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20-year-old Ghanaian man jailed 10 years for robbing a student

A Cape Coast Circuit Court sentenced a 20-year-old unemployed man to ten years in prison with hard labor for robbing a student of GH50.00, four pieces of soap, and a toilet roll. Cosmos De-Heer, the now-convicted offender who committed the crime while armed with a knife and wearing a face mask, pleaded guilty to the robbery charge brought against him. Mrs. Veronique Praba Tetteh, the presiding judge, proceeded to sentence the young man on his own plea.                          Facts of the case ...[Read More]

Ghanaian teacher released after 20 years for a defilement he didn’t commit

A Ghanaian teacher who was wrongfully imprisoned for defilement he did not commit has been released after serving six out of twenty years. This comes after a successful appeal against a previous court decision that convicted and sentenced Maxwell Bernieh in 2016. The innocent teacher told Connect FM after his release that his problems began in 2015 when he was hired as a teacher in one of the Junior High Schools in the Greater Accra Region. “I was excited to have secured the job because I ...[Read More]

Wontumi files new contempt case against Aplus

Chairman Wontumi has filed a new contempt case against Kwame A Plus. According to a summons writ that is now circulating online, the Political Activist is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Wontumi claims in the writ filed on December 6, 2022, that A Plus made some derogatory comments on social media against the presiding judge’s decision to punish him and three others. “That my lawyer would argue that the respondent’s characterization of the verdict as...[Read More]

Afia Schwarzenegger is now on Ghana’s most wanted list

Following the issuance of a bench warrant for Afia Schwarzenegger’s arrest, the private legal practitioner and Chairman Wontumi’s lawyer has dubbed her “Ghana’s most wanted.” This followed her conviction for contempt by the Tema High Court, which imposed a GH60,000 fine and a 10-day prison term. In an interview with Movement TV, Maurice Ampaw said that his team has given over the warrant to all security patrol units in the country to guarantee Afia is arrested as so...[Read More]

Afia Schwar to be jailed 10 days over Wontumi’s suit

According to court sources, the Ghanaian social media commenter was sentenced to 10 days in prison. This arises from claims made by Afia Schwarzenegger on UTV’s United Showbiz that she had an affair with the New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, which he firmly rejected. He then filed a defamation suit against Afia Schwarzenegger, the host of the United Showbiz program (Nana Ama McBrown), and panelists Kwame A-Plus and Mr Logic. Tema, the Ghanaian socialite, was convicted ...[Read More]

Judge issues warrant for Afia Schwar’s arrest

According to recent information, Afia Schwar was convicted to 10 days in prison by the High Court “B” Tema for defaming Chairman Wontumi. The court also found Nana Ama McBrown, the host of United Showbiz, and her panelists Kwame A Plus and Mr Logic in contempt of court for failing to respond to a court suit brought by Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi. The defendants were ordered to pay GHS5,000 to the petitioner, while Afia Schwar was fined GHS5,000 in penalty units (GH...[Read More]

71-year-old trader imprisoned for endangering a newborn

An Accra Circuit Court sentenced a 71-year-old businessman to 15 days in jail for endangering a two-week-old newborn. This comes after the court convicted Elizabeth Thompson guilty of endangering her grandchild. Elizabeth is believed to have abandoned the infant behind a guarded wall at the Dansoman Exhibition, claiming that the child was born out of wedlock and that it would be a disgrace to take her home. Elizabeth was also fined GHC2,400 by the court, which was presided over by Mrs. Christina...[Read More]