Courts
Court orders Police to publish absconding pensioner’s photograph
The Court last week issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Emmanuel John Kwesi Mensah Dadson for failing to appear in court.
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Assin North injunction case: Lawyer laments being unaware of panel composition
Speaking at the Supreme Court on February 15, the lawyer, owing to the retirement of a member of the original panel, Justice Agnes Dordzie from the bench, asked their lordships for directives
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Africa
Rwanda fines man $900 over death of top journalist
John Williams Ntwali was killed last month when a speeding vehicle hit the motorcycle on which he was a passenger.
BBC
Courts
Pensioner accused of defiling four children; Court orders arrest
Emmanuel John Kwesi Mensah Dadson is facing four counts of defilement.
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Courts
Court orders arrest of man over car fraud
This was after Prince Abdulai had failed to appear before Circuit Court 7 when a criminal summons was served on him.
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Crime
Court orders arrest of 2 in $100k gold scam case
The Court presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah issued the bench warrant when the prosecution led by Inspector Wisdom Alorwu prayed for the warrant.
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Crime
Police arrest man over audio claiming policemen planted narcotics in car
In the said audio clip, a man who claimed to be a doctor narrated that policemen, numbering about four, insisted that they found weed and cocaine in his car and that he should pay an amount of GHC 20,000 to forfeit prosecution.
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Africa
Amnesty urges Algeria to free detained journalist
The prominent journalist is accused of illegally receiving money from people and organisations “in exchange for carrying out activities that could harm state security".
BBC
Europe
Museveni urges overseas travel ban for MPs
He made the remarks while commissioning facilities at Uganda Petroleum Institute-Kigumba (UPIK) where the country intends to train local experts in oil exploration.
BBC
Crime
Driver’s mate sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for robbery
The court presided over by Simon Gaga convicted the accused after he had pleaded guilty to the charges.
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Courts
Trader grabbed over ¢250k theft
Ibrahim Amadu, charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful entry, and two counts of stealing, pleaded not guilty to the offences.
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Crime
2023: IGP promises a positive security outlook
The IGP who was on a working and security monitoring tour of various Police jurisdictions visited the studios of Luv FM and Nhyira FM, flanked by some members of the Police Management Board (POMAB) and officers of the Ashanti Regional Polic...
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Europe
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes
The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.
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Africa
Nigeria: Sharia court sentences cleric to death by hanging for blasphemy
The defendant was arraigned on July 16, 2021 by Kano State government on four counts charge bordering on blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Peoples Gazette
Courts
Police withdraw case against Rev. Owusu Bempah
The pastor, together with Michael Boateng, Frederick Ohene, and Nathaniel Agyekum, were charged with offensive conduct to the breaches of peace.
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Africa
US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe president's son
It accuses Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior of being linked to the businessman, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who is already under US sanctions for alleged corruption.
BBC
Europe
Four suspects charged in probe into European Parliament bribery by Gulf state
Greek MEP and European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was among those previously arrested in the case.
BBC
US
Man jailed 21 years for shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker
James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest – similar to a guilty plea – to attempted murder.
BBC
Courts
Access to courts being impeded by unavailability of land – Chief Justice
According to him, the unavailability of land for the above purpose is a major challenge in the way of realizing this vision.
DL News
Courts
National Security Operative remanded over robbery
Kelvin Prince Boakye, aka Don King, has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery, and possession of an unregistered Burni pistol
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