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Court throws out Mantse’s case against Obrafour and Hammer, awards GH¢10,000 in damages

An Accra High Court has thrown out a copyright ownership case, brought before it by founder of the Chalewote Street Art Festival Mantse Aryeequaye, who sued rapper Obrafour and music producer Hammer for allegedly claiming sole ownership of the famous ‘killer Cut Blood’ phrase in the popular ‘Oye Ohene’ song. …

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IGP, others slapped with GH¢250,000 in damages for assault on a man by police officers

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) and three others have been slapped with damages in the total sum of GH¢253,709 as compensation to a father of four who was assaulted by a police officer which led to his “inability to have an erection.” This was after the High Court in …

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Rain floods Asogli Palace, collapses stores with millions of cedis in damages

Saturday’s torrential rains have flooded and collapsed several stores around the Asogli palace with damages running into millions of cedis. The rainfall, which lasted for about two hours caused a major storm drain traversing the Asogli palace to overflow, flooding the frontage of the palace to a depth of about …

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Former MP sues Frimpong-Boateng for defamation, seeks GH¢2.5 million in damages

Former Manso Nkwanta Member of Parliament Joseph Albert Qualm has sued former Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Chairman Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng for defamation. The former legislator is suing the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation for GH¢2.5 million in damages. He is also requesting a restraining order to prevent …

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Finance Minister sues Captain Smart for defamation, seeks GH¢10 million in damages

Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has instituted legal action against radio and TV show host Captain Smart for recent comments that the minister was a direct beneficiary of recently released bailout funds from a global lender. In a High Court writ dated Friday, June 2, 2023 and sighted by GhanaWeb, the minister’s lawyer …

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Foods that gradually damages the heart when ingested consistently over time

The main cause of death in the world is heart disease. Coronary heart disease and stroke both have a number of risk factors. Some risk variables, including age and family history, are immutable and uncontrollable. But other risk factors, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, being overweight, eating poorly, …

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