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Skytrain trial: Ex-GIIF board member insists “no approval” for $2m
The issue came up on Monday, 9 February 2026, during cross-examination, after a defence lawyer pointed to a document suggesting the board had approved the deal.
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A glimpse of 2024: Top news items on DL News
Our top picks for 2024 include the new requirement by the GBA for lawyers to show proof of CLE participation for licence renewal from 2025 onwards and the viral news of the marriage between the 80-year-old former Education Minister and his...
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Illegal mining: Ghana is the only country with rivers without use – Prof Boateng
According to him, the situation is dire, so much so that canoes can’t be paddled on them. He also noted that speed boats are useless since they cannot function in polluted water bodies.
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On the issue of Ama Governor: The Law and the facts
This decision is an interim measure that the GLC as an administrative body assisting it to make a determination of the complaint. In this regard, it is incorrect for one to suggest that has concluded or determined the Petition in favor of t...
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Meet Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu: New GIMPA Law Dean
His appointment at the youngest age of 37, makes him the fifth academic to be appointed to the office of Dean by the Governing Council of GIMPA.
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Injustice and Justice: University of Education Winneba- Samson Lardy’s take
Res Judicata, litigation must come to an end and the posture of the Council must be embraced by all who seek the wellbeing of the University.
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Churches’ position on anti-LGBTQI bill betrays the teachings of Christ’ – Prof. Prempeh
The Church of Pentecost has also vowed to campaign vigorously against parliamentarians should they not see to it that the Bill is passed into law with immediate effect.
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ECOWAS rushed in sanctioning Guinea over September 5 coup – International Law Lecturer
ECOWAS has since called for the unconditional release of Condé and restoration of Guinea to constitutional rule within six months.
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Ghana’s new Tribunals Act puts ‘galamsey’, related cases on the fast track
The law establishes strict timelines for the filing of charges, service of summonses, submission of defences and determination of preliminary objections. An accused person who intends to oppose a charge must generally file an answer within...
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Summary of the government's position on the CRC report
In its Position Paper on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), approved by Cabinet on July 14, 2026, the Government accepted some proposals outright, modified others and rejected recommendations it considered...
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Parliament passes bill to establish National Defence University
It will bring together the tertiary education programmes currently run by the Ghana Armed Forces and place them under one coordinated university structure.
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Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce prison overcrowding
The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
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Reconsider passage of Anti-LGBTI bill-Speaker directs parliament
Mr Bagbin’s directive follows concerns that the bipartisan support captured in the committee report was not clearly reflected when the bill was passed on the floor of Parliament.
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Legal education reform bill was bipartisan effort -Manhyia South MP
The Bill, which has since been signed into law by President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to change how professional legal education is delivered in Ghana.
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NPA to amend governing Act as sector outgrows old framework
Speaking during a visit by Parliament’s Select Committee on Energy, NPA Chief Executive Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe said the Authority has concluded that the current statute must be updated to reflect how rapidly the sector has changed since 200...
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Parliament passes bill to establish new engineering and agriculture university
The new law creates the legal basis for the institution and sets out how it will be governed and managed.
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8,160 public land lease applications reviewed nationwide-Lands Minister
The exercise followed a directive by President John Dramani Mahama on 10 January 2025, which ordered the Lands Commission to suspend all activity related to leasing and processing public land transactions.
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Torkornoo’s lawyer says ECOWAS ruling does not affect main case against her removal
Her counsel, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, told JoyNews on Wednesday that the ruling dealt only with interim reliefs and left the substantive challenge to her removal fully intact.
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Parliament confirms Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as new Chief Justice
The approval, granted on Thursday, 13 November, follows his vetting earlier in the week by the Appointments Committee, which recommended him by a majority decision.
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We do not frustrate PhD students; GIMPA refutes claims
In an official statement issued on Friday, October 10, and signed by Professor Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, the Rector, the institute described the publications as “misleading, unfair, and lacking proper context.”
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