A Kumasi magistrate court has invalidated more than 1,000 voter transfers to the Manhyia South constituency, ordering the Electoral Commission (EC) to take immediate steps to return all the affected voters to their original constituencies. The court, Presided by the Magistrate, Gyaawa Donkor, arrived at the verdict after complaint brought before the court by Lawyer […]
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three persons in connection with the disruption of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) at Apam, Central Region, injuring one person in the process. Alhaji Kassim Mohammed, Stephen Cobbinah alias “Bonjour” and Kofi Kokor are alleged to have taken part in the September 16, 2024 mayhem. A press release
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Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail after pleading not guilty in a sex-trafficking case. A New York federal judge remanded the musician in custody after prosecutors argued he was a “serious flight risk”. Mr Combs, 54, was arrested on Monday evening, accused of running a criminal enterprise from at least 2008 that
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The Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has disclosed that government is actively pursuing the extradition of Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu, former CEO of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), who is currently residing in the United States. Ms Attionu, sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Accra High Court in
In a groundbreaking step towards modernization, efficiency, and inclusivity in Ghana’s rental housing sector, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, has officially launched the Rent Control Department’s Digital Platform. This new system is set to transform rent administration in the country by digitizing essential services and improving the overall experience for
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Oliver Campbell, a man with severe learning difficulties who was jailed for life for the murder of a shopkeeper three decades ago after confessing in police interviews, has had his convictions quashed by the court of appeal. The judgment clearing Campbell, 54, of conspiracy to rob and murder ends what has been described as one
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Legal practitioner, Efua Ghartey has been elected as the first female President of the Ghana Bar Association. This took place during the GBA election at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Efua Gartey garnered 1,208 while Kwadzo Dzakpasu secured 1,060 votes. Her two previous attempts to lead the
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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has affirmed that the judiciary in Ghana has consistently played a crucial role in managing the electoral process, particularly in handling disputes related to voter registration, parliamentary, and presidential elections. Speaking at the Annual Ghana Bar Association Conference in Kumasi on September 9, Justice Torkornoo noted that the judiciary has put
The Police on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, arrested one person in connection with a shooting incident at Bereku in the Central Region which left one injured. The suspect, Nai Akwasi Lartey, who was wielding a pump action gun, shot and injured one person during the Awubia Festival. In a press release issued by the Police
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A murder suspect, Etse Justice Amuzu, the 37-year-old farmer, who allegedly shot his biological brother to death at Olombobi, has been remanded into custody to reappear on September 13, 2024. When the case was called on Tuesday, September 3, Inspector Emmanuel Agbewoley, the Kadjebi Station Officer holding brief for Inspector Jacob Vormekpe, the Prosecutor, said
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