Nine persons, including the chairman of the Trobu Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwame Ofosu Adjei, have been arrested by the police for allegedly taking over toll collection in some state facilities in Accra. While Adjei, 48, was arrested for allegedly attempting to take over a tollbooth at Pobiman on the Accra-Nsawam … Read more
The removal of Mr. Peter Nsiah, Police Commander of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Police Post, in the Asante regional capital of Kumasi, was not properly explained by the Citifmonline.com reporter who reported the same. In the end, the story left the critically thinking reader wondering about the point of it all. … Read more
A 23-year-old woman from Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region, Sakina Mustapha, has been arrested for attempting to smuggle 96 parcels of a substance believed to be cocaine to an inmate of the Sunyani Central Prison. The suspect, who was to deliver the parcels to the suspect, was arrested while loitering at the barracks of … Read more
The Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘New Year’s resolution’ as a promise that you make to yourself to start doing something good or stop something bad from the first day of the year. Every fresh year marks the beginning of great expectation and 2017 is no exception. Since the year has just begun, many would normally … Read more
A 45-year-old farmer, Kingsley Adoa Kissi, has been arrested by the Ada-Foah District Police Headquarters for allegedly killing his lover for a ritual purpose at Bedeku-Kpornya, a suburb of Kasseh in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region. The deceased, Sarah Korkor Mormorbi Wormenor, 38, was found with multiple sharp object wounds on … Read more
The Police Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) has deployed some of its personnel to secure some government institutions in the Tamale Metropolis. This follows the closure of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) office at the metropolis on Monday by some youth believed to be supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The youth were alleged to … Read more
The removal of Mr. Peter Nsiah, Police Commander of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Police Post, in the Asante regional capital of Kumasi, was not properly explained by the Citifmonline.com reporter who reported the same. In the end, the story left the critically thinking reader wondering about the point of it all … Read more
The Asmura District Manager of Unicom Commodities Ghana Ltd, a cocoa purchasing company, Abdul-Rahman Mohammed and an articulated truck driver, have been arrested for stealing 405 bags of cocoa belonging to the company. Mohammed, together with the driver, Kwabena Frimpong are currently in police custody at the Ashanti Regional Police headquarters in Kumasi. The driver … Read more
Two persons were confirmed dead yesterday in a gun battle between some inhabitants of Dawhenya and Miotso in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region. The clash was attributed to the drawn-out unresolved land dispute between the two adjoining communities near Tema. The bodies have since been deposited at the Police Hospital in Accra, … Read more
Police in Bangladesh say garment manufacturers have dismissed at least 1,500 workers after protests over pay led to a week-long shutdown at dozens of factories, which supply clothes to top Western brands. Police branded the protests illegal and said they had arrested 30 workers, including seven union leaders, as well as a television reporter covering … Read more
Lawrence Nkem Ayem, the husband of Comfort Agbolosu, who set their house at Lebanon Zone Two in Ashaiman ablaze, has died from his injuries at the Korle-Bu Hospital. Comfort Agbolosu, a 38-year-old seamstress, allegedly burnt her husband and her brother-in-law, Benjamin Ayem due to marital problems. Lawrence, who was initially rushed to the Tema General … Read more
Election anxiety is forcing traders at major markets in the city to reduce prices of their products as they await the outcome of the 7 December election. The country goes to polls on early next month in a keen contest that has been preceded by a pocket of skirmishes between the two major political parties, … Read more
Questions are being posed about the integrity of the recent examination for serving Chief Inspectors in the Ghana Police Service for entry into the Police College. Some of the candidates who sat for the examination have wondered why such a high-notched assessment to determine the eligibility or otherwise of applicants would be devoid of the … Read more
A 38-year-old woman, Comfort Agboloshie, has been arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command for allegedly setting her husband ablaze. Lawrence Nkem, 45, a Nigerian and husband of the suspect, was burnt severely when his wife allegedly set fire to items of clothing soaked in kerosene and threw them into the room where Lawrence was … Read more
The Ghana Police Administration says it would sanction any personnel found to be favouring or using his or her position to the advantage of any political party or candidate. The Commissioner of Police (COP) James Oppong- Boanuh, Director General/Service who made this known in Winneba in the Central Region said any police officer who allows … Read more
Young men in the Upper East Region have been cautioned not to ride motor bikes too close to polling stations on the day of election. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Solomon Adjei, the Chairman of the Bolgatanga Municipal Security Council (MUSEC), who made the call at a training programme in Bolgatanga for stakeholders in politics, … Read more
The Police have forwarded the docket on the Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Daniel Bugri Naabu, to the Attorney-General’s office for advice over an alleged inflammatory statement he made on a campaign platform. Mr Naabu, who reported himself to the Police in the Northern Region last Saturday morning after an … Read more
A 22-year-old commercial sex worker has been arrested at the Madina Market in Accra for allegedly creating the conditions for a client to be attacked. The young woman, who claims to be a hairdresser and also works as a commercial sex worker around the Madina Market in the night, gave her name only as Barikisu. … Read more
A National Security Officer has been shot dead in an armed robbery attack said to have occurred on the Walewale-Gambaga road in the Northern Region on Saturday dawn. The officer whose name was given by the Police as Martin Wuni, aged 45, was traveling in a Toyota Rav 4 vehicle with a Naval Officer based … Read more
The Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Daniel Bugri Naabu has been cautioned and granted a police enquiry bail. This was after he reported to the police on Saturday morning on an invitation on grounds of causing fear and panic. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr Ebenezer Tetteh in charge of … Read more