An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 45-year-old woman, Faustina Foli, who allegedly defrauded an insurance officer of GH₵265,000. Foli, who is unemployed, is accused of deceiving the complainant by promising to secure a United States visa and three Canadian visas but failed to deliver. She has been charged with defrauding by […]
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The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a review application, which sought to declare the law establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) unconstitutional and place the OSP under the control of the Attorney General. Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, a lawyer and a newspaper editor, had initially filed a case against the OSP, seeking a
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The Amasaman Circuit Court has ordered two drivers involved in the theft of an USD108,000.00 excavator to open their defence. The Court presided over by Ms Enid Marful-Sau said the Prosecution had established a prima facie case against them (established criminal charges) and therefore the need to answer the charges levelled against them. Ali Zakary
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Eighty-nine suspects have been arrested in connection with various offenses following post-election incidents across the country. Out of this number, 40 suspects have been directly linked to acts of vandalism, looting, and destruction of properties. Assistant Commissioner of Police Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, Ghana Police Service, disclosed this during a media briefing in
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The Ghana Police Service has arrested four individuals in connection with a shooting incident in Kasoa, Central Region, which resulted in one death and left another person injured. The suspects, identified as Awudu Yakubum, Kwabena Essah, Hakeem Bawa, and Issaka Mashual, are currently in police custody assisting with investigations. In a statement issued on Saturday,
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Juliet Hassana Kramer, Chief Executive Officer of Perfect Business System who was held in the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Operational Business Suites (OBS) trial, has been acquitted and discharged from all her charges. Ms Kramer was freed by an Accra High Court ruling on a submission of no case made by her
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An Accra High Court Judge said the number of jurors to be empaneled in the murder case involving Ben Lord Ababio, a self-proclaimed traditional ruler and another was not “encouraging.” The court, presided over by Justice Mrs Kizita Naa Koowah Quarshie, has therefore ordered the Registrar to reassemble the jurors. This would enable the court
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Action on verdict Section 285 (4) of Act 30 Where the jury are not unanimous in their opinion, the Justice shall, after the lapse of a time that the Justice considers reasonable, discharge the jury, but a verdict of a majority of not less than five to two shall, in respect of an offence which
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The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into an alleged attack on the convoy of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The incident is reported to have occurred on December 2 in Techiman, located in the Bono East Region. According to a statement issued by the Police, preliminary findings indicate that the attack took
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A Sowutuom Branch Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, who threatened to kill citizens during the December 7 general election, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment. Mohammed Ibrahim was found guilty by an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, at the end of the trial. Ibrahim was charged with publication of false
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