Crime
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Ex-GWCL staff apprehended for stealing water pipe lines in Larteh
52-year-old Abraham Asare, who resigned from the Amanorkrom office of Ghana Water Company Limited in 2022, has been arrested by the police in Larteh for stealing 23 (8-inch) pieces of ductile iron pi…
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Circuit court imprisons farmer 5 years for threatening to murder Chereponi DCE
The Circuit court in Yendi in the Northern Region has sentenced a 45-year-old farmer to 5 years imprisonment for threatening to kill the District Chief Executive for Chereponi contrary to section 75 …
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Couple sues St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre for GH¢5m over purported dereliction of duty
A couple has sued St. John Hospital & Fertility Centre, blaming them for the death of their baby and demanding GH¢5 million for the loss of life, pain, and suffering occasioned by their alleged actio…
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10 illegal miners operators apprehended in Oda River Forest Reserve
Ten illegal miners whose activities have caused massive destruction to the Oda River Forest Reserve in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region, have been arrested. The 10, made up of seven…
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Chief apprehended for possession of M16 rifle in the Northern Region
A chief in the Northern Region has been arrested for allegedly wielding an M16 assault rifle with six fully loaded magazines at the Ambariya Senior High School in Tamale. The incident has sparked con…
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Chinese national and 6 others apprehended over illegal mining
The Bekwai Forestry Commission has arrested seven persons including a Chinese national and six Ghanaians over illegal mining in the Oda Forest Reserve. Ernest Adofo, the Bekwai District Forest Manage…
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About 30 graves looted at Takoradi cemetery; residents request modified security
Residents of Sekondi-Takoradi are calling on the managers of the metropolis to tighten security at the Takoradi cemetery after about 30 graves were ransacked by unknown persons. Some relatives, who r…
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Effutu NDC executives apprehended denied bail over purported order from IGP
The four constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Effutu, in the Central Region, who were picked up by the Police and sent to the Winneba District Police Command, have bee…
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Young housekeeper imprisoned for stealing $16,000 from employer
The Accra Circuit Court One has sentenced a 27-year-old housekeeper to two and half years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing $16,000 from his employer. Thomas Yokpo denied the offence but was f…
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MP for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey reveals conflict in Nkwanta has claimed 11 lives
The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey Kini, disclosed that eleven people were reported dead within the first 24 hours of the conflict that occurred in the Nkwanta township. The conflic…