Tag Archives: WITCH

Tamale court jails 2 women 12 years for 2020 lynching of 90-year-old ‘witch’

A Tamale High Court on July 4 handed down a landmark ruling in respect of the lynching of a 90-year-old woman in the Savannah Region. The court found Hajia Mohammed Serena and Latifa Bomaye guilty and sentenced them to 12 years in prison for their involvement in the heinous murder …

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30-year-old Man pours kerosene on his 8-year-old daughter and sets her ablaze, claims she is a witch

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Hamza Umar, who set a young girl ablaze on the allegation that she is a witch sent to kill him. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 19, 2023, said …

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VIDEO: I like colour black because I’m a ‘witch’ – Efya

Singer and songwriter, Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor known in showbiz as Efya has revealed the reason why she is attracted to the black colour. She said she likes the colour because she is a “witch”. But further explaining her point, the songstress attributed it to the kind …

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Pastor Ordered His Church Members To Burn Down An Old Woman’s House After Accusing Her Of Being A Witch

A pastor identified as Emmanuel Nachamada Musa reportedly ordered his church members to burn down the house of an old woman after accusing her of being a witch in Adamawa state. According to the reports the pastor who is the president of the charity organizations Emnamu Foundation, alledgedly ordered his …

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Some Christians still visit witch doctors for solutions – Catholic Bishops’ Conference

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference says political, social, and economic situations in the country is fueling serious challenge to Christianity. Addressing the annual plenary session of the Conference at Donkorkrom in Afram plains North District in the Eastern Region, the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference Most Rev. Phillip Naameh …

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Gambaga ‘witch’ flies to Norway for conference

A woman who was branded as a witch and had to live in the infamous Gambaga Witch Camp in the Northern Region of Ghana for 15 years has made a first-time trip to Norway. Suuk Laari was in Tromso, Norway, to attend the Coast Contemporary 2022 Conference as a guest …

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Joining a witch society, better than Nollywood – Olamide Odunlade

Actress, Olamide Oyindamola Odunlade popularly known as “Olamideoyin Omomala” has taken to her social media page to share her grievances about the Nollywood industry. Sharing her experience, she noted that the movie industry is not a lovable one, and that so much hate abounds in the industry. According to her, …

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You are a ‘witch’ if you insist only the Ghana Card should be used for voters’ register – Sammy Gyamfi

The National Communications Officer of the NDC has accused persons insisting that only the Ghana Card should be used for the upcoming limited voters’ registration exercise of being witches. He added that such people aim to cause havoc in the country. Sammy Gyamfi said that the insistence on using only the …

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Girl tagged as a witch for clocking an aggregate 30 in BECE

Ghanaian women’s rights activist, Margaret Brew-Ward, has shared the plight of a young girl who was branded a witch by her community folks for getting an aggregate 30 in her Basic Education Certificate Examination. According to the Campaign Manager for Action Aid Ghana, the girl was branded a witch for …

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