After close to seven years of trial, a seven-member jury on Wednesday, May 14, returned a guilty verdict in the murder case involving the killing of the Senior Pastor of the Central Assemblies of God church at Tema in 2018.

The convict, Francis Nabegmado, a relative of the deceased, inflicted a fatal knife wound on Rev. Dr. David Nabegmado on December 30, 2018, after alleging that the senior pastor was a false preacher who engaged in idol worship and human sacrifices.

After an hour of summing up by the judge, Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh, the jury retired briefly and returned with a unanimous guilty verdict.

Based on the unanimous verdict of the jurors who had previously studied the statements of the five witnesses called by the prosecution, and listened to the summing up process, the judge sentenced the 38-year-old to life imprisonment.

When he was offered an opportunity to comment on the verdict, the convict told the judge that he wanted to go home to meet his family.

“My Lady, I want to see my family, and I want to be taken to Yendi”.

When the judge told him she couldn’t make such an order for him to go and see his family in Yendi, the convict forcefully said, “I insist”.

Francis, who will now spend the rest of his life at the Nsawam medium security prison, had told the court throughout the trial that the decision to attack his uncle, Rev. Nebegmado, was driven by insanity, but that did not save him from receiving a life sentence.

Speaking briefly after the sentencing, Senior Pastor of the Assemblies of God church at Tema Community 4, Rev. Emmanuel Kwesi Ofori, said the church has been waiting for this closure for the past seven years and will soon issue an official statement.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested one suspect for possession of ninety-two (92) slabs of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp.

The suspect, identified as Bukari Yakubu, was arrested at his residence on Saturday, 10th May 2025 at 1:00am, at Akatsi in the Volta Region after Police placed surveillance on him.

Investigation conducted so far indicates that Bukari Yakubu has been dealing in narcotics within Akatsi and its surrounding areas. 

A search conducted at his residence led to the retrieval of 92 slabs of a substance wrapped in yellowish material, suspected to be Indian hemp and two Royal motorbikes, suspected to be stolen.Upon preliminary interrogation, the suspect admitted ownership of the items. 

He is currently in police custody, assisting with investigations and will be put before the court.

 The Ghana Immigra­tion Service (GIS) has cautioned the general public, particularly job seek­ers, to be wary of fraudulent recruitment adverts, circulating on social media platforms.

According to the GIS, these misleading recruitment messages are the handiwork of fraudsters, who aim to exploit desperate job seekers, by luring them into making payments through mobile money platforms with the promise of securing employment.

A statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI), Mr Amoako-Atta, copied The Ghanaian Times, yesterday, categorically denied any ongoing recruitment exercise by GIS, and urged the public to disregard such advertisements.

“The Service is not undertak­ing any recruitment exercise as advertised on social media. These persons are fraudsters who are only duping innocent job seekers of their hard-earned money,” the GIS cautioned.

The statement further stated that the GIS has not sanctioned any individual or group to carry out recruitment on its behalf whether as special protocol or general recruitment.

It reiterated that the only official medium for announcing recruitment exercises remains the national newspapers and the Service’s verified communication channels.

“It is important to note that when the Service is ready to re­cruit, it will inform the general public through advertisements in the national dailies,” the GIS emphasised.

The statement cautioned the public not to fall prey to such scams, and advised against paying any money to persons posing as recruitment agents.

Moreover, the GIS also called on individuals, who encounter such fraudsters, to report to the nearest GIS office or the Police for the necessary legal action to be taken.

ACI Amoako-Atta reaf­firmed GIS’s commitment to transparency and accountability in its operations and advised the public to remain vigilant and to seek verification before engag­ing with any recruitment-related communications.

The GIS’s warning comes at a time when youth unemploy­ment continues to pose a major challenge in the country, making many young people vulnerable to fraudulent schemes.