59 Mam Yandey Joof, a hotelier, filed for bail pending trial at the High Court (Criminal Court 5). Joof is facing a charge of murder following the death of her boyfriend, Kikibee, the owner of Kikibee restaurant. Kikibee is said to have behaved strangely in Joof’s apartment. She and a friend rushed him to the […]
Crime
Momo vendor kills himself over GHC15,000 debt at Awutu Bawjiase
110 A 30 -Year-old Mobile Money Vendor, Francis Larbie has committed suicide over Ghc15,000 debt at Awutu Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. Information gathered indicates that, fraudsters defrauded the deceased of the said amount and his employer ordered him to refund the money. On Thursday November 30, 2023 around […]
Twedie-Foase clash: Security personnel deployed to restore calm
61 A joint police and military patrol team has been deployed to Fosse and Twedie in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region in response to a clash between the youth of the two communities. A misunderstanding ensued between the youth of Twedie and Foase during a football competition for basic schools in the […]
Court grants bail to police commander
66 The Gbetsile Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢200,000.00 to Assistant Superintendent of Police Nasiru Amadu and No. 51836 G/CPL Emmanuel Mintah with three sureties for unlawful possession of narcotic drugs purportedly for trafficking. The case had been adjourned to December 20, 2023, for them to come back to court. The […]
Be wary of MoMo fraudsters – ECG cautions customers
50 The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Volta region has advised its customers to be wary of Mobile Money (MoMo) fraudsters. This, it said, was because it had received complaints of some persons impersonating officials of the company and demanding payment from its customers. Speaking to Citi News, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of […]
2 Kumasi Cement managers arrested
138 Two managers of Kumasi Cement Ghana have been arrested by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and trade standards inspectors of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA). The two, Huang Guangshun and Fang Yuan, marketing managers of KCG, were arrested at the factory, near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region last Tuesday evening. […]
IGP shocks Dzodze citizen with ‘express’ response and ‘professionalism’
81 A 42-year-old citizen of Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, Evans Mawunyo Tsikata, is beside himself with admiration for Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police. The IGP had personally followed up on an ‘open letter’ Tsikata had penned and published on Myjoyonline.com to draw the police boss’ […]
My life is in danger – Lawyer for alleged killers of Major Mahama cries out
116 George Bernard Shaw, one of the lawyers defending the 14 persons accused of killing Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, has expressed fear for his life after he was nearly attacked in court. On Monday, November 14, Mr Shaw was confronted by a man said to be an uncle of Major Mahama for defending the accused […]
Police on manhunt for two suspects who attacked Maxwell Konadu
112 The Ghana Police Service has announced that they are in hot pursuit of the two suspects who manhandled and brutally assaulted Maxwell Konadu, the head coach of Nsoatreman. Police, in a statement, said two people have been identified as suspects, and they are on a manhunt for them. The former Black Stars head […]
Police drag 3 groups to court, seek order to stop demo in December
75 The Ghana Police Service has dragged three groups to court over their refusal to postpone their respective demonstration dates. The groups; Democracy Hub, Patriotic Hub, and Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance each requested to picket and hold processions at the forecourt of the Jubilee House from December 1, 2023, to January 5, 2023, to […]