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No stolen booty found in Opuni’s house after ‘excavation’ — Lawyer

The extensive searches including a reported excavation for alleged stolen booty conducted in the house of the former boss of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Stephen Kwabena Opuni, became a topical issue in his trial at the Accra High Court last Wednesday. During cross-examination, counsel for Dr Opuni, Samuel Codjoe, inquired from a witness whether […]

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Side chick case: Lawyers of banker file application for summary judgment

Lawyers for banker Ernest Kwasi Nimako have filed an application at the High Court in Accra seeking a summary judgement. Even though the substantive matter filed by former National Service personnel Deborah Seyram Adablah against him has been dismissed, he believes that he has demonstrated clearly that Adablah, his opponent, has no real prospect of

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Driver granted bail; sentence deferred for rearing animals in dwelling

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Haruna Abdul Mohayimin, a driver has been granted bail to a sum of GH¢10,000 with a surety by the Hohoe Magistrate Court for rearing and keeping cattle in his dwelling premises. The Court also deferred the sentence of the convict to March 14, 2024, after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The act of rearing

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Businessman remanded over alleged theft of GHC36,000 items

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The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded a 36-year-old businessman accused of stealing items valued at GHC36,100.00. Abubakar Sadiq, alias Usher, has denied breaking into a house to steal stuff that included a television set, sound system, wax prints, lace fabrics, ladies’ bags and shoes, cellular phones, wristwatches, and perfumes, among others. He will be

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Tax Evasion: Court to conduct Case Management Conference on March 19

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The case of Michael Sumnaya Adedina, an accountant accused of forging Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) receipts to evade GHC2,495,778 tax, has been adjourned for March 19. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Evans Kesse told an Accra Circuit Court that the prosecution had filed its disclosures. According to him, the disclosures had been served on the

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Dani Alves sentenced to four and a half years in jail over sexual assault

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Court in Barcelona finds former Brazil player guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman at a nightclub in 2022 The former Brazil footballer Dani Alves was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman and sentenced to four years, six months in prison on Thursday. The ruling by three-judge panel in a Barcelona court followed

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Hajia4Reall pleads guilty in $2m romance scam case

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Ghanaian social media personality, Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Reall, has pleaded guilty in a $2 million romance scam case. According to the United States Attorney’s Office website, the socialite pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money. This charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Hajia4Reall also

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Parliament passes Environmental Protection Bill

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Parliament has passed the Environmental Protection Bill 2023, which seeks to establish the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to regulate, protect, and exercise general oversight and coordination over all matters relating to the environment and climate change. The Bill seeks to re-enact the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490) and introduce a Pesticide Management Fund.

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Majority Leader resigns from role with immediate effect

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Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader in Parliament, has reportedly resigned from his role with immediate effect. Sources close to the Ghana News Agency on said the Majority Leader’s decision came up at a crunch meeting between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Majority Caucus on Wednesday at the Jubilee House in Accra. Reports

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Majority Caucus cannot appoint leaders without political party – Speaker Bagbin

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The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, says the Majority Caucus in Parliament does not have the power to freely appoint its leaders without the consent of the political party overseeing the process. He said the political party had the crucial role in guiding and influencing the selection of leadership within the Majority Caucus. This

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