From Joe Okyere, Assin Fosu
Two policemen have been placed in custody for allegedly compromising their position by collecting money from an accused person in a murder case.
This came to light when seven accused persons appeared before the Assin Fosu Magistrate’s Court, which was presided over by Mr. Justice Joseph Blay.
Kobina Yakubu, a farmer at Assin Atwereboanda, and six others who are facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, told the court that he sold his palm trees and paid GH¢150 to an Inspector to avoid being arrested.
The others are Dan De-Graft Adjei, Kojo Sam, Kwame Asamani, alias Tan, Yao Gede, Wofa Nsiah and Ababio. Four other suspects are said to be on the run.
Mr Justice Blay remanded the suspects in prison custody for two weeks to assist the police in their investigation and advised the suspects to reveal the whereabouts of the other suspects on the run to enable the investigator to unravel the mystery surrounding the case.
The prosecutor, Detective Inspector Emmanuel Abiwu, told the court that on January 6, this year, a concerned citizen from Assin Atwereboanda wrote an anonymous letter to the Central Regional Police Commander in Cape Coast requesting that investigations be conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kwame Foofo.
Detective Inspector Abiwu said the report mentioned the seven suspects and others as culprits.
He said on February 9, detailed police personnel proceeded to Atwereboanda and arrested Yakubu, Adjei and Sam.
He said investigations revealed that Yakubu shared a common boundary with Foofo and that there had been a dispute between the deceased and Yakubu.
He said on August 23, last year, Yakubu and Foofo fought on the farm following which each of them sustained machete wounds and reported the case to the police at Bediadua.
Inspector Abiwu said due to the alleged misbehaviour of the deceased, Adjei convened a meeting with the chief and people of the town to banish the deceased from the town.
He said, however, that in the morning of August 25, 2009 Foofo was found dead in front of his hamlet.
He said a report was made to the police at Bediadua and Inspector Abiwu led a team of policemen to the scene to inspect the body.
He said the family pleaded with the police to allow them to bury Foofo because they were financially handicapped and so could not transfer the body to hospital for post-mortem to be performed on it .
He said the police released the body to the family for burial.
He said Yakubu, in his caution statement, stated that his friend, Kwame Asamani, on seeing the wounds on him, promised to eliminate Foofo.
It was also alleged that Yakubu sold his palm trees to fund the group to execute the plan.
In remanding the suspects, Mr Blay indicated that the evidence supporting the case had given a twist to the case, especially the arrest and detention of the two policemen and therefore called for further investigation.
Friday, March 12, 2010
UEW TO INTRODUCE NEW MASTER'S PROGRAMME (MIRROR, PAGE 34, MARCH 13, 2010)
From Joe Okyere, Winneba
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) is to introduce a master’s degree in Educational Management from next academic year.
The trilateral executive programme, to be established with friends and partners at the Galilee College, Israel, will be relevant and necessary to address the changing trends in today’s world of globalised higher education.
Alhaji (Dr.) Asoma Abu Banda, First Chancellor of the UEW, made this known at his investiture at the South Campus in Winneba.
Alhaji Banda said the master’s degree would be run in conjunction with the Galilee College, Israel, and a European university.
He said the programme would consist of four semesters, two at UEW and one each at the Galilee College and at the European university, respectively.
He expressed the belief that the diverse cultural collaboration would create a truly unique programme, exposing students and the faculty to diverse cultural perspectives from the major regions of the world, to equip the students for leadership in a truly global arena.
He said as they endeavoured to expand their vision of modern worldwide education, they had a great hope that this would be the first of many such projects.
He stated that he would not rush to establish an endowment fund but would rather create a forum where the university council, management, staff and students would share ideas on what to do to make it unique.
The Chancellor asked them to prepare students for the changing needs of the world by providing them the knowledge and skills for solving complex problems.
He called on teacher education institutions to consider including enterprise education in the their curricula in order to support students to develop characteristics such as creativity, self-reliance, investigative aptitude and knowledge and understanding to identify and take advantage of opportunities, adding that these are essential skills and values for life.
