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Lawyer caught having sex during Zoom court hearing
A lawyer was caught having sex during a Zoom court hearing last week after leaving his computer camera on.
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Atta Akyea faults prosecution after no-show in Adu-Boahene trial
Lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea criticised the Attorney-General’s Office after no representative appeared in court for the continuation of the cross-examination.
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US university denies FDA lawyer admission because of ‘The Returned Bribe’ scandal
When the Head of Legal Affairs at Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Mrs. Cynthia Dapaah-Ntow, was denied admission to the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at the Drexel University in Philadelphia, she was worried and wrote to enquire the...
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Europe
UK to require higher English proficiency for skilled migrants from 2026
The tougher standards will apply to graduates, as well as applicants for skilled worker, scale-up, and high potential individual (HPI) visas.
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Business
IEA Chairman calls for mining leases to prioritise local companies
Speaking at a media engagement in Accra, Dr. Mensa argued that decades of foreign dominance in the mining sector have left Ghana with little to show for its vast mineral wealth.
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Why lawyer wants only husbands’ property but not wives’ shared during divorce
According to him, this is one of the surest ways to save most marriages ‘which are tearing apart just because of issues of who is entitled to what.'
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NUGS' Statement on the GSL entrance exams undertaking
We find the same unfortunate exercise of the General Legal Council’s mandate to dictate legal education policy in the country.
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Hon Xavier Sosu petitions Speaker to probe mass failure in 2021 law school entrance exams
A statement released by the National Association of Law Students indicated that the Ghana School of Law had projected to only admit 550 students in page 186 of the 2021 budget statement.
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There’s still Covid-19 ban on public gatherings – Police to #FixTheCountry protesters
The police has reminded organisers of the #FixTheCountry protest that there is still a ban on public gatherings as part of the coronavirus pandemic protocols.
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Crime
IGP Special Operations Team arrests 17 in Tamale drug raid
The swoop was carried out by the IGP Special Operations Team as part of intensified crime-fighting efforts in the Tamale Metropolis and Tolon District.
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Mahama directs AG to launch immediate probe into ORAL findings
The directive follows the presentation of a detailed report highlighting instances of financial mismanagement and embezzlement of public funds identified by the initiative.
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Fear grips SHS heads as colleagues are interdicted over ‘illegal charges’
The Ghana Education Service (GES) on December 8, 2023, instructed two Senior High School heads to step aside as it initiates investigations into allegations of a breach of their code of conduct.
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Punishment meted out to Maxam not grounded in law – Edward Bawa
“There must have been something within the report that gave the Minister this particular thing to say that look, if we are even going to rely on L.I 2177 the punishment we want to give to Maxam to deter them from repeating such behaviours m...
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Others
Ex-Australia teen cricketer accuses team official of rape
Jamie Mitchell, 55, believes he was assaulted after a team doctor treated him with a sedative.
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Crime
27-year-old mental patient murders grandparents in cold blood
We just heard some unusual noise in the house and when we came out from our rooms we saw the suspect had broken into the room of his grandparents and slayed the couple with their bodies lying in a pool of blood”
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Business
Banks must promote whistleblowing within industry – Fidelity MD
“One key control that must be encouraged and given more focus is whistleblowing. This must be implemented at the national level and not only within banking institutions”
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Don’t use chieftaincy dispute to disrupt peace — Odeefuo Akyin
Some chiefs and residents of Ekumfi Eyisam in the Ekumfi District in the Central Region last week held a demonstration, calling on the Central Regional House of Chiefs to resolve the chieftaincy disputes and the consequent tension they had...
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Energy think tank petitions Special Prosecutor over ECG’s $36m electric metres procurement
According to INSTEPR, the Ministry of Power (Ministry of Energy) through the Ministry of Finance in 2016 made a payment of $36 million to L & R Investment and Trading Company Limited and its local partners in Ghana, Messrs L & R Investment...
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Buying lands without proper documents grounds for litigation – LSAG
Mr Fred Aseidu Dartey, GSA Head of Freight and Logistics spoke on: “Emerging trends in Ghana’s maritime industry – the perspective of the Ghana Shippers Authority”.
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Justice Koomson Committee presents report on Ejura disturbances to Interior Minister
The Interior Ministry charged a three-member committee comprising Justice George Koomson, Vladimir Antwi Danso, and Juliet Amoah to subsequently conduct this probe and submit its findings accordingly.
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