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A 32-year-old woman has been electrocuted at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East Metropolitan Assembly of the Central region, Ghana. The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday after staff from the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) reported disconnected power supply. “The ECG staff staffs disconnected the  light of the deceased but failed …

A 45-year-old taxi driver was found dead in a resident of Akyem Oda Old Town in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. “He was found with his hands and legs bound together in an uncompleted building,” according to reports. “The deceased left home for work on …

Two people have been killed, and several others injured in renewed violence following a chieftaincy-related gun battle in Bawku, Ghana. The longstanding chieftaincy conflict, which had recently appeared to calm, escalated after the return of a rival chief to the area. Alhaji Seidu Abagre, who had been in exile since …

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, Ghana. The convict pleaded guilty with explanation when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu. Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Dominic Appiah …

A newborn baby has been rescued after being abandoned in a manhole in Tema Community One, Ghana, according to reports. The baby is currently receiving medical attention at the Tema General Hospital. According to Charles Amos, the Assemblyman for the Padmore Electoral Area, “he received a call from some residents about …

A togolese national has been sentenced to 18 years in prison with hard labour for engaging in illegal mining activities at Akyem Mouso in the Atewa West District of the Eastern Region, Ghana. This verdict follows his arrest during a crackdown on illegal mining, a growing issue in Ghana’s fight …

A man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his partner as the incident occurred in the deceased residence, in Takoradi, Ghana, according to reports. “The two men had a relationship and met regularly in Accra,” according to the suspect. “They had agreed on a payment of thirty thousand …

A man believed to be in his 20s has been killed near Tuntumba, a farming community in the Bole District of the Savannah region, Ghana. “The deceased was shot multiple times by unknown assailants but escaped unhurt”, reports said. He was then attacked with a machete and butchered by the …

A fatal accident has claimed the lives of two people and injured others in East Legon, Accra, Ghana, according to reports. The Ghana Police Service has begun an investigation into the fatal accident. A preliminary investigation has identified the suspect driver as Salifu Amoako, who rammed his vehicle into another …

Two people were shot and injured at a galamsey site after a violent clash between Chinese nationals and youths from Sekyere Krobo in Ghana’s Ashanti region. The incident has sparked tensions and renewed concerns about the activities of foreign nationals in Ghana’s small-scale mining sector. According to eyewitnesses, the confrontation …