A Tema Circuit Court has sentenced Eric Gyimah, a mobile phone seller, to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a taxi driver of his taxicab. Gyimah, who had pleaded not guilty to two counts of robbery and dishonestly receiving, was handed over the sentence after a full trial. Before his sentence, Gyimah had […]
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The Hohoe Magistrate’s Court has granted a GHC10,000 bail to Korkuvi Atiga, a farmer, with one surety over allowing his domestic animals to stray into neighbours’ farms, causing damage to their crops, among other things. Atiga pleaded not guilty to the charge and will reappear on March 14, 2024. Mr Frank Azila-Gbettor, prosecuting, told the
A man believed to be in his early 40s, has been butchered to death on his farm at Devegodo in the Shime area of Anloga District. The victim identified as Maxwell Dzormatsi, died of severe bleeding from cutlass wounds he sustained on Wednesday, February 21. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around 1200hours when some two
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The National Communications Authority (NCA) has shut down four radio stations in Bawku in the Bawku Municipality in the Upper East Region. The affected stations are Bawku FM, Source FM, Zahra FM and Gumah FM respectively. Graphic Online gathered that the exercise, which was carried out last Saturday, February 24, 2024, amid heavy military protection,
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Judges to decide whether revoking citizenship of teenager who joined Islamic State was unlawful Shamima Begum, who left the UK as a 15-year-old schoolgirl to join Islamic State is to find out whether her appeal against the removal of her UK citizenship has been successful. Three court of appeal judges, including the chief justice, Sue
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has signed a visa waiver agreement with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. A circular from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) issued on February 20, explained that the waiver aims to forestall challenges and inconveniences faced by uninformed travellers between Ghana and the Bahamas. The visa waiver agreement
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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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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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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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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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