Courts
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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Courts
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.
DL News
Crime
Sex extortion of 19-year-old SHS graduate earns plumber 12 years imprisonment
Philip Spain Narh lured a 19-year-old recent high school graduate under the pretense of assisting her in becoming a web designer. He then coerced her into engaging in both vaginal and anal intercourse.
DL News
Courts
20-year old fined for impersonating a military officer
The accused, Alex Cobbina, popularly known as Mobitel, was ordered to pay a GH¢12,000 fine or face a three-years in prison.
DL News
Africa
Ex-Guinean minister jailed 5 years for corruption
Diané, who was a defense minister from 2015 to 2021 under former President Alpha Condé, faced charges as part of a wider anti-corruption campaign initiated by the country’s military leadership.
DL News
Courts
Trader jailed 15 years over drugs
Daniel Agbeko, also known as Abraham Fosu, was found guilty of attempting to export the drug-laden picture frames from Ghana to Australia.
GNA
Crime
Tamale: Man jailed 6 months over illegal power connection
Presiding over the case, His Worship Justice Derrick Annan also imposed a fine of 500 penalty units, equivalent to GHS 6,000, to be paid to the state.
myjoyonline
Crime
Gold dealer who feigned his own disappearance at Asawinso pleads for forgiveness in court
The incident was reported to the Awaso police but after several days, he was found in Bibiani and subsequently handed over
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Crime
Man jailed 10 years for attempting to smuggle cocaine
Ezugwu, 32-year-old Nigerian, was arrested after expelling 90 thumb-sized cocaine pellets, at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Accra, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
theghanaiantimes
General
Prioritise recovering loot over jail time – Vitus Azeem
His comment comes after the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was sentenced to 10 years in prison
myjoyonline
Courts
Former MASLOC CEO, Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu sentenced 10 years to prison
They were convicted on 78 counts including causing financial loss to the state, theft, conspiracy to steal, money laundering, and violating public procurement laws.
DL News
Africa
Tanzanian national sentenced 12 years in prison in Seychelles for importation of cocaine
Shabani Kizamba Shabani was arrested on September 26 in 2022 upon his arrival in Seychelles on a Qatar Airways flight by police and airport officials.
Seychelles News Agency
Africa
Sierra Leone ex-President charged with high treason
The charges come after gunmen recently attacked a barracks and prison in the capital Freetown. Numerous others are also facing similar charges over the incident.
DW
General
Ending fight against 'Galamsey' : Occupy Ghana urges government to apply the law
The group's admonishing comes in the wake of the sentencing of infamous Chinese ‘Galamsey’ Queen, En Huang.
DL News
Europe
Russian opposition leader loses appeal against extra 19-year jail sentence
The 19-year sentence was imposed on top of 11 and a half years he was already serving after being convicted of fraud and other charges.
Sky News
US
US-based Ghanaian sentenced 4 years to prison over $8M romance fraud
Kofi Osei pleaded guilty in September 2022, a statement from US authorities said.
DL News
Europe
UK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer.
AP News
Africa
Ivorian President Ouattara pardons predecessor Gbagbo
In 2019, Gbagbo was handed a 20-year prison sentence for the robbery of funds from the Abidjan central bank during the post-election period.
DW
Courts
Defilement: Jail term for convict reduced
The convict, Oppong Yeboah was arrested in March of 2018 for defiling a six-year-old girl.
DL News
General
Road Traffic Indiscipline: Court issues warrant for arrest of Nhyiaeso MP, another
Hon. Dr. Stephen Amoah was arrested with six others yesterday, December 7, 2021, for flouting the Road Traffic Regulation during a special exercise by the Ghana Police Service.
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