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32-year-old man jailed 35 years for $50K fraud
Lawal’s troubles began when a complainant handed him $50,000 to convert into Ghana cedis. Instead of fulfilling his promise, he vanished with the cash.
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Eight men convicted, fined GhS6000 over Ablekuma North by-election violence
Presiding Judge His Honour Isaac Addo ruled that each of the accused must pay a fine of 500 penalty units (GH¢6,000) or, in default, serve 24 months in prison
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Courts
Head porter jailed for vandalizing portions of Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange
Asare was found guilty of causing unlawful damage under Section 172 of the Criminal Offences Act (Act 29).
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Africa
Former Chad Prime Minister sentenced to 20 years in prison
Masra, leader of the Les Transformateurs party and a vocal critic of President Mahamat Déby, was also fined 1 billion CFA francs (~$1.8 million). He denied the charges, calling on his supporters to “stand firm.”
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Crime
Judiciary, Prisons Service discuss ways to bridge gaps in justice system
The visit focused on key issues such as delays in processing remand cases and the enhancement of Electronic Case Management systems to better track inmate statuses.
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Courts
Bibiani court jails notorious twin thieves 4 years
Seth Frimpong, also known as Atta Payin, a welder, and his brother Emmanuel Frimpong, alias Atta Kakra, an excavator operator, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and theft.
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Courts
Nana Agradaa jailed 15 years for fraud and charlatanic adverts
The conviction relates to a 2022 broadcast on her Today-TV channel, where she claimed to possess spiritual powers that could "double" money.
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Four jailed, others remanded over BECE malpractices in Kintampo
The convicted individuals—three teachers and a school administrator—were also ordered to sign a bond of good behavior for two years.
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Runaway tiler jailed two years by Asante Akropong court
Kuffour, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was convicted on his own plea by presiding judge Mrs. Gloria Mensah Bonsu.
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Courts
Court convicts former NSS "side chick' of contempt, jails her 45 days
The conviction stems from two videos she shared online in which she launched verbal attacks against the presiding judge, Justice John Bosco Nabarese, accusing him of bias in her dismissed civil case against a senior bank official she referr...
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Crime
Sex extortion of 19-year-old SHS graduate earns plumber 12 years imprisonment
Philip Spain Narh lured a 19-year-old recent high school graduate under the pretense of assisting her in becoming a web designer. He then coerced her into engaging in both vaginal and anal intercourse.
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Crime
Young mechanic fined GH¢6,000 for theft
The court, presided over by Mr. Lawrence Buanor-Buer, ruled that if he failed to pay the fine, he would serve 12 months in prison for each offense, with the sentences running consecutively.
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Courts
Driver jailed 5 years for stealing GH¢300k low bed truck
Presiding over the case, Mrs. Gloria Mensah Bonsu convicted Oppong after he pleaded guilty to the charges.
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Africa
Ex-Guinean minister jailed 5 years for corruption
Diané, who was a defense minister from 2015 to 2021 under former President Alpha Condé, faced charges as part of a wider anti-corruption campaign initiated by the country’s military leadership.
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Crime
9 remanded into prison in Akotom murder case
The suspects face charges of conspiracy and murder, but their pleas have not yet been taken. The case is scheduled to resume on Monday, January 6, 2025, under the presiding judge, Mr. Charles Owusu Nsiah.
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Crime
2 brothers remanded in custody for robbery and stealing
Augustine Kofi Owusu, 28, who pleaded not guilty to the charge was remanded into prison custody and would reappear before the court on November 05, 2024, while Kwabena Nsiah 31, who pleaded guilty, was remanded into police custody and would...
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Crime
Mason who attempted to burn his family and property remanded into prison custody
Robert Benjamin Okyere pleaded not guilty to causing harm and damage and would reappear before the court presided by Nana Adwoa Serwaa Dua-Adonteng, on November 07.
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Africa
Rwandan government critic jailed 7 years
Hakuzimana, arrested in 2021, faced charges of inciting ethnic divisions and spreading false information, including claims that critics of President Paul Kagame are often imprisoned.
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General
Mentally challenged prisoners to receive psychosocial, art therapy
The initiative is spearheaded by the Crime Check Foundation (CCF), a non-governmental organization, in partnership with the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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Crime
Phone snatcher sentenced to 25 years in prison
Akwasi Agyemang, who stole a student's iPhone 7 and an itel cellular phone, was found guilty by the Court presided over by Isaac Apeatu and sentenced accordingly.
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