Courts
Serial thief sentenced 14 years to jail for stealing cocoa beans
The accused is known to have a record of cocoa beans theft.
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Results for "Mr. Charles Kofi Kwadam"
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Courts
Gun-wielding persons in viral video granted GHS50,000 bail
The two men were arrested by the police after a video in which they brandished guns and openly boasted about it went viral on social media
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General
Maj. Mahama Trial: There is no pressure on the Police to investigate the case
The First Court Witness in the mini trial involving 14 alleged murderers of Major Maxwell Mahama, says there is no pressure on the Police to produce results in the investigations.
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General
The dried cocoa pod I threw didn’t hit Maj. Mahama’ – One accused person confesses
One of the fourteen accused persons has explained his role in how the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was lynched.
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Courts
Lawyers, accused persons shocked at video of Major Mahama’s brutal murder
“Jesus!” That was the reaction of a female lawyer at the Bar when the videos that detail the alleged murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was played in open court yesterday.
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Courts
Maj. Mahama: Evidential video to be shown in court on April 12
An Accra High Court, hearing the case of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, will on April 12, 2021, show in open court an evidential video by the prosecution.
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Opinion
Time’s Up For Justice? Why Ghana’s Human Rights “Expiry Date” Must Go
The article argues that Ghana’s six-month procedural time limit for enforcing fundamental human rights under Order 67 Rule 3 unlawfully restricts access to constitutional justice. It contends that fundamental rights cannot be extinguished b...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Opinion
An Examination of the Scope of the Supervisory Jurisdiction of the High Court of Ghana
The article examines the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court of Ghana under the 1992 Constitution, highlighting two contradictory Supreme Court decisions on the matter. It argues for the court's unfettered supervisory powers and urge...
Simon Okyere, Esq.
Opinion
Of Section 315 (3) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30); Review of the Decision Of Augustine Yeboah vrs. Attorney-General, Dictum of Parker Yarney J.
The article reviews Augustine Yeboah v Attorney-General and examines when a prison sentence begins where a convicted person absconds before serving the sentence. It argues that the period spent at large must not count towards the sentence a...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Opinion
Harmonizing Customary Practices and Statutory Law: The Need to Amend Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) to Recognize and Enforce Customary Offences and Sanctions Across Ghanaian Communities
This article argues that whilst Ghana’s statutory criminal law (via the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) governs codified offences, it fails to formally recognise many customary offences and sanctions entrenched in Ghanaian communities....
Kofi Annan and Nana Adwoa Serwaa Dua-Adonteng Esq.
US
US$100m romance scam: Two Ghanaians ‘Kofi Boat’ and ‘Pascal’ plead guilty, face 20-year jail term
The two men, who were described by American prosecutors as leaders of the criminal organisation, admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before US District Judge Arun Subramanian in New York.
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Dr. Abdul-Baasit Aziz-Bamba: Harvard-trained lawyer to head Value for Money Office
The Presidency said the appointment was made under Article 195(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 14(1) of the Value for Money Office Act, 2026.
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Courts
Two remanded over suspected Indian hemp at Arts Centre
The accused, Torsu Assidam and Kofi Kesse, appeared before the court on Tuesday, but their pleas were not taken.
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Others
The principle of quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit
This article argues that the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit has increasingly been relied upon by litigants as a shield to establish claims of possession through physical acts upon land, thereby exposing potential purchasers who f...
ENK Danquah-Acheampong, LLM, BL, LL.B. Lawyer | Legal Researcher | Author
Supreme Court News
Full judgment: Why Supreme Court dismissed cases against Torkornoo's removal as CJ
The cases were filed by Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Theodore Kofi Atta Quartey, former Chief Justice Torkornoo, and the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems.
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General
Salary of interdicted Bole SHS teacher suspended by GES
Director-General of GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, said the Service is working with the police to ensure that the teacher is brought before the appropriate processes.
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Courts
Farmer jailed 96 months over Adansi Odumasi mining site attack
Afrifa Adu Kofi, 34, was convicted by the Obuasi Circuit Court after pleading guilty to causing harm to three people during the incident at Adansi Odumasi.
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Courts
Akyem Ayirebi chief in court over alleged forged Statutory declaration for enstoolment
In court on Monday, June 1, 2026, the accused pleaded not guilty to two counts of possessing forged documents and uttering forged documents.
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Courts
Tenant allegedly killed by landlord over GH¢30 electricity bill
The deceased, 37-year-old Opoku Agyemang, was reportedly stabbed during an argument with his landlord, Kofi Koranteng, on Tuesday.
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Courts
Driver remanded over alleged GH¢275,000 family fund misuse
The court, presided over by Robert Addo, heard that the complainant, Kofi Nyame, is the head of the Aduana family at Mpatuam in the Amansie West District.
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