A 39-year-old driver who allegedly defrauded a businessman of GH¢120,000 has been remanded into police by an Adentan Circuit Court. Paul Kwabena Duku allegedly collected the money from the businessman under the pretext of selling a Kia Rhino truck to him but failed. Charged with defrauding by false pretences, Duku in the company of his […]
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Sean “Diddy” Combs faces federal charges in New York, his lawyer said late Monday. Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors, but Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, issued a statement saying: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”
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The Winneba District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 30-year-old student of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to 13 months’ imprisonment for defrauding by false pretences, contrary to section 131 of the criminal and other offences 29/60. Frank Anderson Junior pleaded guilty and appealed to the court to give him time to refund the money,
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The man who was arrested for attacking the Comoros president with a knife on Friday has been found dead in prison, the authorities there say. The attack took place during a funeral for a well-known religious leader and injured President Azali Assoumani’s hand. National prosecutor Ali Mohamed Djounaid said that after being arrested the attacker
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TikTok will start making its case on Monday against a law that will see it banned in the US unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells it within nine months. The measure – signed into law by President Biden in April – has been prompted by concerns that US users’ data is vulnerable to exploitation by
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An accountant who dishonestly appropriated GHC40,433.50 from the Ghana Police Church has been sentenced to two years in prison by an Adentan Circuit Court. Edward Unicorn, 32, told the court that he used the money to wager bets and asked for the court to grant him bail to work and pay it off. Unicorn was
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On the instruction of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, an adhoc Ministerial committee has been set up to engage all stakeholders to assess government’s efforts in dealing with illegal mining. The five-member committee is led by the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah. Other members of the committee are the Minister of Lands and Natural
The Judicial Service of Ghana has addressed concerns regarding delays in two Supreme Court cases related to the Anti-LGBTQ Bill. According to the Service, the involved parties have yet to complete the necessary procedural work before hearings can proceed. In a statement issued on September 13, 2024, the Service explained that in both cases—one filed
The Director of the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, has outlined the Commission’s robust measures to ensure that market players abide by regulatory standards. In an interview on Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition on Thursday, he stated that the SEC is unwavering in its mission to maintain market integrity and
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The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has urged the Chief Justice and the Judicial Council to ensure expedited action on their proposal for salary reviews. According to JUSAG, their salary reviews and other allowances ought to be incorporated into the November 2024 budget statement to Parliament for its implementation in January 2025. The
