The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has discovered that some unknown persons in the Krobo District have illegally reconnected transformers and cable ends the company had previously disconnected. Ms. Sakyiwaa Mensah, the Tema ECG Regional Public Relations Officer, told the Ghana News Agency that the illegal connection was discovered when …
Read More »Kufuor, Otabil, Manasseh on list of persons Yvonne Nelson wants to chat with
Actress Yvonne Nelson has named personalities she would love to sit and have long conversations with. Although the actress did not give reasons for wanting to have a conversation with the personalities she posted a list that included Ghanaians and foreigners. The list spanned politics, religion, media, showbiz industry – …
Read More »9 persons fined for attacking teacher at Anyinasin Methodist JHS
The Akim Tafo Magistrate Court has sentenced the nine accused persons standing trial for attacking a teacher of the Anyinasin Methodist School to pay a fine of between GH¢1,800 (150 penalty units) and GH¢2,400 (200 penalty units) each or in default serve three months imprisonment with hard labour. The third …
Read More »Six persons perished in Abuakwa accident
Six persons have been confirmed dead in the Wednesday morning accident, which occurred at Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region. The accident, which involved a Ford bus with registration number GS 3600-12, with passengers on board, was heading towards Kumasi from the Sunyani highway. The bus was said to have failed …
Read More »Ghanaian woman shot dead by unidentified persons in US
The police have confirmed the death of a Ghanaian woman, 41, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on Cambridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to Asaaseradio.com report, the woman was one of two Ghanaian women shot at 7 PM on Saturday. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital …
Read More »Eight persons injured in accident at Aboabo
About eight persons sustained injuries in the early hours of Friday after a vehicle collided with two auto-rickshaws (tricycles) at Aboabo in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The driver of the Urvan vehicle told police officers deployed to manage traffic at the accident scene that he ran …
Read More »ECG to publish names of persons engaged in power theft
The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has stated that it will soon publish names of persons who steal electricity in the country. According to the ECG, it will conduct an audit of all meters soon. As part of this field survey, it noted that teams of ECG Officials will …
Read More »Six persons caught in secret rooms at venue of NPP N/R executive election
Six people have reportedly been arrested at the ongoing Northern Regional Delegate Conference to elect the regional executive of the governing New Patriotic Party at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium. According to adomonline.com, five of the arrested people were found hiding in a room at the stadium while the sixth person …
Read More »Major Mahama trial: State closes case against accused persons
The state has closed its case against some 14 suspects facing trial for the murder of the late Major Maxwell Mahama. Lawyers for the defence have also indicated that they intend to file a “submission of no case” application before the court. That would mean the defence lawyers asking the …
Read More »Bawku: 5 arrested over killing of four persons in renewed gunfight
Five persons have been arrested by the Bawku divisional police command in the Upper East Region in connection with renewed ethnic conflict that have claimed the lives of four persons. Even though the police are yet to unravel the cause of the disturbances, sporadic gunshots ensued among ethnic groups in …
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