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Unemployed man sentenced to five years for causing harm

A 34-year-old unemployed man has been sentenced to five years in prison for inflicting multiple cutlass wounds on a scrap dealer’s left arm in La, Accra. Jeremiah Afotey Otu was found guilty of causing harm by an Accra Circuit Court at the conclusion of the trial, despite having initially pleaded not guilty. The court, presided […]

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Police foil robbery attempt, arrest four suspects

The Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi has thwarted a robbery attempt involving four individuals who have been arrested. Shadrack Anartey, Emmanuel Agyei Donkor, Abu Ali, and Abubakar Buba were apprehended by the Konongo Divisional Taskforce while traveling in a Nissan Urvan bus with the registration number AS 4353 -15, following a

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Speaker Bagbin declares 4 Parliamentary seats vacant

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin has officially declared four parliamentary seats vacant with barely two months to the election in December. This ruling means that Ghana’s hung parliament which gave the governing New Patriotic Party a slight upper hand as the Majority side with the support of an Independent Member of Parliament, Andrew

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Mpraeso SHS students wanted by police for alleged gang rape

The Kwahu Nkwatia Divisional Police Command is on the hunt for three male students from Mpraeso Senior High School in the Kwahu South Municipality. These students are suspected to have been part of a group of eight who allegedly raped a female student on Sunday, October 13. While five suspects have already been detained and

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Benlord pleads not guilty to charges before High Court

Nana Barima Ababio, also known as BenLord Ababio, a self-proclaimed traditional ruler, appeared in an Accra High Court alongside his accomplice, Nana Kofi Amo Kwakye. They are facing charges related to a land dispute that allegedly resulted in the death of Lance Corporal Michael Danso. The two men have been charged with conspiracy, while BenLord

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Shop attendant gave the keys to Salifu Amoako’s 16-year-old son to drive – Prosecution tells court

A sales assistant has been accused as the person who gave the key of the Jaguar vehicle to the 16-year-old son of Elisha Salifu Amoako who caused the East Legon accident that killed two 12-year-old girls. The sales assistant works for the 25-year-old elder brother of the 16-year-old boy. Prosecutors on Wednesday accused the sales

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Supreme Court dismisses certiorari application against KATH

The Supreme Court of Ghana on Tuesday October 15, 2024, dismissed a certiorari application brought by one Kwame Adofo, the immediate past lawyer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. The Court also ordered him to pay a cost of GHc20,000.00 for wasting the court’s time with such a frivolous application. While still

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Police arrest father for brutally flogging his daughter with electrical cable

The Twifo Praso District Police on Wednesday, arrested a man who allegedly beat his 20-year-old daughter, Ms Esther Amoah Blankson, after she returned home late from work. Chief Superintendent Charles Addae Boateng stated that although no formal complaint was filed by the victim, the police acted upon hearing of the incident. The assault occurred on

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Barker-Vormawor granted ¢20k bail after 3 unsuccessful attempts

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, convenor of the anti-galamsey protest organised by the Democracy Hub, has been granted bail in the sum of ¢20,000 on Wednesday, October 16, after three unsuccessful attempts. His previous bail applications had been denied by both the Accra High Court and the Circuit Court. Mr Barker-Vormawor was arrested during a demonstration against illegal

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Hairstylist sentenced to five years for GHC139,000 recruitment scam

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a hairstylist, Adwoa Nyarko, to five years in prison for a GHC139,000 recruitment scam. She was found guilty on four counts of conspiracy to commit a crime and defrauding by false pretenses. Her accomplices, Nana Osei and Charles Kwame Damoah, remain at large. ASP Raymond Ackon, the prosecutor, informed

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