A young girl saved from being sacrificed.

These young boys were caught in TAMALE when they were sending the lady to a village for rituals.

 The boys were stopped on the Tamale highway by the Ghana Police during their normal routine checks on the roads.

The boys managed to escape from the grips of the policeman who apprehended them but were later arrested by civilians around.

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'Agriculture should be sexy' - Mo Ibrahim calls for investment in food not oil

Billionaire and international business laureate Dr. Mo Ibrahim has called for increased investment in agriculture in Africa.
He says because of the importance of agriculture, even countries that have struck oil are now increasing support for agriculture – and not oil – because the need to feed is becoming crucial.
Dr Ibrahim said this when he spoke at the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation 4th Global Development Lecture Series at the University of Ghana, Legon on Thursday.
“You can live without oil, you cannot live without food. So agriculture should be sexy. It should be nice, interesting – not boring,” Mo Ibrahim said.
He said increasing rate of population worldwide will translate into increased mouths to feed, noting food will eventually become “more important than oil or gas or anything else.”

15 'wee' peddlers in police grips

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested fifteen people for alleged possession of narcotic substances suspected to be Indian hemp (‘wee’).
The 15 were picked up after a 3-hour swoop at different locations in selected municipalities of the regional capital, Koforidua.
Police say the 15 people – who are believed to drug pushers -- are between the ages of 18 and 38 years.

Spokesperson for the Police in the Eastern Region, ASP Yaw Nketia Yeboah, said items retrieved during the special operation include large amounts of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
He said a parcel of seeds of the banned herb was also retrieved at some locations during the swoop.
ASP Nketia Yeboah urged that the public provide information to assist the police to rid the region of drug pushers.

The suspects are being processed for court, police said.
Read more: Women Busted for wee

Police launch 'Operation Father Christmas' ahead of festivities.

DCOP Nathan Kofi Boakye

A campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Father Christmas’ has been launched in the various regional capitals by the service.
Crime rates usually go up during Christmas festivities.
The Police Service says its intelligence reveals criminals will step up their activities and attack members of the public during the yuletide in December.
Although the police have assured the general public of safety during the festivities, it has asked Ghanaians to take their personal security more seriously as the season approaches.

According to aroundgist News’ who joined the convoy of the ‘show of force exercise’, about 486 policemen in about 100 police pickup trucks paraded the streets of Accra today with weapons and ammunitions.
Similar operations are ongoing in the regional capitals accross the country.
In the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi, about 700 police men, exhibiting powerful arms are parading Asawase and the Affordable Housing area and some other places perceived to be hideouts of criminals in the region.
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Nathan Kofi Boakye has assured traders in Kumasi of their safety before, during and after the festivities.

“As I am talking with you now, we have a lot of CID men around Kejetia and on the terminals to make sure that there will not be pick-pocketing incidents,” he said.
He also added that volunteer groups have been formed to battle highway robberies in and around Kumasi.

Kufuor hosts Mo Ibrahim

The John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation  is organizing its 4th Global Development Lecture Series on the topic ‘Why Governance Matters’.
This year’s lecture will be delivered by Chairman and Founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Dr. Mo Ibrahim.
 The programme comes off Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon at 5pm.