711 Three residents of Ashaiman Lebanon Zone two have been arraigned before the Ashaiman District Court for allegedly assaulting Mr. Augustine Nyalali Ahiagbor, a journalist with Angel FM/TV. The three are 24-year-old Abass Mohammed, a national service person, Seth Kwame Baidoo, a 39-year-old civil engineer, and Samuel Yaw Baidoo, a 70-year-old pensioner. They pleaded not […]
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QNET supports government agencies to arrest five fraudsters in Ghana
581 QNET, a global lifestyle and wellness company that uses a direct selling business model, has demonstrated commitment and willingness to repair its image and reputation in Ghana by collaborating with the police and security agencies to arrest people misrepresenting the company for their own selfish gains. QNET provided information and supported the judicial authority […]
Tamale: Police arrest coach who brutalised female referee
572 Police in Tamale have arrested coach Iddrisu S. Napari on Monday afternoon after he brutalised a female referee on Saturday during a Northern Region Division Two League game. The Tiyumba Ladies coach reported himself to the police station after he remained in hiding since Sunday when he was declared wanted. He is now set […]
Armed robbers attack 10 vehicles, rob passengers at Dodowa-Somanya road
544 More than 10 vehicles were attacked with passengers aboard robbed of their valuables on Thursday, June 15. The incident which lasted for about 45 minutes happened on the Dodowa-Somanya road at about 9:00 pm. Eyewitnesses say the armed robbers staged a traffic block near Agomeda Luwuor Junction in the Ashai Osudoku District in the […]
1 dead, 4 arrested, chief and assemblyman on the run in Daboya disturbance
767 Four suspects were arrested at about 2 am on Friday, June 15, by National Security operatives at Daboya in the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region. Two others, a sub-chief, and an assemblyman are said to be on the police wanted list and are still on the run. “Around 2 am when I […]
Teacher jailed 7 years for defilement
1,375 A 27-year-old Junior High School teacher at Lume Ahugakope MA Basic School in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region has been jailed seven years by a Sogakope Circuit Court for defiling a 13-year-old student. The convict, Mensah Believe who teaches Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and English, during his appearance in Court […]
Accra High Court orders galamsey queen Aisha Huang to open defence
757 The High Court in Accra has directed Galamsey Queen, Aisha Huang to open her defence in the galamsey charges she is facing. Aisha Huang has been on trial for months after she was arrested following her return to Ghana and subsequent engagement in illegal mining. The evidence adduced by the state included previous illegal […]
Court Restrains OSP From Arresting And Declaring Bissue Wanted
605 The Human Rights Court 2 presided by Justice Nicholas M.C has restrained the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from arresting the former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Charles Bissue. Subsequently, the OSP is restrained from making any other applications for an Arrest Warrant and publishing notices purporting Mr. […]
Money-making rituals: Woman spends night without clothes at cemetery, gets raped by sangoma
939 The trial of Jimson Nyasara, a sangoma who is being accused of rɑping a woman as part of a get-rich-quick scheme, is set to begin today. Nyasara allegedly made the victim spend a night nɑked in a cemetery to work the magic of get-rich charms. He then claimed he needed to have sex with […]
Community Policing Assistant arrested for trying to steal electricity cables
540 A former Community Policing Assistant (CPA) who was stationed at the Koforidua Central Police Station has been arrested by residents of Daasebere Estate in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The former CPA, who was identified as Theophilus by police personnel, was rescued in the early hours of Tuesday after being […]