A British judge on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal will step down after his term ends on Monday, the city’s judiciary said, the fifth foreign justice to leave the bench this year. Judges from common law jurisdictions are invited to sit as non-permanent members in the former British colony’s top court. Their presence has […]
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The Police have conducted a forensic examination on the gun of Constable Smith Gyekyi, a policeman accused of shooting a man at Kuntunse over an alleged transport fare dispute, according to prosecutors. Chief Inspector Apewah Achana told the Adabraka District Court that the Police were therefore waiting for the forensic report. The trial Judge Ama
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President Akufo-Addo has urged 21 newly appointed justices of the High Court of Judicature to prioritise delivering justice swiftly and impartially. He addressed the justices during their swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House on September 30, 2024, where he administered the Oaths of Office, Allegiance, and Secrecy. In his speech, the President emphasised that by
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A pharmacy student at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Dungu, Mohammed Zakiu Wunpini, has been tragically stabbed to death. Zakiu, who was preparing to enter his third year of study, was found dead on the evening of September 25, 2024. His body, bearing multiple stab wounds, was found in an uncompleted building located
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A MAN in his mid 60’s has allegedly beheaded his ex-wife, by name Emelia, after which he committed suicide at Taabuom, in the Atwima Kwawonma Constituency, in the Ashanti Region. The former couple is blessed with a nine year old child but their marriage, unfortunately, hit the rocks recently, which led to their separation, sources
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Former Ghana international Samuel Inkoom has requested the Kwabenya Circuit Court to grant him until October 31 to repay US$8,000 he allegedly swindled from two complainants. Inkoom, who won the U-20 World Cup in 2009 and represented Ghana at the 2010 World Cup, appeared in court for the second time, facing charges of defrauding by
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A widow is asking the Accra High Court to stop a family head from denying her access to her late husband’s home following his death. In a writ filed by Dianah Asafu Adjei, the widow and plaintiff, against Abusuapayin Osei Tutu of Daaban, Kumasi, she is requesting the court’s assistance to allow her to participate
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Two former security officers and a civilian have each been sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbery by an Accra Circuit Court. The convicted individuals are Michael Baffour, a dismissed soldier and driver; Isaac Amejor, a dismissed police officer and driver; and Saddick Muntakilu, an unemployed civilian. They were found guilty of robbing a
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A clergyman from Osun State in Nigeria, Niyi Peter was arraigned on Thursday, September 26, 2024, and dragged before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo. Peter was said to have been arraigned for allegedly defaming popular gospel artist Bunmi Akinnaanu, also known by her stage name Omije Ojumi, via social media. Peter faces three charges
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Eleven more Democracy Hub Protestors have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The Eleven protestors in the presence of their respective lawyers, have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit crime, unlawful assembly , causing unlawful damage, offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace, assault on public officer and
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