Courts
Court jails Bolt driver 6 months for stealing from passenger
fter investigation the accused person was charged with the offence of stealing and put before the court.
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Richard Dela Sky writes: Can a media house be held liable for defamatory comments by others under their social media posts?
where a media house putting up a post disables the comment section on its page, some viewers would want to be clever by sharing the posts on their pages with defamatory captions
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Africa
Child bride who was convicted of killing her husband pardoned
Justice Sadik ordered that she be “detained at the pleasure of the governor of the state,” because she was forcefully married and committed the offence at the age of 16.
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General
Help to detect criminal activities of secessionists and vigilante groups – Public urged
vigilantism and other forms of crime threatens the security of every society and needed to be reported to the police for prompt attention.
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General
I was forced to thumbprint documents – Kaaka’s brother alleges
“Since last week, we requested for an audience with the IGP to raise our concerns at the highest level.
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General
Drivers who cause road accidents should have their licenses withdrawn for some time – Dafeamekpor
The MP said the move has become necessary following the weekend’s accidents in parts of the country resulting in the death of 19 people and injury to many.
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US
R. Kelly aide says he paid bribe for singer to marry Aaliyah
Even if he is acquitted, Mr Kelly still faces sex-related charges in Illinois and Minnesota, where he has also pleaded not guilty.
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Africa
Uganda anti-pornography law dropped after backlash
Under the law, song lyrics and music videos could also be categorised as pornographic, with artists facing arrest and jail.
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Courts
R. Kelly trial: Singer ‘knew I was underage’, accuser tells court
This case is not about a celebrity who likes to party a lot.”
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Crime
Northern Regional Police arrest 22-year-old man for alleged fraud
According to the police, it has not received cooperation from the victims because of the embarrassing nature of the case.
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Crime
A 21-year-old construction worker who armed himself with an axe to rob his victim of a plate of fried rice and a bag containing mobile phone, necklace and cash has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour.
A search in his room led to the retrieval of a small axe, one Black Berry Mobile phone, a Techno mobile phone and six different SIM cards.
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Courts
Couple dragged to court for burning four-year old girl’s finger
On January 18 this year, the complainant visited the children including the victim and observed that the victim was nursing an injury on her left finger.
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Courts
Court sentences landlord for renting out facility without toilet
Maman pleaded guilty with an explanation that he gave a mason some amount of money to construct a toilet for him but he ran away to Accra.
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Crime
Ghanaian man escapes jail time for role in $4.7m email scam in Australia
Maxwell Kyere was sentenced to a 19-month intensive corrections order and 200 hours of community service at the Downing Centre District Court on Wednesday, after last year pleading guilty to knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.
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Asia
China: Canadian citizen loses appeal against death penalty
The court said it upheld Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s sentence because evidence against him was “sufficient”.
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Europe
German pensioner given hefty fine for WW2 tank in house
Local media reported that the man had been seen one winter using the tank as a snow plough.
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General
Anti-LGBT Bill laid in Parliament
advocating for LGBQ rights would also be illegal under the bill, with activists facing jail sentences of between five and ten years.
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US
Canada fines two travelers nearly $20K over false Covid information
On September 7, Canada plans to open to any fully vaccinated travelers who have been inoculated with a Canada-accepted vaccine and who meet all of the country’s entry requirements.
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Europe
Ecuador revokes WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s citizenship
ssange fled to Ecuador’s embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition
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Africa
Angola ex-president’s daughter ordered to return $500 million in energy shares
The British-educated billionaire businesswoman has faced several allegations of plundering the public purse and funnelling the money abroad.
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