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SALL Case: Judge Unhappy With Persistent Absence Of Lawyers For EC In Court
18 Jun

SALL Case: Judge Unhappy With Persistent Absence Of Lawyers For EC In Court

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His Lordship Justice Owoahene Acheampong has expressed his displeasure at the High Court in Ho on Tuesday over the absence of Justin Amenuvor, the lawyer for the Electoral Commission (EC). The hearing involved an application by Philip Jimanor, the lawyer for the Petitioners, seeking leave to file amended replies to answers provided by both the 1st Respondent, the Electoral Commission, and the 2nd Respondent, Hon. John Peter Amewu. Justice Acheampong referenced a previous incident where he similarly noted the absence of the EC’s former lawyer, Mr. Sekyi-Boampong, questioning why no representative from such a crucial state institution was present in…
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Our Former Maid Has Become A Millionaire! …Cecilia Dapaah’s husband tells court
20 May

Our Former Maid Has Become A Millionaire! …Cecilia Dapaah’s husband tells court

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A House help, who was once depending on stipends from her employers for survival, has all of a sudden become a millionaire, a development that has surprised Mr Daniel Osei Kuffour, husband of Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, a former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources. Some of the suspects in the alleged theft case The 81 year old Daniel Osei-Kuffour told an Accra High Court trying domestic workers of Madam Cecilia Dapaah, over the alleged theft that, the second accused (A2) had acquired three or four bedroom house fitted with metal doors, with the floor laid with ceramic tiles. Mr.…
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Family Of Slain Soldier Attacks Suspect At Achimota Court Hearing
17 May

Family Of Slain Soldier Attacks Suspect At Achimota Court Hearing

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Tensions reached a boiling point at the Achimota District Court during a hearing for the murder of a soldier in a land dispute at Kasoa Millennium City. The accused, Benlord Ababio, a chief and a reported national security operative, faced charges for fatally shooting the military officer who intervened in the land dispute. The courtroom atmosphere turned volatile as family members of the slain soldier launched a physical attack on Chief Benlord Ababio outside the court premises. During a court break, as Ababio was being paraded, the irate family members confronted him, loudly accusing him of the soldier's death. The…
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Trader Remanded After Court Issued Bench Warrant
03 Apr

Trader Remanded After Court Issued Bench Warrant

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An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 25-year-old trader, Michael Azu, for failing to appear in court. On December 7, 2023, Azu, who is being held for defrauding by false pretence, failed to turn up in court and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. When the accused person appeared before the court on January 9, 2024, the court remanded him into police custody to reappear on January 22. Azu is being held for allegedly collecting GH¢250,000 from a trader under the pretext of providing him with a KIA Rhino Truck but failed. He has denied…
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Court Dismisses Case By Former ECOWAS Commission Employee
02 Feb

Court Dismisses Case By Former ECOWAS Commission Employee

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The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a case filed by a former employee of the ECOWAS Commission on the ground that she filed her case beyond the time limit. Dorothy Etim filed suit ECW/CCJ/APP/44/21, alleging that the ECOWAS Commission and its President wrongfully dismissed her on 8 September 2015. She stated that the incident was based on an allegation that she produced forged documents to access ECOWAS education grant for the benefit of her four children. She told the Court that she was not invited by the Respondents to respond or react to the allegations of “fraud” and “forgery”. She added…
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Damongo Killing: Three Firemen To Reappear Before Tamale High Court
21 Dec

Damongo Killing: Three Firemen To Reappear Before Tamale High Court

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Three firemen who are currently on remand in Tamale in the Northern for the alleged murder of a 27-year-old man in Damongo, will reappear in court for the second time on Thursday, 21st December 2023. The junior fire officers are Station Officer Felix Kuuwaar, Assistant Station Officer Bajaah, and Fireman Yussif. It would be recalled that on Saturday, the 9th of December 2023, the said firemen accused the deceased of stealing their mattress. The deceased was arrested and then handcuffed, and dragged to the Municipal and Regional Fire Service stations where he was allegedly brutalized and left with several burns…
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New Force Spokesperson Pleads Not Guilty, Granted Bail
11 Dec

New Force Spokesperson Pleads Not Guilty, Granted Bail

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The Kaneshie District Court has granted bail to spokesperson for the New Force, Shalimar Abbiussi. The lady, first seen in the group's campaign video, is being charged with allegedly obtaining a student permit by false declaration. Among others, the video highlighted the suffering of Ghanaians under the Akufo-Addo administration using recent demonstrations to question the role of leadership in addressing the concerns of the citizenry. This morning, she was escorted to the court premises in the company of officers from the National Bureau of Investigations. Ms Shalimar has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Some persons were spotted hoisting placards…
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Trader In Court For Allegedly Stealing GH¢80k
03 Nov

Trader In Court For Allegedly Stealing GH¢80k

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A 57-year-old trader has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly misappropriating GH₵80,000 belonging to a businesswoman. Eric Annan is reported to have persuaded the complainant that the wood product business was profitable, and as a result, the complainant took out a GH₵80,000 loan and gave it to the accused. Annan, who led the complainant’s son to pay for a quantity of wood, then returned and collected the wood without his (complainant's son’s) knowledge and went into hiding. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing, The court presided over by Mrs. Evelyn Asamoah admitted Annan to bail…
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Court Dismisses No Case Submission By Osinachi’s Husband
18 Oct

Court Dismisses No Case Submission By Osinachi’s Husband

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The no-case submission application filed by Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, has been dismissed by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2. Nwachukwu had filed the application to challenge the homicide and domestic violence suit instituted against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on June 3, 2022. Justice Njideka K. Nwosu-Iheme ruled that Nwachukwu has a case to answer. The judge ordered Nwachukwu to open his defence. On April 8, 2022, Osinachi took her last breath, and her death was linked to maltreatment and domestic violence by her…
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Court Orders NSS Sidechick, Banker To File Submissions Within Seven Days
17 Oct

Court Orders NSS Sidechick, Banker To File Submissions Within Seven Days

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The High Court in Accra has ordered banker, Ernest Kwasi Nimako to file his written submissions in his application seeking the dismissal of former National Service Person, Deborah Sayram Adablah’s sexual harassment case within seven days. The motion filed on May 17, 2023, is primarily asking the Court to strike out the action initiated by the former National Service person, who has alleged among other things sexual harassment. In January this year, Adablah dragged Mr. Nimako, then Chief Finance Officer (CFO)and First Atlantic Bank to Court.But, on July 21, 2023, the court cleared the bank’s name for no wrongdoing following…
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