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Courts
High Court hands Wontumi 20-year sentence in Samreboi mining case
The sentence was delivered on Monday, July 20, 2026, after the court found him and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, guilty on six counts
DL News20 July 2026
Others
Defamation in the digital era: Social media and the emergence of cyber libel in Ghana
The paper assesses how Ghana’s traditional defamation law and constitutional free speech guarantees are being stress-tested by cyber-libel on social media platforms. It analyses recent high-profile cases to show how courts are operationalis...
Louis Dwomoh Obeng18 November 2025
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court declares Anas owner of disputed Tse Addo land
In a unanimous judgment delivered on 12 November 2025, a five-member bench led by Justice Pwamang JSC reversed the findings of both the High Court and the Court of Appeal, holding that Anas had shown “good cause”
DL News17 November 2025
Courts
High Court dismisses Ato Essien's motion against imposition of custodial sentence
Mr. Essien in his application also sought leave to renegotiate with the prosecution after he failed to meet the terms of payment for his restitution deal.
DL News11 May 2023
Courts
Ato Essien fails to halt trial
Essien, together with Fitzgerald Odonkor, the Managing Director of the bank, and Tettey Nettey, the Managing Director of MC Management Services, a company said to be owned by Essien, have been accused of stealing depositors’ funds leading t...
DL News30 July 2021
Supreme Court News
GH¢5M defamation case: Supreme Court slaps GHC10k cost on Lil Win, strikes out his application
The fine was imposed after the actor and his lawyers failed to appear when the matter was called on Tuesday, 31 March 2026, despite the case being scheduled for hearing at the apex court.
DL News1 April 2026
Courts
Judicial Secretary directs court registrars on the issuance of Form 6
This directive comes on the back of a Supreme Court ruling delivered on 17 February 2026 in the case of Thomas Odei Boafo v. The Judicial Service & Another.
DL News27 February 2026
Courts
Opuni’s Criminal trial: High Court dismisses motion for stay of proceedings
Dr. Opuni and Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, are on trial for allegedly engaging in illegalities in a series of fertilizer transactions which the Attorney-General (A-G) says caused a financial loss of GH¢271.3 million to the sta...
DL News23 June 2022
Courts
Amend section 24 of Cybercrime Act – ECOWAS Court directs Nigeria
The Court's directive comes on the back of a writ, challenging the legality and compatibility of Section 24 of Nigeria's Cybercrime Act 2005.
DL News28 March 2022
Courts
Opuni case: Dr Opuni seeks recusal of Justice Dotse-Justice Dotse denies the allegation
On October 12, 2021, the apex court sat on a review application filed by the Attorney General relative to a July 28, 2021 decision that saw a 3-2 majority decision by the court.
DENNISLAW NEWS26 October 2021
Courts
Alex Segbefia bemoans failure of High Court to clarify “allegiance” in Quayson judgement
The High Court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye however ruled that the NDC candidate breached the provisions of the constitution,
DL News28 July 2021
Courts
Venture Capital scandal: Court ‘rejects’ Duku’s move to pay GH¢15m
The move by Daniel Duku, a former Chief Executive of the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) who is standing trial for causing financial loss to the state, to pay GH¢15 million as restitution to the state is in limbo.
DL News18 November 2020
Courts
Mustapha Hamid’s request to travel abroad rejected as High Court maintains bail restrictions
Delivering its ruling on Thursday, October 22, 2026, the court held that Hamid had failed to provide sufficient justification for the restrictions on his movement to be temporarily relaxed.
DL News23 October 2026
Courts
Full Judgment: Why Herald Newspaper Editor was jailed seven days for contempt of court
Justice Isaac Addo handed down the sentence after the court found that Mr Dogbe had disobeyed an injunction order in a defamation case filed by businessman Kevin Okyere.
DL News26 June 2026
Courts
Number 12 case:Court dismisses charges against Nyantakyi as Anas fails to testify
The case, stemming from investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ exposé titled Number 12, was dropped after the prosecution repeatedly failed to present its key witness, including Anas himself.
DL News14 February 2025
Courts
Understanding the High Court Ruling on Application filed by Mr. Richard Jakpa
The court rejected objections to the Attorney-General's affidavit and ruled against terminating the case prematurely, affirming that the judiciary must assess the evidence during the trial.
DL News6 June 2024
Courts
High court dismisses Quayson's motion for Stay of Proceedings
In its ruling on Tuesday, the court held that the arguments made by Mr. Quayson's side does not warrant a special circumstance for the application to be granted.
DL News11 July 2023
General
GhC1,394,384.98 paid out of Probate, Letters of Administration Deposit account without supporting document
These are contained in the 2021 Annual Auditor General’s Report for Ministries, Departments, and other Agencies.
DL News31 August 2022
Courts
The receiver of UniBank can continue to act until the hearing of appeal-Court of Appeal
UniBank went into official administration on March 20, 2018, and eventually collapsed on August 1, 2018.
DL News30 July 2021
Courts
Court rejects Mustapha Abdul-Hamid lawyer’s request for long adjournment
Lead counsel for Dr Abdul-Hamid, Joseph Kpemka, had asked the court to adjourn the case for several days, citing ill health, exhaustion and the upcoming Ghana Bar Association conference.
DL News8 September 2026