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6 Western Togolanders jailed 26 years

  Six members of the Western Togoland group have been sentenced to 26 years by an Accra High court. Western Togoland They were sentenced to prison in hard labour. The convicts – Kennedy Awunyo, Kwame Tornyevidzi a.k.a Abizibey, Raymond Yao Blu a.k.a Captain, Edem Nukornu a.k.a FBI Commander, Jerry Kpeglo, and Sylvanus …

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Businessman jailed for marrying a US-based woman whiles already married in Ghana

By:brightwebtv /Nana asare barimah Accra Judicial Complex An Accra circuit court has sentenced a businessman to a 12-month jail term for bigamy. This is according to an Accra-based online portal, asaaseradio.com The accused person whose name was given as Emmanuel Kodjo Narh, is said to have a valid marriage with …

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Mozambique ex-president’s son, others jailed for 12 years for corruption

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare A Mozambican court has sentenced the son of a former president and others to prison for their role in the “tuna bonds” corruption scandal. Ex-President Armando Guebuza’s son, Ndambi Guebuza, and two former heads of intelligence, Gregorio Leao and Antonio do Rosario, each got 12 years behind …

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Ghanaian jailed 10 years in Dubai for trafficking weed

  A 40-year-old Ghanaian man, Joshua Opoku, has been jailed in Dubai for trafficking a narcotic substance believed to be cannabis also known as weed. Mr Opoku was said to have been arrested at an airport in Dubai after the Gulf country’s officials found the substance on him. According to …

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Miss Rwanda organiser to be jailed 16 years for sexually abusing contestants

  Dieudonné Ishimwe denies the charges of sexual abuse facing him Rwandan prosecutors are requesting 16 years in prison for Dieudonné Kagame Ishimwe, the Rwanda beauty pageant organiser accused of sexual abuse, local media report. His trial started on Wednesday, but a judge immediately decided it would be held behind …

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Liberian woman jailed 10 years for drug trafficking at KIA

by;brightwebtv Wolo Maikplay Margaret An Accra High Court has sentenced a Liberian national to 10 years imprisonment for attempting to smuggle cocaine, a narcotic drug through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to Bangkok, Thailand. The court, presided by her Ladyship Justice Mary Ekua Yanzuh, on Wednesday 31st August, 2022, after …

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Ugandans to be jailed for violating Covid rules

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Ugandans who violate the Covid pandemic control restrictions may go to jail for up to two months. According to new rules released by the health ministry in a statutory document, those found operating banned businesses such as bars, nightclubs, cinemas, and shops selling non-food items face …

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Mfantsiman MP’s killers jailed – CID boss confirms

  Sad photos of Mfantseman MP’s car from crime scene It has emerged that some three persons have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each in connection with the robbery and murder of late Mfantseman Member of Parliament, Ekow Quansah Hayford. They were said to have been sentenced on June …

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Former British High Commissioner to Ghana jailed

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah File photo: Jail A former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Craig Murray has been jailed for contempt in the United Kingdom. The 62-year-old was sentenced to eight months in jail for breaching strict rules around identifying witnesses in the Alex Salmond trial. The former Dundee University …

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Trader jailed for impregnating his physically challenged daughter

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Crime The Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced Moses Agbavitor, a 37-year-old trader, to 16-months imprisonment for impregnating his 17-year-old physically challenged daughter, at Odunkwa, near Papaase Number Two. The victim is now six months, one week pregnant. Mr Agbavitor was charged with incest and pleaded guilty. …

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