Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly called A Plus was convicted together with other three individuals for contempt of court after discussing the merits of a defamation suit which was pending in court. Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing NPP had dragged him [A Plus], Felicity Nana Ama Agyeman, aka Nana …
Read More »‘It makes crime attractive’ – High Court rejects Ato Essien’s GH¢90m repayment plan with prosecution
An Accra High Court has rejected an agreement between the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, and state prosecutors. The Court, presided over by Justice Kyei Baffour, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting as an additional High Court judge on Thursday, December 1, 2022, had readied …
Read More »Court reportedly issues bench warrant against Afia Schwarzenegger, Mr. Logic; McBrown fined GH¢60,000
The Tema High Court has reportedly issued a bench warrant against Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa (Afia Schwarzenegger) and Emmanuel Barnes (Mr Logic) for contempt following some comments the two showbiz personalities passed on a lawsuit that Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) filed against the comedienne. According to Chairman Wontumi who spoke …
Read More »Court sentences Nigeria’s IGP to 3 months in prison
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to three months in prison for disobeying a valid court order. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice M. O. Olajuwon, held that the IGP should be committed to …
Read More »Court throws out Techiman South election petition, fines NDC GH¢100,000
A petition by the National Democratic Congress against the election of the Techiman South Member of Parliament, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has been dismissed by the Wenchi High Court. The court also awarded petitioners GH¢100,000 to be shared between the MP and the Electoral Commission, citinewsroom.com reports. The election petition …
Read More »Military officer in court over defilement and incest
A Military officer who is accused of defiling his 14-year-old daughter at South La in Accra has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Senior Warrant Officer Class 1, Anthony K. Kukubor, is being held on the charges of defilement and incest. Kukubor is said to have defiled the victim at …
Read More »Norway Appeal Court dismisses appeal against Ghana
By a unanimous decision, the Oslo Court of Appeal, Norway composed of three Justices of Appeal (Pal Morten Andreassen, Irene Sogn and Rolf Ytrehus), has in a judgment dated Tuesday, November 22, 2022, dismissed an appeal filed by Messrs. Jongsbru AS, the sellers of a property identified by the Republic …
Read More »Court orders man to sleep with 3 women to text his manhood
A Zambian court has told a man named Kenford Sililo, who is 27 years old, to sleep with 3 women to find out if his ex-girlfriend put a spell on him. He took his ex-girlfriend Maria to court and said that she was the reason he couldn’t get an erection. …
Read More »Nigerian court orders arrest of Imo Deputy Speaker over alleged N785 million fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has issued a warrant of arrest for the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Amarachi Iwuanyanwu over his alleged involvement in a N785 million fraud. On Friday, the court directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nigeria Police, Department …
Read More »Trump taxes: Supreme Court clears Democrats to see returns
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for ex-President Donald Trump’s tax forms to be released to a Democratic-controlled congressional committee. The justices rejected Mr Trump’s bid in October to block a lower court’s ruling that granted the panel’s request for his financial records. The move is a blow …
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