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Court sentences Ghanaian blogger to 30 days in prison for publishing false news

Ghanaian blogger Jeffrey Epprim Nyame has been sentenced to a 30-day jail term for the publication of false news. However, the court acquitted and discharged Jeremiah Kobina Egyabeng, an IT professional, who also faced a charge of abutment. John Baptist Ayitse, a lawyer acting as a friend of the court, attempted to seek clemency for […]

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Farmer convicted for possessing ammunition without authority

Forty-three-year-old David Blagodzi, farmer, has been convicted by the Jasikan Circuit Court to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for possessing ammunition without authority. Blagodzi, who appeared before the court, presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey, pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea. The court further ordered that the