A Supreme Court judge Justice, Jones Dotse, has urged Ghanaians to desist from blaming judges if cases do not go the way they wanted. According to him, judges adjudicate cases based on the evidence provided them by security agencies, and thus cannot go beyond such evidence to make judgements. “In Ghana just like any other … Read more
Title-holders India will look to put an off-field row behind them when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in their Champions Trophy opener at Edgbaston on Sunday. The build-up to what is arguably cricket’s most anticipated fixture has been dominated by reports of a falling out between India captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble. Former India … Read more
Tension over the future of India’s head coach Anil Kumble grew Friday after a top cricket administrator resigned slamming the Indian board for its handling of the controversy. Amid a reported battle between team captain Virat Kohli and Kumble, a deadline for applications to become head coach passed this week without any announcement by the … Read more
Megastar turned pariah Bill Cosby, who goes on trial Monday for allegedly drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004, joins a growing list of famous men charged with a sex crime. Here are five other prominent men whose careers have been shattered or tainted by charges of sexual assault. Former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn, … Read more
In Japan, where train travel can often be a perilous ordeal for women, an insurance company is reporting a sudden run on a policy that protects men falsely accused of groping. The spike in takers for the 6,400 yen ($57) “false groping accusation benefit” plan was triggered by a spate of incidents where men suspected … Read more
Justice Jones V. Dotse, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ghana is set to chair the launch of the OneGhana Movement on Friday, June 2 at the British Council in Accra. The keynote address at the launch will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, a former C. E.O of the Ghana … Read more
Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has finally appeared before the Supreme Court following an order by the Apex Court. She is said to have apologized to the court in Chambers for her non-appearance, a source has said. On May 3, the Minister was ordered to appear at the Supreme Court … Read more
Relatives of 10 foreigners alleged to have been murdered in Goa, including British teenager Scarlett Keeling, have written to India’s prime minister demanding an investigation into what they claim are cover-ups by police. Minna Pirhonen — the mother of Finnish national Felix Dahl, who was found dead in the tourist state in January 2015 — … Read more
A massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul’s diplomatic quater on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people and wounding over 300. Here are some of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital over the past year and a half: – January 20: A Taliban suicide bomber rams his car into a minibus belonging to television channel … Read more
An Indian court Tuesday charged a minister and two senior leaders from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party with criminal conspiracy over the destruction of a mosque in 1992 that triggered deadly religious riots. The trio were accused of inciting a Hindu mob to destroy the 16th-century Babri mosque in the city of Ayodhya, which ignited … Read more
Public attention on Parliament is expected to hit the roof when 275 MPs meet to debate the planned law to establish the Office of the Special Prosecutor intended to fight corruption. Parliament is expected to reconvene Tuesday for the second meeting of the first session after rising for the Easter celebration. ‘The Special Prosecutor is … Read more
Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao gave staunch support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s martial law declaration on Monday, saying the country should be “grateful” for its strong leader. Duterte last week declared martial law in the southern Mindanao region to combat what he called a rising threat posed by the Islamic State group, after militants rampaged … Read more
Security forces traded heavy gunfire with Islamist militants inside a southern Philippine city Monday, as fears grew for up to 2,000 people unable to escape a week of fighting that has left women and children among the dead. President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law across the southern third of the Philippines shortly after the fighting … Read more
A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of cows for slaughter, stepping up a showdown with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus and the Hindu nationalist leader has pushed for greater protection of the animals since taking … Read more
A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of cows for slaughter, stepping up a showdown with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus and the Hindu nationalist leader has pushed for greater protection of the animals since taking … Read more
ISIS-linked terrorists have murdered 19 civilians in the Philippines including a woman and a child. This week 85 people have died in street-to-street battles between the Philippine army and terrorists in the southern third of the country. Officials said the 19 civilians were murdered by the terror group in the mostly Muslim city of Marawi, … Read more
Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped on Sunday inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling Islamist militants, authorities said, as the death toll from almost a week of fighting neared 100. The military intensified a bombing campaign on parts of Marawi on Mindanao island, one of the biggest Muslim cities in the mainly … Read more
Bangladesh on Sunday reinstalled a controversial statue deemed un-Islamic by religious hardliners on the grounds of the Supreme Court, just days after its removal had sparked angry protests by secular groups. The sculpture of a blindfolded, sari-clad woman holding scales had been in place for less than six months when authorities removed it early Friday … Read more
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will ignore Supreme Court and congress as he enforces martial law across the southern third of the country, despite the constitution giving them oversight. Duterte on Tuesday imposed martial law in the Mindanao region, home to 20 million people, following deadly clashes in a mostly Muslim-populated city involving … Read more
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has said it will review the over 300 documents allegedly containing evidence of embezzlement to the sum of $1.2 billion presented to it by some demonstrating Ghanaians yesterday. The demonstrating which was organised by Accra-based Adom FM was to put pressure on the government to punish corrupt officials … Read more