A 38-year-old man, identified as “Pussy Mama” has been remanded by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking over 3,000 young girls and boys from Nigeria to Ghana, Mali and other countries for prostitution. This was after the suspect of Nigerian descent appeared before the Ofaakor Circuit Court presided over by his lordship Isaac […]
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An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a 23-year-old motorcyclist over attempted robbery at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Elvis Ashitey aka Ratty charged with an “attempt to commit crime namely robbery”, pleaded not guilty. The Court presided over by Mr Isaac Addo ordered Ashitey to reappear on October 23, 2024. Prosecution led by
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An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 48-year-old businessman Charles Nti Denkyira into police custody for allegedly misappropriating $60,000. Denkyira, who faces stealing charges, pleaded not guilty. He is scheduled to reappear before the court, presided over by Mr. Isaac Addo, on October 15, 2024. The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth
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A Rwandan YouTuber has been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaching the country’s laws on genocide denial. Rashid Hakuzimana, who was arrested in 2021, denied all the charges, which also included inciting ethnic division and spreading false information for claiming that anyone who dares to challenge President Paul Kagame in elections is jailed.
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An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced two individuals to 17 years in prison for their involvement in stealing electronic gadgets worth GH¢298,900 in Okponglo, Accra. James Ugochukwu Mwobi, a 33-year-old businessman, received a 12-year sentence for charges including unlawful damage, stealing, and unlawful entry. His accomplice, 36-year-old Solomon Otis, was sentenced to five years for
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The Police have notified the La District Court that a duplicate docket concerning the O’Reilly Senior High School murder case has been sent to the Attorney General’s office. The move is intended to allow the AG’s office to provide advice on the matter. Chief Inspector Paul Osei Adjei told the court he assigned the case
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A 40-year-old air condition installer, Joshua Arhin, has been handed 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court, for defiling a 13-year-old girl at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. He pleaded guilty and begged the court for forgiveness, promised not to repeat such a shameful act. Superintendent Juliana Essel-Dadzie, who led
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An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Comfort Tasiame, has granted bail to Ama Governor and eight other individuals involved in recent anti-galamsey protests, setting the bail at GH¢70,000 and requiring two sureties for each defendant. The remaining individuals are Emmanuel Gyan, Emmanuel Kwabena Addo, Ziblim Yakubu, Oheneba Prempeh, Philip Owusu Kwabena, Akisibik Desmond,
Thirty-two protesters from the Democracy Hub have filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, alleging violations of their human rights. They are seeking a declaration that the conduct of the Ghana Police Service in disrupting the peaceful protest violated Article 21(d) of the 1992
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Most Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church, Ghana, has called on Judges and Lawyers to prioritise accessibility to justice for all, emphasising that it should not be treated as a commodity for the privileged. He delivered this message during the 67th Legal Year Church Service in Accra, themed “Building the
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