Sandra Adwoa Diamond, the partner of the late Kumawood actor C Confion, has visited his grave months after his passing in December 2024.
Accompanied by TikToker Kando Official and another woman, Sandra was seen grieving deeply at the gravesite.
Kando Official shared images of Sandra seated on C Confion’s grave, along with other photos in a slide posted on his social media page.
Sandra also took to her TikTok page to share a video capturing her emotional visit. In the footage, she was seen kneeling, resting her arm on the grave, and bowing her head in sorrow as she wept.
It remains unclear whether the wreaths laid at the site were placed by Sandra or by C Confion’s family, who laid him to rest on January 11, 2025, after a befitting burial service in Kumasi.
The video of Sandra at C Confion’s grave are below:
The Takoradi cemetery has been invaded by a group of grave looters.
Per reports, these individuals wreaked havoc on close to a hundred graves and made away with some caskets. It is unknown the exact number of caskets that were taken. A number of corpses whose caskets have been stolen have been laid on the bare floor.
In a report by TV3 News, staff of the Takoradi cemetery indicated that graves made with marble and tiles are targeted by these looters.
Some families have already begun trooping in to check on the state of the graves of their loved ones.
Sources say this form of looting began in 2018, when the cemetery was closed to the public due to its full capacity.
Meanwhile, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metro Authority says it intends to deal with the situation.
Grave looters have allegedly invaded the Takoradi cemetery and destroyed about a hundred graves, with some caskets missing.
Meanwhile, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metro Authority says it intends to deal with the situation.
The cost of graves in Accra has observeda significant rise over the past five years, creating variations in pricing across different cemeteries in the capital, as reported by asaaseradio.com.
At the Osu Cemetery in Accra, the cost of a grave, including the service for digging, has seen a notable increase.
In 2018, the price was GH¢830, but it surged to between GH¢2,500 and GH¢3,500 last year and now stands at GH¢4,900.
Responding to social media claims supported by a receipt indicating a GH¢14,000 payment for a grave, the cemetery official dismissed the allegations as false.
He clarified that the standard cost is GH4,900, covering the site, digging, and other related services.
The Osu Cemetery worker emphasised the importance of a medical doctor providing the cause of death for obtaining a death certificate, a requirement for obtaining a burial permit.
He stated that the entire process costs GH4,900.
While the Awudome Cemetery has lower grave prices compared to Osu, it also experienced an increase. Those opting not to erect a tombstone pay GH¢1,100, while those desiring a well-laid tomb contribute GH¢2,600.
At Gethsemane Memorial Park in East Legon, the administrator, Albert Eyeson, stated that the cost of a burial plot is GH¢47,000. This amount includes a 20-year lease, grave digging, and tombstone construction. The recent GH¢2,000 increase was attributed to the government’s VAT increment.
For the government-run Madina Public Cemetery, caretaker Kofi Dampare revealed that the burial plot cost GH¢450, with additional fees for digging and customization. The prices, he added, have seen a rise over the past two years, mainly due to inflation rates.
The report highlights the varying costs of graves in different cemeteries, prompting concerns and discussions about the affordability and accessibility of burial spaces in Accra.
Another suspect has been arrested in connection with the ritual murder in Mankessim of a student nurse, Georgina Asor Botchwey.
The Ghana News Agency, reported the name of the suspect as one Abbey, he is said to be the husband to the niece of one of the suspects, Nana Clarke. The Modern Ghana news portal gave his name as Kobbie.
According to reports, he was hired to dig the hole in which the deceased was buried at Nana Clarke’s residence in Mankessim.
He becomes the third suspect to be picked in connection with the murder, the two others being Nana Clarke (real name Christopher Ekow Quansah) and Pastor Michael Darko Amponsah (Sofo Kofi).
The two are facing charges of conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder and murder, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1980, Act 29.
A Cape Coast District court presided over Her Lordship Bernice Mensima Ackon remanded them on their last appearance on September 2.
The court agreed to the request of prosecution – led by DSP Daniel Gadzo – for more time to conclude investigations. The case was adjourned to October 4, 2022.
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The Lowdown: Role of the diaspora in the development of Africa
CEO of the Aaron Manvel Foundation Millie Lorene Tucker and Gary Hope, the CEO of FLCC – Bring Back Hope Foundation underscore the need for the African diaspora to help develop the continent in this episode of The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV. According to the women trying to make and create a change in Ghana, our forefathers were sold away and made to develop strange lands. Thus, coming back home and developing their home country is the best thing to do especially when resources are available.
Fear has gripped residents of Breman Jambra in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa District of the Central Region after three (3) corpses were illegally exhumed from a cemetery.
Reports say the grave looters had also tried to loot the remains of the six pupils of the Jambra Methodist Basic school who were killed after a school building collapsed almost four years ago but fortunately they were unsuccessful.
According to the Unit Committee Member of the area, Mr. Silvester Opoku this is not the first time such a reprehensible act has been done as there have been several attempts by some unknown persons to steal the skeletons of the pupils.
It is believed that these unscrupulous persons have purposed to steal the skeletons for spiritual money rituals.
The youth in an interview with Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan vowed to deal ruthlessly with any person found to have tried looting the grave.
