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An unidentified man has been captured on tape [above] endangering his life and that of a child on a motorbike. The man was spotted Tuesday morning riding a motorbike with the child dangerously strapped to his back with just a cloth and without any form of protection whatsoever for both of them. He was seen driving from the Radio Gold Traffic intersection through the Nkrumah flats area to join the Korle-Bu mortuary road in Accra. Aside the fact that both the child and the rider had no helmets, hand gloves and knee pads on, the man disregarded road traffic rules…

The Accra Regional Police Command says it is determined and would stop at nothing to obliterate activities of landguards within the national capital, Accra. “We are going to wage a serious war against landguards; a war the police must win,” Regional Police Commander, DCOP George Alex Mensah, asserted. Paying a courtesy call on management of Media General Group on Tuesday, the police chief said he and his men would have to resign from the Service if they are unable to defeat the activities of landguards. The leadership of the Regional Command was at the media conglomerate to introduce the new…

Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew have been dropped from Ghana’s squad for the 2018 world cup qualifier against Uganda. The West Ham United and Swansea City pair are the biggest omissions from Appiah’s 26 –man squad for the game that the Black Stars must win at all cost to keep their slim hopes of a place in Russia 2018 alive. Coach Appiah’s 24-man list includes debutants Kingsley Sarfo of Swedish side Malmo, USA-based Abass Mohammed, Kasim Nuhu of Swiss club Young Boys, Hearts of Oak defender Vincent Atinga and Inter Allies ace Isaac Twum who were part of the WAFU…

The West Mamprusi District Police Commander DSP Bempah has called for the assistance of the general public in identifying persons in recent robbery that left one person dead in the area. His call follows the rounding up of ten suspected robbers on Monday September  25, 2017 dawn at their residence in Wulugu. The suspects, six of them are Fulani nomads, were paraded at the forecourt of the West Mamprusi District Police Headquarters the same day. However, DSP Bempah reveals the police is a little challenged in prosecuting the suspects without public support: “We will not be able to prosecute them…

The leadership of the Greater Accra Branch of Ghana Actors Guild on Tuesday called on the new Chief Executive of Media General Group, Pearl Esua-Mensah, to welcome her, and to court the media conglomerate as partner. Led by the national president of the Guild, Samuel Fiscian, the delegation commended Mrs. Esua-Mensah on her new appointment, and discussed areas of mutual benefits. READ: Pearl Esua-Mensah appointed Group CEO of Media General Mr. Fiscian observed that Media General, owners of television and radio stations as well as online news portal and a production company, is strategically placed when it comes to issues…

A couple arrested for murder in the south-west Russian city of Krasnodar have admitted killing up to 30 people, local media report. Dmitry Baksheev, 35, and his wife Natalia, were reportedly arrested after a dismembered body was found at the military base where they lived. Police confirmed a number of food and meat items discovered at their home were now being tested for human DNA. A mobile phone was found by road construction workers earlier this month with graphic images of dismembered body parts on the device. One photograph uncovered and published on Russian media appears to show Mr Baksheev…

About 51 students of Prempeh College are yet to know their fate, whether they would be allowed to continue their education at the school after the school repeated them for poor performance. The governing board of the school located in the Ashanti Region have been invited into an emergency meeting to take a decision on the boys who have been repeated as first year students. If the board is able to reach a consensus that the 51 students should be allowed to stay in the school, it would be required to also determine whether they will enjoy government’s celebrated social…

The Volta Regional Coordinator of the National Security has been apprehended by the police for allegedly extorting monies from traders and aiding smugglers. The security coordinator, Apea Fenteng arrested by the police on Monday was said to have allegedly extorted monies from traders and aided them to smuggle goods from Togo into the country. Information gathered by TV3 indicates he was picked up by the police at Tsito were he was escorting a vehicle loaded with goods that had not been taxed to Accra. He has vehemently denied the allegations and has since been granted a self-recognizance bail. TV3’s Volta…

Senior lecturer at the Accra Technical University, Dr Ibrahim Zuberu, has denied media reports suggesting that he fought with former Communications Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, in the office of Prof. Ato Ahwoi. It was reported Tuesday that the two exchanged blows in the office of the NDC bigwig, Prof. Ato Ahwoi but Dr. Zuberu told Onua FM no such thing has happened. “I want to put it on record that there is no truth in that story, the last time I have been to Prof. Ahwoi’s office was last year. I don’t know anything about that story and nobody…

The Ghana Water Company is considering a shutdown of its operations at the Barekese and Owabi dams in the Ashanti region if pollution of the water bodies serving the plants is not halted. Managers say the cost of water treatment has become expensive as land reserves around the dams have been encroached on by sand winners, farmers and estate developers. The Barekese and Owabi Dams have the capacity to supply 60 million gallons of water a day to Kumasi and other parts of the Ashanti Region. But the two dams current produce about 40 million gallons of water a day.…