Courts and Crime

Court Remands Farmer For Possessing 29 Wrappers Of Wee
8th January, 2013
Padmore Kwame Fosuhene, a farmer has been remanded in prison custody by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court for allegedly possessing 29 wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in his ...
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Parliamentary Candidate Arrested For Alleged Theft
8th January, 2013
The Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the just-ended election for Kwadaso constituency, Justice Alfa is assisting the Police Buffalo Unit to investigate a case in ...
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Mahama, EC Enter Appearance In NPP's Supreme Court Petition
4th January, 2013
The President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has entered appearance in the petition instituted by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the Supreme Court challenging his being declared winner of the December 7, ...
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Supreme Court Sets Date For Hearing NDC Application
4th January, 2013
The Supreme Court will on Thursday, January 10, 2013, hear an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to join a petition challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as ...
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Police Arrest 2 Suspected Robbers In Kumasi
3rd January, 2013
The police in Kumasi have arrested two suspected robbers who shot and killed their victim at Akwatialine, a Kumasi surburb.           Abdul Aziz Osman and Haruna Farouk, together ...
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Man Remanded By La Court For Fraud
27th December, 2012
The La District Magistrate Court in Accra presided by Mrs Afi Agbenu Kudormor, on Thursday remanded Bashiru Kabore, a self-styled contractor in police custody for duping one Mohammed Issahaq of ...
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NPP Goes To Court On Friday
27th December, 2012
The New Patriotic Party (NPP), barring any hitches, will be heading to court on Friday to challenge the results of the 2012 elections which according to them was rigged in favour of President Mahama. ...
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GHC5,000 Reward For Info. On Bekwai Attackers
18th December, 2012
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has offered GH¢5,000 as reward for information leading to the arrest of the three suspects who attempted to murder the Bekwai constituency chairman of the National ...
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Argentine Ship Detained In Ghana To Be Released
17th December, 2012
A UN court has ordered the release of an Argentine naval ship impounded by Ghana over a debt dispute. The UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, based in Germany, ruled that the ARA ...
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Sene MP In A Fraudulent Deal?
14th December, 2012
Felix Twumasi Appiah, Member of Parliament for Sene Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region who is at the centre of a 30,000 United States Dollar defrauding case has been granted self cognizance bail ...
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ADR Centre Opened In Takoradi
13th December, 2012
The Sekondi-Takoradi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (STRCCI), has opened the first Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Anti-Corruption Centre in Takoradi. The centre hopes to reduce disputes ...
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Armed Robber, 19, Sentenced To 30 Years Imprisonment
12th December, 2012
A Kumasi Circuit Court yesterday sentenced a 19 year old Kofi Adjei, an unemployed, to 30 years jail in hard labour for robbing a Nigerian of his Techno mobile phone worth GH¢100 and a sum of ...
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Man, 28, Arrested For Attempting To Sell Son
12th December, 2012
The Brong Ahafo Regional Police has arrested a 28-year-old unemployed, Emmanuel Nebapo, for attempting to sell his four-year-old son for GH¢9,000. Chief Superintendent of Police, Peter Baba told ...
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Police Invites Manhyia MP To Assist In Investigations
11th December, 2012
THE Member of Parliament for Manhyia, Matthew Opoku Prempeh was yesterday invited by the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to assist in investigations in connection with a threat ...
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Georgina Wood Sets Up Public Complaints Secretariats
10th December, 2012
The Judicial Service on the authority and direction of Mrs. Justice Georgina T. Wood, the lady Chief Justice, has established two public complaints secretariats in anticipation of post-2012 election ...
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Man Arrested For Double Registration
9th December, 2012
A 35-year old man, Oscar Agbetepe, was arrested last Saturday by the officials of the Electoral Officers (EC), for attempting to vote at Nyamekye Pentecost Church Number Two Electoral Area at ...
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Welder Charged For Defacing Political Poster
4th December, 2012
A 38-year-old welder, Cornelius Ahiabor, who defaced a poster of the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Anyaa Sowutuom, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, was convicted by the Amasaman Magistrate Court, last ...
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Police Save Murderer From Angry Mob
4th December, 2012
A galamsey miner, Yaw Patakron, 31, had a close shave with death, when an angry mob demanded his blood, for stabbing Kofi Asare to death, over an argument. The Huni Valley Police intervened on ...
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2 Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested At Asesewa
3rd December, 2012
Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police at Asesewa in the Eastern Region. The suspects, Albert Tawiah, 29, a security officer and Solomon Lamptey, 28, a mason, were arrested ...
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Court Dismisses NDP Case Against EC
3rd December, 2012
The Human Rights High Court has dismissed the case in which the National Democratic Party (NDP) is seeking an order to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to include the name of its flag bearer, Nana ...
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