Nana Agyei Baffuor Awuah, one of the lawyers for Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South has confirmed a report that his client had agreed to an out-of-court settlement on his defamation suit against the National Democratic Congress’ Sammy Gyamfi. The lawyer, speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana …
Read More »Jomoro MP sweats in court
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, was made to sweat under cross-examination yesterday over her renunciation documents presented to the court. This was when counsel for the petitioner, Bright Agyekum, attempted to expose her. The lawyer pointed out to the court that documents alluded to by …
Read More »Court silences Aisha Huang’s lawyer, orders police custody till end of trial
Chinese National, Aisha Huang, who is in court for her involvement in illegal mining activities (galamsey) in Ghana, has been remanded to police custody by the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court. Presiding Judge, Lydia Osei Marfo during sitting on Friday, October 11, 2022, refused the plea of her …
Read More »Floods wreak havoc; Kyebi court, police station, homes submerged
Many parts of the Eastern region are experiencing devastating floods following two days of torrential rainfalls. The Kyebi Court Complex, the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) office, the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education, the Kyebi demonstration school, and some other institutions and homes near the birim river were flooded …
Read More »U. S court sentences governor Abiodun’s aide to 5 years imprisonment
Abidemi Rufai, the former Special Assistant to the Governor of Ogun State has been sentenced to five years in prison for pandemic fraud. This follows the May 2021 charges bordering on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft leveled against him by the U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Rufai is alleged …
Read More »Court throws out Aisha Huang’s bail request for 2nd time, adjourns case
An Accra Circuit Court has thrown out a bail application by lawyers for Aisha Huang and some 3 other Chinese Nationals for a second time. This follows their reappearance in court after an initial adjournment of the case on September 14, 2022. Aisha Huang and 3 others are in court …
Read More »Nigerian court sentences billionaire kidnapper, Evans to 21 years in prison
An Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos has convicted Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, a kidnap kingpin better known as Evans, on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. This comes a few months after Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja sent him to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of conspiracy …
Read More »Why Supreme Court once removed Justice Honyenuga from hearing Opuni’s trial
Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, the judge at the trial of former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo, was once removed from the case after being found to have exhibited bias tendency towards the first accused. “There is a real likelihood of bias on the part of …
Read More »Court sentence Cardi B to 15 days’ community service for club brawls
A New York City court has sentenced Grammy-winning rapper, Belcalis Almanzar, popularly known as Cardi B to 15 days’ community service after the rapper pleaded guilty to a third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment. According to an NBC report, Police investigations revealed that the incidents grew out of a feud between …
Read More »Mireku Duker’s impersonater jailed 15 months after pleading guilty in court
An Information Technology (IT) Specialist with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Gabriel Gyamara Sarpong has been sentenced to15 months in jail for impersonating his Deputy Minister, George Mireku Duker. He was slapped with two charges to wit; falsely pretending to be a public officer and defrauding by false …
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