Crime
Court sentences man 15 years over attack on hunter
The convict, Nicholas Adomako Baafi, who is unemployed, pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea.
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Koforidua: Court convicts woman over acid attack on deceased boyfriend
Vera Asare entered the guilty plea on Monday, 2 March 2026, under a plea bargaining arrangement involving the Attorney General’s office, her lawyers and the victim’s family.
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Retired officer and pastor jailed over GH¢50 dispute killing
The case dates back to March 2018, when the victim, 32-year-old Solomon Dapaah, stopped at a provisions shop in New Abladjei, a suburb of Accra.
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Courts
Prof. Kwaku Azar on why state must appeal Agradaa’s sentence reduction
In a Facebook post on Friday, 6 February, Prof Asare said the court’s approach created what he described as a troubling gap in the handling of fraud cases, and warned against any perception that well-known defendants receive more favourable...
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Bekwai court jails tricycle robber for 20 years
The sentence was handed down on 12 January 2026 after prosecutors from the Bekwai Police Division secured his conviction on two counts, which the court ordered to run concurrently.
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Europe
Romanian court jails Wiz Khalifa in absentia over on-stage cannabis use
The artist, whose real name is Thomaz Cameron Jibril, admitted to lighting a joint while performing at the Beach, Please! festival in Costinești in July 2024.
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Courts
Amasaman court adjourns Agradaa's case appeal to Dec. 4
At the previous sitting, the High Court directed Agradaa’s legal team to file the full record of proceedings from the Accra Circuit Court, the same court that handed her a 15-year jail term on 3 July 2025.
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US
Deportation of Indian-origin man wrongly jailed for 43 years stayed by US court
Mr Vedam, who was exonerated in October 2025 after new evidence cleared him of the 1983 killing of his former roommate, now faces a new legal battle—deportation to India
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Courts
Offinso court jails three 75 years for armed robbery
The Offinso Circuit Court, presided over by Paul Oduro Esq., sentenced Nasiru Abdul-Malik (22), Solomon Kwaku Annor Clinton (23), and Hakeem Ibrahim (20) after they pleaded guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Kumasi Court jails man 35 years for $50,000 currency conversion scam
According to court records, Lawal received $50,000 from the complainant on July 27, 2023, claiming he would convert the money into Ghana cedis. Instead, he disappeared with the cash, failing to deliver on the agreement.
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Others
Thai court orders Ex Prime Minister to serve one-year jail term
The 76-year-old billionaire politician, once a dominant force in Thai politics, had previously been sentenced to eight years for corruption and abuse of power after his return from exile in 2023.
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Man gets 20 years for shooting, killing wife
The shooting occurred after an argument between the couple, reportedly triggered by a phone call the victim, Grace Yorke Torku, received from a male acquaintance.
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Bailiff jailed 4 years for forging court documents
Jackson, who was previously attached to the Ejisu District Court in the Ashanti Region, initially denied the charges but abruptly changed his plea to guilty during Tuesday’s hearing, just as the prosecution was set to begin its case.
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Fake truck deal lands Engineer 3 years behind bars
The court, presided over by Mr. Isaac Addo, found Asudam guilty of defrauding by false pretences. Although he had initially denied the charge, evidence proved otherwise.
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Thief jailed 5 years for stealing ECG equipment
Asimah Delali, a rubbish collector popularly known as "Ayigbe", was convicted after pleading guilty to charges of stealing and tampering with ECG’s distribution infrastructure.
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Illegal miner jailed five years for violent cutlass attack at Essuowin
Yeboah, who pleaded guilty to the charge of causing harm, was convicted on his own plea.
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Africa
Nigerian Health Worker Jailed for kissing Patient at UK Hospital
The 47-year-old was convicted of two counts of sexual assault after pleading guilty on the first day of his trial in April.
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Courts
19-year-old Adams Hamidu sentenced 20 years for robbery in Upper West
The sentence was handed down by the Wa Circuit Court on June 5, 2025.
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Gardener sentenced five years for stealing air-condition units
According to the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Eric Ransford Abban, Frimpong had been in the lecturer’s service for five years before betraying that trust.
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Europe
Canadian man jailed for stealing iconic Churchill portrait
The stolen image—famously known as The Roaring Lion—was an original print taken by renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh in 1941, capturing Churchill's stern expression moments after addressing the Canadian parliament. The portrait is so iconi...
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