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A 40-year-old tricycle driver has drowned in the Okyi River at Mankessim, in the Mfantseman Municipality in Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. “Residents discovered the lifeless body of the deceased by the river,” reports said. “A resident suspects the deceased killed himself,” acccording to Adom News. “The deceased had …

A 24-year-old man hit the left eye of a man who had stepped on his leg in Agbogbloshie, Ghana, according to reports. “The suspect, who cannot see with his left eye, had awoken in the middle of the night to pass urine when he inadvertently stepped on the suspect, resulting …

A woman has been arrested after inflicting cane wounds on her seven-year-old son in Lapaz community, Ghana, according to reports. “The victim is severely bruised on his back as a result of the assault,” reports said. The injured child was taken to Lapaz Community Hospital and later transferred to Christian …

An alleged gay teacher has been assaulted over an alleged affair with another man at Prestea in the Western Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The teacher was beaten and injured for engaging in sexual intercourse with his fellow man,” reports said. This occurred while he was on his way home …

 A suspected thief has been electrocuted while attempting to steal from a mechanic shop at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality, Ghana. “The thief went to the area in the night with three other colleagues to engage in the crime,” according to reports. “The deceased entered the shop and stole some electrical wires  but in trying to exit, …

A 55-year-old fetish priest had killed himself after shooting his long-time companion in a nearby bush in Ejisu-Juaben, in Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The man and his girlfriend have been dating for some time now but their relationship had suffered problems in recent times,” according to eyewitness. “The man had been …

 A beautiful baby has been found in a polythene bag at the Achimota Forest , near the Accra Zoon in Ghana, according to reports. The baby was fortunately found by personnel of the Ghana Ambulance Service who were using the road towards Achimota School Police Station. The personnel removed the …

Ecowas Chiefs of Staff are meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, to discuss the deployment of a standby force for possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger. At least 11 of the bloc’s 15-member states back a military deployment to reinstate the democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, after diplomatic …

After ECOWAS announced its decision to deploy a “standby force” in Niger, Russia announced that it opposed any military intervention in that country. The announcement comes after several countries around the world, including the UK, France and the US, said they supported any move by the West African regional bloc, …

Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given a three-week ultimatum to the central bank governor and his deputy to resign. NDC accuses Ernest Addison of recklessness and mismanaging the bank – with the bank accused of illegally printing money and spending over $8.6m on travel expenses. …