A woman who switched off a fellow hospital patient’s oxygen tank because it was noisy faces manslaughter charges after the lady died. Police in Mannheim, Germany, is currently holding the 72-year-old patient, known as Hatun C, in custody after 79-year-old Hilal K died when her oxygen tank was switched off. …
Read More »2023 Budget: All mobile money transfers should be charged E-Levy – Ofori-Atta
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced a proposal to review the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) from its current rate of 1.5 percent to 1.0 percent. In addition to the reduction of the rate, Ofori-Atta also proposed the removal of limits on transfers that will attract the levy. “Review the …
Read More »Defunct Beige Bank boss charged with stealing, laundering over GH¢2.1 billion
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of now-defunct Beige Bank, Michael Nyinaku has been charged with stealing, money laundering by the state. In a charge sheet and the brief facts of the case filed at the registry of the criminal High Court on Wednesday November 2, 2022, Michael Nyinaku was charged …
Read More »Kume Preko reloaded: Demonstrators hit the streets of Accra in charged mood
Hundreds of Ghanaians hit the streets of Accra Saturday morning to demand better living conditions. The protestors, wielding placards and clad in red and black attires, want the resignation of the current leadership of the country. They also bemoaned the rate at which the prices of goods and services keep …
Read More »A$AP Rocky: Rapper charged over shooting in Hollywood
Rapper A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault with a firearm in connection with a shooting in Hollywood last year. The star, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, is alleged to have pointed the gun at a former friend during an argument in November. Prosecutors say he later fired the …
Read More »Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs
Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong has been charged with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion by the Akwa Ibom State government on Wednesday. The actor was arrested in June by the Akwa Ibom State police command for alleged rape. The four charges were read to Mr Armstrong …
Read More »VIDEO: Racist Chinese filmmaker charged by Malawi court for trafficking
Lu Ke, a Chinese national behind racist videos involving Malawian children has been charged with five counts of child trafficking by a court in the country. He was extradited over the weekend to Malawi from neighbouring Zambia after he fled in the wake of a BBC documentary that exposed his …
Read More »Driver who crashed Bibiani MCE, driver to death charged
The articulated driver who crashed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai and his driver to death last Tuesday has been charged. He was charged with reckless driving at the Kyebi court on Thursday after his arrest. He has been remanded and the prosecution has referred the docket to the Attorney-General’s …
Read More »Ofori-Atta should be charged with manslaughter – Mahama
Road and building consultant, Abdulai Mahama, has called for the prosecution of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on charges of manslaughter. This he explains is due to his failure to release funds for the Ministry of Works and Housing to be able to embark on some emergency expansions, extensions, and desilting of the …
Read More »Suspect charged with murder over 4 July shooting
A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago has been charged with seven counts of murder, officials say. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our community”, Lake County State Attorney Eric Rinehart said. The attack in …
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