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Boy, 19 jailed for robbery A Kumasi circuit court presided by Mary M. E Nsenkyire has sentenced a 19 year old boy to 12 years imprisonment with hard labor. Saienu Yahaya, 19 years old driver’s mate pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery. Police Inspector Felix Akowuah stated that Saienu Yahaya ambushed and attacked the complainant on the 11 September 2016 around 8:00 pm at Obinin Junction. When the complainant was returning from market. Saienu Yahata then robbed the victim of her Motorola mobile phone valued at GH100.00 cedis and a cash sum of GH 22.00 cedis and bolted away. Prosecution indicates that, Saienu Yahaya got apprehended when the victim with her husband was going to the hospital for treatment when they spotted Saienu Yahaya at the scene of attack. The Victim raised is alarm and with the help of other people Saienu was captured. A search was conducted on him and the Motorola mobile phone belonging to the victim together with the jack knife which ...

Four nabbed for armed robbery @KNUST Four guys have been arraigned before KMA circuit for alleged armed robbery on students of KNUST. Kofi Frimpong Acquah 23, Kwabena Boateng 22, phone dealer, Richard Effah Kweku 20, a drivers mate and Mohamed Kyeremanteng 24, unemployed were nabbed in a robbery expedition at Shalom Hostel near KNUST. Police Inspector H. Acheampong told the court that on the 18 of August 2016 around 3:00am, the accused persons Kwadwo Berimah and Richard Effah Kweku forcefully entered a room in Shalom Hostel with knives and a pistol to rob the students of their valuables which include, itel tablet valued at GH 300.00, Hawaii Ascend mobile phone valued at GH 150.00, a Samsung Galaxy JS valued at GH 250 and a Techno P5 mobile phone valued at GH 300.00. The alleged robbers went to the next room and at a gun point robbed the occupants of Samsung Galaxy Note valued Gh 400, Toshiba laptop valued at GH http://stephenpointblank.blogspot.com 1,500 and a Micros...

OPEN LETTER TO THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORT Dear Mr. Minister,                                Congratulation for your elevation to such an august position, in fact, l couldn’t hide my joy when I heard the news of the president appointing you as the Minister designate for Youth and Sport. I remember I was buying grilled plantain when the news broke, filled with joy to the brim l forget to take my balance from the plantain seller. The question which is riding on the lips of sport journalists and true sport loving citizens in this country is ,why did it take ages for the President to name a true son of the game to head the Ministry? This question also affirms your competency to head such an august house.  I was a pundit on a sport discussion and on our phone-in segment, a caller described you has the “the true Messiah for f...

ASSESSING THE POSTURE OF THE PRESS AFTER OBTAINING INDEPENDENCE. Newspapers are one of the outlets used in dissemination of information to the general public to inform, educate and entertain. Yes, it’s believed that journalism began with the relay of information by words of mouth but it could be agreed that the practice of professional journalism began when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which was used to produce 3,600 pages per day. However, newspaper production in Ghana begun with The Gold Coast Gazette and Commercial Intelligencer,   in 1822-25 by Sir Charles McCarthy the central goal of this Cape Coast newspaper was to provide information to European merchants and civil servants in the colony. In the mid century the political atmosphere of Gold Coast now Ghana became tense characterized by series of strikes and political insurgencies, in this period the Accra Herald the  first native  newspaper was produced in Gold Coast (Ghana) leading ...