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Elon Musk Hires Top NYC Lawyer to Fight Alleged Ex Over Paternity Dispute
The 26-year-old St.Clair is demanding that Musk undergo a DNA test to confirm he is the father of her child.
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Kofi Amankwaa; Bronx-based immigration attorney sentenced 70 months in prison
The sentence comes after Amankwaa pleaded guilty in September 2024, and it highlights the severe consequences of exploiting vulnerable individuals seeking legal immigration status.
Lawyer Monthly
US
Georgia woman sues IVF clinic after giving birth to wrong baby
Krystena Murray underwent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) at Coastal Fertility Clinic in May 2023, believing she was carrying an embryo created from her own egg and a chosen sperm donor.
DL News
Crime
Young mechanic fined GH¢6,000 for theft
The court, presided over by Mr. Lawrence Buanor-Buer, ruled that if he failed to pay the fine, he would serve 12 months in prison for each offense, with the sentences running consecutively.
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General
Bawku curfew renewed by Interior Ministry
According to a statement signed by Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the curfew will now be enforced from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
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Courts
Tarkwa court jails teenage illegal miner for stealing alligator pepper
Presenting the case, Police Inspector Patrick Essien explained that the complainant, Fuseini Amadu, was a farmer residing in Kofi Gyan, a community within the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality.
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Courts
15-year old in Kasoa ritual murder trial sentenced 12 months
Before receiving his sentence, the remorseful juvenile pleaded for leniency, expressing deep regret for his actions.
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Flight attendant reportedly dismissed for posting dance TikTok in uniform
On November 17, 2024, Diala, then a flight attendant, uploaded a TikTok video in which she danced—specifically, twerked—down the aisles of an unoccupied aircraft.
Lawyer Monthly
Crime
Tarkwa: Tiler jailed for defiling, impregnating 12-year-old girl
Stephen Otu, 32, popularly known as Atta, pleaded guilty to the charge raised against him and begged the court to have mercy on him.
GNA
Courts
Bishop Salifu Amoako, wife fined GH₵12,000 as court sentences son 6 months
The court also required the couple to sign an agreement committing to ensure proper guidance and discipline for their son.
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Business
Employee ought to file annual income tax returns – GRA
Under the previous Section 125 of Act 896, employees were not mandated to file their own returns. However, the introduction of Amendment 924 now requires employees to submit their income tax returns within four months of the end of the basi...
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Crime
Farmer jailed 18 months for stealing ‘akpeteshie’ distilling pipe
He pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea.
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Courts
Driver jailed 4 years for stealing pharmacist’s taxi
In addition to his prison sentence, Appiah was fined GH¢2,400, failure to pay the fine would result in an additional 12 months of hard labor.
GNA
Courts
Ex-convict gets 6 months for stealing ECG cables
Geoffrey Obuobi was accused of cutting and stealing copper core cables of a transformer from the Electricity Company of Ghana.
GNA
Courts
Farmer jailed 8 months for stealing plantain and cassava
Isaac Atimbisa was said to have stolen six bunches of plantain and two sacks of cassava worth GHc 350.00, from a farm in the community and was about to transport them to sell.
GNA
Courts
Pastor Love jailed 48 months in hard labour for stealing
GBC Ghana Online reports that Pastor Love, a former husband of gospel musician Obaapa Christie, was found guilty of the offence after seven years of trial.
GBC Online
Crime
Forty-year-old trader sentenced for stealing mobile phone
Ekudi who appeared before the Court on December 15, 2023, pleaded not guilty, was fully tried, found guilty and was sentenced to six months in prison.
GNA
Courts
Hohoe court fines rider GH¢1,800 for road traffic offences
Adzaglo pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced on his own plea to an amount GH¢1,800 or serve four months in prison if he defaults.
GNA
General
Paternity Leave: Labour Act amendment to be promulgated this year
When passed, the law will among others introduce Paternity leave.
DL News
Courts
Careless driving kills two, court fines driver Gh₵1,200
Awuni pleaded with the presiding judge, Mrs. Klorlor Okai Mills, for leniency and would serve nine months imprisonment if he defaulted on honouring the fine.
GNA