The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old miner to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbery. Michael Osei denied the offence but was found culpable after trial and sentenced accordingly. Police Detective Chief Inspector Eric Twum told the Court presided over by Mr Isaac Apeatu that Madam Sandra Adamah, the complainant, was […]
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The Supreme Court has ordered the Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight Newspaper, Kenneth Kuranchie to amend two of his reliefs in an action that he is seeking to disqualify former President John Mahama from contesting the 2024 Presidential elections. The writ which was similar to an earlier one dismissed by the apex Court in November
The former head of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, will stand trial for sexual assault over his unsolicited kissing of Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso. The kiss, which Ms Hermoso said was “unwanted”, happened at last year’s 1-0 World Cup against England and made global headlines. Mr Rubiales was forced to resign but
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Former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo has described as unfortunate comments by Council of State member Sam Okudzeto for saying there is nothing wrong with stashing money at home. The former president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has been defending former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah following queries raised about the millions found in her
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An Accra High Court has deferred the verdict against two teenagers charged with conspiracy and murder of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdella at Kasoa. Presiding judge, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo indicated that due to circumstances beyond the control of the court, the summing up of the case to the 7-member jury and subsequent judgement would have
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Habib Munkaila, a 33-year-old man, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for defrauding a trader of GHC120,000. Munkaila is alleged to have collected the money under the pretext of changing it into 6,855,000 CFA Francs but failed. Charged with defrauding by false pretences and dealing in foreign exchange without license, Munkaila has pleaded not
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An Accra Circuit Court has convicted a 30-year-old student for issuing a dud cheque with the face value GHC50,000.00 to the Customer Service Manager of Goil. Henry Ulsen Alibah, pleaded guilty, and he was convicted accordingly but sentence was deferred till May 9, 2024. The Court presided over by Mr Isaac Oheneba Kuffour gave the
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The High Court in Accra has declined a request from lawyers of Daniel Asiedu, the man who has been accused of the death of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu to subpoena four persons to testify in the ongoing trial. Asiedu who is standing trial for murder and robbery
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Broadcast Journalist, Richard Dela Sky and Researcher Dr. Amanda Odoi will appear before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, to move their respective lawsuits challenging the passage of the LGBTQ+ Bill and its possible assent. The two controversial lawsuits have since stopped the Bill from being transmitted from parliament to the Presidency for
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Lawyers of political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, led by Dr Justice Srem-Sai have dragged the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah to the Supreme Court for refusing to answer some 17 questions in his GHc10 million defamation case. The action to the apex Court is to order the Minister to respond to those questions of facts
