Crime
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Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness over alleged extremist activities
A court in Russian-controlled Crimea sentenced a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses to six and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of organising extremist activities, it said. The verdict,…
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Vietnam: Court jails flight attendant for spreading coronavirus
A court in Vietnam handed a two-year suspended jail term to a Vietnam Airlines flight attendant on Tuesday after finding him guilty of breaking COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to ot…
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Court jails 28-year-old mason for helping a Nigerian acquire Ghanaian passport
The Kaneshie District Court has sentenced a 28-year-old mason to 20 days imprisonment for aiding a Nigerian to acquire a Ghanaian passport. Joseph Awuah, would also pay a fine of GHC2, 400.00 in defa…
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Ghana Police arrest 22 at an alleged lesbian wedding at Mpraeso police
Twenty-two persons including six men have been arrested at Kwahu-Obomeng in the Eastern Region for allegedly holding a marriage ceremony between two females at a popular LGBTQI+ joint in the communit…
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Court ‘gift’ two a 36-year jail terms for robbing driver of GH¢270
An Accra Circuit Court on Friday sentenced two persons to 18 years imprisonment each on the charges of conspiracy and robbery. They are Emmanuel Koomson, 25, motor rider and Derrick Nyarko, 21, labou…
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Galamsey: Four Chinese, National security operatives arrested; weapons, ammunitions seized
Six (6) suspected illegal miners including four (4) Chinese have been arrested by the Ashanti regional Operation Vanguard taskforce. The Chinese nationals arrested are Li Xuh Jun,51, Mo Chi Cai, 52, …
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Man narrowly escapes death after stealing meat, stew, other items at Wassa Akropong
A 26-year-old young man was nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items in a cluster of houses at Agapet, a suburb of Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amwenfi Municipality. The thief who gave h…
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Road engineer shot in the head by armed robbers
A Kumasi based road engineer who works with Joeshobs Construction limited, Emmanuel Owusu Antwi, has been shot in the head by suspected armed robbers. The robbery incident happened Thursday evening a…
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Nigerian scammer nabbed in U.S. for defrauding 80-year-old woman
A Nigerian man, Dexter Enwerem has been arrested in Norwish, Connecticut in connection with an international phone scam crime organization. Enwerem, 34, of 29 Ward St., Norwich, was charged with fir…
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Man shoots friend to death over refusal to give him palm wine
A 53-year-old farmer in the Volta Region died from gunshot wounds after his colleague got furious over his refusal to give him a calabash of fresh palm wine. Asaase Radio’s Albert Kuzor reports that …