An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GHC300,000.00 bail with two sureties to an entrepreneur who allegedly stole and trafficked two children from Nigeria to Ghana. The Court, presided over by Mrs Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie, ruled that Blessing Astrim’s sureties reside within the Court’s jurisdiction. It stated that one of the sureties must be […]
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Mr David O. Sogbodjor, former Finance Manager of the defunct Beige Bank has told the High Court trying the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) that the receiver during the collapse of the Bank did not engage the Institution’s financial team. He said although the finance team of the defunct bank, including the CFO worked briefly
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The Supreme Court by a majority decision has declared as unconstitutional sections of the Citizenship Act which prohibit a person with dual citizenship from becoming a Chief Justice, Commissioner, Value Added Tax Service, Director-General, Prisons Service, Chief Fire Officer, Chief Director of a Ministry or a rank of Colonel in the army, or other security
The Supreme Court has in two separate judgments declared as unconstitutional the payment of wages to the spouses of the President and Vice President. The two cases were filed by South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP) Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe Abronye. The suits followed controversies
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The Tema Circuit Court has sentenced two persons involved in the stealing of 1,146 bags of rice valued at Gh₵846,000.00 to various terms of imprisonment. Abdul Karim Abdul Aziz, a 36-year-old driver, was sentenced to five years each for the two counts of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing, while Ibrahim Mohammed, a 49-year-old transport
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The house help of the late Dr Christopher Adu Boahen has been taken into custody in relation to his murder. Dr Boahen was the son of the late Professor Albert Adu Boahen, a notable figure who ran for presidency under the NPP banner in the 1992 elections, a significant event in Ghana’s transition to democracy
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A 39-year-old farmer accused of stealing 13 bags of rice belonging to a pastor whom he threatened to kill has been arraigned. Kwabena Seidu, alias Agya Aboba, who is facing causing damage, theft and threat of death charges, has denied them. He was granted a GHC10,000.00 bail with two sureties to be justified. The Pakyi
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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has clarified the tax status of individuals who earn incomes abroad and whether they are deemed by law as resident Ghanaians for tax purposes. The clarification was contained in a statement issued on April 22, 2024. Below is the full statement GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY CLARIFIES STATUS OF RESIDENT INDIVIDUALS FOR
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Daniel Asiedu the man who was ordered to appear in Court on Tuesday, April 23 to open his defence to charges of failure for which his case would have been closed has been sent back to see doctors shortly after appearing in Court. This was because Asiedu alias Sexy Don Don was still unwell and
A 31-year-old Nigerian national Paul Efeturi Niboro alias Paul Kwame Niboro has been remanded into prison custody by the High Court for uploading sexually explicit videos of a Jehovah’s Witness lady he had lured into a romantic relationship on a pornographic website. The accused arraigned for 10 counts have pleaded not guilty to all which
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