Africa
Gabon coup plotters get 15 years prison sentence for trying to remove President Ali Bongo
Two other putschists were shot dead by the security forces at the time of the attempted takeover in January 2019
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Africa
24-year-old sentenced to death for stealing phones, cash in Ekiti
The convict was charged with armed robbery and rape allegedly committed on October 30, 2015, on Oda Ponna Street, Omuo Ekiti.
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General
CJ’s complaint against Dominic Ayine proper – Ndebugre
“I think that there is no problem about the Chief Justice laying the complaint.”
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US
Justice Department expands use of body-worn cameras by feds
The move is another step bringing the federal government closer to the widespread deployment of such video cameras in recent years by police departments across the US.
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Courts
I inflicted machete wounds on my husband in self-defence – Wife tells court
The 28-year-old woman who was recently arrested for inflicting multiple machete wounds on her husband during a confrontation at Nkumkwaa, a village near Agona Duotu in the Central Region says she did that to defend herself.
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Crime
3 Christ Embassy members slapped with charges for breaching Covid-19 restrictions
Three members of the Christ Embassy Church have been slapped with charges for breaching Covid-19 protocols during a recent church event.
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Courts
Tarkwa labourer fined GH¢120,000 over cannabis, tramadol possession
The convict, who resides at Tarkwa Railway Station in the Western Region, faces a three-year prison term if he fails to pay the fine imposed by the court.
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Courts
59-year-old block layer granted GH¢100,000 bail over suspected narcotics
Razak Suleman was admitted to bail by Her Honour Emmanuella Sarah Asmah with two sureties, both of whom must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.
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Courts
Bank manager granted GH¢1m bail over alleged GH¢1m theft
The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie, admitted him to bail in the sum of GH¢1 million with two sureties, who must justify the bail with landed property.
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Courts
Bolt driver jailed 25 years for robbing, attacking passenger
The victim, Yvonne Dzane Dzifa, a beautician, had booked Mensah’s vehicle from Madina Zongo Junction to Adenta at about 10:00 p.m. on September 23, 2026.
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Courts
Man jailed four years after threatening mother with knife, scissors
Joseph Quaye, who is unemployed, pleaded guilty to the charge of threat of death before the Tarkwa Circuit Court. The court, presided over by Bernice Mensima Ackon, convicted him on his own plea and handed down the sentence.
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Courts
Tarkwa: Father jailed 20 years for defiling daughter
The court, presided over by Her Honour Bernice Mensima Ackon, said the punishment was necessary to deter others from committing similar offences.
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Courts
Six denied bail in 3.9-tonne cocaine export case
The case concerns four 40-foot containers that allegedly left the Tema Port and were later intercepted in France with suspected narcotic substances.
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Others
Thaddeus Sory writes: ARREST OR ASSAULT? WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
An officer who arrests a person in any other way is not acting lawfully in the execution of his duty. He may instead be committing assault by imprisonment against that person.
Thaddeus Sory Esq.
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court upholds death sentences of wife, her brother and another for husband’s murder
A five-member panel of the court, in the opinion of H.Kwofie (JSC) and comprising S.K.A. Asiedu, E.Y.Gaewu, Y.Darko Asare, and J.Bartels-Kodwo JJSC, rejected an appeal by three people convicted over the killing, including Karim’s wife. It f...
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Courts
Court of Appeal refuses Ameyaw-Akumfi’s bid to stay SkyTrain trial
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal dismissed his application for stay of proceedings on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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Courts
Mason imprisoned eight years for robbing pharmacy attendant of iPhone
Police Chief Inspector David Opoku Kwabi told the court that the complainant, Salomey Ametefe Enyonam, worked as an attendant at Kingsley Nsiah Chemist at Atwima Techiman.
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Courts
Barber fined for dumping rubbish into public drain at Hohoe
The court, presided over by relieving judge Mr Lambert Y. Keriba, ordered him to pay the fine or serve two months in prison in default.
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Courts
Two suspects remanded again over murder of Immigration officer
Two men accused in connection with the murder of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah will remain in custody while prosecutors await key reports needed to move the case forward.
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Courts
Plea negotiations resume in Wontumi's Exim Bank case as Atta Akyea takes over
Chairman Wontumi is facing charges including defrauding by false pretences, forgery and money laundering in relation to an alleged GH¢30 million EXIM Bank loan transaction.
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