228 A 30-year-old banker, who is standing trial at the Tarkwa circuit court for dishonestly appropriating money belonging to a customer of a bank, has appeared before the same court on a similar charge. The accused person, Edmond Nashiru, pleaded not guilty to the offence and was remanded into prison custody. On the new case, […]
Crime
3 persons shot following clash between COCOBOD taskforce and farmers at Ahamanso junction
232 Three persons have been shot in Ahamanso Junction in the Oti Region following a clash between the COCOBOD task force and some farmers. The victims were shot when a misunderstanding erupted between the task force and the farmers regarding the sale of cocoa beans. It’s unclear who fired the shot but the victims are […]
Abetifi Residents Grateful To Bryan Acheampong for the construction of a Police station
250 The people of Abetifi constituency continue to benefit from infrastructure projects critical for their socio economic growth and development through the visionary oriented Member of Parliament, Hon Dr Bryan Acheampong . The provision of these projects cut across sectors and communities within the constituency. The MP Who is also Minister for Food and […]
NPP deputy IT director in trouble over fake memo and misuse of Mahama’s letterhead
446 A deputy IT director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has found himself in trouble for using a fake memo and misusing the letterhead of former President John Mahama. The Deputy Director of IT at the NPP headquarters Ato Kwamena Forson, and one Abdul Rauf Ibrahim who identifies himself as an NPP lobbyist are […]
Kikibee’s murder case: Girlfriend granted GH₵200,000 bail
621 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 […]
Momo vendor kills himself over GHC15,000 debt at Awutu Bawjiase
532 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
278 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
207 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
205 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
342 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. […]