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Court sentences fetish priest to death for murder

A Koforidua High Court presided by Justice Mrs Cecilia Naa Shormeh Davis, has sentenced to death Kwabena Thomas Oduro, a fetish priest, on two charges of murder of Joseph Affenyi Nyame, a student of Kwahu-Ridge SHS, and Michael Ofori Agyepong, a storekeeper. The accused was also handed a 10-years imprisonment …

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Three Men Sentenced To Death For Stealing Pineapples

Kenya’s appellate court has dealt three men a severe blow after upholding their death sentence. The three men were sentenced to death for stealing 30 pineapples from a farm Thika owned by Del Monte. The men namely; Julius Mugambi, Edward Mburu and Francis Maina were found guilty after being positively …

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Court adjourns ‘kidnappers’ case again

A Takoradi District Magistrate court has once again adjourned a case in which two Nigerians are standing trial for allegedly kidnapping and murdering four girls from Western Region’s city of Takoradi to March 19, 2020. On February 5 the State Attorney, Adeliade Kobiri-Woode, dropped the previous charge of kidnappings against …

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Court acquits Pastor Obeng Bekoe of fraud

An Accra Circuit Court on Friday acquitted and discharged Pastor Emmanuel Obeng Bekoe of a GH¢115,000.00 fraud charge brought against him over the sale of fertiliser. Pastor Bekoe, with Baba Charles Yides, a caretaker, was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and defrauding by false pretence; but he was found …

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Court throws out application to search Sammy Gyamfi’s phone

An Accra High Court has thrown out an application by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to search the phone records of the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi. The court has also denied the police access to Mr Gyamfi’s Facebook …

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Osafo-Maafo goes to court over Kroll contract surcharge

The Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo says he is heading to court with four others over the auditor general’s decision to surcharge him in the one million Kroll contract. The former member of Parliament says the move is to afford him the opportunty to clear his name in the matter. “I …

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Russian court sentences 11 for Saint Petersburg bombing

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced 11 people to terms including life in prison after finding them guilty of a deadly bomb attack on the Saint Petersburg metro in 2017. Abror Azimov, a 29-year-old from Kyrgyzstan, was sentenced by a military court in Russia’s second biggest city to life in …

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Coup plot: High Court denies accused persons bail

The High Court has dismissed a bail application by the seven accused persons facing trial for their alleged plot to topple the government. According to the Judge, Justice George Buadi, none of the accused persons had been detained beyond two months and their arrest and detention are not arbitrary or …

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Agordzor on hunger strike; set for court today

ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzor, who has been charged with Treason by the state over his alleged role in the alleged coup plot is set to face court today, Wednesday November 6. He will be arranged before the Kaneshie district court. But his lawyer martin Kpebu says the district court is …

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JUST IN: Attorney-General’s department allegedly takes bribe to free suspects[VIDEO]

The Attorney-General’s department has been accused of taking bribes to free suspected criminals. This was made known by some Ghanaians who found the act to be unscrupulous. Excerpts from the soon to be aired documentary shows how some persons in the Attorney General’s department engage in corruption by distorting the …

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