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Man jailed 30 years over Prof Benneh’s murder

[ad_1] A mason apprentice, Ebenezer Kwayisi, has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the Accra High Court for his role in the murder of a former law lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. The 28-year-old was slapped with the jail term by the court, presided over by Justice Mary Maame…

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Congo reinstates death penalty after more than 20 years

[ad_1] Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country, according to a justice ministry statement released on Friday. The statement, dated earlier this week, said the ban from 2003 allowed offenders accused of treason and espionage to get away…

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Nigerian Gets 10 Years For Human Trafficking

[ad_1] Okolo Chukwukadibia Jackson   A 31-year-old Nigerian national, Okolo Chukwukadibia Jackson, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for human trafficking by the Kweikuma Gender Court near Sekondi. The convict pleaded guilty to the charges of human trafficking and illegal entry, and the court, presided by Her Honour Naa Amerley Akowuah,…

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Russia jails Ukrainian woman for 10 years for spying

[ad_1] A court in southern Russia sentenced a Ukrainian woman to a decade in prison for spying, state-run news agencies reported on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Russian courts have handed down a string of heavy sentences, including Russian citizens against people accused of working with Ukraine during the Kremlin’s two-year military offensive against that country….

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Ghana won Afcon four times, but the last time was 40 years ago. What went wrong with its football team?

[ad_1] The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is the most important football tournament in Africa. It has been contested by the male national teams of countries on the continent since 1957. Egypt is the most successful country in the tournament’s history, with seven wins, the most recent in 2010. Previously, Ghana was the dominant force with four wins….

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Teen missing for six years found in France

[ad_1] A 17-year-old British boy missing for six years has been found in France. Alex Batty is at a young person’s centre in Toulouse and could be back in the UK within hours, the prosecutors’ office in the city told the BBC. Alex used a motorist’s phone to message his grandmother in the UK, saying…

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