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Self-confessed killer wore his victim’s clothes to court

An East London mother, Phindiwe Grey, gave moving testimony on Wednesday about how her daughter, Nolonwabo Grey of Duncan Village, was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a man who had called her family and demanded R3,000 ransom for her release. The 69-year-old widow’s pain echoed through her testimony in the …

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First witness in treason trial appears in court

Colonel Isaac Amponsah, in charge of the Military Academy Training School, one of the first witnesses in the alleged treason trial involving Dr Frederick Mac Palm, Chief Executive, Citadel Hospital, and nine others, appeared in Court on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Colonel Amponsah said his boss, Major General M.P. Andoh, …

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Functions of Judges have fundamentally changed – African Court

“The Judge of our time is searching for himself because his function has fundamentally changed. The Judge is no longer the reader-reciter of the law that he or she applies indiscriminately. “The Judge gives meaning to the law and adapts it to the evolution of society. The law, it must …

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Admit Rastafarian students now – High Court orders Achimota School

• An Accra High Court has ordered Achimota School to allow two Rastafarian students pursue their high school education there • The students were denied admission due to their hairstyle • In separate rulings, the court upheld the arguments of the students and asked that they are admitted  The Human …

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Journalist to drag GRA to court over obnoxious tax policy

  Ghanaian journalist and Editor of The New Independent Newspaper, Kofi Adzivor is set to drag the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to court over what he says is the implementation of a dangerous tax policy introduced in 2019. The young Journalist in an interview with the media in Accra disclosed …

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HOT VIDEO: Go to court if you dislike my galamsey excavator burning style akufo-addo to critics

Go to court if you dislike my galamsey excavator-burning style – Akufo-Addo to critics • President Akufo-Addo has spoken for the first time on the burning of excavators that were seized from mining sites • He said the move by his government is the most effective as it will cause …

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MP to appear before court over US$2.4 million fraud

• David Vondee is alleged to have collected US$2.4 million between August 2015 and July 2016 when his NDC party was in • He has been charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretence contrary to Section 131 (1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 • Investigation showed later that …

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NDC runs to Appeals Court for cover in Techiman South case

  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is currently seeking cover at the Appeals Court after a move to amend its earlier stance on a ‘no collation’ in the Techiman South Constituency was rejected by the Wenchi High Court. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of the 2020 parliamentary election …

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Ho: Court remands 21 LGBTQ suspects

A Ho Circuit Court has remanded some twenty-one persons believed to be activists and members of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Society into police custody. The suspects were earlier arraigned before the court by the Volta regional police command. The suspects including sixteen (16) females and five (5) male counterparts …

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Judge kidnapped inside court

A Nigerian judge was on Tuesday kidnapped from inside a court in the northern state of Katsina, local media report. The Sharia court judge, identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila, is said to have been kidnapped in the afternoon local time after armed attackers broke into the court in Zakat village. …

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