539 The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Absa Bank, Ghana, Mrs. Frances Adu-Mante, the Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku and eight other executives of the bank have been cited for contempt of a Kumasi High Court. Kwasi Afrifa Esq, solicitor for the plaintiff, Mrs. Benedicta Gyamfua Appiah-Asante, has filed a notice of motion to […]
Crime
Court to give final ruling on Aisha Huang’s case on December 4
649 An Accra High Court has fixed December 4, 2023, to deliver its judgement in the case of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner. At the court, the defense counsel and the prosecution informed the court that they had filed their written addresses before the court. Aisha Huang is standing trial for […]
Greedy Ato Essien had no cause to steal such gargantuan sums of money’ – Presiding Judge
566 The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Accra High Court for stealing over GH¢90 million of the bank’s money. Essien, thus, becomes the first banking executive to serve a jail term following the massive banking sector clean-up in 2017 […]
MTN Ghana engages students on cybersecurity awareness
480 MTN Ghana has organized a debate for students at the Osu Presbyterian Senior School on the motion, ‘Social media platforms should implement stricter security and privacy controls because users are incapable of protecting themselves online.’ The programme is in furtherance of MTN’s commitment to cybersecurity education and awareness as part of this year’s Cybersecurity […]
Robbers mistake bread for cash; return to kill pregnant woman
835 Two robbers, who mistook a loaf of bread wrapped in a handbag for a bundle of cash, returned to kill the wife of their victim when they realized their booty was a mere breakfast staple. The robbers had attacked 42-year-old Raymond Suglo, a businessman, and his wife at Jang in the Nadowli-Kaloe District in […]
Capital Bank’s Ato Essien sentenced to 15 years in prison
654 Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Accra High Court today. Mr Essien was convicted of stealing over GH¢90m of Bank of Ghana’s liquidity support to the now-defunct financial institution. This comes after his inability to fully pay the said amount back to […]
Police officer killed, another injured in shootout with robbers
735 A police officer has met his untimely death after armed robbers opened fire on him and his colleagues at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The robbers who were said to be preparing to rob a mobile money vendor at Ejura opened fire on the policemen who attempted to counter their move. According to a […]
Nurse Killed In Kumasi
1,932 A 33-YEAR-old female nurse has been gruesomely murdered in what looks like a contract killing. The deceased, Rita Asamoah, a resident of Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region, did not return home after closing from work on Monday, October 9, 2023. Her husband, Otuo Serebour, sensing danger, reported to the Denchemouso Police Station that […]
Man, 20, kills Okada rider, seizes his motorbike to raise funds for his wedding
554 A 20-year-old Nigerian man who killed a motorcycle rider and seized his motorcycle has disclosed that he committed the heinous crime to raise money for his upcoming wedding. Usman Yahaya Muhammed who is reported to be a local vigilante, killed the victim on Friday, September 29, 2023, in the Mokwa Local Government Area of […]
Barber jailed 10-years for threatening the life of Obuasi Bitters CEO
748 Source: Ohemeng Tawiah A 35 -year old barber has been sentenced to 10-years imprisonment in hard labour after he pleaded guilty to two counts of threat of death and robbery. James Awuni pleaded guilty to the charges contrary to Section 75 and 149(1) of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960, Act 29 respectively. An […]