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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.
BBC16 January 2023
Crime
Kasoa: MoMo vendor robbed and shot
Mr Calvin Nii Kpakpo Allotey was attacked and shot in the right arm in his container shop on Tuesday by armed robbers who made away with an undisclosed amount of money.
GNA24 December 2022
Courts
Capital Bank case: No statement imputing misconduct by state officials was made by court – Judicial Secretary
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
DL News8 December 2022
Business
UBA Ghana warns of Ponzi scheme using its brand named to defraud victims
In a statement, the bank said it had identified a Ponzi scheme operation that claims to be supported by UBA Ghana and uses the official logos, adverts, and pictures of the bank.
DL News22 November 2022
Africa
Zimbabwe: Lawyers challenge Judges wearing $3,000 wigs, say trend is wasteful, outdated and scary
In its analysis of seven pieces of legislation, ZLHR argued that money used to purchase the wigs, a vestige of colonial Rhodesia, could be used to finance better deserving requirements.
AllAfrica17 October 2022
Courts
Agradaa remanded over alleged money-doubling scam
Agradaa, founder of the Heaven Way Church in Weija was charged with one count of charlatanic advertisement and six counts of defrauding by false pretence.
DL News10 October 2022
Crime
Interdicted Immigration officer arrested for allegedly defrauding two
The 54-year-old Assistant Inspector of Immigration was said to have escaped after taking money from his victims who are workers at a private health facility in Ho where he was receiving treatment for stroke.
GRAPHIC ONLINE26 August 2022
General
Retired Educationist drags judge, lawyer to GLC, petitions CJ
He alleges per his petition that the judge, Justice Ali Baba Bature, and the legal practitioner, Alfred Anum Quarshie, have colluded to extort money from him for no work done.
DL News5 August 2022
Crime
Report yourself to the police – PAC warns former court cashier accused of embezzlement
The 2019 Auditor-General’s report said GH¢198,042. 26 of court fees were misappropriated in 2018.
DL News14 July 2022
US
YouTube accused of failing to tackle fake Elon Musk livestream scams
On Tuesday, Elon Musk said YouTube was not tackling "scam ads". YouTube says it removes channels that are reported.
BBC10 June 2022
Courts
Submit applications to access unclaimed funds paid into court by parties – CJ invites legitimate claimants
In a notice signed by the Chief Justice, he notes that these monies have been lodged in deposit accounts of the Judicial Service but some of the orders did not carry any formal further directive for investments of the funds by the courts.
DL News9 June 2022
Courts
Administrator who allegedly used GH¢ 1M of company funds on sport betting granted bail
The accused is said to have failed to deposit an amount of money meant to pay the company’s suppliers, and that he was also implicated during an internal audit of the firm.
DL News8 April 2022
Crime
Central Region: Commercial driver arrested for alleged sexual assault on trader
The suspect is alleged to have drugged and sexually assaulted the trader after she had gone to demand money he owed.
DL News7 April 2022
Courts
Administrator remanded for allegedly betting with company funds
The accused is said to have failed to deposit an amount of money meant to pay the company’s suppliers, and that he was also implicated during an internal audit of the firm.
DL News23 March 2022
Courts
45-year-old remanded for allegedly killing mother over ¢100
Zakaria Alhassan is said to have shot his 71-year-old mother from the back from the right hip when she tried intervening in an argument he was having with his siblings over the money.
MYJOYONLINE1 March 2022
Crime
Man arrested for faking robbery incident to steal boss’ GH₵ 69,000
The suspect claimed on February 11, 2022, two young men robbed him at gunpoint around the National Theatre and made away with GH₵ 69,000.
GRAPHIC ONLINE1 March 2022
Crime
Fake ‘mallam’ jailed 5 years for fraud
The court presided over by Mrs Dorinda Smith Arthur, gave her verdict after Yahaya pleaded guilty and admitted engaging in fraud by false pretences.
GNA26 January 2022
Crime
Teacher in court over forgery, theft of school funds
Ebenezer Hammond, a teacher, has appeared before an Adenta Circuit Court for misappropriating GH₵8,900 belonging to a school welfare association.
GNA21 January 2022
Crime
Jammeh To Justice coalition disappointed with reparations allocated to victims
The Jammeh To Justice Ghana Coalition, says it is disappointed in the amount of money allotted by the Gambian government to families of victims who were killed under ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh
DL News17 January 2022
Crime
11 teachers, headteacher arrested for BECE malpractice
A teacher of the Offinso State ‘A’ Junior High School (JHS) is also said to have been caught collecting money from the candidates while distributing the answer booklets of the subject to be written.
DL News16 November 2021