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A failed ‘spiritual exercise’ by a fetish priest to identify a laptop thief has left the palm of a 16-year-old boy burnt at Akyem Sekyere in the Eastern Region. The boy, Yaw Prince, was accused of stealing a laptop and was sent to the 22-year-old fetish priest, Kwasi Afari, to use spiritual means to establish if it was the Prince who stole it. At the shrine, the fetish priest was said to have force-opened the right palm of Prince and put the gunpowder into it. The priest then lit the gunpowder in the hands of Prince, causing his palm to burn.…

The Ashanti regional police command has arrested six suspected members of a robbery syndicate notorious for attacking passengers on the Ejura-Mampong highway. The gang, led by robber, Ibrahim Mamudu alias Ali Jumah, has been on the police radar for sometime now. Their arrest followed a robbery attack on some passengers at Agona-Bepoah where victims were robbed of unspecified amounts of money and dozens of mobile phones. According to the police, the lead suspect, 35-year old Ali Jumah, operates with Kofi Azumah alias Adama or Taller, 30 years; Issaka Amidu alias Musa 25 years; and Issaka Abubakar also 25 years. Other…

Former Communications Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has denied claims by a member of the Dr Kwesi Botchwey Committee that he contributed to the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 2016 general elections. Dr Ibrahim Zuberu claimed on Accra-based Onua FM Tuesday that the actions of Mr Boamah and former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, partly led to the shocking defeat of the party, stating the two refused to give out vital information to party communicators to counter the claims of the New Patriotic Party. READ: Terkper, Omane Boamah partly caused NDC defeat – Kwesi Botchwey C’ttee…

  Hundreds, spotting branded t-shirts with matching trainers and sneakers thronged the forecourt of the State House in Accra last Saturday, to participate in interesting Yoga exercises; some for the first time. It was to mark this year’s celebration of International Day of Yoga which falls on June 21, organised by the High Commission of India in Accra with support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Ghana. It was the third event since its inception in 2015. Addressing the teeming crowd, Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah debunked popular assertions that yoga is a specific…

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has donated movable assets confiscated from drug baron Nayele Ametefe to mark World Narcotics Day which falls on June 26. Most of the items in the convict’s  Night Angels shop located at Dzorwulu  motorway extension were presented to three rehabilitation centers. The beneficiary institutions are: House of St Francis Rehabilitation Center, Ashaiman; Drug and Alcohol Free Awareness and Rehabilitation Centre (DAFAREC), Medie; and Addictive Diseases Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, TV3’s Catherine Frimpomaa reports. Some of the items costing as high as GHC 4000 included air conditioners, electrical gadgets, furniture and furnishings. NACOB was unable…

Police prosecutors say they are ready to prosecute 32 out of the 58 suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The prosecutors made the announcement when the suspects appeared at the Accra Central District Court Wednesday morning. According to the police prosecutors, they have firm grounds to prosecute the 32 persons following their investigations so far. These 32 include the Assemblyman for the Denkyira Obuasi William Baah, who allegedly mobilised and led the brutality that claimed the life of Major Mahama. The remaining 26 have been discharged by the court pending further investigations, TV3’s Selorm…

Outspoken Ghanaian professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, has triggered a debate on whether it is important to have a retired Chief Justice on the Council of State, which he argues, lacks a place in the system of governance being run in the country. He questioned the rationale behind the inclusion of a retired Chief Justice in the 25-member Council established by the 1992 constitution to “counsel the President in the performance of his functions” Article 89(2) of the Constitution states there shall be a Council of State which shall consist of “one person who has previously held the office of Chief…

The steady interest rate decline in recent months, with a corresponding reduction in lending rates, augurs well for government’s quest to deepen financial inclusion in the country, CEO of Opportunity International, Kwame Owusu-Boateng, has said. Currently, we see banks “interest and lending rates coming down, which are good indications because businesses and individuals can borrow at a cheaper cost and be able to repay loans on time,” he told the B&FT on the sidelines of the annual general assembly meeting of Oikocredit, a cooperative investment firm. According to the central bank’s latest monthly Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest…

The CRU Events (Commodities Research Unit) has partnered the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) to host the West Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness conference on 10-12 July at the Movenpick Hotel Accra. It will bring together regional government heads and international industry leaders to discuss opportunities for West African fertilizer and agribusiness trade. It comes at a time when the Ghanaian fertilizer and agribusiness sector is undergoing an incredible boost from the country’s new leadership, making it the perfect moment to explore the regions potential using the conference’s main themes of partnership, investment and innovation. “The three-day conference and networking event will attract over 250…

Suspected militant Islamists have ambushed a convoy of about 200 vehicles on a major highway in north-eastern Nigeria, killing a police officer and a truck driver, the local Vanguard newspaper has quoted witnesses and police as saying. The convoy included the burial party of a policewoman who died last week, as well as a busload of mobile police unit officers. It came under fire yesterday from suspected Boko Haram gunmen on the highway between the capital of Borno state, Maiduguri, and the town of Damboa, the newspaper reported. It quoted witnesses as saying that anti-aircraft guns and other heavy weapons…