Courts
Charges revised to 21 in case against former NSA boss
Mr. Assibey Antwi, who headed the authority between September 2021 and January 2025, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
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General
12,226 lawyers enrolled to the Ghana Bar since 1963
At the 1963 enrolment ceremony, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah challenged the new lawyers to see the profession as national service, not merely a route to wealth or influence.
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Former MASLOC boss arrested in US following 2024 extradition request
Former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has been detained in Nevada after US authorities acted on an extradition request from Ghana, a statement says.
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Supreme Court News
MASLOC ex-operations boss granted GH¢500,000 bail pending appeal
A five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Amadu Tanko, granted the application for bail on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, nearly two years after Axim began serving his sentence.
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Business
Mahama orders full review of NLA–KGL lottery deal
In a directive dated 24 December 2025 and addressed to the Ministry of Finance, the President called for the agreement to be re-examined to guarantee value for money, safeguard the public interest and ensure strict adherence to Ghana’s lega...
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Crime
Two more suspects held over Adabraka daylight robbery, says IGP
He disclosed the latest arrests at a ceremony in Accra on Thursday, 8 January, where 100 new vehicles were officially handed over to the Ghana Police Service.
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Europe
German court jails man for years-long drugging and rape of wife, filmed and shared online
The defendant, identified in line with German privacy laws as Fernando P, was found guilty of aggravated rape, grievous bodily harm and violation of personal privacy.
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Supreme Court News
Alpha Beta Education Centre owns disputed Akokorfoto lands-Supreme Court
In a decision delivered on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, a five-member panel affirmed a July 2024 Court of Appeal ruling which ordered the recovery of possession for Alpha Beta and placed a perpetual injunction on the defendants and their as...
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Europe
Romanian court jails Wiz Khalifa in absentia over on-stage cannabis use
The artist, whose real name is Thomaz Cameron Jibril, admitted to lighting a joint while performing at the Beach, Please! festival in Costinești in July 2024.
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Courts
Court throws out challenge to Suhum parliamentary election result
The petition was brought by independent candidate Kwadjo Asante, who contested the 2024 parliamentary election in the constituency.
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US
TikTok seals US investor deal to sidestep looming American ban
In an internal memo, Shou Zi Chew said the transaction – due to close on 22 January – would secure the app’s future in the US and bring an end to years of political pressure in Washington over national security concerns.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to hear challenge to annulment of Kpandai parliamentary election
Mr Nyindam argues that the Tamale High Court wrongly assumed jurisdiction over the matter and that the entire election petition, filed by his National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenger Daniel Nsala Wakpal, was fundamentally defective.
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Europe
Solicitor struck off for using brother's drug money to pay mortgage
In 2019 Paul Green notified the Solicitors Regulation Authority he had been interviewed by Hampshire Police on suspicion of conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and money laundering.
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Business
Revised Shippers Authority Act set to tighten regulation, accelerate trade growth
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) confirmed that Act 1122, approved in 2024, replaces the decades-old framework governing the industry.
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Courts
Full Judgment; Kpandai constituency parliamentary election petition
The Commercial Division of the High Court delivered the ruling on 24 November 2025, siding with a petition brought by Daniel Nsala Wakpal, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate.
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Supreme Court News
Attorney General pushes back against suit over religious restrictions at Wesley Girls’ SHS
The challenge was filed at the Supreme Court on 24 December 2024 by lawyer Shafic Osman. Relying on Articles 2(1)(b) and 130(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution
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Courts
Why Tamale High Court has annulled Kpandai Constituency election results, ordered rerun
The ruling, delivered by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, follows a petition by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who argued that widespread breaches compromised the integrity of the vote.
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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 Obeng
Courts
Democracy Hub sues Cheddar for defamation over “false and malicious” claims
The case, filed at the High Court, centres on statements Mr Bediako made on 25 and 26 September 2024, which the plaintiffs say wrongly portrayed their movement as a political proxy engaged in sponsored protests.
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Courts
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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