The Chairman of the University Council, Dr E. Kenneth Andoh (Nana Okofo Amoako Bondam III), expressed the hope that Alhaji Banda would bring his vast business experience to bear on the development of the university.
The Vice-Chancellor of UEW, Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, said the university had turned out over 46,000 teachers since its establishment.
He called for the expansion and improvement of infrastructure on the campus to enable the university to achieve its mission and vision.
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, expressed the hope that under Alhaji Banda’s wise guidance and business acumen, the university would achieve greater heights and grow further as an institute of excellence in the country and internationally.
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) is to introduce a master’s degree in Educational Management from next academic year.
The trilateral executive programme, to be established with friends and partners at the Galilee College, Israel, will be relevant and necessary to address the changing trends in today’s world of globalised higher education.
Alhaji (Dr.) Asoma Abu Banda, First Chancellor of the UEW, made this known at his investiture at the South Campus in Winneba.
Alhaji Banda said the master’s degree would be run in conjunction with the Galilee College, Israel, and a European university.
He said the programme would consist of four semesters, two at UEW and one each at the Galilee College and at the European university, respectively.
He expressed the belief that the diverse cultural collaboration would create a truly unique programme, exposing students and the faculty to diverse cultural perspectives from the major regions of the world, to equip the students for leadership in a truly global arena.
He said as they endeavoured to expand their vision of modern worldwide education, they had a great hope that this would be the first of many such projects.
He stated that he would not rush to establish an endowment fund but would rather create a forum where the university council, management, staff and students would share ideas on what to do to make it unique.
The Chancellor asked them to prepare students for the changing needs of the world by providing them the knowledge and skills for solving complex problems.
He called on teacher education institutions to consider including enterprise education in the their curricula in order to support students to develop characteristics such as creativity, self-reliance, investigative aptitude and knowledge and understanding to identify and take advantage of opportunities, adding that these are essential skills and values for life.
The Chairman of the University Council, Dr E. Kenneth Andoh (Nana Okofo Amoako Bondam III), expressed the hope that Alhaji Banda would bring his vast business experience to bear on the development of the university.
The Vice-Chancellor of UEW, Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, said the university had turned out over 46,000 teachers since its establishment.
He called for the expansion and improvement of infrastructure on the campus to enable the university to achieve its mission and vision.
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, expressed the hope that under Alhaji Banda’s wise guidance and business acumen, the university would achieve greater heights and grow further as an institute of excellence in the country and internationally.
POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH OF WAEC CLERK (MIRROR, PAGE 34, MARCH 13, 2010)
From Joe Okyere, Elmina
The Elmina police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Sampson Mensah, an Examinations Clerk of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), who died in the Council’s guest house at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust Flats (SSNIT FLATS) at Elmina last Tuesday.
Mr Charles Thompson, a Principal Examinations Officer, who occupies Flat 14, located at the second floor at Block Two, as Mr Mensah, aged about 30, told The Mirror that Mr Mensah retired to bed in a separate room on Tuesday evening after he had taken his supper of banku.
The two, who have been transferred to Cape Coast since March 1, 2010, share the two-bed room flat, which serves as the guesthouse /transit quarters for WAEC staff.
Mr Thompson said around 11:30p.m. he heard an usual cough from Mr Mensah and rushed out of his room to find out what was happening only to be told by Mr Mensah, who was then in the toilet, that he was just coughing.
Mr Thompson stated that he then returned to his room to continue sleeping and that not quite long, Mr Mensah called and asked him to take him to the hospital since he was not feeling well.
Mr Thompson said since Mr Mensah could not walk properly, he helped him to the hall, where he sat on the floor whilst he Mr. Thompson decided to go downstairs to look for a vehicle to send Mr Mensah to the hospital.
He said he returned to find, to his dismay, Mr Mensah lying flat on his back dead.
He said he rushed to the Elmina police to report the incident and also made a statement to the police.
