Accra, Jan. 20, GNA - An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a driver to eight years imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to kidnap a father and daughter for ransom. Godfred Ayittey denied conspiring with Wang Liang in preparation to kidnap the two for ransom, but after trial, he was found culpable. Wang is currently at large. […]
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An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 37-year-old mason apprentice to three years imprisonment for stealing GHC15,000 cedis from his boss and spending it on eight prostitutes. Police investigations revealed that Boame spent between GHC350 and GHC550 on the eight prostitutes after having fun with them. Richard Boame is said to have also used part
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The Ghana Police Service says it has completed investigations into the case of Marku Kuami, a house help accused of murdering her madam in the Kumasi suburb of Ayeduase in the Ashanti region. The suspect made a second appearance before the Asokwa District Court on Wednesday (17 January). An officer who held brief for police
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A new seven-member jury has been empaneled to hear the case of Gregory Afoko who is accused of murdering the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Upper East Regional Chairman, Adams Mahama in 2015. The accused yesterday pleaded not guilty – the third time he is doing so to one count of murder and one count of
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In a tragic turn of events, one person has been reported dead following a shooting incident that took place in the Bawku Municipality on Wednesday afternoon. Five others sustained injuries and are currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed health facility in the Upper East Region. The Municipal Chief Executive, Amadu Hamza, confirmed the incident
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The Director of Legal Education and the Ghana School of Law, Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, has indicated that the school will formally establish a campus in Kumasi, which would be the first regional campus in the country. This, he said, was because the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, had renewed his commitment to designate a
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A Circuit Court at Dormaa Ahenkro in the Bono Region, has convicted a 19-year-old student to pay a fine of GH₵1,800 for stealing an iPhone 12 pro-max mobile phone valued at GH₵9,200. Nerous Asahene-Addo, the accused, pleaded guilty to both counts of unlawful entry and stealing, and was sentenced accordingly by the court or in
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A 27-year-old Kente weaver, Prosper Ayirebi, has been remanded into prison custody by a Kpando District Court for his alleged involvement in the murder of one Magaret Mireku at Golokuati in the Volta Region. Ayirebi is alleged to have tied the victim with a rope and subjected her to sexual abuse. Charged with murder, Ayirebi’s
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The Supreme Court has set April 10 to deliver judgment on a case seeking to quash a directive by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) that bans well-known persons and professionals including musicians from advertising for alcoholic beverages. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in 2016 instituted guidelines for the advertisement of foods and beverages,
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