The Achimota Circuit Court has convicted two persons for trafficking two ladies from Nigeria to Ghana and compelling them to engage in prostitution. Jessica Daniel, also known as Blessing, a 24-year-old hairdresser, and Kelvin Johnson, known as Alaska, a 30-year-old Bitcoin trader, were convicted after they were found guilty at the end of the trial. […]
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section Ghana Gold Board 1. Establishment of the Ghana Gold Board 2. Object of the Gold Board 3. Functions of the Gold Board Governance of the Gold Board 4. Governing body of the Gold Board 5. Functions of the Board of Directors 6. Duties and liabilities of a member of the
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Three (3) suspected gold smugglers have been arrested by the GoldBod Security Taskforce. The suspects Goutam Katriya, 35, Miraj Sarvaych, 22, and Manash Damani, 42, all Indian nationals, are said to be involved in gold trading activities in Kumasi and Accra under the company name Unique MM, allegedly owned by one Musah Salifu. They were
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A tragedy unfolded yesterday in Nyinahin that exemplifies how outdated legislation and unchecked military authority continue to threaten civilian lives in Ghana. Akwasi Lala, a young man participating in a funeral procession, was confronted by armed soldiers for wearing camouflage-patterned clothing. What followed was not an arrest —it was an execution. Akwasi was murdered, shot
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The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has issued a measured and firm call for adherence to constitutional procedures and the principles of the rule of law in response to the ongoing process for the removal of the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 24, and signed by GBA National President Mrs.
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Media General, a Ghanaian media organization, has officially filed a complaint with the Ghana Police Service against Alhaji Osman Masawudu, the third national vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), following what the company describes as a deliberate act of aggression and a threat to the safety of its journalists. The incident occurred at
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A Circuit Court Judge at the Adenta Court Complex in Accra, Angela Attachie, has accused four police officers of harassing her instead of protecting her as they’re mandated to. Her claims follow recent reports suggesting that she influenced the detention of four police officers by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, after
President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(10) of the Constitution, 1992 and in consultation with the Council of State, suspended Chief justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo following a determination that a prima facia case has been established in respect of three petitions against her. A statement issued on
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H.H. BERTHA ANIAGYEI CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE The centrality of the right to fair trial, and in particular, the presumption of innocence of an accused person in a criminal trial casts a duty on a court to ensure and satisfy itself that a plea of guilt entered by an accused person is voluntary, well-informed and not
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The leader of the Catholic Church died Monday at the age of 88, just a day after celebrating Easter with a surprise appearance at St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican said he died from a stroke that caused a coma and led to irreversible heart failure. In the will, dated June 29, 2022, Francis wrote that
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