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 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. …

The Ghana Immigration Service announced the suspension of 27 employees, for allegedly committing several offences including running fake recruitment drives and visa fraud, local media reported. The employees – three senior officers and 24 junior officers have been asked to stop work temporarily to pave the way for further investigations. …

More than 100,000 unaware individuals in Ghana are carrying HIV virus, according to a statement from the Ghana Aids Commission. Shockingly, these carriers are completely unaware of their status, contributing to the inadvertent spread of the disease. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director General of the Commission, disclosed this alarming information …

A 25-year-old young man has been sentenced for stealing cooking items valued GH₵1,450.00 by an Accra Circuit Court in Ghana. The complainant left for work and returned the following day and detected that her door was damaged, and the room ransacked. Her blender valued GH₵400.00, microwave valued GH₵500.00, rice cooker …

A 20-year-old woman is battling for her life after her co-tenant nearly chopped off her head in a fight at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The suspect attacked her with a sharp knife while she was brushing her teeth,” according to the …