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Driver’s mate fined GH¢3,000 for stealing air conditioner copper pipes
In default of payment, Ablor will serve a two-year prison sentence.
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Armed robber jailed 30 years by Nsuaem Kyekyewere Circuit Court
In a statement issued on Friday, October 3, 2025, the police said Owusu was arrested in connection with a violent robbery that occurred at Assin Praso in the Central Region.
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Two jailed 10 years each for tramadol possession in North East Region
The convicts, Mumuni Iddrisu and Alhassan Braimah, were part of a group of six arrested on 18th September 2025 at Gbintiri near Nalerigu in connection with a haul of 1,195 boxes of tramadol hydrochloride (120mg), popularly called “Red.”
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Judge Samuel Bright Acquah is a canker on the legal profession a the judicial service in Ghana: Martin Amidu writes
The question that immediately came to my mind was whether Judge Samuel Bright Acquah was a fit and proper person to have been enrolled on the Roll of Lawyers in Ghana in the first place.
Martin Amidu
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32-year-old man jailed 35 years for $50K fraud
Lawal’s troubles began when a complainant handed him $50,000 to convert into Ghana cedis. Instead of fulfilling his promise, he vanished with the cash.
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Burkina Faso bans homosexual acts
The new measure, unanimously voted through on Monday, imposes punishments of up to five years in jail, and has become part of a broader crackdown on same-sex relationships across the continent.
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Eight men convicted, fined GhS6000 over Ablekuma North by-election violence
Presiding Judge His Honour Isaac Addo ruled that each of the accused must pay a fine of 500 penalty units (GH¢6,000) or, in default, serve 24 months in prison
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Head porter jailed for vandalizing portions of Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange
Asare was found guilty of causing unlawful damage under Section 172 of the Criminal Offences Act (Act 29).
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Agradaa not eligible for presidential amnesty – Prisons Service clarifies
Chief Superintendent Abdul Latif, Public Relations Officer of the Service, explained that Agradaa is ineligible because she has not served half of her 15-year prison term — a mandatory condition for consideration under the amnesty scheme.
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Former Chad Prime Minister sentenced to 20 years in prison
Masra, leader of the Les Transformateurs party and a vocal critic of President Mahamat Déby, was also fined 1 billion CFA francs (~$1.8 million). He denied the charges, calling on his supporters to “stand firm.”
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Judiciary, Prisons Service discuss ways to bridge gaps in justice system
The visit focused on key issues such as delays in processing remand cases and the enhancement of Electronic Case Management systems to better track inmate statuses.
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Bibiani court jails notorious twin thieves 4 years
Seth Frimpong, also known as Atta Payin, a welder, and his brother Emmanuel Frimpong, alias Atta Kakra, an excavator operator, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and theft.
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Teen robbers jailed 10 years each after daylight robbery in Kumasi
In a statement released on Wednesday, July 9, the Ashanti Regional Police Command confirmed that the suspects—Mamudu Issah, Samuel Takyi, and Alhassan Abubakari, all aged 18—were apprehended the same day they carried out the robbery on July...
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Nana Agradaa jailed 15 years for fraud and charlatanic adverts
The conviction relates to a 2022 broadcast on her Today-TV channel, where she claimed to possess spiritual powers that could "double" money.
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Four jailed, others remanded over BECE malpractices in Kintampo
The convicted individuals—three teachers and a school administrator—were also ordered to sign a bond of good behavior for two years.
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Man sentenced 5 years for attacking neighbour, causing harm
Yeboah pleaded guilty to the charges and was convicted based on his admission.
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Wrongfully jailed for 23 years, innocent mechanic finally walks free
In a landmark ruling delivered on June 5, 2025, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal unanimously overturned Agyekum’s 2002 conviction, citing a lack of credible evidence linking him to the notorious crimes of convicted armed robber A...
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Runaway tiler jailed two years by Asante Akropong court
Kuffour, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was convicted on his own plea by presiding judge Mrs. Gloria Mensah Bonsu.
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Sogakope assemblyman’s killer sentenced to life in prison as accomplices get 47 years
Presiding Judge Justice John Ekow Mensah also imposed an additional 47-year jail term on Adikyere for robbery, to be served concurrently with the life sentence.
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Court convicts former NSS "side chick' of contempt, jails her 45 days
The conviction stems from two videos she shared online in which she launched verbal attacks against the presiding judge, Justice John Bosco Nabarese, accusing him of bias in her dismissed civil case against a senior bank official she referr...
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