A trader, accused of collecting GHC402,000 from 97 unsuspecting individuals under the pretext of securing them jobs in the security services, has been jailed for five years. Dorcas Twene Amankwa, 28, was found guilty at the end of the trial by a circuit court in Accra, presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah. Amankwa was earlier […]
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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has referred an allegation of procurement breaches against the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Attorney-General. CHRAJ wants either of the two institutions to take over the investigations over suspected procurement-related breaches. It followed a
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A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan puts an end
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The Ghana Police Service has arrested 26 persons for toy gun-related crimes. The suspects are currently assisting with investigations and will be put before court to face justice. In a statement, the police said a quantity of toy guns have been retrieved from the suspects as part of police investigation into the menace. The police
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The police have arrested Mr. Ohemeba Nana Asiedu, a Kumasi-based radio and television presenter, for alleged offences, including the publication of false news, contrary to Section 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). The suspect is currently in police custody, and the case will be presented before the court, the police said in
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A 28-year-old small scale miner, Collins Adu, who stole a motorbike worth GH¢13,500 and used it for two weeks has been sentenced to one day imprisonment and a fine of GH¢ 8,400 by the Tarkwa circuit court. Adu would be compelled to serve 7 years imprisonment with hard labour, if he fails to pay the
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A self-styled prophet and three other men, said to have inflicted multiple cutlass wounds on a driver, mutilated his genitals, hit him with rods and clubs and then tied him to a vehicle which was driven for well over 500 metres with his body dragging on the tarred road have been arraigned at the Ho
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An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Yaw Mensah, a 42-year-old driver, to 15 years’ imprisonment for robbery. This was after Yaw Mensah, affectionately called Red, was found guilty on the charges of conspiracy to rob and robbery at the end of the trial. Mensah’s accomplice, Yussif Abubakari, was however acquitted and discharged because there was
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Judith Yaa Kumah, who lost part of her ear during a police investigation into an alleged robbery, has filed a lawsuit seeking GHC15 million in damages for human rights violations. Her lawyer, Mr. Andrew Khartey, has sued the Ghana Police Service (GPS), Corporal Clement Suputour (the officer involved), and the Attorney General (AG) as the
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Staff at the Legal Aid Commission have issued a threat to go on strike from Monday, November 25, citing years of neglect and exclusion from the newly established Law House. Despite the inauguration of the Law House five months ago, the Commission continues to operate from its overcrowded and dilapidated offices, a situation which has
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