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Arsenal ‘fans’ angry with Abesim murder suspect
Some young men believed to be Arsenal “fans” expressed their anger on Wednesday at the Kaneshie Magistrate Court premises in Accra when they spotted the 28-year-old suspected killer wearing a T-shirt in Arsenal colours bearing number 69 at the back.
No sooner had they seen the accused, Mr. Richard Appiah coming out from the courtroom in handcuffs and under police escort than they started passing derogatory remarks about his “abnormal conduct” regarding the murder of the two children at Abesim in the Bono Region recently.
“Waa look, the foolish guy is even wearing Arsenal jersey. He has, indeed, disgraced us. Arsenal fans are not wicked people and you don’t deserve to be part of us: God will punish you for what you have done to these innocent children,” one of them was heard cursing the accused.
As to how the accused got the T-shirt and wore to the court to incur the displeasure of these young men, was a puzzle begging for solution.
Mr. Appiah who made his second appearance on Wednesday regarding his alleged crime, did not have a lawyer when he mounted the dock.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Lawrence Anane told the court presided by Madam Ama Adomako Kwakye that post-mortem had already been carried out on two bodies but the police were waiting for the full examination report from the medical doctor for onward transmission to the Attorney-General’s Office for advice.
He humbly requested for a short adjournment to enable them to wrap up the report which the Magistrate acceded to the request and remanded Mr. Richard Appiah in police custody until October 15, 2021, for continuation.
The prosecution had early on read the charges and facts to the accused in open court during his first appearance on August 26, 2021, few days after his arrest at Abesim, Bono Region, but his plea was not taken.
The entire premise of the matter hinges on whether or not Richard had a motive to kill the two children aged 12 and 15 as well as those whose body parts were found in his fridge.
By Castro Zangina-Tong
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Heritage Month Ghana trends
Since the institution of the Heritage Month celebration in Ghana, it has offered citizens opportunities of a lifetime to learn about their cultures and lifestyles.
Ghana’s version is observed in the month of March, coinciding with the country’s Independence Day celebrations on March 6.
Show host, George Sappor in full
regalia as a traditional leader
outfit to mark Independence Day and
Heritage Month. She usually does it with
husband and best friend, Kofi Aduonum
but in his absence, she maintained the
poise to attract the atte
Heritage Month features festivals, food fairs, arts, crafts, and music events to highlight the economic and social value of preserving national heritage.
Though a brainchild of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), the celebration has been driven to greater heights by local media with the organisation of several events to create the needed euphoria.
at Original TV gave
culture a touch of ‘old
school’ in her presentation
last Tuesday to wow
her audience as part of
the station’s Heritage
Month celebration
Among the events are the Heritage Caravan and Back To Your Village Food Bazaar powered by Accra-based Citi FM and Citi TV, Wear Ghana Festival and the Gɔbɛ festival powered by 3News.
The Heritage Caravan is a road trip which takes patrons across more than half of Ghana’s regions to offer a distinctive road trip that allows participants to explore the various regions of Ghana, providing an up-close encounter with the country’s historical and cultural heritage.
In addition to these roles played by the media, news anchors and other presenters appear on screens immaculately garbed in locally made outfits, bringing out the beauty of our traditions.
Today, The Spectator newspaper selected a few of the media personalities that are working to give the celebration a global dimension to project the country.
By Andrew Nortey
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MoMo vendor 24 murdered at Kwadaso
A disturbing crime has shaken the Kwadaso Onion market community in Kumasi, leaving family and friends grieving the loss of a young life.
Identified only as Junior, a 24-year-old mobile money vendor, was found murdered in his room on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
According to eyewitnesses, Junior had returned home the previous day with a substantial amount of money, over Gh¢20,000.
It was suspected that the killers might have been motivated by the large sum of money in Junior’s possession.
A police source that confirmed this to The Spectator, said investigation has been launched into Junior’s murder, but so far, no arrests have been made.
The Kwadaso community is reeling in shock, calling for justice and an end to the atrocity that has claimed the life of a young and promising individual.
Junior, is believed to be a native of Ejisu Onwe, and was known to his colleagues and friends as a hardworking and diligent individual who worked at the Kumasi Race Course.
His tragic death serves as a stark reminder of the risks and challenges mobile money vendors faced.
The incident comes barely a month after Patricia Nimako, a 27-year-old Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor, was shot and killed at Krofrom, Kumasi in the Ashanti region by an unknown assailants.
The suspected armed robbers fled with the deceased cell phones and an amount of GH¢10,000 on Thursday, February 13, at approximately 3:00 p.m.
The two armed robbers reportedly stormed the kiosk where the deceased was operating and without any provocation shot her dead.
There has not been any arrest yet by the police.
From Kingsley E. Hope , Kumasi
