Bank of Ghana cautions traders, transport operators over rejection of cedi coins, cites jail or fine
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned traders, transport operators, and businesses against the persistent refusal to accept Ghana cedi ...
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Court jails Indian national for five years over possession of fake currency
An Indian national, Shubham Sharma, has been convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for possessing counterfeit ...
Man, 30, jailed 25 years for gold robbery
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his ...
Senegal court extends opposition leader’s jail term
A court in Senegal has handed a six-month suspended sentence and a $300,000 (£270,000) fine to a leading opposition politician ...
Nigeria police chief sentenced to three months in jail
The high court in Nigeria has sentenced the country’s police chief to three months in prison for disobeying a court ...
Four jailed 120 years for robbery, possession of fire arm, others
An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Mrs Evenly Asamoah, has sentenced four young men to 120 years for various ...
19-year-old jailed 20 years for armed robbery
A Cape Coast Circuit Court presided over by Mrs. Dorinda Smith Arthur, has sentenced a 19-year old boy to 20 ...
Former French president, Sarkozy jailed for corruption
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. The 66-year-old ...
Release pastor, church members jailed for flouting Covid-19 laws – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to grant clemency to ...
