A Kumasi circuit court has denied bail to eight persons arrested for storming the facility last Thursday and freeing 13 members of the militant group, Delta Force. The 13 members of the group that is affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had been standing trial for attacking the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator. The eight … Read more
A Circuit Court in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, has refused bail to the eight members of pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, Delta Force, who stormed a court last week and freed suspects. This was after counsel for the accused prayed the court to grant them bail. The lawyers said their clients were nowhere near the … Read more
The court has also requested for a Chinese interpreter for hearing to commence on April 24, 2017 The 10 persons, including five Chinese nationals who were arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities along the Ankobra River in the Western Region, have for the second time been remanded by the Sekondi High Court. They … Read more
Counsel for the eight accused persons said to have aided the escape of 13 members of the Delta Force from lawful custody have told a Kumasi Circuit Court that the accused persons have nothing to do with last Thursday’s incident. Mr Gary Nimako, who led a team of six lawyers to represent the accused persons … Read more
The eight Delta Force members arrested for allegedly sparking the confusion at the Kumasi Circuit Court, leading to the escape of 13 of their own who were arraigned, have been remanded to reappear before the court on April 18, 2017. Citi News’ Lauretta Timah reported that, the eight were accompanied by tight security comprising a … Read more
The Abeka District Court has dismissed an application by the Abelenkpe Supervisor of Marwako Restaurant in Accra, Jihad Chabaan, asking for an out of court settlement in the case where he is facing trial for allegedly dipping the face of a Ghanaian female employee in blended pepper. According to the magistrate, although the application fell within the … Read more
The Abeka District Court has dismissed an application by the Abelenkpe Supervisor of Marwako Restaurant in Accra, Jihad Chabaan, asking for an out of court settlement in the case where he is facing trial for allegedly dipping the face of a Ghanaian female employee in blended pepper. According to the magistrate, although the application fell within the … Read more
Eight remanded members of Delta Force were denied bail in Court The case involving eight persons who aided the escape of 13 members of pro-government vigilante group Delta Force has been adjourned to 18 April. The suspects were denied bail despite arguments by their lawyer, Gary Nimako, that their offence was a bailable one. The … Read more
After receiving so much bashing from a cross section of the Ghanaian public for a series of lawless actions undertaken by them, the Delta Force seems to have finally gotten support for their widely condemned actions. Controversial musician, Kwame A Plus has openly expressed his support for the actions of the Kumasi based pro government … Read more
A twelve-year-old primary school pupil is assisting police with investigation that could lead to the arrest of her uncle and other suspects for dealing in narcotics. Police in Nkawie in the Ashanti Region have however granted police inquiry bail to the pupil who was arrested last Tuesday among two persons for their engagement in illicit … Read more
Kwame Gyebi was arrested for predicting former President Mahama will drop dead on indece day An Accra circuit court yesterday struck out the case involving Kwame Gyebi, the man who reportedly declared that former President Mahama would drop dead during the 2016 Independence Day parade. The court, presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh, threw out … Read more
Six prisoners who were being held on remand at the Sekondi Prison for various offences were freed last Friday by the special court that sat at the prison under the ‘Justice for All Project.’ The six were cautioned to be of good behaviour by the judges before being discharged. Eighteen other prisoners on remand were … Read more
The boy was waiting at a bus stop in Croydon with two friends when he was chased and then attacked Two sets of siblings were among seven people charged over an attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south London. Kurdish-Iranian Reker Ahmed was chased and subjected to a “brutal attack” in Croydon last Friday … Read more
The presence of the police quelled what could have turned bloody in the community THE Western Regional Police Commander DCOP Kwesi Duku and his entourage were forced to storm Half Assini last Thursday to calm tempers of community members following the death of a suspect in police custody. This was after some irate youth groups … Read more
A 73-year-old Professor of Brain Science and Languages, who doubles as the Mankrado of Kade, Nana Banchie Darko Ampem II, has been arraigned at Asamankese Circuit Court for aiding and abetting a gang of five to steal and cause unlawful harm to others at the Kade palace. The Mankrado and his gang have been granted … Read more
Six persons who were being held on remand at the Sekondi Prison for various offences have been discharged under the Justice For All programme that seeks to decongest the country’s prisons. At a special court sitting Friday at the Prisons, the six were cautioned to be of good behaviour by the judges before being discharged, … Read more
Six persons who were being held on remand at the Sekondi Prison for various offences have been discharged under the Justice For All programme that seeks to decongest the country’s prisons. At a special court sitting Friday at the Prisons, the six were cautioned to be of good behaviour by the judges before being discharged, … Read more
Two Nigerians, Ify Mba, and Ammanda Eze Chioma, both unemployed on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking six women from Nigeria to Ghana for commercial sex work. The two pleaded not guilty to the charge and were both granted bail in the sum of GHc70,000.00 with three sureties each, one of … Read more
A Rwandan court has released a pregnant woman from the United Kingdom who was accused of involvement in a plot against Rwanda’s government. Violette Uwamahoro appeared last week in court in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, charged with spreading state secrets. A judge said there was no evidence to warrant the detention of the expectant mother and … Read more
The Sekondi High Court presided over by Justice Edward Amoako Asante on Monday remanded five Chinese and their five Ghanaian accomplices for allegedly engaging in illegal mining. They were arrested last Friday for conducting their activities at Ankobra river cutting across two communities – Bamiankor and Duwale – in the Nzema East district of the … Read more