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Supreme Court @150 celebration to be launched April 16
The commemorative launch, scheduled for Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 10:00 a.m., will take place at the CEDI Conference Centre at the University of Ghana, Legon.
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Results for "National Student Financial Aid Scheme"
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Sam Okudzeto says GBA was not consulted in passage of Legal Education reform bill
Speaking on PM Express on Joy News, Okudzeto said it was deeply troubling that the Ghana Bar Association was not brought into discussions on legislation that directly affects how lawyers are trained
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Supreme Court at 150 today: A milestone worth remembering-From CJ Chalmers to CJ Baffoe-Bonnie
The Supreme Court is not simply the apex of the judicial hierarchy. It is one of the oldest surviving institutions of public authority in Ghana. It predates independence by more than eighty years and has endured through colonial rule, late-...
His Lordship Justice Nana Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong and Kweku Darko Ankrah
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Parliament passes Legal Education reform Bill to decentralize professional legal Education
At the centre of the reform is the creation of a Council for Legal Education and Training, a new body that will supervise legal education, set standards for curricula and oversee the broader training framework for future lawyers.
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Catholic Bishops file 'amicus' in Wesley Girls religious rights case
The brief, supported by an affidavit sworn on behalf of the Conference by the Bishop of Koforidua and Episcopal Chairman for Education, Most Rev. Fr. Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum.
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70% upfront payment to apply to public land leases
The remaining 30% will be paid over the duration of the lease as ground rent.
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Crime
93 Nigerians arrested, 73 victims rescued in GIS DEVTRACO raid
The raid targeted six houses at DEVTRACO Estate, where investigators say they uncovered an alleged internet fraud network operating from the property.
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Courts
Jasikan: Court remands driver, Nigerian national over suspected narcotics haul
The two accused — Justice Nelson Amlado, a driver from Kpando in the Volta Region, and Olayele Yussuf, a Nigerian from Oyo State with no fixed address in Ghana
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My actions grounded in GIADEC’s legal mandate-Twumasi Ankrah rejects resignation call
His comments come after a protest by VALCO workers on Monday, 9 February, where the union called for his immediate removal.
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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
Court grants GH¢100,000 bail to Alhaji Seidu Abagre
As part of the conditions, Abagre must report to the National Intelligence Bureau twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. He has also been told not to travel outside the court’s jurisdiction.
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Digital undressing and the law: The use of AI to exploit women and children online
This writer examines “digital undressing” as an AI-driven form of sexual exploitation that creates non-consensual intimate images, undermining privacy, dignity, and bodily autonomy, especially for women and children.
Ernest Baah Ofori
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Committee Report on Legal Education expansion adopted by parliament
The Legal Education Reform Bill was laid before the House on 24 October 2025 by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dominic Ayine, who said the proposal is designed to broaden access and remove the Ghana School of Law’s long-stand...
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Business
Government’s proposed sliding-scale mining royalty regime colonial-IEA
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the policy think tank rejected the draft Minerals and Mining (Royalty) Regulations 2025, which would set royalties at 5% to 12% for minerals including gold and lithium.
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Presidency orders NIB probe into claims of bribes for overseas scholarships
The instruction, signed by the Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, follows a radio discussion that has circulated widely and triggered public backlash over the integrity of the scholarship programme.
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Europe
France to abolish concept of sex as conjugal right in marriage
Lawmakers in the National Assembly approved a bill on Wednesday that would add an explicit clause stating that a couple’s “community of living” cannot be interpreted as an “obligation for sexual relations.”
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Crime
Ablekuma arrest: police seize suspected fake dollars, pistol
In a statement, the Ghana Police Service said the arrest was carried out by the National Operations Directorate’s Surveillance Unit. The suspect was named as Josiah Elorm Kwame Amezado.
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Courts
Nigerian man held in Ghana over alleged human trafficking
Dimaro, who faces a charge of human trafficking, pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say he promised the group legitimate jobs but later exploited them in cybercrime operations, including romance scams.
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Crime
Notorious 'drug queen' arrested in NACOC's Budumburam raid
The commission said the arrest was made on Friday, 16 January, during a targeted anti-narcotics operation as part of its wider national campaign against drug trafficking and drug abuse.
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Ex-GBA President says bid to drop Association from Constitution is “partisan”
Speaking on Good Evening Ghana, Mr Boafo said the recommendation lacks a credible evidence base, arguing that none of the state bodies where the GBA plays a role has raised concerns about the association’s contribution or conduct.
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