldiers shoot, kill 9-year-old boy, injure 5 others in fresh gunfight

A nine-year-old boy has been shot dead at Missiga in the Bawku municipality of the Northern region this morning, Wednesday, 16 March 2022. Five others have sustained injuries. This comes barely 72 hours after One Muhammed Boore a Fulani who was on a horse back was shot dead at Koziesi …

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‘Our 60-year-old MD must go’ – ECG workers

Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) say they do not want a contract extension for their Managing Director, Kwame Agyeman-Budu who has reportedly attained the mandatory retirement age of 60.     The workers led by their divisional leadership under the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are calling for …

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40-year-old teacher beats concubine to death, attempts suicide

The Ghana Police Service is investigating a case involving a teacher suspected to have killed his girlfriend at Gomoa Ajumako in the Central region. The teacher, identified as 40-year-old Isaac Tsemenu Sarsah, is also said to have attempted suicide, reports graphic.com.gh. According to the Apam Police, the teacher is believed …

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90-year-old woman, 3 others burnt to death at Gyinyaase

The Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed a man and his wife were killed after fire consumed a structure they lived in at Gyinyaase in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region over the weekend. Firefighters who rushed to the scene to battle the blaze said witnesses disclosed that the …

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54-year-old painter jailed 20 years for defiling, impregnating girlfriend’s daughter

A painter, who defiled his girlfriend’s 13-year- old daughter, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court. Fred Acquaye, 54, is said to have defiled the victim on two occasions after his girlfriend had gone to church. Charged with defilement, Acquaye pleaded guilty with explanation. He …

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Two-year-old boy needs GHC8,000 to undergo tumour surgery

A two-year-old boy at Kpogede, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, is in dire need of an amount of GHC8,000 to enable him to undergo tumour surgery. His condition is getting worse by day and an appeal to general public to assist the parents …

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