A team of police detectives led by Chief Inspector Eugene Nyavor arrived at the scene the next morning and, after preliminary investigations, conveyed the body to the morgue at the Central Regional Hospital in Cape Coast for autopsy.
The leftover of the banku Mr Mensah had as supper and some tablets found on the dining table, where he sat for the meal, were taken by the police as exhibits to help in the investigations.
The Elmina police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Sampson Mensah, an Examinations Clerk of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), who died in the Council’s guest house at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust Flats (SSNIT FLATS) at Elmina last Tuesday.
Mr Charles Thompson, a Principal Examinations Officer, who occupies Flat 14, located at the second floor at Block Two, as Mr Mensah, aged about 30, told The Mirror that Mr Mensah retired to bed in a separate room on Tuesday evening after he had taken his supper of banku.
The two, who have been transferred to Cape Coast since March 1, 2010, share the two-bed room flat, which serves as the guesthouse /transit quarters for WAEC staff.
Mr Thompson said around 11:30p.m. he heard an usual cough from Mr Mensah and rushed out of his room to find out what was happening only to be told by Mr Mensah, who was then in the toilet, that he was just coughing.
Mr Thompson stated that he then returned to his room to continue sleeping and that not quite long, Mr Mensah called and asked him to take him to the hospital since he was not feeling well.
Mr Thompson said since Mr Mensah could not walk properly, he helped him to the hall, where he sat on the floor whilst he Mr. Thompson decided to go downstairs to look for a vehicle to send Mr Mensah to the hospital.
He said he returned to find, to his dismay, Mr Mensah lying flat on his back dead.
He said he rushed to the Elmina police to report the incident and also made a statement to the police.
A team of police detectives led by Chief Inspector Eugene Nyavor arrived at the scene the next morning and, after preliminary investigations, conveyed the body to the morgue at the Central Regional Hospital in Cape Coast for autopsy.
The leftover of the banku Mr Mensah had as supper and some tablets found on the dining table, where he sat for the meal, were taken by the police as exhibits to help in the investigations.
TRAGEDY HITS FAMILY (MIRROR, LEAD STORY, MARCH 13, 2010)
From Joe Okyere, Aboransa
Tragedy struck the Atwea family of Aboransa in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) Municipality last Friday evening when a bus ran over two heads of the family who had arrived from Nsuaem, near Tarkwa, to attend the funeral of their late ebusuapanyin (clan head).
The two, Mr. J.K. Brehun and Adjoa Koflah, both in their 80s, were crossing the road when the Accra-Takoradi bus, with registration number GC 4883 Z, ran over them, killing them instantly.
Their bodies have been deposited at the Central Regional Hospital morgue for autopsy.
According to a family spokesman, the two, who were the ebusuapanyin and obaahemaa (queen) of the Atwea family at Nsuaem, Tarkwa, had arrived at Aboransa on that ill-fated day for the funeral of their late ebusuapanyin, J.E. Quayson, and were in the company of a third person who was escorting them to the house of another kin.
The spokesman said the family escort who foresaw the danger asked the two to wait for the bus to pass before crossing but Koflah, who did not sense the danger ahead, held the hand of Brehun and pulled him along to cross the road only to be run over by the bus, resulting in their instant death.
The accident threw the town into a state of uncontrollable wailing.
A number of residents who spoke to The Mirror called on the KEEA Municipal Assembly to erect speed humps at Aboransa to prevent such accidents as drivers ignored the speed limit when entering or leaving the town.
In another development, an eight-year-old school pupil of the Ajumako-Kokoben Presbyterian Primary School, Attah- Essuman, who was knocked down by a speeding vehicle last Friday, died the next day at the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Hospital at Breman Asikuma.
Tragedy struck the Atwea family of Aboransa in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) Municipality last Friday evening when a bus ran over two heads of the family who had arrived from Nsuaem, near Tarkwa, to attend the funeral of their late ebusuapanyin (clan head).
The two, Mr. J.K. Brehun and Adjoa Koflah, both in their 80s, were crossing the road when the Accra-Takoradi bus, with registration number GC 4883 Z, ran over them, killing them instantly.
