Joana Krah, the 29-year-old woman who faked a kidnapping incident last week in Takoradi in the Western Region has been jailed six years. She faked her abduction last week and confessed to the police that she did that in a bid to extort GH¢5,000 from a relative. She reported herself to the police after she realised […]
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Josephine finally leaves police custody
Ms Josephine Panyin Mensah, the 28-year-old married woman at the centre of the “fake pregnancy and kidnap’ controversy in Takoradi, has finally left the custody of the Takoradi Central Police Divisional Command after meeting her bail bond. Josephine was granted bail a week ago, on September 27, following her appearance in court, charged with deceiving […]
CR: 34 perish in Komenda Junction Yutong bus crash
As many as thirty four (34) persons have perished in a car accident near Komenda Junction in the Central Region. BestNewsGH.com sources report that the accident, involving 2 Yutong buses collided head-on in the wee hours of today, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Police reports confirm that one of the buses, red in colour, was traveling […]
Plus size Takoradi Actor Antwi reported dead
Takoradi movie industry has once again lost one of its finest actors to the icy hands of death. Plus size Kojo Antwi aka Abele Wab3d3m of Junka Town fame who also happens to be one of the founding members is reported to have died this morning following a short illness. News of his death is […]
Missing Tadi girls DNA results ready
The DNA results of the four missing Takoradi girls are ready and set to be released within this week barring last-minute changes according to MyNewsGh sources. Details of the outcome of the DNA results which saw more than 80 bones being examined by pathologists to establish if the remains are those of the four girls […]
Ghana Bar Conference: President Akufo-Addo’s full speech
BestNewsGH.com brings you the full speech of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the 2019 edition of the Ghana Bar Conference held in Takoradi, the Western Regional Capital. Read the speech below: SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION, AT […]
My resignation is not the panacea to Tadi missing girls issue-CID Boss
Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Police Service has replied critics calling for her head following her handling of the case involving the three missing Takoradi girls. Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah says her resignation will not automatically resolve the issue and bring back the girls. Speaking at a programme organised by Commonwealth Africa in Accra Wednesday, […]
Takoradi: Thief in his 20s says he can’t recollect his real name
There was a drama amidst uncontrollable laughter at Fijai, a suburb of Sekondi/Takoradi when a suspected thief who was arrested in the community told those who arrested him that he had forgotten his real name. The suspect, in his early 20s, was arrested on Saturday dawn around 4am with items including footwears, bags, crates of […]
Photos: Sammi Awuku joins thousands of Muslims in Takoradi for Eid-ul Fitr
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku has joined thousands of Muslims in the Western Regional capital, Takoradi to mark the end of Ramadan and to kick-start the Eid-ul Fitr celebrations. Mr. Awuku who is in the Western region on a working tour, joined the Regional Minister, Kobby Otchere Darko […]
MTN assures customers of greater commitment-invests 160 million USD for upgrading and expansion in 2019
Mobile Telecommunications giant, MTN has assured customers of its unhindered commitment to them as it earmarks a whopping 160 Million Dollars for upgrading and expansion of its network in 2019. According to the company, it is such drive to ensure that commitment is well delivered that motivated it to christen the year 2019, the year […]
1-year-old kidnapped boy at Takoradi rescued by police, female suspect and Togolese accomplice arrested
Information available to BestNewsGH.com reveals that the one-year-old boy who was kidnapped from his mother at Takoradi Market Circle in the Western Regional Capital last Friday has been rescued by the Western Regional Police SWAT Team. The boy according reports was found at Effiekuma Zongo, a suburb of Takoradi at around 11 pm yesterday, Monday […]
If Ofosu Ampofo is not arrested over kidnapped Takoradi girls, I will lead a demo against Akufo-Addo
First Vice Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono Region, Kwame Baffoe, otherwise known as Abronye DC has vowed to lead a demonstration against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo if the national chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo is not arrested and made to account […]