SUSU COLLECTOR FACES JAIL FOR RUNNING AWAY WITH OVER GH¢156,000 WORTH OF CONTRIBUTIONS

A self-styled susu collector has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly misappropriating GH¢156,445 in savings entrusted to her by 35 contributors under a susu scheme she operated in Accra. The accused, Martha Nana Esi Afful, who reportedly operated under the business name “ZOE,” has been charged with 35 counts of fraudulent breach…

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DVLA Service Person allegedly steals GH¢308K to buy Elantra, 50-inch TV

A National Service person attached to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been charged with allegedly stealing GH¢308,300 through unauthorised Mobile Money transactions. Ebenezer Ghartey pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing when he appeared before the Accra Circuit Court. Inspector Frank Morgan Dorvi, prosecuting, told the court, presided over by Mrs…

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39-YEAR-OLD DRIVER ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH OF UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST STUDENT

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 39-year-old man, identified as Michael Mensah, in connection with the suspected murder of Innocentia Atsufui Avinu, a student of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). According to police, the suspect was apprehended at Pedu Station in Cape Coast following an intelligence-led investigation into the circumstances surrounding the student’s…

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‘Cassation’ upholds prison sentence, fine for Sheikh Talal in ‘secret expenses’ case

The Court of Cassation, headed by Counselor Abdullah Jassim Al-Abdullah, has issued a final ruling sentencing Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled to three years in prison and imposing a fine of 3,000 Kuwaiti dinars in the so-called “secret expenses” case. The case is part of a wider series of corruption investigations involving alleged misuse of confidential government…

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