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Supreme Court judge backs live-streaming of selected proceedings
He said the courts are already public forums, but technology could further improve transparency and help build confidence in the justice system.
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GBA President renews call to protect Judiciary from political pressure
GBA President, Mrs Efua Ghartey, said the Judiciary must be protected from political pressure if it is to remain a credible institution for justice delivery.
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Judiciary to hold 44th 'Martyrs Day' Service today
The guest preacher for the event is Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.
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Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ Bill with exemptions for lawyers, journalists and health workers
It seeks to criminalise LGBTQ-related activities in Ghana and place restrictions on the promotion, advocacy and funding of such activities.
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Courts
Nigerian woman jailed over fake Ghanaian passport documents
Franca Wilson, 41, pleaded guilty when she appeared before the court on May 12, 2026.
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J.B. Afrifa re-enters YLF presidential race with renewed vision and resolve
Mr. Afrifa, who has over the years distinguished himself as a consistent advocate for the welfare and professional advancement of young lawyers first declared his presidential ambition on 29th September 2024.
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Mahama calls for prison reform, says jails should not be places of despair
Meeting the Ghana Prisons Service Council at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, he said the state of the country’s prisons demands urgent attention and a broader conversation about what incarceration is supposed to achieve.
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Government advances plan to replace some jail terms with community service
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak says the bill is intended to shift the system away from automatic custodial punishment in less serious cases and toward a model that is more practical, humane and cost-effective.
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Crime
NACOC takes over large suspected cannabis after navy operation
The suspected drugs were intercepted during a maritime operation carried out by the Ghana Navy on Friday, 27 March, at Goi near Ada in the Greater Accra Region.
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The Transitional Provisions in Section 88(3) of the Legal Education Reform Act & Matters-Dafeamekpor writes
The purpose of this provision is to secure eligibility for current students whilst the new legal restructuring mechanisms are triggered for professional legal training
Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor (Hon)
Crime
12 held in joint police, Immigration Service operation
According to a police brief issued on Saturday, the arrests were made on 12 March 2026 during an intelligence-led exercise involving the IGP’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team, the Surveillance Unit of the CID Headquarters, and the Ghana...
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Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Bill, 2026 passed by parliament
Under the new framework, tertiary institutions currently operating under mentoring universities will now be required to secure a Charter within six years.
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2026 Ghana Bar Conference set for Ada from September 13
This year’s event will be held on the theme "150 Years of Ghana’s Legal Evolution: Transforming the Profession and Driving Its Future with Industry.”
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Courts
Remand prisoners reduced from 30.57% to 12.81% through JFAP-Justice Asare Botwe
Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, who chairs the programme’s steering committee, disclosed the figures while addressing journalists in Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
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Business
Minerals Commission revokes 300 small-scale mining licences
Speaking in Takoradi at the first-ever Mining Local Content Summit 2026, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Isaac Tandoh, questioned whether the country has truly taken charge of its resources more than 70 years after independence.
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Courts
Court remands man for faking as Vice Presidential staffer, swindling people
Investigators told the court that Torto allegedly collected GH¢5,325 and GH¢8,200 from victims between December 2025 and January 2026, claiming he could secure travel documents for them.
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Ghana to commence issuing licence for medicinal and industrial cannabis cultivation
In a statement dated 11 February 2026, signed by Francis Opoku Amoah, Acting Director of Public Affairs and International Relations, NACOC said the licensing system will cover the controlled cultivation, processing and use of cannabis with...
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Courts
ECOWAS court allows Torkornoo to amend case, include removal from office
The ruling followed arguments from both sides at a hearing on Friday, 30 January 2026. The court said the changes would help avoid multiple cases being filed over the same set of facts, keeping the dispute on a single litigation track.
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Meet Her Ladyship Mabel Maame Agyemang: Ghanaian Chief Justice of two different countries
Trained in Ghana and called to the Bar in 1987, she rose through the local bench with steady, understated competence that spoke through outcomes.
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Ken Ofori-Atta kept in ICE as US judge demands extradition proof
The hearing was held in private at the request of his legal team, with the court instructing non-parties observing via Webex to leave before proceedings continued.
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