1,939 Vice President of Imani Africa, Kofi Bentil has appealed to the government to adopt stringent measures to resolve the security challenges in Bawku. According to him, the longer it takes to find solution to the tensed situation in the town, people might take the law into their own hands. “We need to have the […]
Crime
West Hills Mall death: Shop manager remanded
1,941 A 29-year-old shop manager has been put before the Sowutuom District Court for allegedly causing the death of one Shadrack Allu at West Hills Mall, at Weija in Accra. Charged with murder, Kwame Osei Boafo’s plea was preserved. The Court presided over by Mr. Stephen Tabiri has remanded Boafo into police custody to reappear […]
Bawku is a complete war zone – Security analyst
2,701 A security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa has described the capital town of the Upper East Region, Bawku as a complete war zone. He said people who have visited Bawku in the last year will attest to the fact. Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story on Thursday, he said, “.. Bawku is […]
Court Of Arbitration Dismisses $55m Judgement Debt Against Ghana Over Traffic Management Contract Dispute
1,788 The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, The Netherlands, has dismissed a $55 million judgment debt against Ghana which was being sought by a Chinese company over a traffic management project. The disputed project — the Accra Intelligent Traffic Management System (AITMS) — was signed between the government of Ghana (GoG) and […]
‘Policemen’ Tase Man To Death At West Hills Mall
2,423 His name is Shadrack Arloo, 32, and was scheduled to travel to Germany on Tuesday, but 24-hours before that journey, he had an encounter with some persons, said to be policemen that resulted in his death. Shadrack Arloo was allegedly beaten to death by the said policemen, assisted by suspected private security guards […]
Police Officer Interdicted For Leaving Rifle In ‘Trotro’
2,406 The Police Administration has interdicted a police Inspector for negligently leaving a service rifle in a commercial vehicle. The rifle has since been returned by the driver of the said vehicle who alleged that the Inspector had extorted money from him. The interdicted officer, Inspector Sulemana Adam, stationed with the Rapid Deployment Force, Takoradi […]
Waakye Kills 5 In Accra: Suspected Food Poisoning, 40 Others Affected
2,438 Five people have reportedly died after eating a meal of rice and beans, popularly known as waakye they bought from a food joint at Oyibi Bush Canteen Junction, in Accra. About 40 people were reportedly affected, out of which five, including a pregnant woman and a lotto vendor, died. The victims including the waakye […]
Police To Go After E-Commerce Fraudsters, Impersonators; Special Team To Tackle Rising Menace
1,997 The Ghana Police Service has assured of taking measures to tackle the rising menace of electronic commerce (e-commerce) fraud and impersonation in the virtual space. The Inspector General of Ghana Police Service, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare – who said criminals in e-commerce and impersonators on social media platforms will no longer have a field […]
Tragedy on the Kumasi–Techiman Highway: Mistaken Identity Killing Shocks Community
106 A 38-year-old man has been tragically shot dead in his vehicle along the busy highway linking Kumasi and Techiman in what authorities now believe to be a chilling case of mistaken identity. The victim, whose name is being withheld pending full family notification, was discovered lifeless in his car under circumstances that initially pointed […]
Anti-gay mob attacked a Broadcast Journalist
2,429 Assailants armed with wooden clubs and iron bars dragged a gay activist Broadcast Journalist from his bed and assaulted him, yelling that they were going to “cleanse” their neighborhood of gay people. Alhassanm Issah, a broadcast journalist with Kumasi-based Zuria FM, was chased out of Aboabo, one of Ghana’s largest Muslim communities. Mr. Issah, […]







