LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Ghana Police Service say they have arrested a Nigerian identified as Augustine Okechuku Maazi and killed two other suspected members of a robbery gang during an intelligence-led operation in Accra. The police said the operation, which took place on Thursday, foiled an alleged plan by a robbery syndicate to attack…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Japanese man believed to be the ringleader of a notorious “romance scam” that swindled dozens of victims out of nearly 400 million yen (approximately $2.9 million) in total has been detained in Ghana. The Ghana Police Service confirmed in a tweet on Aug. 2 that they have arrested Hikaru Morikawa, 58,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ghanaian Police Force have warned religious leaders against negative utterances during New Year messages or they risk a jail term of seven years. “As the year 2021 draws to a close, the Ghana Police Service wishes to draw the attention of Ghanaians, especially religious groups, to the fact that whereas we…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Three human heads have reportedly been found in the house of a Ghana third-tier footballer Richard Gyamfi affectionately known as “Fire man” in Abesim , a suburb of Sunyani in the Bono region. Investigations by SPORTSWorldGhana.com show that Richard Gyamfi is a player of Division Two side Kumapem football club in Sunyani…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian man who ran away from Ghana after testing positive for coronavirus has been declared wanted. A Nigerian man, 46 known as Simon Okafor Chukwudi has been declared wanted by the Police in Ghana on Friday, April 17. Chukwudi fled the country after he was found to have tested positive for…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A young Nigerian, Sampson Agarlor who kidnapped Canadian students in faraway Ghana has begged his victims for mercy and everyone he has hurt. Agarlor made a U-turn on Monday at the courtroom as reported by the Ghana News Agency. “I take this opportunity to apologise to the affected Canadian ladies and their…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Canadian women have been abducted in Ghana, police said Thursday, a rare attack in a country seen as one of the most secure in the West African region. The Canadians, charity volunteers aged 19 and 20, were taken on Tuesday evening in Kumasi, Ghana’s second city, some 200 kilometres (125 miles)…
