Two persons have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a businessman of $85,000. Mohammed Umaru 53, a businessman and Kweku Yeboah, a consultant, allegedly collected the money under the pretext of transferring $ 5 million into an account but they failed. Saviour Peters Rabbi, a 60-year-old …
Read More »How an internet fraudster scammed over 250,000 members of a popular Facebook page
This photo shows the monies received by the scammer after it was withdrawn An influential member of one of the most popular public groups on Facebook in Ghana, Tell It All, has uncovered the scam of an unidentified user. The scammer clandestinely bought into the emotional minds of the …
Read More »1,000 MoMo transactions per second in Ghana at the moment – Adu Boahen
Available data show that in every second, one thousand Mobile Mobile (MoMo) transactions take place in Ghana, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, has said. He said this while giving a breakdown of the value of Mobile Money transactions since 2016 till date. “So Mobile …
Read More »Only 293 teachers resigned in 2021 not 44,000 – MoE to Apaak
The Ministry of Education has denied claims by Dr Clement Apaak, the Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select-Committee on Education and Member of Parliament for Builsa South Constituency in the Upper East Region that over 40,000 teachers abandoned post last year. According to the Ministry, the main opposition National Democratic …
Read More »Police on heels of pastor who set woman ablaze and bolted with GH¢40,000
Victim planned to travel to the UK Obrempong asks victim to bring money for prayers, reports say Rosemond Amoafo reportedly set on fire while asleep The pastor of the Mega Word Chapel International at Asankragwa, Pastor Kenneth Mensah, has been placed on the wanted list of the police for …
Read More »GH¢10,000 reward set for credible information to arrest attackers of Radio Ada
The Ghana Police has announced a GH¢10,000.00 reward for credible information that will lead to the arrest of suspects who vandalized an Ada radio station. A statement issued on Sunday, January 16, said, “The Police hereby urge the staff of Radio Ada, people of Big Ada and the general …
Read More »Man Nabbed For Impersonating COP Kofi Boakye To Swindle GH¢8,000
COP Kofi Boakye Personnel from the Accra Regional Police Command have apprehended a man who is alleged to be using the name of Commissioner of Police (COP) Nathan Kofi Boakye, Director -General in charge of Legal and Prosecutions of the Ghana Police Service, to perpetrate fraud. The suspect, Ernest Bondzie …
Read More »Chief commits suicide after losing GHC120,000 AFCON bet
The Gyasehene of Dawuriso in the Asante Akyem North District of the Ashanti Region has committed suicide after using a huge sum of money belonging to some cocoa farmers in the area to bet on the ongoing African Cup of Nations. The 76-year-old retired educationist shot himself on Thursday …
Read More »Government to award scholarships to 31,000 students this year
The Government has announced that the Scholarships Secretariat will be making payments to 27,252 public tertiary university students for bursaries, thesis, grants to postgraduate students. The secretariat will also make payments of long-stay allowances to medical students and allowances to the physically challenged. “This year, decentralised district level local tertiary …
Read More »‘I bought a land for GH¢30,000 and a car for GH¢20,000’ – Psalm Adjeteyfio explains how he spent Veep’s donation
Psalm Adjeteyfio received a GH¢50,000 donation from Dr Bawumia GH¢30,000 was meant for his rent and GH¢20,000 for his upkeep He has indicated that he used the money to buy two plots of land and a taxi Veteran actor, Psalm Adjeteyfio, known popularly as TT for his role in the popular …
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