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Nigerian kidnapping suspect freed … Police say he was wrongly accused and beaten

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Ibrahim Azamal Just five days after the rescue of two Canadians from the hands of Nigerian and Ghanaian kidnappers, another Nigerian, Ibrahim Azamal was arrested for allegedly attempting to snatch a four-year-old boy from around Mamobi Polyclinic in Accra. The story was heavily reported in the …

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Church burglar dies after getting stuck during operation

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah File photo: Worshipers also said they had forgiven the thief but expressed concern over rising cases of crimes targeting churches. A church burglar has died after getting stuck in a church’s burglar-proof during an overnight operation in Abule Egba, Lagos. The suspect, had Wednesday last week …

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Remembering the 4 Ghanaians who were killed in the 9/11 attacks

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Close to 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks, including 4 Ghanaians It’s been exactly 18 years since almost 3,000 people including four Ghanaians lost their lives to terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, carried out by some 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group …

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Video+Photos: Snakes takeover Agona Nyarkrom Basic School

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Pupils of the Agona Nyarkrom Roman Catholic Junior High School A&B in the Agona West Municipality of the Central region have threatened to boycott school as snakes have taken over the school. According to the children, they no longer feel safe studying in the school which …

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Man kills his brother for being too stingy

By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah A 24-year-old man, Ebenezer Olorunleke, has been arrested by the Ekiti State police command for killing his brother and stealing his properties including a motorbike. Parading the suspect before newsmen on Tuesday September 10, the State’s Commissioner of police, Mr Asuquo Amba said Olorunleke who is from Jege in Kogi …

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Audio: Kasoa Police burdened by growing population – DCE

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah File photo: Ghanaian police officers The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Gomoa East Municipality, Solomon Quarm is of the view that the fast growing nature of the Gomoa East Assembly and the Kasoa Township in the Central region has contributed to crime rate in the …

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Woman drowns in reservoir

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah A 45-year-old woman, identified as Maame Adwoa, slipped and fell into a community reservoir when she attempted to fetch water leading to her death at Anomabo on Thursday. Mr Eric Arthur, Central Regional Director of Communications of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), confirmed the tragedy …

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Late Ashanti chief’s funeral turns bloody as stray bullets hit 3

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Three persons have been hit by stray bullets fired at the funeral of the Paramount Chief of Nsuta, in the Ashanti Region. The victims, Adusei Poku, 23, Abena Boahemaa, 11 and Abena Boatemaa, 10, were hit as traditional priests spontaneously fired musketry at the one-week rites of the late Nana Aduagyei Bonsafo III. Nhyira …

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Video: Four Nigerians arrested in Accra for attempting to murder househelp

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah The East Legon Police Command has arrested four Nigerian nationals at Trassaco, a residential area at East Legon in the Greater Accra region over attempts to murder an unidentified young man who is a househelp. Information suggested that an act of bravery displayed by a Samaritan helped …

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BECE candidates get second chance at placement

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah File photo: Pupils writing exam A total of 122,706 candidates who qualified to enter the senior high schools, technical and vocational institutions but have not been placed, now have the chance to do self-placement. By this system, a candidate who misses out on the placement under the …

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