An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the police to determine the gender of an accused person to decide whether to place them in a male or female cell. The order came after Christabel Suphiar Sarkodie Tuffour, who faced five counts of defrauding by false pretenses, appeared in court. She allegedly collected a total of €42,889, […]
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Bishop Elisha Salifu Amoako’s son who caused an accident at East Legon, leading to loss of two lives, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment. The 16-year-old juvenile offender was sentenced by the Juvenile Court in Accra after he pleaded guilty to eight counts of manslaughter, negligently causing harm, dangerous driving and driving without licence.
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By Goodnuff Appiah Larbi[2] (BL (Candidate) & Legal Researcher) (aappiahlarbi@gmail.com) “This argument … raises the issue of how to distinguish between a non-compliance which can be saved by the invocation of Order 81 and a non-compliance which cannot. Clearly, the language of Order 81, r.1 is intended to prevent non-compliance with the
Kwame Ofosu, a commercial motor rider (okada rider) in his early 20s, has been allegedly murdered at Gomoa Afranse in the Central Region. His decapitated body was dumped in a bush on Thursday afternoon. The incident has made the commercial riders in the community apprehensive and incensed, vowing to avenge the death of their colleague.
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The Upper Bobikuma Police are hunting for a 48-year-old famer who allegedly killed his wife and daughter at Esaase, a village near Upper Bobikuma in the Agona West District of the Central Region. A police source told the Ghana News Agency that the suspect, Stephen Alartey, was said to have used cement block to hit
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Actress Martha Ankomah has dismissed Kumawood actor Lil Win’s public apology, deeming it insufficient in resolving the GH₵5 million defamation suit she filed against him. According to a court report, Ankomah expressed that Lil Win’s apology lacked the essential elements of retraction and remorse. The defamation suit, filed on February 14, 2024, stems from allegedly
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An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 45-year-old woman, Faustina Foli, who allegedly defrauded an insurance officer of GH₵265,000. Foli, who is unemployed, is accused of deceiving the complainant by promising to secure a United States visa and three Canadian visas but failed to deliver. She has been charged with defrauding by
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The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a review application, which sought to declare the law establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) unconstitutional and place the OSP under the control of the Attorney General. Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, a lawyer and a newspaper editor, had initially filed a case against the OSP, seeking a
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The Amasaman Circuit Court has ordered two drivers involved in the theft of an USD108,000.00 excavator to open their defence. The Court presided over by Ms Enid Marful-Sau said the Prosecution had established a prima facie case against them (established criminal charges) and therefore the need to answer the charges levelled against them. Ali Zakary
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20 lessons and pieces of advice from the December 7, 2024 elections – H. Kwasi Prempeh writes Money can’t buy love. Or, you got played! Pride comes before a fall. There is a little Kwaku Ananse in every Ghanaian voter; don’t underestimate our capacity to repay trickery with trickery. Mind your language and attitude; we
