The 23 persons who were picked up by the police on Thursday, May 11, following the shooting incident at Taifa-Burkina in Accra have been screened and released by the Kwabenya police. They are to report on Monday May 15. Two males died during the incident following a misunderstanding over a woman named Hajia who owns … Read more
Twenty-three residents of Taifa-Burkina have been rounded up by police in connection with Thursday’s shooting that claimed two lives. Conflicting information gathered points to a gun fight between two gangs while others said the violence was over a woman. The police are yet to state the real cause of the incident. However, one of the … Read more
File photo: One of the victims was shot dead while the other was butchered by a mob Two people are reported dead in an exchange of gunfire at Taifa Burkina in Accra on Thursday, 11 May. According to an eyewitness, one of the victims was shot dead while the other was butchered by a mob. … Read more
The accused is to pay GHC3600 or in default serve nine months in jail An Accra Circuit Court has convicted and sentenced a screen printer to a fine of 300 penalty units, GHC3600, for fraud, or in default serve nine months in prison. According to Accra News’ Ama Brako Ampofo who was in court, Henry … Read more
The Supreme Court of Ghana has adjourned the case of Eric Asante, the teacher who was wrongfully jailed 15 years for rape, to 16 May. Mr Asante is in court seeking compensation from the state over the wrongful jail term handed down to him for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old pupil. His lawyer, Francis … Read more
Dr Matilda Adda, head of the Eye Clinic at the Achimota Hospital, has told the Abeka District Court that Evelyn Boakye, the victim of the Markwako pepper incident, is suffering from trauma conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is an eye condition involving the inflammation of the conjunctiva – the semi-transparent membrane that covers the white part of the … Read more
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced the General Manager of Golden Tulip Hotel to a fine of GHS600 for his failure to register the company with the Data Protection Commission. Paul Kavanagh reappeared in court on Thursday March 9 after being granted bail at the last sitting of the court on March 1 to file … Read more
Gregory Afoko, the man standing trial for the alleged murder of the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, has been declared fit to return to the dock after falling sick. In October last year, the 52-year-old Afoko suffered a swollen hand, a condition which prompted the judge to adjourn … Read more
An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to 29 March, the hearing of a case involving a 45-year-old man brought before it for incest. David Sika, a driver, is alleged to have repeatedly had sex with his daughter at his Mempeasem residence, near Legon, as a result of which the girl became pregnant. According to Accra … Read more
The General Manager of Golden Tulip Hotel, Paul Kavanagh, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court after being hauled before it for failing to register with the Data Protection Commission. Accra News’ Ama Brako Ampofo, who was in court on Wednesday, 1 March said the prosecutor, ASP Stephen Agyei, told the court that … Read more
The Supreme Court has ordered plaintiffs Nana Asante Bediatuo, Elekplelim Agbameva and Alfred Tuah-Yeboah to consolidate their statement of case and file their Memorandum of Issues on their suit challenging the remission granted the Montie 3 by former President John Mahama while he was in office. The Montie 3: Godwin Ako Gunn, Alistair Taro Nelson … Read more
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice William Atuguba has set 26th April, 2017 to give its ruling on the suit challenging the legality of Ghana hosting two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees. This was at a court hearing on Wednesday February 8, Accra News’ court correspondent Ama Brako Ampofo has said. It … Read more
The Supreme Court has struck out an application filed by former Attorney General Martin Amidu to cross-examine businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome in connection with the GHS51million judgement saga. Mr Amidu, who filed the case ahead of the 2016 general elections, told the court on Wednesday, 8 February that since there has been a change in … Read more
There was drama at an Accra Circuit Court on Friday February 3, 2017 when a mother briefly passed out after her 30-year-old son was sentenced to 20 years in jail for defiling an eight-year-old girl. Accra News’ Ama Brako Ampofo reported that the accused, Vessel Kwasi Yeboah, a footballer, on September 27, 2015 invited the … Read more