Africa
Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs
Moses Armstrong is being prosecuted for allegedly raping a minor – a teenage girl he adopted and has been leaving with his (Mr Armstrong’s) family.
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20 Ghanaian fishermen sentenced for trafficking marijuana to Nigeria
They were arrested on January 14, 2022, with 13.670kg of marijuana, aka cannabis Sativa, and arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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Africa
Nigeria: Court sentences man to death for rape, murder of job seeker
Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo, awaiting mobilisation for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, was killed on April 2021, after she was tricked to believing she was going for a job interview.
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Courts
Spio Gabrah files appeal against High Court decision in defamation case
Dr. Spio-Gabrah had filed the suit against Chairman Wontumi for allegedly making defamatory statements against him (calling him a “thief”) during a live political show on Wontumi TV in September 2020.
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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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Africa
Mozambique jails woman for ransom kidnap of children
The court heard that the woman kidnapped a 14-year-old child in October last year demanding a ransom of about $313.
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Europe
FIFA trial: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared of corruption
Prosecutors acquitted Blatter on charges of unlawfully funneling 2 million Swiss francs ($2.06 million) of FIFA funds to Platini, a former France national team captain and manager in 2011.
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Courts
Kasoa ritual murder trial: Court to empanel new set of jury
Charged with conspiracy and murder, the two boys (a 15-year-old minor and an 18-year-old young teenager) are being tried for killing 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdallah in April 2021.
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Courts
Major Mahama murder trial :Court overrules "Submission of no Case”
In her ruling on the motion on July 4, 2022, the presiding judge noted that a prima facie case has been established by the prosecution.
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Courts
Capital Bank Case: GHC 100 m to All Time Capital was approved by the Board – Former MD
Rev. Odonkor is standing trial alongside the bank’s founder Ato Essien and businessman, Dr. Tetteh Nettey for various offenses - stealing, abetment to steal, conspiracy to steal, and money laundering.
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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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US
Ed Sheeran and co-writers awarded £900,000 legal costs after copyright win
Sheeran and Shape of You co-writers Steven McCutcheon and John McDaid had been accused of copying a song by grime artist Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court denies Ato Essien special leave to appeal Court of Appeal ruling
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).
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US
Google told to pay Australian politician $515,000 for defamation
The Australian Federal Court found on Monday that the two videos drove John Barilaro, the deputy premier of Australia’s most populous state New South Wales, to quit politics prematurely.
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Courts
Opuni trial:I broke 2015/2016 harvest year record with Lithovit- 3rd witness tells court
At the last sitting of the court, the presiding judge, Clemence Honyenuga JSC ordered the former CEO of the COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni to call his next witness as the 2nd witness recuperates.
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Supreme Court News
E-levy case:”File your Statement of Case in 14 days from today”– Supreme Court tells AG
When called, a Principal State Attorney, Tricia Quartey had a prayer to make to the court and thus stood and moved a motion for an extension of time for the state to file its statement of the case.
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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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Retired Justice Saeed Kwaku Gyan honored
“ Your sense of piety and respect for the Islamic values of honesty and integrity and contentment constantly reminds you of the obligation to be dichotomized from all forms of corruption.”
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Europe
Calling a man 'bald' is sex harassment - UK Employment Tribunal rules
Calling a man 'bald' is sex harassment after employment tribunal compares it to commenting on a woman's breasts... as electrician called 'bald c***' by supervisor is set to win compensation for having 'dignity violated'
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses James Quayson’s motion against Court of Appeal
Delivering its ruling on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, the five-member panel presided over by Justice Jones Dotse noted that the application lacks merit thus dismissed the same.
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