Ghana Is Not A Safe Place
Let me begin this with a confession. After the admonition to diasporans to “stop whining”, I have taken to thinking of a place in Cape Coast called, “Kawanopaedo” (Keep quiet). While in that...
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Judge Halts Auction After Madonna Objections
A judge on Wednesday halted an auction of intimate items of Madonna including a breakup letter from Tupac Shakur after the pop superstar said her privacy was violated. New York Justice Gerald...
Grandparents, Grandkids Exempted From Trump Travel Ban
The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump's government a fresh setback Wednesday, saying its controversial travel ban cannot be applied to grandparents and other close relatives of people living...
Woman Divorces Husband For Not Replying Her Texts
What’s more annoying than watching those two ticks turn to blue on WhatsApp, then having no reply? Nothing, basically. It’s especially frustrating when you’re messaging someone with important...
Thailand General Jailed For Trafficking At Mass Trial
A former Thai general has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for human trafficking at a landmark trial. Manas Kongpan is among more than 60 people convicted in Bangkok of trafficking Bangladeshis and...
Trump and Putin Had Another, Undisclosed Conversation At G20
Trump and Putin had another, undisclosed conversation at G20 US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, had another, previously undisclosed conversation at this month’s...
Madonna Asks Court To Block Love Letter Auction
Madonna asked a judge Tuesday to block an auction of memorabilia including a breakup letter from rapper Tupac Shakur, saying the intimate items were stolen by her former friend. The pop superstar...
ICC Judges To Rule On Release of Ivory Coast Ex-Leader Gbagbo
War crimes judges will rule Wednesday whether former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo can be released from prison for the rest of his trial on charges arising from deadly election violence that...
Police Grab Judge’s Car Stealing Dealer
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, who is said to be the kingpin of fraud and robbery syndicate. The suspect, 36, was arrested after he has displayed a stolen judge’s car....
3 Convicts Attack Another In Nasty Court Brawl As Officer Fires Warning Shot
A 20-year sentence handed to five armed robbers by a Circuit Court in Tema was enough to turn five robbers against each other in a nasty brawl, Monday. In what is believed to be a possible case of...
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo Intervention Stalls Judicial Staff Strike
There seems to be tension and anger creeping within judges and magistrates with some of them threatening to go on strike over long-standing salary arrears not yet paid them. In an exclusive interview...
Lithuania To Extradite $100 Mn Email Fraud Suspect To US
A Lithuanian man who allegedly swindled $100 million (87 million euros) from tech giants Google and Facebook must be extradited to the United States, a court ruled on Monday. "The court has ruled in...
California Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Killing 21 Cats
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has sentenced a 26-year-old California man to 16 years in prison for killing 21 cats, some of which he lured from people’s homes. Robert Roy Farmer pleaded...
Yankees Down Red Sox In 16-Inning Marathon
Didi Gregorius ripped a go-ahead run-scoring single as the New York Yankees scored three runs in the 16th inning to beat the Red Sox 4-1 in Boston on Saturday night. The American League East rivals...
US Federal Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban
A Hawaii judge has dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mainly-Muslim countries and refugees, saying it unfairly excludes the grandparents and grandchildren of...
An Expatriate For Special Prosecutor Office? [Article]
History is littered with countless examples of sovereign states engaging professionals from different nations to man sensitive national positions. The rise of Joseph to the position of Prime Minister...
Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban
Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s travel ban, a judge has ruled. The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in...
Judge Expands Definition of ‘close Relative’
Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s travel ban, a judge has ruled. The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in...
Legal Setback For Trump Travel Ban As Judge Says Grandparents OK
A federal judge in Hawaii ruled that grandparents, grandchildren and other relatives of people in the United States should be exempt from the Trump administration's travel ban targeting travelers...
Hunger-Striking Pair Become Symbols of Turkey Purge
An Ankara academic and teacher who have been on hunger strike for over four months after being sacked in the wake of Turkey's failed coup have emerged as symbols of the biggest purge in the country's...