Their bodies have been deposited at the Central Regional Hospital morgue for autopsy.
According to a family spokesman, the two, who were the ebusuapanyin and obaahemaa (queen) of the Atwea family at Nsuaem, Tarkwa, had arrived at Aboransa on that ill-fated day for the funeral of their late ebusuapanyin, J.E. Quayson, and were in the company of a third person who was escorting them to the house of another kin.
The spokesman said the family escort who foresaw the danger asked the two to wait for the bus to pass before crossing but Koflah, who did not sense the danger ahead, held the hand of Brehun and pulled him along to cross the road only to be run over by the bus, resulting in their instant death.
The accident threw the town into a state of uncontrollable wailing.
A number of residents who spoke to The Mirror called on the KEEA Municipal Assembly to erect speed humps at Aboransa to prevent such accidents as drivers ignored the speed limit when entering or leaving the town.
In another development, an eight-year-old school pupil of the Ajumako-Kokoben Presbyterian Primary School, Attah- Essuman, who was knocked down by a speeding vehicle last Friday, died the next day at the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Hospital at Breman Asikuma.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
LACK OF CO-OPERATION BANE OF DEV — NDUOM (PAGE 16, MARCH 11, 2010)
THE Flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the 2008 election, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, has identified the lack of co-operation among the Member of Parliament (MP), the Municipal Chief Executive and the traditional authorities as the main obstacle to the development of Komenda, Edina, Eguafo area (KEEA).
Speaking to the Daily Graphic after the independence day celebration at the Elmina Methodist School Park on March 6, Dr Ndoum said the situation had not augured well for the development of the area.
Dr Nduom served as the CPP’s MP for the KEEA from 2000 to 2008 before being elected as the flagbearer of the party in the 2008 elections.
He said as the elected representative of the people, the MP had the onerous responsibility for articulating their views and concerns, and that nothing should be done by any other body or authority to undermine his authority.
He said during his tenure, even though he was a Cabinet Minister, some of the projects he tried to execute were stalled because he did not belong to the party in power.
He, therefore, called on all to be guided by a sense of co-operation and togetherness in order to develop the municipality.
Earlier, Dr Nduom presented prizes and certificates to participating schools in a quiz competition organised by Ahomka FM Station, in collaboration with the First National Bank, Coconut Grove and Gold Coast Securities on the 53rd Independence Anniversary celebrations and the achievements of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
St Anne’s School emerged winners with 23 points and took home GH¢250, whilst the Elmina Model School came second with 21 points and also took home GH¢150, with the Bantama School settling for the third position with 20 points and GH¢100.
He commended the participating schools for responding to the competition, despite the short served them.
Dr Nduom emphasised the need for the present generation to be made to know the country’s history and those who laid down their lives for her liberation from colonial rule.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic after the independence day celebration at the Elmina Methodist School Park on March 6, Dr Ndoum said the situation had not augured well for the development of the area.
Dr Nduom served as the CPP’s MP for the KEEA from 2000 to 2008 before being elected as the flagbearer of the party in the 2008 elections.
He said as the elected representative of the people, the MP had the onerous responsibility for articulating their views and concerns, and that nothing should be done by any other body or authority to undermine his authority.
He said during his tenure, even though he was a Cabinet Minister, some of the projects he tried to execute were stalled because he did not belong to the party in power.
He, therefore, called on all to be guided by a sense of co-operation and togetherness in order to develop the municipality.
Earlier, Dr Nduom presented prizes and certificates to participating schools in a quiz competition organised by Ahomka FM Station, in collaboration with the First National Bank, Coconut Grove and Gold Coast Securities on the 53rd Independence Anniversary celebrations and the achievements of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
St Anne’s School emerged winners with 23 points and took home GH¢250, whilst the Elmina Model School came second with 21 points and also took home GH¢150, with the Bantama School settling for the third position with 20 points and GH¢100.
He commended the participating schools for responding to the competition, despite the short served them.
