Crime
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Turkish journalist handed 27 years in absentia for espionage
Turkish journalist Can Dundar was sentenced in absentia to 27 years and six months in prison for espionage and aiding an armed terrorist organisation, his lawyers said on Wednesday, calling the verdi…
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Doctor, others land in court over 18 million fraud
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday granted a GH¢18 million bail with four sureties each, to two persons for allegedly stealing GH¢18,600,000. from their employer. The sureties, the Court ordered, shou…
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Young man chops off mother’s head at Yaayo in the Eastern Region
A young man has beheaded his mother at Yaayo, a farming community near Asamankese in the Eastern Region, Daily News Ghana reports. According to the report, the young man identified as Kwaku Panyin at…
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Teacher charged over Katamanto Market fire
The Kaneshie District Court has granted bail to one Daniel Komla Dah, a professional teacher who is suspected to have caused the fire incident that burnt portions of the Kantamanto Market. Daniel Kor…
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Two armed robbers lynched at Sawla after failed robbery attempt
Police in the Sawla District of the Savannah region on Monday retrieved the lifeless bodies of two armed robbers from a bush at Tuna, a town in the community. The Savannah Regional Police Public Rela…
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Fraud Alert: How to avoid fraud and perform safe online transactions
As we start the holiday season, it is important to empower yourself not to fall victim to Card Not Present (CNP) fraud, which occurs when neither the card nor the cardholder is present whilst a fraud…
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Two Nigerians in court for plotting to sell a 19-year-old for two million Naira
Two persons accused of conspiring to sell a 19-year old Nigerian for two million Naira have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Monday John, unemployed, and Fidelis Haruna, a…
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German Police breaks into Ghanaian church over violation of covid-19 protocols
Police break up church service with 86 people in Essen-Germany. In a private church building of the original Ghanaian congregation “The Church of Pentecost”, the members celebrated Sunday mass. In a …
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Police kill armed robber on Buipe-Tamale road
A Police escort team has shot to death an armed robber in between Sawaba and Mpaha junction on the Buipe-Tamale road in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah region. According to the Savannah Re…
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Herdsman murdered, wife injured at Afram Plains
A 25-year-old herdsman has been murdered while his wife sustained a knife injury in Maame Krobo, a community in Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, Mahamadu Rabor, …