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Crime

LEKMA Hospital Sued!

The alleged negligent removal of the womb of a 30-year-old patient of the LEKMA Hospital, without her consent, has landed the medical facility in trouble. The woman, now childless, was at the Teshie-based Municipal Hospital to be delivered of her first baby, which came out successfully after a caesarean section But …

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SHS Student Beats Teacher To Pulp, Stabs Security Man With Broken Bottle

A visual arts student of Akro Senior High Technical School in the Eastern region has beaten his teacher to pulp for asking he and his colleagues to stop disturbing other students who were writing mock exams. He also stabbed one of the school’s security officers in the chest when he …

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Siblings Arrested For Flaunting Guns In viral Video Begs

Obour with his friends Three siblings from the Obuasi suburb of Gausu arrested for flaunting guns in a viral video on social media say they regret their action They say maintained innocence in any alleged criminal act. One of them, Apostle Alfred Dakurah, who has been speaking to JoyNews on how they …

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Robbers Shoot MoMo Vendor At Okorase

A mobile money (MoMo) vendor has been shot dead by armed robbers at Okorase near Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The 36-year-old Solomon Arhin Prost was gunned down Saturday, June 19, 2021 around 11:14pm while on his way home from work. The deceased was reportedly walking with his friend at the time …

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Police Arrest 215 Suspects In Swoops

A total of 215 suspected criminals have been arrested in a police operation.The operation targeted persons behind the recent attack of a bullion van at James Town and other street crimes in the Accra Metropolis.Those arrested were between the ages of 17 and 52. There were 17 women among them.The …

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Teshie Wulomo, 2 Others Injured After Gunshots During Pre-Homowo Rituals [Photos+Video]

Three people have been injured while they were performing rituals ahead of the start of the Homowo festival at Teshie. The victims include the Chief Priest (Wulomo) of the traditional area in the Ledzorkuku municipality after gunmen stormed the Osabu Ayiku shrine on Sunday. According to the Secretary to the Chief Priest, …

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Man Arrested With Imported Sniper Rifles Into Ghana: Inside Story [Audio]

The suspect A Ghanaian based in the United States of America (USA) has been arrested for possessing ammunition without lawful authority. Ernest Tawiah, based in Chicago, is said to have concealed the weapons in a barrel filled with sardines and milk that had been shipped to Ghana. African Logistics, the …

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Man Stabs Friend To Death At Funeral For Calling Him Stupid

A 32-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his friend following a quarrel between the two at a funeral in Akyem-Nkwanta, a suburb of Akyem-Oda in the Eastern region. Kwame Frempong was stabbed with a knife by Nana Kwame, 34, popularly called Cambodia JoyNews has gathered that the two …

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Cop Killer’s Case Adjourned Due To Lack Of Jurors

The case of Eric Kojo Duah, aka Sakora, the man accused of killing two police officers at Buduburam in the Central Region, on August 28, 2019, has been adjourned to July 1.The adjournment came as an Accra High Court had indicated that it had some challenges with the empanelling of …

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SSNIT Prosecutes 5,344 Defaulting Employers

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it has prosecuted 5,344 defaulting employers in 2021 alone.Director-General of SSNIT, Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang made this known at a stakeholder sensitization workshop in Accra on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, on the merger of SSNIT numbers and NIA numbers of members of …

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