Two Arrested At Agbogbloshie With 500 Rounds of Ammunition

Police at Agbogbloshie at Old Fadama in Accra, have arrested two persons for possessing 500 rounds of ammunition. The police were acting on intelligence they had picked up, along with collaboration with a community member, leading to the arrest of the two persons on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 18. Addressing journalists in Accra today … Read more

Two Arrested At Agbogbloshie With 500 Rounds of Ammunition

Police at Agbogbloshie at Old Fadama in Accra, have arrested two persons for possessing 500 rounds of ammunition. The police were acting on intelligence they had picked up, along with a community member’s collaboration, leading to the arrest of the two on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 18. Addressing journalists in Accra today [Wednesday], the … Read more

Police Arrests 8 Persons Over Easter Crimes In Kwahu

The Police have arrested six persons in connection with different crimes committed during various Easter festivities in Kwahu in the Eastern Region. The suspects include persons who were nabbed for rape, theft, and impersonation. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, Superitendent Cephas Arthur, security was intensified in the area this … Read more

Police Arrests 8 Persons Over Easter Crimes In Kawahu

The Police have arrested six persons in connection with different crimes committed during various Easter festivities in Kwahu in the Eastern Region. The suspects include persons who were nabbed for rape, theft, and impersonation. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, Superitendent Cephas Arthur, security was intensified in the area this … Read more

Reactions and Causes of Recurring Tribal Conflicts

At least two people have been confirmed dead following the Konkomba-Dagomba clash which rocked the Agbobgloshie Yam market in Accra on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. The clash between the Konkombas and Dagombas which left scores injured was said to have erupted following an allegation of a mobile phone theft by a member of one of the … Read more

Military, Police To Maintain Order During Easter Festivities

A combined team of Police and Military personnel will be deployed during the Easter period to maintain law and order during the festivities. The personnel will be situated at some public centers and security installations to guarantee public safety and security. Speaking to Citi News, the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, … Read more

Agbogbloshie Must Be Purged of Illicit Arms

The Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, believes there has been a failure of security and authorities culminating in the proliferation of military-grade arms in the Agbogbloshie area. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Vanderpuye lamented the insecurity in the area, which he says puts the lives of vulnerable residents at risk. … Read more

Agbobloshie Must Be Purged of Illicit Arms

The Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, believes there has been a failure of security and authorities culminating in the proliferation of military-grade arms in the Agbobloshie area. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Vanderpuije lamented the insecurity in the area, which he says puts the lives of vulnerable residents at risk. … Read more

Five Arrested For Agbobloshie Clashes

Five persons have been arrested in connection with the violent clashes that rocked Agbobloshie on Tuesday. According to the police some locally manufactured weapons were retrieved from some of the suspects. Two factions — Konkombas and Dagombas, on Tuesday clashed at Agbobloshie killing two persons and leaving almost eight people critically injured. The confusion was … Read more

Five Arrested Over Agbobloshie Clashes

Five persons have been arrested in connection with the violent clashes that rocked Agbobloshie on Tuesday. According to the police, some locally manufactured weapons were retrieved from some of the suspects. Two factions, Konkombas and Dagombas, on Tuesday clashed at Agbobloshie killing two persons, and leaving almost eight people critically injured. The confusion was started … Read more

Reactions and Causes of Recurring Tribal Conflicts

At least two people have been confirmed dead following the Konkomba-Dagomba clash which rocked the Agbobgloshie Yam market in Accra on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. The clash between the Konkombas and Dagombas which left scores injured was said to have erupted following an allegation of a mobile phone theft by a member of one of the … Read more

Five Arrested For Agbobloshie Clashes

Five persons have been arrested in connection with the violent clashes that rocked Agbobloshie on Tuesday. According to the police some locally manufactured weapons were retrieved from some of the suspects. Two factions — Konkombas and Dagombas, on Tuesday clashed at Agbobloshie killing two persons and leaving almost eight people critically injured. The confusion was … Read more

Konkomba-Dagomba Clash Leaves 2 Dead, Others Hospitalized

Two people are feared dead following clashes between Konkombas and Dagombas at the Agbogbloshie Yam Market in Accra. Citi News gathered that, the clashes, which reportedly started on Monday night, escalated on Tuesday, over an allegation of a mobile phone theft by a member of one of the factions. The Public Relations Officer of the … Read more

30 Arrested, One Ghanaian, 29 Nigerians Involved

A suspected cyber crime syndicate was last Saturday busted by the Achimota Mile 7 Police in Accra. In all, 29 suspects, all Nigerians, were arrested in an early morning swoop on a house at Alhaji Tabora in Accra. Retrieved from the suspects were 34 laptops and 48 mobile phones they allegedly used in committing crimes. … Read more

Daniel Asiedu Committed To Stand Trial For Killing Abuakwa North MP

The Accra Central District Court on Wednesday committed Daniel Asiedu, the man accused of killing the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa- North, J. B Danquah- Adu to stand trial at the High Court. The court, presided over by Mr Stephen Owusu held that based on the facts of the case and Asiedu”s own … Read more

Daniel Asiedu Denies Killing Abuakwa North MP

Daniel Asiedu, the man arrested for the murder of Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, J. B. Danquah, has denied killing the former MP in court. Asiedu made the statement in Court Wednesday at the start of his trial at the High Court in Accra. He claims that he was lured by his in-law to … Read more

Daniel Asiedu Tells Court He Didn’t Kill Abuakwa North MP

Daniel Asiedu, the man accused of murdering the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, J. B. Danquah, has denied killing the former MP in court. According to him he was lured by his in-law, whose name he gave as Kwame, to the Accra Regional Police Command where he was arrested for killing the … Read more

Police Arrest Recruitment Scam Suspects

The Accra Regional Police Command is holding three persons, including a 50-year-old woman, for allegedly defrauding some unspecified number of people in a police recruitment scam a year ago. The suspects are Anthony Kwame Tawiah, 54, a teacher; Vida Maamele, 50, and Emmanuel Akwetey, 60, both unemployed. Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Public Relations Officer … Read more

Marwako Saga ‘like Slavery’

The incident where a female Ghanaian kitchen staffer’s face was dipped into a paste of pepper by Jihad Chaaban, her Lebanese supervisor at Marwako Fast Food, is akin to slavery that must be condemned, Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance, (IDEG) has said. Speaking on State of Affairs hosted by … Read more

The Untold Abuses On Ghanaian Workers By Expatriate Employers

The incident of the Marwako assault reportedly took place on February, 26, at the Abelemkpe branch of the Marwako Restaurant. It’s no longer news, the untold abuse being meted out on Ghanaian employees by their expatriate bosses in the country and beyond. The alarming part of the issue is how the country’s government has still … Read more