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Police clash with Nsumia residents over noise-making

Nsumia, a community near Nsawam in the Eastern region was a scene of chaos Friday night after residents there clashed with personnel of the Ghana Police...

Mourner mutilated by train on way to cemetery

The entire Kojokrom township in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis was thrown into a state of shock and sombreness after a 26-year-old man was crushed to...

Revealed: Kasoa cops ‘killer’ had pistol in his car when arrested!

The Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of Eric Kojo Dua, the prime suspect in the killing of...

Every police officer must wear bulletproof vest – Kwesi Pratt

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, says it is the responsibility of Ghanaians to protect the police, who are the defenders...

Ghana commissions passport office in Japan

Ghana has made another major move in extending passport services to its citizens around the world, with the commissioning of its biometric passport application centre and...

Video: How Kasoa cops killer landed in police station

Some witnesses of the Kasoa shooting incidents, which led to the demise of two policemen - Sergeant Michael Gyamasi and Lance Corporal Awal Mohammed-...

Woman,41, defies orders to kill cerebral palsy daughter

A 41-year-old woman, Eunice Ahenkorah, has snubbed incessant calls on her to end the life of her five-year-old daughter suffering from cerebral palsy. Community members...

Let’s protect the police to protect us – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to remember that peace and security are two cardinal necessities in life and that those who...

Mrs Kufuor alive and kicking – Kufuor’s Office rubbishes death rumours

The Office of former President John Agyekum Kufuor has rubbished media reports that the former First Lady, Mrs Theresa Kufuor has died. A statement signed by aid...

My husband’s killers must be shot dead, too – Policeman’s widow

The widow of one of the slain police officers at Kasoa Buduburam in the Central region is demanding that the killers of her husband...

Phone dealer found dead in his room

A popular phone dealer at Adum in Kumasi, who is believed to be in his 30s, has died mysteriously. The deceased, popularly known as...

T’di kidnapped girls are alive, their families must be prayerful – Prophet Nigel Gaisie

The Founder and Leader of True Word Fire Prophetic Ministries, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has made a revelation about the three kidnapped girls. According to...

Sex-for-grade undermining quality education – UPSA Lecturer

Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Fred Awaah, has decried the wave of sex-for-grade incidents in Ghanaian universities, urging a change in attitude. He...

Video: PPA boss moody after meeting Special Prosecutor

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, has finally appeared before the Special Prosecutor to answer questions on...

Video: I will miss my son but God knows best – Father of late policeman

Father of late Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, Osman Mohammed, says he is going to miss his son whose death has left him devastated. According to...

Audio: We are traumatised after witnessing killing of policemen – 13-yr-old girl cries

The 13-year-old girl, who witnessed the shooting of the two policemen at Kasoa Budumburam on Wednesday, has revealed how the gruesome killing of the...

Audio: PPA boss likely to walk free – Lawyer hints

Lawyer of embattled Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenin Boateng Adjei says his client will be exonerated from corruption charges...

Murder of 5 cops in one month: We’re not in normal times – Alhaji Nasiru

A member of the communications team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Nasiru Mohammed, has painted a gloomy picture about Ghana. According to him,...

Gender Minister cautions girls on kidnapping tactics

Mrs. Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has advised young girls to adhere to personal security measures to...

Check out Allotey Jacobs’ strategy for NDC to win 2020 elections

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has observed that the only way the NDC can come back...

Video: I’m being crucified for doing nothing – Suspended PPA boss cries out

The Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, who has been suspended over alleged conflict of interest and corruption,...

Video: Armed robbers take over Liberia Camp; chief calls for demolishing of the Camp

The Liberia Refugee Camp at Buduburam, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central region is now a den for armed robbers, Chief of Gomoa...

Audio: How Kasoa police officer was killed

A family member of Sergeant Michael Gyamasi has given a sad account of how the police officer was murdered in cold blood, Wednesday. The family...

Bees kill 66-year-old Italian volunteer at Adumasa

A farming community, Adumasa in the Nkoranza North District of the newly created Bono East Region was thrown into a state of shock when a...

Audio: Bereaved families of slain cops receive GHc10,000

The bereaved families of the two policemen who were killed at Kasoa Budumburam on Wednesday afternoon have received GHc10,000 from the Interior Minister, Ambrose...

Photo: Police releases photo of gun owner in Kasoa killing

The Ghana Police Service has released the photograph of a man suspected to be the main brain behind the killing of the two policemen...

High court orders closure of Nsawam GCB branch

The Koforidua High Court on Thursday morning ordered for the closure of the Nsawam branch of GCB Bank due to its failure to release...

I look young and strong because I sleep with young girls – Kwaku Bonsam

Popular Ghanaian native doctor Nana Kwaku Bonsam has shared the secret behind his young look and according to him, it is sleeping with 'young...

Police visit families of two policemen killed at Budumburam

Police Hierarchy in the Central region on Wednesday evening paid a visit to the bereaved families of two police officers who were shot dead...

Serial police killings: Mahama demands protection for officers

The 2020 Presidential candidate of the opposition NDC has demanded more protection for police officers following an increased rate of fatal attacks on the law...

WAEC yet to release 2019 BECE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it is yet to release the results for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)...

Audio: I’m tired of burying dead bodies – Buduburam chief cries

Chief of Gomoa Budumburam, Nana Kojo Essel II, has said his people are under self-imposed curfew due to persisted robbery attacks in the area. According...

My brother didn’t have even pepper spray – Brother of slain police officer cries

Brother of late Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal is certain the slain police officers would still be alive if they were armed. Sawaba Musa blamed the...

Family of slain policeman wants body for burial

Family of slain police officer, Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, wants his body released for speedy burial in accordance with Islamic customs. They believe his death...

IGP places GH¢10,000 bounty on cops’ killer

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has placed a GH¢10,000 bounty on the head of Eric Kojo Duah,...

Police killings: Officers must up their game – Ex-CID boss

A former Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Rtd. Bright Oduro is urging the police administration to step up its crime-fighting and...

Police patrol team to receive bulletproof vests

The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh has disclosed that the Ghana Police Service has taken delivery of some 4,500 bulletproof vests for...

Sawla: 41 field workers receive training for nationwide Digital Addressing System

The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Assembly has trained 41 Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) field workers for the upcoming nationwide Digital Addressing System. The Sawla District Assembly Director,...

Video: Kasoa police killers arrested as 2nd officer dies

https://youtu.be/0d89JbrF8Jo The police officer was said to be battling for his life after he and a colleague were shot by suspected robbers at Kasoa Budumburam...

Audio: Volta GJA seeks compensation for assaulted Adom TV reporter

The Volta Region branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is seeking compensation for Adom TV's correspondent in the Oti region allegedly assaulted by...