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Takoradi fake kidnapping, pregnancy case: Court fines woman GH¢7,200
Josephine Panyin Mensah was charged with two counts of deceiving a public officer and publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic.
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Hacker who stole unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert jailed for 18 months
Adrian Kwiatkowski stole two songs from Sheeran and 12 songs from American rapper Vert and tried to exchange them for cryptocurrency, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
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Africa
Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead
Paul Gicheru had pleaded not guilty earlier this year to all eight counts of interfering with witnesses in the case against William Ruto, who had been charged with involvement in violence after Kenya’s 2007 election that left more than 1,00...
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Courts
Assin North Criminal trial adjourned to October 18 pending application at the Supreme Court
When the case was called on July 20, 2022, Tsatsu Tsikata, counsel for the embattled MP, informed the court of the application filed by his side on July 18, 2022.
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Courts
Opuni’s Criminal trial: High Court dismisses motion for stay of proceedings
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
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Africa
UK extradites Nigerian to U.S. for alleged email fraud
Together with two others, also Nigerians, the trio are said to have allegedly participated in Business Email Compromise Scams (“BEC scams”) that targeted thousands of victims around the world, including in the United States.
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‘We thank SP for allowing fairness to prevail’
Mr Marfo was charged with a count of collaboration with a public officer for the public officer’s private profit.
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Crime
Christ Embassy case: Application for the reopening of Fantasy Dome dismissed by Court
The accused persons who pleaded not guilty were therefore admitted to their previous bail in the sum of GHC 80, 000 each with two sureties.
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MP granted bail over $2.4 million fraud and money laundering case
David Vondee, NDC Member of Parliament for Twifo Atti Morkwa, has appeared before an Accra High Court (Criminal Court) over $2.4. million land fraud case.
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Africa
ICC sentences Ugandan rebel leader Ongwen to 25 years in prison
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier turned commander of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Courts
Ato Essien seeks changes to appeal against 15-year jail term
The application, filed on October 5, 2026, seeks to revise some of the grounds upon which the former banking executive is challenging his conviction and sentence.
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Courts
Nigerian woman jailed seven years for trafficking victims into prostitution
The convict, Gift Chinyere Aminu, also known as Joy, was convicted after trial by the Accra Circuit Court Four.
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Courts
Hanan Abdul-Wahab trial adjourned to September 29 and 30
The adjournment followed the submission of a medical excuse duty by his lawyer, Godfred Yeboah Dame, through the accused person.
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Farmer jailed 10 years for defiling 13-year-old stepdaughter
According to the prosecution, the offence occurred in December 2024 at Afoako, near Bekwai.
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Courts
Court to rule July 23 on Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s bid to strike out charges
Mr Abdul-Wahab is asking the court to set aside the entire charge sheet on the grounds that it is defective and violates his constitutional right to a fair trial.
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Special operations claim in GH¢49.1m NSB case was afterthought- EOCO investigator tells court
An EOCO investigator, Frank Marshall Cromwell, told the Accra High Court on Thursday, July 2, that Mr Adu Boahene’s claim that part of the money was used for special operations was not supported by the findings of investigators.
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Courts
Wontumi mining trial: Court gives Atta Akyea more time for address, moves judgment to July 20
The court has directed Samuel Atta Akyea, who recently took over as lead counsel for Chairman Wontumi, to file his written address by July 13, 2026.
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Courts
Koka granted GH¢200,000 bail over alleged threat to police officer
The 48-year-old has been charged with offensive conduct and threatening to harm Detective Chief Inspector David Anaba and his family.
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Former NAFCO boss and wife face fresh charges over alleged financial losses
The new charge sheet was filed by the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice on May 15, 2026.
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Courts
Why High Court declared OSP's prosecution of cases unconstitutional(Full Ruling)
The decision was delivered on 15 April 2026 by Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu in The Republic (on the application of Peter Archibold Hyde) v Office of the Special Prosecutor, Suit No. GJ/0369/2026.
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