In a concerted effort to prevent violent extremism, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana in collaboration with Movement of Rural Entrepreneurial Women (MORE- WOMEN) have handed over livelihood startup tools to women and youth in Manyoro in the Upper East Region of Ghana to strengthen their socio-economic resilience. With funding from the…
A military officer is under investigation for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl at the Siim Lina Guest House in Soe, a suburb of the Bolgatanga Municipality, on Monday, September 2, 2024. The incident has sparked outrage in the community and raised concerns about the conduct of security personnel. According to the victim (name withheld), the…
The Ghana Police Service has successfully prosecuted five armed robbers, securing their conviction on various charges related to a series of robbery and carjacking incidents in the Ashanti Region. The convicts, Jeffrey Dwomoh, Clifford Opoku, Kwabena Kyei Barfour, Prince Opuni, and Henry Kusi Marfo, were arrested in 2023 along with two other suspects, Richard Dogbatsey…
DNA evidence from cigarette butt leads to arrest of a man who allegedly killed a woman 44 years ago Photo: Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Silzel (left) Duane Kundert (suspect, right) A DNA evidence from a cigarette butt has led to the arrest of a 65-year-old man, Kenneth Duane Kundert, over the alleged killing of a woman, Dorothy…
A man in possession of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) Biometric Verification Device (BVD) has been arrested at Nsawam in the Eastern region. The suspect has been identified as 52-year-old Samuel Yaw Koranteng. Mr Koranteng who claims to reside in Tudu, Accra, was spotted with the device, identified by serial number VVD49976. He was apprehended by…
One person is reported dead after a gang of armed robbers allegedly attacked a gold dealership shop in the Mankranso community of the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses say at least three of the robbers besieged the shop at about 7pm on Friday, August 23, to rob the gold buying shop. According to the accounts, people present…
