A 27-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for running over a police officer on duty at Agona Swedru in the Central region, Ghana. “The officer was directing traffic on the busy dual carriage road before the incident,” according to reports. “The driver with vehicle registration number GW 6086-22 was driving …
Read More »Two perish in fire outbreak at Fiapre
Two people have been confirmed dead after a fire swept through a household in the Sunyani West Municipality in the Bono Region, Ghana. Several properties, running into thousands of Ghana Cedis, were also destroyed. The Sunyani Municipal Fire Public Relations Officer, ADO1 Isaac Opoku said, “the bodies of the two …
Read More »Man arrested for stealing a 2-year-old girl
The Kasoa Tollbooth Police have arrested a young man for allegedly stealing a 2-year-old baby girl from a community in Ghana’s Greater Accra region. “The suspect was with the little in a vehicle before the arrest,” according to reports. “The small girl started crying from kaneshie to Mallam Juction then …
Read More »A house help murdered a woman in her sleep
A 22-year-old house help has been arrested for the alleged murder of an 83-year-old woman at Ayigya, in the Oforikrom Municipality, Ghana. The suspect carried out the crime in connivance with her boyfriend, at dawn on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, when the old woman was asleep, reports said. “The old …
Read More »Sheep gives birth to lamb with two heads
A sheep gives birth to a two-headed lamb at Sehwi Wenchi a suburb of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai municipality in the Western North region, Ghana. The newborn lamb exhibited an abnormality with its two heads, two mouths, four eyes, and two ears. The owner of the sheep expressed shock at the …
Read More »Woman shot dead on her way home from church
A 22-year-old woman lost her life in a gunshot incident while returning home from the 31st December watch night service in Kenyase-Abrem, located in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head during the journey, and the residue from the gunfire also affected her child,” …
Read More »Ghana: 24-year-old lady beating in car
A 24-year-old graduate was stripped, beaten and robbed in a moving taxi at Haatso in the Ga East Municipal district, Ghana. “The driver insisted on using a different route to avoid traffic after which she was harassed and robbed of all her belongings,” according to the victim. “As I turned …
Read More »A 22-year-old boy killed in fight
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man at Yorogo, a suburb of Bolgatanga Central in the Upper East Region, Ghana. “The suspect has stabbed the deceased during a fight on Tuesday 19th December 2023 about 6:30pm,” according to reports. The victim was rushed …
Read More »Fire destroys shops at Kumasi Central Market
A devastating fire ravaged numerous stores, leaving a trail of destruction at the central market in Kumasi, Ghana. Although four fire tenders arrived at the scene after a call was placed to the Fire Service, controlling the inferno proved to be a challenge. The flames tore through the shops, resulting …
Read More »Ghana: two children burnt to death
Two children have been burnt to death after fire ruined their room at Agona Afamanso in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The children were asleep at the time of the incident, got trapped in their room,” reports said. “Their 40-year-old guardian who was with them had …
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