GENERAL NEWS

Southern Cameroons Crisis: Francophone soldiers kill 10 in Big Babanki

At least ten Southern Cameroonians were killed in an offensive by the Francophone dominated Cameroon government military in Big Babanki in the North West region. The attack on Big Babanki was carried out late on Friday night to the early hours of Saturday. Yaoundé said those killed were armed separatists …

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Senya Beraku: Asafo Groups Perform Rites To Destool Chief For Being Anti-Development Leader

Clad in red to signify their displeasure, the Asafo company groups who claim to be kingmakers of the Senya Beraku Community in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region have on Monday morning performed a ritual at the forecourt of their Chief’s Palace to destool the chief from …

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A/R: Man, 50, allegedly shoots himself to death

Yaw Asare alias Yaw Akuapem, believed to be in his 50s, has allegedly shot himself dead at Enye Nyame Den in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The cause of the death is, however, unclear. Confirming the sad incident to Onua FM’s Emmanuel Sowah, the wife of the …

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Police Inspector attempts to commit suicide

An Inspector of Police attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison on Monday. Sources in police said Inspector of Organised Crime Investigation Unit Senthur Kumar, 55, of Maharaja Nagar, attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison on Monday at his home and was admitted to Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital. Mr. …

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Teacher gets 7 years for sodomizing 13-year-old boy

The Sogakope Circuit Court has jailed a 27-year-old teacher seven years for defiling a 13-year-old boy. Mensah Believe, teacher of Lume Ahugakope MA Basic School, in the Akatsi South Munic­ipality of the Volta Region, plead­ed guilty to the crime of defiling a child under 16 years and sodomy. Police Detective …

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New Obuase community gets new Police station

The Upper Denkyira West District Assembly in the Central Region has constructed a modern police station for the New Obuase Community. The facility, valued at more than GHC22,000 was funded from the District Assembly Common Fund. It comprised a charge office, a Station Officer’s office, an office of the Criminal …

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Armed robbers strike twice in four days on Somanya-Dodowa road

Armed robbers strike twice in four days on Somanya-Dodowa road Passengers plying the Somanya – Accra road have made a spirited appeal to the Ghana Police Service to mount surveillance on the stretch to safeguard their lives and properties following recent armed robbery incidents on the road.After months of relative …

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7-yr-old girl gets strangled while playing with towel

As per the procedure, a case of accidental death was lodged at the Bharati Vidyapeeth police station. death The cops took the girl to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. (Representational Photo) A girl died after she accidentally got strangled while playing with a towel in her house in …

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Legacy debt in Ghana’s energy sector reaches $2bn – Finance Minister reveals

  Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has indicated that a number of structural reforms are being undertaken with respect to the $ 3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Sunday, June 18, Mr Ofori-Atta said the structural reform agenda is …

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Ownership of financial institutions by Africans should be strengthened – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Addo is making a case for the ownership of financial institutions by Africans to be strengthened. The President indicated that the reality is that unless Africa has strong financial institutions the countries on the continent are not going to develop. President Akufo-Addo said these when he …

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