Africa
Ugandans to be jailed for violating Covid rules
Uganda is currently going through a second wave of the pandemic, which scientists have predicted could peak between late July and early August.
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Crime
Alleged killers of Mfantsiman MP sentenced 20 years for robbery
The robbery incident occurred weeks after the MP was deceased when he was returning home from a campaign trip in October 2020.
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Courts
Suhum Presec student jailed for threatening to kill teacher
The convict pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening to kill his teacher and was convicted to two years imprisonment
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Courts
Cable thief jailed 13 years in Cape Coast
The court convicted him on his own guilty plea.
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Europe
Spanish man jailed for killing and eating his mother
A Spanish man has been jailed for 15 years and five months for killing and eating his mother at the apartment they shared in Madrid.
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Business
Stop buying or selling foreign currency or face prosecution-BoG warns unlicensed entities
“The sole legal tender in Ghana is the Ghana cedi and the Ghana pesewa. It is prohibited to price, advertised, and demand payment for goods and services in foreign currency.”
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Others
Canada truck-attack suspect charged with terrorism
Canada’s attorney general has approved terror charges against a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family with his vehicle in London, Ontario.
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US
R. Kelly wants to replace half of his legal team two months ahead of trial
Kelly faces multiple federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, including violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits trafficking people across state lines for prostitution or sexual activity
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Africa
Nigerian citizen charged with defrauding Washington State Employment Security Department of over $350,000
A Nigerian citizen was arrested Friday evening at JFK Airport in New York on a criminal complaint charging him with wire fraud for his scheme to steal over $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Depa...
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Crime
Police arrest 500 foreign nationals in Bolga
The security agencies, led by the Ghana Police Service, last Sunday rounded up about 500 foreigners in a dawn swoop at various locations in the Bolgatanga municipality in the Upper East Region.
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Crime
Sandema: Police secure warrant for arrest of five persons who escaped from custody
The Builsa North Municipal Police command in Sandema in the Upper East Region has secured a warrant from the Navrongo District Magistrate Court for the immediate arrest of five suspects who escaped from custody.
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Crime
E/R: Joint security task force arrest 19 Nigerians at Akuse
A joint team of police, military and immigration service personnel have arrested 19 Nigerians at Akuse in the Eastern Region.
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General
Ghana on high security alert after over 1,800 prisoners break jail in Nigeria
Ghana is on high security alert following the escape of over 1,800 prisoners from the Oweri Custodial Centre in Imo State – Nigeria.
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Crime
Remember Atta Ayi, the famous Ghanaian Armed Robber, Checkout the full story of notorious Robber in Ghana who was jailed for 160 years
If you were born somewhere in the late and early 90s then you probably must have heard of the infamous Atta Ayi. He was a household name due to how notorious and relentless he was in his profession.
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US
Jamal Khashoggi: US names Saudi crown prince in connection with murder
A US intelligence report has implicated Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
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Crime
J.B. Danquah murder: Lawyer rejects juror over possible social media influence
There was drama at an Accra High Court when a lawyer objected to the selection of a female juror on the basis that she was young and could be influenced by social media.
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