Crime
Juror strike forces 3rd adjournment of Kasoa ritual murder case judgment
The jurors have been on an indefinite strike because of unpaid allowances, which have lasted for ten months, extending into the eleventh month in June.
DL News
Results for "imprisoned 12 months"
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Crime
Two police inspectors jailed for secessionist activities
Billy Akuaku, who made financial contributions to another group known as Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), was sentenced to five years in prison and fined GH¢6,000.
GNA
US
US soldier serves almost 4 year jail sentence in Russia
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black received his sentence from a court in Vladivostok, located in Russia's far east, and will serve his time in a penal colony.
DL News
Courts
Man jailed 12 months for stealing from artiste who offered him shelter
David Boateng, charged with stealing an HP Laptop valued at GH¢3,500, pleaded guilty.
GNA
Crime
Unnatural deaths at Bole: Police deploys experts to boost investigative efforts
According to a statement by the Service, these deaths in Savannah Regional Town have occurred in the last six months.
DL News
Courts
Sales officer gets 6 months for stealing employer’s money
Amoako, who is popularly known as Sky, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing, when he appeared before the court, presided over by Mr Charles Owusu Nsiah.
GNA
US
American tourist to pay $9,000 fine for bullets in backpack
Wenrich is among five American tourists detained in recent months due to ammunition discovered in their luggage.
DL News
Crime
2 fined GH¢2,400 for posing as ECG workers, extorting money from customers
Nana Adu Gyamfi, 33, and Derrick Ntow Adumah, 22, would in default serve six months in prison.
theghanaiantimes
Courts
Nigerian sex trafficker jailed 5 years in Kumasi
Rose Ikem, aged 40, who was convicted of human trafficking and assault, will also compensate four of her victims, whom she lured from Nigeria.
myjoyonline
US
Stephen Jackson Cancels Wedding Over Prenuptial Dispute
While Jackson claimed Showalter refused to sign the prenup despite months of reminders, she argued that he only presented the document two weeks before the wedding.
DL News
Crime
Mason jailed 3 months for stealing iron rods
Etornam Kojo Biekro, who pleaded guilty to one count of stealing, wanted the court to give him time to pay for the cost of iron rods.
theghanaiantimes
Crime
Man 50 impregnates 14-year-old JHS student; victim sacked from school
The authorities of Southlane Lake View School, at Kasoa-Hideout, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, sacked the victim against policy guidelines of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
theghanaiantimes
Africa
Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky files appeal to challenge six-month sentence
On April 12, 2024, a Federal High Court in Lagos, sentenced Bobrisky to six months' imprisonment without the possibility of a fine for his involvement in currency abuse.
DL News
Courts
Cleaner jailed 13 months for stealing mobile phones
The prosecution said the accused went into the residence of the complainant and made away with two mobile phones and a power bank and bolted.
Ghanaian Times
Crime
2 fake ECG workers fined GH¢2,400 for extorting money from customers
The court imposed a fine of GH¢1,200 each on Nana Adu Gyamfi, 33, and Derrick Ntow Adumah, 22, and in default served six months in prison.
theghanaiantimes
Africa
Bobrisky: Nigerian celebrity arrested for abuse of naira
Bobrisky, whose real name is Idris Okuneye, allegedly abused and mutilated banknotes during a film premiere in Lagos, the authorities told the BBC.
BBC
General
Attorney-General directs Ghana Police to halt impounding vehicles for minor traffic offences
In a February 9, 2024 letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame said a careful examination of L.I. 2180 will disclose that the violations, for which police officers regularly impound vehicles, are...
DL News
Courts
Driver jailed 60 months for stealing employer’s vehicle
Sakyi, aka, Mosquito, was sentenced after the court found him guilty on the charge of stealing after trial.
GNA
Europe
UK: Solicitor suspended for drunken behaviour at Christmas party
The tribunal said a fine would not meet the seriousness of the misconduct and that the public was entitled to expect that solicitors would not make inappropriate, unwanted and sexually motived advances on another.
Law Society Gazette
Tech
TikTok: US House panel approves bill that could ban or force sale of app
The measure, introduced by another House of Representatives committee and backed by the White House, cites national security concerns.
BBC