Ghana’s health authorities declared the end of Marburg virus outbreak, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, that was confirmed in July. Ghana’s Marburg outbreak was the second in West Africa. The first ever case of the virus was detected last year in Guinea, with no further cases identified. “The …
Read More »Ghana: man slashes 10-year-old boy’s finger over attempted stealing
Chief Danso, a resident in Assin Fosu, a city in the Central Region of Ghana, has subjected a 10-year-old boy to torture for allegedly attempting to steal from his abandoned house, Adomonline reported. According to the website, the victim and his two other friends were allegedly caught in an attempt …
Read More »Ghana: brothers inflict knife wounds on farmer over goat problem
Two brothers inflicted cutlass wounds on Ibrahim Indago, a farmer at Atta Ne Atta in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Adomonlive website reported. According to the website quoting Mr Indago, the two brothers assaulted the farmer following a misunderstanding about a goat. He revealed he was …
Read More »Ghana: Lion kills a man who entered its enclosure
A man was killed by a lion in the zoo of Accra, Ghana’s capital, after having entered the enclosure of the felines, the government agency in charge of the protection of wild animals said on Monday. “Around noon today, Accra Zoo authorities on routine patrol spotted a middle-aged man who …
Read More »Ghana: four in prison for cultivating about 80 hectares of cannabis
The Donkorkrom Magistrate Court remanded four suspects who were arrested for cultivating about 80 hectares of cannabis in a forest reserve in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region, Adomonline website reported. The suspects, Blewu Nomenyo, Korsi Mawuena, Charles Kale, Emmanuel Kojo and the leader, Anakpo Micheal, a teacher …
Read More »Ghana: Social Studies teacher jailed 7 years for sodomising 18 pupils
Almost a year after the arrest of a 32-year-old Social Studies teacher at the Kulpi R/C Junior High School in the Savannah Region following accusations that he had sodomised 18 pupils, he has finally been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. According to 3news.com, the Tamale …
Read More »Ghana: several injured after gas explosion in Oti region
A radio presenter with Ke FM at Kpasa in the Oti Region, Ghana, together with his five friends has sustained varying degrees of injuries after a gas cylinder in their room exploded, citinewsroom reported. Three of the injured are said to be in critical condition and on admission at the …
Read More »Ghana: Three in critical condition after machete attack at Kasoa
At least three young men are in critical condition and receiving treatment at Kasoa Central Clinic after a group of people numbering seven and believed to be foreigners attacked them at Kasoa Freetown in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region, local media reported. Information gathered indicates that …
Read More »Ghana: Thieves break into church and steal musical instruments
Thieves attacked the Divine Grace Missions Outreach Ministry International at Kusa near Fomena in the northern Adansi district of the Ashanti region of Ghana and stole musical instruments, Adomonline reported. The suspects made away with musical instruments worth over GHC 20,000.00. General overseer of the church, Bishop Sylvester Addai, is …
Read More »Ghana: Evangelist arrested for allegedly having sex with 15-year-old boy
Police in Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region, Ghana arrested a 37-year-old evangelist for allegedly sodomizing a 15-year-old boy, local media reported. According to a report on Onua FM, the victim has been continually sodomized by the evangelist for about two years. Reports said the suspect sought permission from the …
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