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Assembly member gets 14 months for attempting to rape co-tenant
An Assembly Member, Peter Kaadaare Seidu, has been jailed 14-month hard labour by the WaDistrict Magistrate Court for unlawful entry and attempting to rape a co-tenant. Mr Seidu, 28, assembly member for Gbache Electoral Area, in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region, allegedly entered the room of a 32-year old female co-tenant …
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Businesswoman jailed 15 days for assaulting husband
A businesswoman, who assaulted her husband for causing the arrest of their son, has been sentenced to 15 days in prison by the Circuit Court in Accra. RobertaDzampah and her husband Victor Dzampah, a banker, have been estranged before the altercation that resulted in the assault onMrDzampah. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Agnes Boafotold the …
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Dr Opuni trial: Lithovit liquid fertiliseris efficacious – Defence witness
The third defence witness in the Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni trial, yesterday told the Accra High Court that lithovit liquid fertiliser is the best fertiliser he has ever used for the past 20 years. Mr Thomas Amo Amankwaa, was led in evidence by Mr Samuel Kojo, counsel for Dr Opuni, the former Chief Executive Officer …
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Former PPA boss, other granted GH¢5m bail
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei, and his brother in-law, Mr Francis Kwaku Arhin, were granted GH¢5 million bail with two sureties to be justified by the High Court, Accra.As part of the bail conditions, the court presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Nsenkyire, …
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Pres urged to grant amnesty to drug prisoners
The POS Foundation, a civil society organisation, has appealed to President Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addo to grant amnesty to persons imprisoned for drug use before the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019) came into force. Mr Jonathan Osei Owusu, the Executive Director, POS Foundation, who made the appeal, said: “Drug use is a public health matter …
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Operation Halt II team arrests 26‘galamseyers’ at Patase
The Operation Halt II team has on Monday arrested 26 suspects, found operating at an illegal mining site, popularly known as galamsey, and also engaging in other poor environmental practices, at Patase, Wassa Dunkwa, in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region. The suspects, including four Togolese, were found engaging in illegal mining, …
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Painter in trouble for allegedly impregnating step daughter
A painter has been remanded into police custody by the Circuit Court at Adentan, for allegedly impregnating his 14-year-old step daughter, at Kwabenya, Accra. David Osei, 43, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty and was expected to reappear before court on June 6. Chief Superintendent of Police Patience Mario said the court that Osei allegedly …
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Head pastor fined Gh₵600 for causing nuisance
The Magistrate’s court at Tema has imposed a fine of Gh₵600 or in default three months imprisonment in hard labour on the Head Pastor of God’s Shield Gospel Ministry, for causing noise nuisance. The court presided over by Mr Festus FoviNukunuimposed the fine on accused after he pleaded guilty to charge of failing to obtain …
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Land agent granted GH¢100,000 bail for defrauding by false pretense.
The Circuit Courtin Accra, has granted a land agent GH¢100,000.00bail with two sureties, for conspiracy to commit crime and defrauding by false pretense. MrKingfordOkata, 52, was also charged with conspiracy to commit crime and fraudulent sale of land, which he pleaded not guilty too. Meanwhile, Mr Samuel Jonathan AnumOddoye, 57, businessman, and land agent, who …
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Man, 28, jailed 20yrs for defiling girl, 13 at Agbogba
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced Dickson Ofosu, a 28-year-old tailor to 20 years imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl at a church premises in Agbogba, Accra. Ofosu, also a pianist, is said to have defiled the victim in the living room of the complainant who had offered him shelter, and other places. Charged with …
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Kasoa Police arrest 2 MoMo fraudsters
The Kasoa District Police Command has arrested two notorious Mobile Money (MoMo) fraudsters at the Kasoa New Market. The suspects whose accomplices are on the run reportedly defrauded a MoMo vendor of GH¢1,000. According to sources, they went to the vendor’s shop in a black Toyota Camry with the registration number GC 9123-21 under the …
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Police must address allegations of extrajudicial killings – Criminologist
Criminologist and lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Jones Opoku Ware is calling on the Ghana police service and other security agencies in the country to take urgent steps to address the allegations of extrajudicial killings. According to him, working to deal with these incidents will help rebuild public confidence […]
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Court convicts driver for defrauding by false pretense
An Accra Circuit Court has convicted a driver, Adam Nyagsim,42, for defrauding by false pretense. He was convicted on his own plea and remanded into prison custody. The court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh deferred the sentencing to June 1, 2022. Police Inspector Eric Pobee told the Court that the complainant was an unemployed …
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1 killed following police-youth clash at Nkoranza
One person is reported dead after the youth of Nkoranza, in Bono East Region went on rampage and attacked the Nkoranza Police Station demanding justice for Albert Donkor, a 28-year-old trader. During the attack, the youth freed six suspects,arrested together with Donkor, by the police, as armed robbers, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. A statement …
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Alleged coup plot: Court orders prosecution witness to produce data from electronic devices
The High Court in Accra trying 10 persons for high treason has ordered Mr Kabral Mohammed Ayambillah, a prosecution’s witness, to produce the imaging (visual presentation) of data extracted from the WhatsApp conversation of the alleged coup plot. Imaging is the process of making a visual representation of something by scanning it with a detector …
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Butcher arrested for allegedly murdering colleague over ear piece
A butcher has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of his colleague during a scuffle over an ear piece, at AkotuJunction, near Kaneshie, in Accra, on Tuesday. Suspect, Baba Ibrahim, 23, who is in the custody of the police assisting in investigation, was reported to have stabbed Alhassan Zakari, 25, with …
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COCOBOD financial loss case adjourned to May 23
The Criminal High Court, Accra yesterday adjourned the trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), to May 23, 2022. This is because the second defence witness, Mr Samuel Tobi, a cocoa farmer, who testified on Monday in the alleged procurement breach and other alleged criminal …
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1 killed following police-youth clash at Nkoranza
One person is reported dead after the youth of Nkoranza, in Bono East Region went on rampage and attacked the Nkoranza Police Station demanding justice for Albert Donkor, a 28-year-old trader. During the attack, the youth freed six suspects, arrested together with Donkor, by the police, as armed robbers, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. A …
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Barker-Vormawor in court for careless, inconsiderate driving
Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Convenor of the #FixTheCountry, yesterday, appeared before the Madina Circuit Court, charged with careless and inconsiderate driving. Mr Barker-Vormawor, pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted GH¢30,000 bail with two sureties. He was arrested by personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) on Monday at East Legon. Mr Barker-Vormawor, …
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Major Mahama murder case: A-G closes case against 14 accused
THE Department of Attorney General (AG) yesterday closed its case against 14 persons being prosecuted for the alleged murder of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, at Denkyira-Obuasi, in the Central Region. The late army officer was allegedly killed by some residents of Denkyira-Obuasi during a morning health walk, in 2017. Following his death, 53 people …
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