Courts
Chief Justice $5 million bribery allegation: meritorious or counterintuitive?
In the face of these, is the $5 million allegation levelled against the Chief Justice of Ghana plausible?
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Courts
37 Military Hospital slapped with over GHS1M for woman’s death at childbirth
Management of the hospital subsequently launched an investigation into the matter.
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General
Gift Tax: Every Ghanaian who works or does business is required to pay- Legal practitioner
The gift from a group of young professionals captured the public’s imagination, but he said the cheque should be viewed as solely symbolic
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General
Ogyeedom vs Afrifa: Akoto Ampaw vows to defend his name
Lawyer Afrifa must have his own diabolical reasons for trying to implicate me in this crazy judicial bribery scandal, which manifestly does not add up.
Africa
Instigation, insurrection, informality: Eroding the rule of law-Ebrahim Fakir writes
This is a situation Ramaphosa, and South Africa, can ill afford.
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Crime
Police to provide security for NDC’s Tuesday demonstration
The Police had earlier expressed its unwillingness to provide security for mass protestors in view of the threat such activities posed as COVID-19 super spreaders
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General
2 minstries surcharged by PAC for not responding to its invitation
The ministers failed to appear before the committee to consider the 2017 and 2018 Auditor General’s reports.
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General
“We are not in heaven,” IGP tells persons calling for his resignation
"There is no society in the world where there is no crime. Even in the USA, UK, and Sweden, where they, more or less have everything, they still have crime"
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General
“Provide fortified armored vehicles lest we withdraw from duties”-IGP to Banks
This comes after armed robbers shot a police officer and an eyewitness to death during a robbery incident involving a bullion van at Adedenkpo
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Courts
Treason Trial: First witness appears in Court
The witness, Colonel Isaac Amponsah testified on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, to the three-member panel
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Africa
AfCFTA sets up dispute settlement body to inspire confidence in trade deal
Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has said that businesses should feel confident and safe about leveraging opportunities created by the continental trade deal, as a Dispute Settlement Bo...
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Courts
Policeman grabbed over GH¢100,000.00 Police recruitment scam
General Sergeant Kennedy Asomani, accused of collecting GH¢100,000.00 from forty-four persons under the pretext of enlisting them into the Ghana Police Service but failed, has appeared before An Accra Circuit Court.
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General
License schools before operating – NaSIA tells school owners
The National School Inspection Authority (NaSIA) says henceforth it is criminal to begin operating a school without first securing a licence from its offices.
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Crime
Police to probe officer alleged to have stolen corpses at Gomoa Fawomanye
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has directed the Central Regional Police Command to investigate one of its officers in the Gomoa West District after claims he exhumed and bolted with over 10 dead bodies.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Mahama to file further witness statement – NDC Secretary
The 2020 Presidential Election Petitioner may file further witness statement in addition to those already filed on his account by the General Secretary of the NDC and Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, a Senior Lecturer of the University of Ghana.
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Opinion
Beyond The Land Act: Uncovering The Missing Pieces In Ghana’s Land Governance Framework
This article argues that while Ghana’s Land Act, 2020 is comprehensive, effective land governance depends on recognizing and integrating a wider set of related laws. Justice Alexander Osei Tutu examines over 30 enactments that, although not...
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Legal Vacation Without ‘Vacation.’; The Plight of ‘ORAL ’ Lawyers and the Infringed Rights of the Accused?
The article examines the controversy over substantive criminal trials continuing during Ghana’s legal vacation, particularly where defence lawyers have indicated that they are unavailable. It argues that although the Chief Justice has autho...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Opinion
Entrapment in Investigative Journalism, Uncovering the Truth or Distorting Reality? - A Case Study of His Lordship Justice Paul Uuter Dery & 2 ors vrs The Republic of Ghana Suit No: ECW/CCJ/APP/42/16 (Ecowas Community Court of Justice)
This article critically examines the ethical and legal implications of using entrapment in investigative journalism, focusing on a case involving Ghanaian judges accused of corruption following an undercover investigation by journalist Anas...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo Esq
Opinion
Natural Resources, The Environment and the Constitutional Review Committee’s Recommendations: Why Government Should Reconsider Its Position
The article critiques the Government of Ghana’s rejection of proposed constitutional reforms on natural resource governance and environmental protection. It advocates stronger constitutional safeguards for public trusteeship, sustainability...
Anthony Danquah
Opinion
Revisiting the Right to Counsel in Light of the Introduction of Plea Bargaining in Ghana
This paper seeks to discuss the general right to counsel, its current application in Ghana, and how the right is central to the effective administration of plea bargaining.
E. K. Bidzakin