Friends of the late human rights activist private legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, in collaboration with the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (UG), held a public lecture on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, to honour his legacies. The event, held on the University of Ghana campus […]
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The Accra Circuit Court Nine presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah has sentenced a 32-year-old unemployed man to six months in prison with hard labour. Geoffrey Obuobi was accused of cutting and stealing copper core cables of a transformer from the Electricity Company of Ghana. The cost of the copper cables is valued at Gh¢
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The Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality has remanded two brothers into custody for robbery and stealing. Augustine Kofi Owusu, 28, who pleaded not guilty to the charge was remanded into prison custody and would reappear before the court on November 05, 2024, while Kwabena Nsiah 31, who pleaded guilty, was
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A military officer and four accomplices have been remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the robbery and kidnapping of a Dutch national. WOI Elorm John Ahiakpor, along with Silas Amewonye, a 25-year-old farmer; Farouk Nuodio, a 32-year-old trader; Daniel Kwesi Obiri Yeboah, also known as Aljazeera, a 49-year-old
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Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice William Atuguba, has stated that it was legally wrong to invoke the Supreme Court in the parliamentary vacant seats controversy. His comment follows the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, filing an injunction application in the Supreme Court in response to the Minority’s efforts to have the seats of Independent candidates declared
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A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in a bush. The convict, Richard Amissah, popularly known as IGP, pleaded guilty with explanation of the offence when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Prosecuting, Police
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An Accra High Court has fined an absentee juror in the Kasoa Teenagers Ritual Murder case. The absence of Harry Don Atipo, the juror is said to have held the entire court to ransom hence was fined GHC1,200. The court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, a Court of Appeal Judge sitting with additional
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The Police Service says it will give GHC20,000 reward to anyone who assists with the arrest of the suspect captured with a gun during disturbances between some NPP and NDC supporters at Mamobi in Accra. A statement from the Police said personnel were on a manhunt for the suspect identified as Fatau Motorway, who had
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This afternoon, the Speaker declared the seats of four MPs vacant—a move unprecedented in scope. The Speaker based his decision on the fact that these MPs had filed nominations to run on a different ticket. However, at the time of the decision, none of the four MPs had informed the Speaker or Parliament that they
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A 34-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to five years in prison for inflicting multiple cutlass wounds on a scrap dealer’s left arm in La, Accra. Jeremiah Afotey Otu was found guilty of causing harm by an Accra Circuit Court at the conclusion of the trial, despite having initially pleaded not guilty. The court, presided
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