The UK government is expected to back making stealing cats and dogs a specific criminal offence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A bill being debated in the Commons on Friday would create an offence of “pet abduction”. Under the legislation, anyone convicted of the offence could face a fine or a maximum of five […]
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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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The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has released his outfit’s half-year report for the year 2023 in accordance with the laws governing the office, providing updates on cases it is either investigating or prosecuting. Among the cases it gave an update on in the 20-page report dated December 29, 2023, included the Cecilia Dapaah scandal. The
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The Court said there were so many challenges that were preventing the enforcement of its judgments. Approximately 131 judgments out of over 400 judgments delivered by the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) have not been enforced. The Court said there were so many challenges that were preventing the enforcement of its judgments. Mrs. Oluwatosin
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The Office of the Special Prosecutor has waded into the controversial contract between Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The OSP has disclosed that it has commenced a preliminary investigation into the contractual arrangements between the two entities. The Office of the Special Prosecutor, in its half-yearly report released on
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