Who Takes Over From Georgina Wood?
Ghana’s first female Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, has disclosed that she will retire from the Bench on 8th June, this year. The formal disclosure of the time she finally exits has brought...
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New Zealand Deputy PM Tells of Dildo Protest Fears
New Zealand's deputy prime minister testified Tuesday that a colleague accused of careless driving feared an attack from a dildo-wielding demonstrator when he navigated his car through a throng of...
Jakarta Governor Ahok Found Guilty of Blasphemy
The outgoing governor of Jakarta has been sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy and inciting violence. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, was the first ethnic Chinese Christian to run...
Stanbic Worker Who Duped Customers To the Tune of GHc900,000 Has Been Arrested
Martha Amakye, the Stanbic worker who duped customers to the tune of a whopping GH¢900,000, has finally been arrested, Ghanacelebrities.com has been reliably told. According to our sources, Ms...
Who’ll Be Next Chief Justice?
After 47 years of public service, the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, will retire on June 8, 2017, and two names remain in the race to replace her as Ghana’s next Chief Justice. The top...
Trump’s Travel Ban Faces New Test
President Donald Trump's amended travel ban will face a key test on Monday, when a US appeals court is set to take on a case that has stymied the administration's controversial efforts to bar...
JB Danquah’s Killers’ Case Adjourned To May 16
A Defence Counsel for the two alleged killers of the late J. B. Danquah Adu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North has prayed an Accra High Court for a firm date so that jury would be...
Student Caught Stealing Exams Through Duct
A University of Kentucky student in the US has been charged with burglary after crawling through air ducts to steal an exam paper from the tutor’s office. Henry Lynch II’s luck ran out when his...
‘El Chapo’ Set To Go On Trial In New York In April 2018
A US federal judge ruled Friday that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals, will stand trial on April 16, 2018. The 60-year-old kingpin, accused of...
Wenger Confesses
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he “hates” himself more than any of his critics do when his side loses. Wenger has come in for plenty of criticism this season, with Sunday’s 2-0...
I Will Retire In Four Weeks Time
The Chief Justice Georgina T. Wood on Friday May 5, 2017 announced that she will retire in the next four weeks with a promise to fight for Prisoners Rights in her new life after 47 years of public...
What Do We Know About 2012 Gang Rape Case That Rocked India?
The four men convicted of a fatal 2012 gang rape of a Delhi student had their death sentences upheld in India's top court Friday, for an attack that shocked the world and led to tough new penalties...
India’s Top Court Upholds 2012 Gang Rape Death Sentences
India's Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men convicted for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a Delhi student. Justice Dipak Misra said the 23-year-old woman had suffered a...
‘El Chapo’ Can Now Correspond With His Beauty Queen Wife From Solitary
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman will remain in solitary confinement in a New York City prison, a US judge ruled Thursday, although he will be allowed to send pre-screened messages to his...
US Allows ‘El Chapo’ To Write To Wife From Behind Bars
A US judge granted limited relaxations Thursday to the stringent custody conditions of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and allowed him to write to his beauty queen wife. The 60-year-old,...
South African Court Orders Zuma To Explain Shock Cabinet Reshuffle
A South African High Court Thursday ordered President Jacob Zuma to reveal the documents he used to justify the controversial sacking of a widely ected finance minister, sparking economic turmoil....
Alanis Morissette’s Ex-Manager Jailed For Six Years For Stealing $7m
Alanis Morissette’s former manager has been sentenced to six years in prison for stealing $7m (£5.4m) from the pop singer and other celebrities. Jonathan Schwartz admitted stealing $5m (£3.9m)...
Ministers On PAC To Be Replaced
CHAIRMAN of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, has hinted that all ministers serving on PAC would soon be replaced with Members of Parliament (MPs) who are not ministers to...
Kevin Boateng Lauds Sulley Muntari For Walking Off Pitch Over ‘racist Chants’
Las Palmas midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has praised Sulley Muntari for walking off the pitch, four years after he took a similar decision in Italy. Muntari, who plays for struggling Seria A side...
Why Are India’s Top Judges Doubting Each Others’ Sanity?
Why are India's top judges doubting each others' sanity? Justice CS Karnan is on a massive collision course with India's top court The Indian judiciary is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. For...