872 Source: GNA A 17-year-old car spraying apprentice, David Amenyedor, has been remanded into police custody by the Agbozume District Court in Ketu South, on a provisional charge of allegedly raping a girl of the same age. The accused, in his caution statement, however, said the victim consented to the sexual intercourse. Police Chief […]
Crime
Ahmed Suale will not get justice if Kennedy Agyapong becomes President – Family
575 The family of late investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale, says they have doubts Suale will get justice should Kennedy Agyapong be elected president. Kennedy Agyapong is one of the 10 candidates contesting the flag bearer slot of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) towards election 2024. In recent separate television interviews as part of Kennedy […]
Wicked Woman Sells Stolen Babies For Ghc50 In Kumasi
794 By I.F Joe Awuah Jnr A SUSPECTED baby thief has escaped death by a whisker after she was beaten by an angry mob at Aboabo Extension in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The suspect, Auleta Mohammed, a resident of Abirem was, reportedly, caught in possession of a boy of about two years old, whom […]
Man Kills Pal Over Dog Meat
550 A 50 year old man from Owusukrom in Gyereso near Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region has been tragically killed in what looks like a battle between two best friends over dog meat. According to reports, James Aperi Nyamekye, now deceased, fought fiercely with his best buddy, Adongo Salifu, just minutes after the two had […]
GWCL drags 22 customers to court for failing to pay GH¢198k water bills
1,485 The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Ashanti Region has dragged 22 customers to court for failing to pay their water bills. The customers owe a total of GH¢198,762.07 and have not settled their bills despite disconnections and follow-ups by GWCL officials. The water company says it took legal action after exhausting all […]
Pragya restriction: 12 riders remanded for attacking security officials
608 The Akropong Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region has remanded 12 commercial tricycle riders into police custody following a violent protest at the premises of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) on Monday. The riders were arraigned and charged on Tuesday August 8, 2023 for the disturbances that led to the destruction of property and […]
Man in uniform stabs, assaults Bolt driver for questioning careless driver in traffic
550 For daring to question another driver on what he perceived to be careless driving in traffic, an Accra driver with the ride-hailing app Bolt, had to be resuscitated in hospital after he was beaten by a man dressed like a soldier who was sitting in the vehicle said to have done the wrongful overtaking. […]
Police investigate death of Bekwai MCE’s daughter in Ashanti Region
976 The Ghana Police have launched an investigation into the perplexing death of a woman, identified as Akua Serwaa Kyei, in Atwima Bebu, Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on the evening of August 3, 2023. The Police in a statement said according to the victim’s husband, he returned home around 5:30 pm on that fateful […]
Three staff of Bolgatanga Hospital arrested for stealing medicines
626 Three staff members of Bolgatanga Regional Hospital in the Upper East Region have been arrested by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly stealing boxes of assorted medicines from the hospital. The suspects are Raymond Asoke, a 33-year-old driver, Bridget Noeyelle, a 33-year-old assistant dispensary officer, and Raheem Fasilat, a 48-year-old storekeeper at the hospital. […]
24-year-old stabbed to death by friend over missing T-shirt
647 A 24-year-old student has been stabbed to death by his friend at Kronum-Kwapra in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region. This follows a brawl over a missing T-shirt. The deceased, Lambert Frimpong, a second-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, was accused of stealing the shirt, which he denied. […]