Crime
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2 shot dead and several wounded in clash between Forestry officers and miners in the Ashanti region
Two persons have been reportedly shot dead while two others have sustained injuries following an alleged clash between forestry officers and miners at Mfante near Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North municipa…
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‘Area chairman’ by name, Christopher Yaw found dead in his room
His name is Christopher Yaw but commonly referred to as Chris in his neigbourhood at Koforidua Asokore in the Eastern Region. Aged about 30 years, Chris was found dead in his room in what was suspect…
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2 charged for selling fake Electricity Company of Ghana metres
Two persons have been charged and put before a Circuit Court in Accra for selling unauthorised Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) metres to unsuspecting customers of the power distributor. The two, C…
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Man jailed 1 year for stealing Electricity Company of Ghana cables
Geofery Obuobi, unemployed, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing copper cables valued at GH¢7,550, belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), by the Accra Circuit Court. Ob…
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Headmaster detained for purportedly sodomizing student
The headmaster of a basic school at Kpogunor in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region has been remanded for sodomizing a former 14-year-old pupil of the school. The 33-year-old, Arthur…
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Police and Military allocated to Toflokpo to reinstate calm after fatal clash
Armed military and police personnel have been deployed to Toflokpo in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region following a clash between residents and Electrochem Ghana, a salt mining compan…
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[Sege feud] Electrochem denies shooting claims; Says their security men don’t carry guns
Electrochem Ghana Limited has denied reports that its officials opened fire during a feud with residents of Sege, which resulted in the death of one person and injuries to several others. The operati…
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1 dead in purported quarrel between Electrochem Ghana and Sege residents
A shooting incident in Sege has left one person dead and injured several others. The incident is said to have emanated from a feud between Electrochem Ghana Limited and residents of Ada. President Ak…
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MP for Garu proclaimed 1 dead over assault by soldiers in Garu
One of the victims of the recent military brutalities in Garu and Tempane in the Upper East Region has died. Eight of the residents who were also arrested and transferred to Accra have been released,…
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Man jailed for 20 years for murdering 2 police officers
Eric Kojo Duah, the man standing trial for the murder of two police officers on the Kasoa-Budumburam-Accra has been jailed for 20 years after entering an agreement with the State under the Plea Barga…