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The Deputy Commander of the Volta North regional police force was found dead in a hotel in Hohoe, Ghana, according to reports. “Relatives of the deceased had tried reaching him on the phone several times but there was no response,” reports said. The family then lodged a complaint with the …

Six people, including three soldiers were sentenced to death on Wednesday January 24 for their involvement in a plot to overthrow the government in 2021 in Ghana. Nine people, including six military personnel, were tried. Among them, three were acquitted, including a former high-ranking police officer, who walked out of …

A 47-year-old driver has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old stepdaughter at Tetegu in Accra, Ghana. “The suspect has taken advantage of the absence of the victim’s mother and defiled the 13-year-old twice,” according to reports. The victim informed her mother upon her …

Ghana’s first female professional photographer, Mrs Felicia Ewuraesi Abban has died at 87 on January 4, 2024 in the capital Accra. Mrs. Abban passed away in Accra, leaving behind a legacy that transcends her remarkable contributions to the art of photography. Throughout her illustrious career, Mrs Abban not only broke …

A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for presenting a five-year-old girl for money ritual at Pokuase in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The victim was kidnapped by the suspect at a public toilet in Accra. “He presented the minor to a herbalist at Pokuase for money …

Ten fire incidents were recorded by the Ghana National Fire Service on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra, Ghana. This comes after a bakery and some shops were burnt at Kotobabi Abavanna Down and a similar incident at Circle Tiptoe Lane which also led to the destruction of several shops. …

Eight school children have drowned after a boat carrying them capsized at Faana in the Weija Gbawe municipality in Accra, Ghana, reports said. “The children were returning from school when the canoe was hit by a wave,” assemblyman of the Bortianor Electoral area said. “The 13-year-old canoe operator who survived …

A 26-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for abusing a six-year-old girl at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, reports said. “The victim had gone to play with her friends at where the suspect lived,” reports said. The suspect lured the victim into his room, undressed the victim and …

A former Black Stars player Emmanuel Oblitey has died at the Joy Specialist Medical Clinic in Accra, Ghana, according to reports. He died on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at the age of 69. The former Black Stars was a member of the Africa Cup of Nations winning squad in 1963. …

A lifeless body of the premature baby was found in a gutter at Adabraka, a community in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana, according to reports. The new born baby was found around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, leaving residents in shock. “Some students drew my attention to a …