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C/R: Decomposing body of woman, 39, found hanging in locked kitchen

June 13, 2022

A 39-year-old woman, known as Maame Efua has been discovered hanging in a locked kitchen at Abeadze Kyeakor in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The decomposed body of the woman was discovered almost five days after the incident. It is, however, not known if she committed suicide or was murdered since the kitchen […]Continue Reading

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Heavy security deployed to Kutula in Savannah Region after new clashes left one person dead

June 13, 2022

There has been heavy security deployment to Kutula, a community in the Savannah Region, following clashes which left one person dead. The deceased was allegedly shot dead by a group of armed men who stormed the community. It is reported that two chiefs – one in Daboya in the Savannah Region and the other in […]Continue Reading

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Vehicle transporting 3 chiefs to Ellembelle set ablaze by unknown assailants

June 13, 2022

Three chiefs from Ellembelle and their driver sustained burns when the vehicle they were traveling in, was set ablaze by unknown assailants. The chiefs are; Nana Anokyi IV, Chief of Anokyi, Nana Akpanye Armo II, Chief of Awiaso, and Nana Blaychie, Chief of Ekpu in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. They were said […]Continue Reading

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Major Mahama murder trial adjourned to June 20

June 13, 2022

The High Court on Monday, June 13, 2022, adjourned the hearing in the Major Mahama murder trial to enable the State to file its response to submissions of no case made by some defendants in the matter. The Prosecution closed its case last month against the 14 accused persons, including then-Assemblyman for Denkyira Obuasi, William […]Continue Reading

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IGP heads to Kumasi over Islamic SHS incident as police launches probe

June 13, 2022

The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, is expected in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi to assess at first-hand the chaos witnessed at the Islamic Senior High School, Abrepo on Monday, June 13, 2022. The police service in a statement said it has already launched an investigation into the incident. “The Inspector-General of […]Continue Reading

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Northern Region: Two dead, one sustain gunshot wounds following robbery attack at Kalariga

June 8, 2022

Two persons have died with one sustaining gunshot wounds after a group of armed robbers allegedly attacked them at Kalariga, a suburb of Tamale, on Monday night. One other person suspected to be part of the armed robbery group has, however, been lynched by residents in the area. The gunmen, according to eyewitnesses, approached one […]Continue Reading

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Suspected explosion at Santa Maria being probed – MCE

June 8, 2022

The suspected explosion at Santa Maria in Accra on Tuesday afternoon is being investigated, according to Municipal Chief Executive for Ga Central, Mohammed Bashiru. Speaking to Citi News, he said people from the Ministry of Defense had been at the scene to gather information. “We are receiving different accounts of the incident,” he noted. He, […]Continue Reading

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Obuasi: Four armed robbery suspects arrested, one dead

June 8, 2022

The Ghana Police Service says four robbery suspects have been arrested in connection with the attacked on a mining site at Fenaso Ketewa near Obuasi, Tuesday, June 2, 2022. “The robbers, armed with pump-action guns attempted to rob the miners of some gold ore but they were unsuccessful. They, however, were able to make away […]Continue Reading

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MoMo vendor shot dead by robbers in Tamale

June 8, 2022

A mobile money vendor has been shot in the chest by armed robbers at Kalariga in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern Region. According to eyewitnesses, the armed robbers who came on a motorbike also shot two others; one in the leg and the other in the head. JoyNews gathers the robbers made away with a […]Continue Reading

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Cobbler pours hot water on friend for allegedly eating his food

June 8, 2022

A 32-year-old homeless man is struggling to get medical care after his street friend poured hot water on him for allegedly eating his food. Francis Agyei, who denied eating his friend’s food, sustained severe burns to his mid-section and has since been admitted at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. But with no money or contacts […]Continue Reading