The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service has been given the green light to destroy 256 fertilizer sacks of dried leaves all certified to be cannabis. Police say the destruction had become necessary due to the long period of storage leading to congestion at the Unit. According to the Police, some of […]
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Three chainsaw operators have appeared before the Fiapre Circuit Court in the Sunyani West Municipality for illegally harvesting 45 pieces of Cidrella trees valued GHC146, 250 in the Amama Forest Reserve in the Bono Region. The accused persons were Prince Owusu, 38 years, residing at Abesim, Ransford Solomon, 36 years, also resident of Benu Nkwanta
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A murder suspect, Etse Justice Amuzu, the 37-year-old farmer, who allegedly shot his biological brother to death at Olombobi, has been remanded into custody to reappear on September 13, 2024. When the case was called on Tuesday, September 3, Inspector Emmanuel Agbewoley, the Kadjebi Station Officer holding brief for Inspector Jacob Vormekpe, the Prosecutor, said
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The Twifo Atti-Morkwa District Security Council (DISEC) in the early hours of Tuesday, raided illegal mining sites along the course of the Pra River in the district. Four were arrested and dozens of equipment such as chanfan and pumping machines were burnt. The eight-hour operation was led by Mr Robert Agyemang Nyantakyi, District Chief Executive,
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The man who allegedly vandalised the effigies of the big six has been remanded by the Kwabenya Circuit Court. Newwel Gavu, however, has been referred to Psychiatric Hospital for examination, the GNA was told. Gavu is expected to reappear on September 10, 2024. On August 31, 2024, the Police arrested Gavu for allegedly vandalising the
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The tragic death of an 18-year-old final-year student from O’Reilly Senior High School has sparked outrage and concern over safety and discipline on school campuses. Edward Borketey Sackey, a General Arts student, was stabbed on Monday during a heated argument with a fellow student, which escalated into violence. The incident occurred shortly after the students
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A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Poku Adusei, has underscored the importance of users of creative materials to pay for copyright to help the growth of the creative industry. Delivering a lecture on copyright, Justice Adusei said users of copyright-protected materials such as books had an obligation under the law to pay copyright
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A soldier has been detained over an accusation of raping an 18-year-old hotel attendant. The incident reportedly happened on Monday [September 2, 2024] at about 3pm at a guest house at Soe, a suburb of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. The 18-year-old victim is said to have run to a nearby house to raise
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The police has said a total 487 individuals linked to a ponzi scheme in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been arrested, following an intelligence-led operation on September 2, 2024. The suspects, comprising 257 females and 230 males, were apprehended at a residence in Adwuman, near Kenyasi, a suburb of Kumasi. The police in a
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A 20-year-old mechanic, who attacked and raped a pregnant candidate in the ongoing West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by the Asante Bekwai circuit court. Akwasi Agyeman was said to have broken into the room of the 20-year-old victim, who was eight-month-old pregnant and student of the
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