A 32-year-old young man has drowned in a well in an attempt to save his goat at Mmormesobuor near Dormaa Akwamu in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region, Ghana. Station officer in charge of Bush Fires at Dormaa Fire Station, Samuel Agyei confirmed this to Adom New. The …
Read More »Ghana: a man stabs his rival to death
A 47-year-old farmer has allegedly stabbed his rival to death at Okanta near Kadjebi in the Oti Region, Ghana, according to reports. “The suspect stabbed the deceased who is also a farmer, at a meeting held to address pertinent misunderstanding between the deceased and his wife,” according to an eyewitness. During the …
Read More »United Kingdom returns Ghana’s looted royal artefacts in loan deal
The United Kingdom has returned 32 royal artefacts looted from Ghana’s Asante Kingdom in the 19th Century. The royal objects were taken from the Palace in Kumasi during the Anglo-Asante Wars, including the infamous Sagrenti War of 1874. They were returned on Tuesday by the British Museum (BM) and the …
Read More »Student sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing from teacher
An 18-year-old student at Adanwomase Senior High School was sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbing a teacher with hard labor by the Ashanti Circuit Court in Old Tafo, Ghana. The student pleaded guilty to the robbery charge, as per section 149 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act …
Read More »Ghana: a man killed his brother in-law
A man killed his brother-in-law while they were both living in the same family home in Mampong Akuapim, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, according to reports. The suspect committed this heinous crime while the victim was taking some fresh air outside the room. The victim had gone to see …
Read More »NDC communicator stabbed to death by wife
National Democratic Congress (NDC) communicator has been stabbed to death by his wife at Asante Mampong, Ghana, according to reports. “The deceased, 45-year-old was stabbed while fighting with his wife,” reports said. “The first son of the deceased rushed for help when his father was stabbed,” according to the decease’s …
Read More »Man died after heavy rains destroyed homes
One person died after a rainstorm destroyed 100 homes in Yepala, a farming community in the Sawla district of Ghana’s Savannah region. “The deceased believed to be in his 80s, was killed when his house collapsed on him during the storm,” according to reports. Additionally, several government institutions including schools …
Read More »Popular Ghanaian lawyer passes on
Nana Serwah Godson-Amamoo, a leading lawyer with the AB & David Africa law firm, has died in Dubai on Thursday, March 28. Her law firm, AB&David confirmed the sudden incident in a post on its Facebook page. She died shortly after partaking in a training session ahead of a scuba …
Read More »Police Commander found dead in hotel room
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 …
Read More »A teacher drowns trying to retrieve money from a well
A 40-year-old man lost his life while trying to retrieve a sum of money from an abandoned well in Adugyama, a farming community in the Ashanti region of Ghana. “The teacher drowned immediately he risked his life and entered the deep well,” reports said. “The money belonged to a neighbour …
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