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Canadian Murder case: Court orders Registrar to furnish defense counsel with jurors list

An Accra High Court has ordered the court registrar to provide defence counsel for Safina Mohammed Adizatu, who is on trial for allegedly murdering her Canadian boyfriend, with the jury list in the case. According to the court, the provision of the list should be done before the next adjourned date, February 27, 2024, and […]

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Two Quarry employees who rob Manager of GHC200,000 grabbed and remanded

Two persons accused of robbing Potsin Haoxim Quarry Manager of GHC200,000 at Kweikrom near Potsin have been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The accused persons are Richard Kwame Tuffour, a 31-year-old driver and Emmanuel Dabanka, an Electric Welder. The two had hatched a plan to rob their manager who returned money

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Akan MP imposter in Court, fined GH¢1,200

Leave a Comment / Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

Bless Agbenyenu, 27-year-old teacher, who posed as the Member of Parliament (MP) of Akan Constituency, and defrauded Mr Joseph Ahianse, a resident of Kadjebi in the Oti Region, has been sentenced when he appeared before a Magistrate Court. The convict, Agbenyenu was sentenced to a fine of 100 penalty units (GH¢1,200) and signed a Bond

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Kadjebi: Tailor arrested for forcibly shaving private parts of apprentice.

Leave a Comment / Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

A tailor at Kadjebi in the Oti Region has been arrested by the Kadjebi Police for forcefully shaving the private parts of Bright Abusah, a 19-year-old electrical apprentice. Narrating his ordeal to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Abusah, said the accused at around 8 pm on Sunday, January 21, invited him to his workshop at Kadjebi

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Lawyer Fugar sues former UG VC for ‘defamatory’ content of book

Leave a Comment / Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

According to the plaintiff, some words published by the defendant in certain portions of the book are defamatory of him. A private legal practitioner and founder of Fugar & Company, William Edem Fugar, has sued a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ivan Addae-Mensah, for defamation owing to the content of

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The court won’t enforce a contract that promotes sexual immorality – Amorkor Armah

Leave a Comment / Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Gertrude Amorkor Armah, says the court will not lend its power to enforce any agreement that borders on sexual immorality. She was speaking in reference of the infamous Adablah vs. Nimako case where Deborah Adablah filed a suit against her “sugar daddy”, Ernest Nimako

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GAF denies role in Bawku deaths, warns residents against engaging soldiers

Leave a Comment / Crime & Punishment, Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted accusations of involvement in the recent deaths of three individuals in Sabongari, Bawku. This follows the January 12th killing of Issah Halidu, a 40-year-old Mamprusi man, which sparked escalating violence in the area. While acknowledging the rising tensions and tragic loss of life, the GAF firmly denies any

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Driver to serve 15 years for stealing

Leave a Comment / Crime & Punishment, Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

A 39-year-old driver, who stole secured file transfer protocol (SFTP) network cables valued at GH₵50,000.00 belonging to INNOVA DDB Ghana has been sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court. The court sentenced Nurudeen Abddulai to 15 years imprisonment. He was charged with unlawful entry and stealing, a charge he initially pleaded not guilty to. After a

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Four persons accused of stealing cigarettes remanded

Leave a Comment / Crime & Punishment, Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

Four persons have been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court Three over an alleged theft of bundles of cigarettes and others valued GHC67,000.00. Prince Adjei, student, 22, Emmanuel Ajei Klu, 20, Joseph Opata, 24, Diana Asheley Trebi, 23, trader, the accused persons, denied conspiring to steal 222 bundles of cigarettes valued GHC40,455.00 and 68 cartons

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Attempted Kidnapping of JK Horgle & Daughter – Driver sentenced to 8 years

Leave a Comment / Crime & Punishment, Local News, News / Yaw Nkansah Abankroh

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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