Crime
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Police on the hunt for gang who stripped and assaulted man in Upper West Region
Police have launched a manhunt for a group of persons who were captured on a viral video attacking and stripping another man naked in the Upper West Region. The Upper West Regional Police Public Rela…
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Nigeria: Police arrest 27 rapists
The police in Bauchi have arrested 27 suspected rapists across different parts of the state. Spokesperson for the police in the state, Ahmed Wakili, in a statement on Friday night, said five others w…
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National Security burst 7 Nigerians at Ho after entering Ghana illegally
Personnel of the Revenue Assets and Border Protection Unit of the National Security on Tuesday night arrested seven Nigerians who entered Ghana through an unapproved route near Aflao. Mr Robert Tette…
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31-year-old father jailed for 20 years after defiling daughter
A circuit court in Accra has sentenced 31-year-old, Joseph Kodua, to 20 years imprisonment for defiling his 12-year-old biological daughter and threatening her with death. Presenting the facts of the…
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Police nab 33-year old mechanic for allegedly in possession of 107 wrapped cannabis
The Sege District Police Command has arrested a 33-years old motor mechanic, Jerry Sheriff for allegedly possessing 107 wrapped dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis. The suspect was arrested on Tues…
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Russia: Court hands U.S student 9 yesrs jail term over police assault charge
A Russian court sentenced a U.S. student to nine years in jail on Thursday after finding him guilty of endangering the lives of two police officers who detained him after a party in Moscow. Trevor R…
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Uganda: Court jails man for 11 years for killing gorilla
A court in Uganda has sentenced a man to 11 years in prison, for the killing of a silverback mountain gorilla in early June. The silverback – named Rafiki – was the leader of the oldest group of the …
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Two kidnappers who demanded a ransom of GH¢100,000 apprehended
Two Fulani herdsmen at Adaklu-Alavanyo who allegedly abducted two brothers, aged 12 and 13, and later called their father, a cattle rancher, to demand a ransom of GH¢100,000 from him, are helping the…
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Malaysia’s former Prime Minister sentenced to 12 years behind bars; fined $49.40m
A Malaysian court on Tuesday sentenced Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak to 12 years in jail and fined him 210 million ringgit ($49.40 million) for abuse of power linked to a multi-billion…
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Ex-Malaysian PM found guilty of multi-million dollar corruption charges
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak has been found guilty of all seven charges in the first of several multi-million dollar corruption trials. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal breach …