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26 Oct

Ed Sheeran Caught In Air Rage Drama On BA Flight As Drunk Yob Makes Monkey Noises To Crew Before Armed Cops Arrest Him

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Ed was an hour into his journey from Miami to Heathrow when the foul-mouthed lout sparked trouble. SINGER Ed Sheeran was caught in a terrifying air-rage incident when a drunk passenger racially abused crew. The Shape of You star, 32, was an hour into his journey from Miami to Heathrow when the foul-mouthed lout sparked trouble by demanding booze. 3 Ed agreed to a selfie with fan Dan Haughian at the departure gate at Miami before the air-rage incidentCredit: Facebook 3 A drunken yob hurled racist abuse and made monkey noises at crewCredit: DAN HAUGHIAN He was restrained and armed…

12 Oct

Police Officer Killed, Another Injured In Shootout With Robbers

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A police officer has met his untimely death after armed robbers opened fire on him and his colleagues at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The robbers who were said to be preparing to rob a mobile money vendor at Ejura opened fire on the policemen who attempted to counter their move. According to a press release issued by the Ghana Police Service, the dastardly incident happened on Monday, October 9. Per the said release, two officers sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to the hospital where one was pronounced dead upon arrival. “The Police, on 9th October 2023, arrested two suspects…

29 Aug

Police Arrest 13 After Clash With Residents In Tamale

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The Ghana Police Service Northern Regional Command has arrested thirteen protesters in Tamale during a clash at the District Court. The court was supposed to hear the case of one drug dealer, Alhaji Osman, who is alleged to be trading in tramadol in large quantities in the northern region. Residents of Tamale besieged the court premises, chanting that the alleged drug dealer should be put behind bars and made to face the law. This brought serious exchanges between the law enforcement agency and aggrieved youth who besieged the court premises. The police fired gunshots to disperse the angry youth, who…

04 Jul

ECG, Police, BoG And 5 Other Public Institutions Being ‘Grilled’ By Special Prosecutor

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The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has released his half-yearly report of activities which his office has overseen for the first half of the year. The report offers insight into the corruption cases investigated and prosecuted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The report also highlights cases before him, those in court, those which have been concluded among others. This is the third half-yearly report under his tenure as Special Prosecutor. The Special Prosecutor, in his report, indicated that there are currently some 150 cases of various natures before him for investigation. Among these, Kissi Agyebeng’s office highlighted some 8 public institutions which…

31 May

Drama As Police Lock Courtroom To Prevent Maadwoa’s Relatives From Attacking Inspector Twumasi

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Tensions ran high at the Asokore Mampong District Court in the Ashanti Region yesterday May 30, 2023, as police personnel were forced to lock the courtroom to prevent the family members of the late Maadwoa from entering. The deceased is suspected to have been shot and killed by her police boyfriend, Inspector Twumasi. According to GhanaWeb's Ashanti Regional Correspondence, the police prevented all family members, including Maadwoa's biological parents, from entering the courtroom immediately after suspect, Inspector Twumasi, arrived. The decision to lock the courtroom and keep the family members outside according to him was made without any reason given.…

25 May

How Dare You? I Will Handcuff You – Police Threatens Popular Contractor Kofi Job In Viral Video

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The Chief Executive Officer of a popular construction company, Kofi Job Construction Company Limited, has been captured in a video engaged in a heated confrontation with a police officer. Mr. Kofi Job, in the trending video is captured arguing with a police officer who was part of a patrol team that had impounded a heavy-duty machine enroute to his company's construction site. In the heated exchange, a member of the police team noted that they impounded the excavator, which was being driven on the road instead of being transported on a low-bed trailer truck, and they would only release it…

13 May

Police Warn Land Guards Against Fomenting Trouble

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The Divisional Police Commander for Ningo, ASP Willinton Folley is warning land guards to stay away from voting exercise at Ningo Prampram Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. Speaking to Starr News, ASP Folley stated that since Ghana has chosen the path of democracy the Police will make sure that it is protected and nurtured. “We have met the contestants at the regional and divisional levels and we have made our points to them that we wanted sanity on the grounds. So we made it known to them that we will not tolerate anybody bringing land guards to foment trouble…

02 May

Police Arrests Two In Connection With Alleged Stolen Rail Tracks, Steel Sleepers

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Police announced the arrest of two persons in connection with alleged theft of rail line infrastructure, as contained in video went viral on social media. A May 1, 2023 statement posted on their social media handles identified the two as Ibrahim John and Bashiru, who were transporting the materials to a company in Tema. “According to the suspects, their company has been contracted by the Ministry of Railway Development to cart the exhibit items to Tema. “Officials of the company who were not met at the premises of the company have been asked to report to the Police tomorrow morning…

28 Apr

Police Investigate Alleged Stealing Of School Feeding Items At Atebubu

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The police are investigating six persons for their alleged involvement in the stealing of fooditems from the stock of the School Feeding Programme at the Atebubu Senior High School in the Bono East Region. The six persons were arrested following a report to the police by Edward Owusu, the Atebubu-Amantin Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) on Friday, April 21, 2023. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Owusu said 26 bags of maize, 20 bags of beans, 10 bags of rice, and one gallon of 25-liter cooking oil were retrieved from the suspects. When contacted, Assistant Superintendent of Police…

26 Apr

W/R: Police Arrest 3 Persons For Robbery Attack On Gold-Buying Shop At Tarkwa

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The Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a robbery attack on a gold-buying shop at Akoon-Tarkwa in the Western Region. The suspects, Ezekiel Stephen Oghenekaro, Samuel Amoashie and Fatawu Awudu together with three other suspects armed with weapons attacked the gold buying shop on 18th April 2023, and made away with an unspecified amount of money. Following the attack, the Police on the same day, launched an operation on the gang and arrested three of the suspects in the bush around Benso and Esuosu townships. A search conducted on them in the bush led to the retrieval of…