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
By: Goodnuff Appiah Larbi (BL candidate and Legal Researcher) Introduction Democracy prevails when all citizens can participate directly in decision making through the power of voting to select the government through free and fair elections or to take a decision in a referendum. In democratic societies such as ours, elections represent a fulcrum of governance,
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Eighty-nine suspects have been arrested in connection with various offenses following post-election incidents across the country. Out of this number, 40 suspects have been directly linked to acts of vandalism, looting, and destruction of properties. Assistant Commissioner of Police Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, Ghana Police Service, disclosed this during a media briefing in
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The Police have arrested 12 suspects for allegedly looting and causing damage to properties in some parts of the country. In an engagement with the media on Sunday, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, Ghana Police Service, said according to preliminary investigations, the suspects attacked and caused damage to some
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Patrick Yaw Boamah, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central has decided to contest the results of parliamentary election in court. This follows the declaration of Baba Abubakar Sadiq of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the winner. Baba Sadiq secured 15,383 votes, narrowly defeating Patrick Boamah, who garnered 14,949 votes as per the
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The Ghana Police Service has arrested four individuals in connection with a shooting incident in Kasoa, Central Region, which resulted in one death and left another person injured. The suspects, identified as Awudu Yakubum, Kwabena Essah, Hakeem Bawa, and Issaka Mashual, are currently in police custody assisting with investigations. In a statement issued on Saturday,
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Juliet Hassana Kramer, Chief Executive Officer of Perfect Business System who was held in the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Operational Business Suites (OBS) trial, has been acquitted and discharged from all her charges. Ms Kramer was freed by an Accra High Court ruling on a submission of no case made by her
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