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High Court hands Wontumi 20-year sentence in Samreboi mining case
The sentence was delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, after the court found him and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, guilty on six counts
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Herald Newspaper editor granted bail pending contempt appeal
The Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Isaac Addo, granted him bail pending appeal after his lawyer moved an application asking the court to suspend the effect of the custodial sentence while the appeal is heard.
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US
US Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Athletes in Girls’ Sports
The ruling, covering two closely watched cases, Little v. Hecox out of Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J. , settles a legal battle that had divided lower courts and ignited fierce debate across the country’s culture wars.
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Crime
Six security guards arrested over shooting incident involving Adwoa Safo
The incident occurred on June 21, 2026, at a private residence in the area.
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Tech
Open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots, EU orders Meta
The directive means Meta must reopen the WhatsApp for Business API to third-party general-purpose AI assistants under the same conditions that existed before access was blocked.
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Court sets July 3 for judgment in Wontumi galamsey case
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai announced the development in a social media post on Wednesday, June 3.
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Court admits video footage in Akonta Mining trial
The footage is contained on a pen drive and was referenced in the witness statement of former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court fixes July 2 for judgment on CJ Torkornoo removal consolidated cases
A seven-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Amadu Tanko, fixed the date after adopting the proposed memoranda of issues filed by the parties.
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Restrain security agencies from setting bail conditions without court-Citizen drags AG to SC
The suit, filed against the Attorney-General, invokes the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Articles 2(1) and 130(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Rule 45 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1996, C.I. 16.
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Wontumi denies allowing witness to mine on Akonta Mining concession
Testifying in his own defence at the High Court in Accra on Thursday, May 21, 2026, Chairman Wontumi said the arrangement with the witness, Henry Okum, was only for land reclamation and coconut planting.
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Court refuses stay request in NSS scandal trial
The oral application was made on Monday, May 11, 2026, just before the prosecution was expected to call its first witness.
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Court tells Abu Trica’s lawyers to formally apply to vary bail terms
The issue came up on Monday, 4 May 2026, when the case was called for hearing in relation to a pending habeas corpus application.
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US
Suspect arrested after gunfire disrupts White House correspondents’ dinner
Allen, who is from Torrance, California, has been described in US media reports as a teacher and video game developer. Investigators say he tried to breach security at the event and was carrying multiple weapons.
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Dame questions EOCO officer’s role in prosecution of ex-Buffer Stock boss
At the centre of the dispute is an objection raised by lawyer Godfred Yeboah Dame, who challenged the appearance of an Economic and Organised Crime Office official on the prosecution team during proceedings on Wednesday, 22 April.
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Europe
Ghanaian businessman jailed after council uncovers illegal fish processing in Watford flat
Stephen Akuoko, of Lincoln Green Court in Haines Way, admitted two food safety offences after prosecutors said he had been preparing cooked and smoked fish from his home and supplying them for sale to the public.
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Crime
Police arrest five fake National Security operatives in Western Region
At a press briefing in Sefwi-Wiawso, Western North Regional Police Commander DCOP Dr Francis Kwame Tsidi said the men were arrested on 2 April 2026 at about 6:00pm after police acted on intelligence.
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Courts
Why Wontumi's Submission of no case was rejected in illegal mining case-Full Reasoning
Chairman Wontumi and Akonta Mining Company Limited have been charged with six counts for allegedly allowing Henry Okum and Michael Gyedu Ayisi to carry out mining activities on the company’s concession without first securing the required ap...
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NSA trial: Court sets March 23 for ruling on Oware-Mensah's motion for stay
The application before the court seeks to halt proceedings while the Court of Appeal considers a separate challenge filed by the accused to a trial court directive on defence disclosures.
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General
TRIBUTE In Honour of the Memory of HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH
When I began sitting in the court, I carefully reviewed several of the rulings and judgments she had delivered. I also examined portions of the record books she had meticulously maintained.
Justice Dr Ernest Owusu-Dapaa, JA
Crime
Ghanata SHS bursar arrested over alleged diversion of students’ food
Linda Ocloo, the MP for Shai-Osudoku and Greater Accra Regional Minister, confirmed the arrest, saying her office had received what she described as credible reports in recent weeks about the alleged diversion of portions of school food ite...
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