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President Mahama petitioned to remove EC Chair, Deputies
Joseph Blankson Adumadzie confirmed on Monday, 24 November, that he has submitted a petition invoking Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution
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Africa
Nigeria’s Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life imprisonment after decade-long trial
Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Thursday, four years after Kanu was forcibly returned from Kenya in circumstances that remain heavily disputed.
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Late High Court Justice Rita Agyeman-Budu goes home November 22
he High Court judge died in July 2025, aged 64. A series of remembrance events began earlier this week and will conclude with her interment on Saturday.
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Europe
Australian inmate challenges long-standing prison ban on vegemite
Andre McKechnie, 54, says the prohibition — in place since 2006 — violates his right to cultural expression, according to court documents obtained by AFP and AP.
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Frank Davies flags high evidentiary burden on OSP over Ofori-Atta's 78 corruption counts
In an interview with JoyNews on Top Story, Mr Davies reframed the development as procedurally expected rather than alarming:
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Courts
Trader remanded over alleged phone theft at Indian Community event
The suspect, Joshua Agbey, is alleged to have taken a black backpack containing three phones — an iPhone 16 Pro Max, a Samsung A55, a Samsung A54 — as well as a tracker.
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Former NPA Boss sues OSP for GH¢20 million over defamatory claims
Filed on November 10, 2025, at the Accra High Court (General Jurisdiction Division), the suit seeks damages, an apology, and a retraction, as well as a perpetual injunction restraining the OSP.
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Crime
379 foreign nationals in trouble for attempting to obtain Ghana passports-Foreign Minister
He said the spike in such cases was linked to the growing global value of the Ghanaian passport, which now grants visa-free access to 42 countries.
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Africa
Gabon court jails former first lady, ex-president’s son for 20 years over corruption
The verdict, delivered late on Tuesday night, also imposed a fine of 100 million CFA francs ($177,000; £135,000) on both defendants.
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Court grants GH¢2.5 million bail to convicted 'coup plotter' pending appeal
Fosu, along with five others, was sentenced to death by hanging on January 24, 2024, after being found guilty of high treason.
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Courts
Acting CJ to implement 24-hour system in some courts
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, 10 November, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie said the initiative is among reforms being considered to address systemic delays
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GIMPA Law School submits comments on Ghana’s Draft Misinformation Bill, 2025
Guided by the Head of Department, the students dissected the 80-plus sections of the draft line by line, benchmarking it against Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, international conventions such as the ICCPR, and continental standards under the Afr...
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Asantehene warns of ‘new media threat’ to journalism, national values
Speaking at a dinner to mark the 29th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards at the Manhyia Palace on Saturday, 8 November, the Asantehene said the proliferation of unregulated online media had created a crisis of credibility and integr...
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Courts
Why Lumba's family head was fined by Manhyia over ‘Great Oath’ invocation
According to palace sources, the animals will be used to perform purification rites to revoke the oath and avert possible spiritual consequences.
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Business
Ronor Motors to take CHRAJ to court over corruption report
The company announced its decision on Thursday, 6 November 2025, following CHRAJ’s claim that it, alongside two other firms, was overpaid US$826,551 in a vehicle supply deal.
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Business
Renew licenses by November 28 to avoid revocation-ORC to Insolvency Practitioners
The warning, grounded in Sections 153(3)(a) and 161(1) of the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), forms part of a wider effort to tighten regulatory oversight
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Courts
Businessman faces court for allegedly defrauding woman, three children in visa deal
Hammond, who operates J’HAMM’s Business Consultancy at James Town, Accra, is accused of collecting the money and four passports in 2022 and disappearing afterward.
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Courts
Tamale High Court rules in favour of Wasipe traditional area in Daboya land dispute
Presided over by Justice Eric Ansah Ankomah, the court declared the Wasipewura and Savana Plantation as the rightful owners of the disputed land.
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Supreme Court halts garnishee proceedings against Asamoah Gyan over GH₵1m judgment debt
A five-member panel, presided over by Justice Amadu Omoro Tanko and including Justices Yoni Kulendi, Senyo Dzamefe, Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, and Yaw Asare Darko, unanimously quashed ex parte orders previously issued by the High Court
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Agbogbloshie traders to be arraigned in court for defying sanitation orders
The arrests came during a swoop by the Clean Ghana Task Force on October 29, 2025, following repeated warnings to traders to relocate and adhere to basic hygiene and waste management regulations.
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