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Former South Korean President jailed 30 years over failed drone plot
A Seoul court sentenced him to 30 years in prison after finding that he played a role in sending military drones over Pyongyang in October 2024.
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Texas: Teen jailed 35 years for fatal stabbing at school athletics event
The stabbing happened in April 2025 during a secondary school athletics event in the Dallas area.
Courts
Wontumi’s defence to rely on investigator as ‘star witness’ in Nnimire Forest case
Defence lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi told the court that the defence intended to treat the investigator as its “star witness.” He said this had become necessary after the State withdrew two of its witnesses.
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Kwadaso court remands trader over alleged narcotics possession
The court, presided over by Jephthah Appau, did not take his plea because investigations have not been completed.
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Court sets July 3 for judgment in Wontumi galamsey case
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai announced the development in a social media post on Wednesday, June 3.
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NADMO staff jailed for abusing 12-year-old stepdaughter
The case centred on injuries found on the child, a JHS One pupil of Nkwaeso Methodist School in Techiman, after she was allegedly beaten with a car key.
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Crime
Two inshore fishing operators arrested at Tema Harbour
The operation was carried out on Monday morning by the Fisheries Enforcement Unit, led by its Coordinator, Commodore Faustina Anokye Boakye.
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Crime
Driver’s mate fined for hiding Indian hemp in inmate’s food
Derrick Ayiku, also known as “Allegation”, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession or control of narcotic drugs.
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Crime
36 remanded after Asante Mampong anti-drug swoop
The suspects, aged between 17 and 37, were put before the Nsuta Circuit Court on Monday following their arrest during police raids at Akyeremade and Tunsuom.
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Crime
Two Chinese nationals arrested in NAIMOS raid on galamsey site
The operation was carried out by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat, NAIMOS, together with the Blue Water Guards on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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Crime
Labourer remanded over alleged handbag robbery at Cantonments
Kwaku Asamoah, who lives at Kasoa, has pleaded not guilty to the robbery charge.
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GBA rejects claims of NPP bias, condemns Afenyo-Markin’s attack on judge
The Association’s Public Relations Officer, Saviour Kudze, said attempts to brand the GBA as partisan whenever it comments on national issues undermine the legal profession and distract from more pressing national concerns.
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Driver remanded over alleged GH¢275,000 family fund misuse
The court, presided over by Robert Addo, heard that the complainant, Kofi Nyame, is the head of the Aduana family at Mpatuam in the Amansie West District.
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Crime
Driver fined GH¢1,800 for using phone behind wheel
Paul Owusu was convicted by the Toase District Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality after pleading guilty to two traffic offences.
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Crime
Mason jailed six months for stealing motorbike at Tweapiase
The convict, Emmanuel Appiah, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea before the court presided over by Madam Dora Jackson.
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49 illegal miners arrested after NAIMOS team ambush in Western Region
The confrontation began on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, when operatives from the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat, known as NAIMOS, were attacked inside the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited plantation.
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Crime
Man fined over WhatsApp post targeting Akim Oda MP
The convict, Emmanuel Oppong Krah, was also ordered to enter a three-year bond to keep the peace and maintain good behaviour. If he fails to pay the fine, he will serve a three-year prison term.
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UPSA Law School honours Tsatsu Tsikata today
The ceremony is expected to spotlight a legal career that has spanned more than five decades and left a lasting imprint on Ghana’s legal, academic and public policy landscape.
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Courts
Toase court gives man 18 months for stealing engineer's laptop and phones
The convict, Yaw Mensah, pleaded guilty to stealing and was convicted on his own plea before the court presided over by Robert Addo.
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Toase court remands motorcyclist over crash that killed four-year-old girl
The accused, Kwame Ebenezer, is alleged to have knocked down four-year-old Richlove Adugyamfi at Manso-Tetrem, causing injuries from which she later died.
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