Dr Nduom emphasised the need for the present generation to be made to know the country’s history and those who laid down their lives for her liberation from colonial rule.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
ANOKYE-YEBOAH JOINS PANAFEST COMMITTEE (PAGE 26, MIRROR, FEB 20, 2010)
From Joe Okyere, Cape Coast.
The PANAFEST Foundation has appointed Mr Gustav Anokye-Yeboah, a Cape Coast businessman and Chairman of the Central Region Business Club, as a member of the National Executive Committee.
This was contained in a letter signed by Mr Kohain Nathayah Helevi, Executive Secretary of the foundation, dated December 16, 2009.
Mr Anokye-Yeboah’s appointment follows a directive by the Chairman of the Board of PANAFEST Foundation, Dr Mohammed Ben Abdallah.
Speaking to The Mirror on his appointment, Mr Anokye-Yeboah said he would bring his business acumen and wealth of experience to improve upon the PANAFEST and package it such that it would attract more Africans in the Diaspora and tourists to attend the celebration.
The PANAFEST Foundation has appointed Mr Gustav Anokye-Yeboah, a Cape Coast businessman and Chairman of the Central Region Business Club, as a member of the National Executive Committee.
This was contained in a letter signed by Mr Kohain Nathayah Helevi, Executive Secretary of the foundation, dated December 16, 2009.
Mr Anokye-Yeboah’s appointment follows a directive by the Chairman of the Board of PANAFEST Foundation, Dr Mohammed Ben Abdallah.
Speaking to The Mirror on his appointment, Mr Anokye-Yeboah said he would bring his business acumen and wealth of experience to improve upon the PANAFEST and package it such that it would attract more Africans in the Diaspora and tourists to attend the celebration.
Monday, March 1, 2010
KOMENDA STUDENTS SEENT ON PREMATURE MID-TERM (BACK PAGE, FEB 23, 2010)
Students of the Komenda Senior Secondary-Technical High School have been asked to proceed on a one-week mid-term with effect from yesterday after they embarked on a demonstration over what they described as the indifference of the headmaster concerning a number of their grievances.
Mid-term had been scheduled for early March, this year.
The police had to be called in from Elmina to restore calm after the students, wielding weapons such as machetes and sticks, demonstrated through the compound and rampaged through a number of the school’s facilities and destroyed furniture.
The students vandalised furniture at the computer laboratory, the library, the arts classroom and the Counselling and Guidance Unit.
According to the students, the headmaster had failed to supply them their second school uniforms, even though they had paid for them.
They also complained about the poor quality of food served them at the dining hall and transportation problem even though the school had a bus.
When contacted, the Headmaster of the school, Mr David Bonney, said he was meeting the Regional Director of Education and the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipal Director of Education to evaluate the situation.
He said as far as he was concerned, food served at the dining hall was of good quality and standard approved by the Ghana Education Service.
He said the school bus was always released to the students to facilitate their movements any time they requested it.
He said he did not understand what the students were demanding and said they might have been manipulated to embark on the unfortunate action.
He expressed the hope that the students would return next week for academic work to resume.
Mid-term had been scheduled for early March, this year.
The police had to be called in from Elmina to restore calm after the students, wielding weapons such as machetes and sticks, demonstrated through the compound and rampaged through a number of the school’s facilities and destroyed furniture.
The students vandalised furniture at the computer laboratory, the library, the arts classroom and the Counselling and Guidance Unit.
According to the students, the headmaster had failed to supply them their second school uniforms, even though they had paid for them.
They also complained about the poor quality of food served them at the dining hall and transportation problem even though the school had a bus.
When contacted, the Headmaster of the school, Mr David Bonney, said he was meeting the Regional Director of Education and the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipal Director of Education to evaluate the situation.
He said as far as he was concerned, food served at the dining hall was of good quality and standard approved by the Ghana Education Service.
He said the school bus was always released to the students to facilitate their movements any time they requested it.
He said he did not understand what the students were demanding and said they might have been manipulated to embark on the unfortunate action.
He expressed the hope that the students would return next week for academic work to resume.
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