A mason apprentice, Ebenezer Kwayisi, has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the Accra High Court for his role in the murder of former law lecturer at the University of Ghana , Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. The 28 year old was slapped with the jail term today by the court, presided over by Justice […]
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The Kaneshie District Court has ordered a driver to pay a fine of GHC 720.00 or serve six weeks imprisonment for driving without a valid license and negligently causing damage. Richard Dzah admitted his offences and he was convicted on his own plea. The Court presided over by Mrs Ama Adomako-Kwakye heard that on February
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Two former Mississippi police officers have been sentenced to a total of 37 years for their role in torturing two black men in their own home. Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton are the first of six officers due to be sentenced this week. The victims were beaten, shocked with stun guns and sexually assaulted by
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The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has hinted that Ghana’s democracy stands at risk of being undermined by Serious and Organised Crimes (SOC), which proceeds may be used to finance the activities of politicians. Officials of the GACC interacting with the community members in Kasseh Ada identified illegal mining, money laundering, drug trafficking, smuggling, and prohibited
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The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws enacted by any US state in recent memory. The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border. The Biden administration has challenged the law, calling it unconstitutional. Crossing the US border illegally is already
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The High Court in Accra has ordered Daniel Asiedu alias Sexy Don Don to open his defense to the charge of murder of Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu and robbery. This was after the Court held that State Prosecutors led by Mrs. Sefakor Batse had been able to prove prima facie evidence against him. Asiedu has
The Ghana Police Service on Monday, arrested suspect Mark Forson in connection with the murder of Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen in Accra. A statement issued in Accra by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director, Public Affairs, said March 17, 2024, the Police received a complaint from some relations of the deceased that he had
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Mam Yandey Joof, who is standing trial over the death of Benett Agyekum Adomah alias Kikibee, has been discharged by the Madina District Court. Joof, a hotelier and girlfriend of the deceased and owner of Kikibee Restaurant, was discharged by the court following the advice of the Office of the Attorney General. Prosecution told the
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The Office of the President has requested Parliament to refrain from sending the anti-gay bill to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his assent. The decision, according to Nana Bediatuo Asante, the Secretary to the President, stems from the acknowledgment of two pending applications for an order of interlocutory injunction before the Supreme Court. The
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Madam Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Communications Minister, Monday, attributed the multiple undersea cable disruptions, which affected mobile and fixed data services nationwide to a force majeure. A force majeure means an act of God. She said the disruptions, which occurred on March 14, might have been caused by an under sea landslide in the Ivory Coast and
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