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Nsuta Circuit Court fines two tricycle riders GHC6,000 each for stealing pregnant sheep
The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has fined two tricycle riders 6,000 cedis each after convicting them of stealing a pregnant sheep. The convicts, Samuel Kabar, 25, and Kofi Akaite, 24, also known as “King Paluta”, were ordered to pay the fines or serve two years in prison in default of payment. Two other s...
Free speech: Abronye crossed legal boundaries — Ibrahim Halidu
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team Ibrahim Halidu says politicians who make inflammatory or unlawful public remarks must be held accountable, as debate continues over the detention of the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye...
G.A. Agbesinyale writes: Sedina Tamakloe Attionu in a comfortable lead to Accra
Irony of ironies. Who would have believed how things have turned out this week in the Republic’s extradition matters? Earlier this year, our now stupefied-into-silence Attorney General announced to the world that he had proceeded with the extradition of Ken Ofori-Atta, former Finance Minister, and Sedina Attionu, forme...
CPP mourns Ya-Na Abukari II, calls for heightened security ahead of Dagbon funeral
The Convention People's Party (CPP) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II, while calling on national security agencies to heighten vigilance before, during and after the late King's funeral to preserve peace in the area. In a statement, the party said it was mourning with...
NPP activist KOKA charged and granted GHC50,000 bail
New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Kweku Osei Korankyi Asiedu, widely known as KOKA, has been granted bail of 50,000 Ghana cedis after police invited him for questioning over allegations of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace linked to a viral video, his legal team said on Monday. KOKA is required to...
AG ordered to release bank records in Adu-Boahene case
The Court of Appeal has ordered the Attorney-General to provide key documents and financial records to the defence in the ongoing criminal trial of former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, partially upholding an appeal filed by him and his wife. The ruling, delivered on Thursday (28 May), ov...
Security deployed to EOCO headquarters as supporters demand release of Miracles Aboagye
Security personnel have been deployed to the EOCO headquarters in Accra following a protest by supporters of former IMCCoD Executive Secretary Dennis Miracles Aboagye, who are demanding his immediate release. The deployment followed a protest by sympathisers of Mr Aboagye after his arrest by EOCO over alleged financial...
Two suspected robbers shot dead after attack on MoMo vendor in Tema
Ghana police said two suspected armed robbers were shot dead on Monday after attacking a mobile money vendor in Tema, in an incident that left the victim injured. The Tema Regional Police Command said the suspects attempted to rob the vendor at Aba Fosuah Plaza in Community 5 at about 0830 GMT. One of the assailants, p...
Accra identifies flood hotspots, steps up security before Homowo celebrations
The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) region has placed security and emergency services on heightened alert ahead of the peak rainy season and the annual Homowo festival, citing flood risks in several communities across the country’s capital. REGSEC, chaired by Regional Minister Linda Obenewaa Akweley Oc...
Suame Magazine: fire claims life of 70-year-old woman, destroys properties
A 70-year-old woman died and several properties were destroyed after a fire swept through part of Suame Magazine in the Ashanti Region in the early hours of Saturday, the regional command of the Ghana National Fire Service said. The commercial fire broke out at Zone 18 near the garages area of Suame Magazine in Kumasi,...
Miracles granted GHC50m bail; defence calls conditions excessive
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has granted bail to New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications strategist Dennis Miracles Aboagye in the sum of GHC50 million with three sureties, as investigations continue into alleged financial and procurement irregularities involving about GHC55 million. Miracles, a seni...
Sammi Awuku files RTI request into Sankofa vessel linked to alleged drug shipment
Member of Parliament for Akuapim North Sammi Awuku has requested detailed information from the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) over the handling of a vessel reportedly linked to a drug trafficking incident after leaving Ghana’s waters. In a formal Right to Information (RTI) request dated 13 April, Awuku asked the Ghana...