Courts
JHS student fined GH¢1,800 for assaulting teacher
The student, in default, would serve three months jail term.
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R. Kelly abused Aaliyah when she was 13 or 14, court hears
“I recall him talking to me, and then forcefully kissing me and licking my face
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General
Defilement age should be extended to 17 years – Lawyer
“We cannot punish a person for an act which did not constitute an offence under the laws of Ghana, that is what the constitution says.
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Asia
China bans exams for 6-year-olds in its quest to retool the educational system
Examination pressure on pupils from a young age “harms their mental and physical health.”
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Crime
Volta Region: Man beheads 12-year-old boy for alleged money ritual
The 25-year-old suspect was arrested at the residence of a prophetess with the severed head of young Kofi Kuzagbe.
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Africa
Child bride who was convicted of killing her husband pardoned
Justice Sadik ordered that she be “detained at the pleasure of the governor of the state,” because she was forcefully married and committed the offence at the age of 16.
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Crime
Ensure justice is served – Family of police officer allegedly murdered by boyfriend
we are really sad about this development because we believe that, the young man killed my daughter, but he has still not been found.
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General
Gift Tax: Every Ghanaian who works or does business is required to pay- Legal practitioner
The gift from a group of young professionals captured the public’s imagination, but he said the cheque should be viewed as solely symbolic
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Crime
Four Arrested for Unlawful Possession and Discharge of Firearm
With the help of some youth of Akatekpor, a neighboring community, Police arrested the four suspects. Suspects will be charged with all the crimes committed
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Crime
Police arrest gun-wielding young men from viral video
The three men who were seen wielding guns in a viral video uploaded shortly after the June 14 bullion van attack have been picked up by police in the Ashanti Region.
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“Ho 21 LGBT activists haven’t committed any crime,” – CDD-Ghana tells courts
"The occasional use of archaic colonial legal relics like Section 202 of Act 29 by the police to undermine constitutional rights, particularly the right to assemble, exposes the stagnation we continue to experience in efforts to promote and...
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Africa
Nigeria’s Attorney General to prosecute persons who flout Twitter ban
Nigeria’s Attorney General, Abubakar Malami has said the country will prosecute those who flout the government order to deactivate operations of twitter in the West African nation.
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E/R: Tension at Ofoase as Police kills one person, three others injured
Tension is brewing at Ofoase in the Akyemansa District in the Eastern Region after the Police allegedly shot one person to death leaving three other people with severe gunshot wounds.
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There’s no age limit for Special Prosecutor role – Gary Nimako to Inusah Fuseini
Member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) legal team, Gary Nimako says concerns that Kissi Agyebeng is not of age enough to take up the job of Special Prosecutor is unfounded.
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Crime
Alleged killer of woman at Somanya guest house arrested
The Ghana Police Service has arrested the man allegedly behind the gruesome murder of a young woman found dead in a guest house in Somanya.
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Courts
Trial of JHS student who assaulted teacher to begin on April 29
An Accra Juvenile Court ‘C’ will on April 29, commence trial of the final year student of the Nungua Kroma Two Junior High School, accused of assaulting a teacher who punished him for failure to do his homework.
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Media giving too much exposure to fraudulent people – Kufuor on murder of 10-year-old by teenagers
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has attributed the murder of a 10-year-old boy by two teenagers to the increase in attention given to “fraudulent” individuals on various television stations.
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Crime
JHS student leads mob assault on teacher
Teachers in the southern cluster of schools within the Krowor Municipal Assembly (KroMA) have withdrawn their services after a student of the Municipal 2 Junior High School (JHS) had led a gang of young men to beat up his teacher in retalia...
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Opinion
Digital Fluency: The New Bar for Modern Lawyers in Ghana
This article emphasizes the urgent need for digital fluency among Ghanaian lawyers, highlighting how lack of digital skills undermines legal practice, client service, and access to modern courts. It calls for systemic reforms in legal educa...
Dennis Adjei Dwomoh
Opinion
Rethinking Legal Education in Ghana: From Rote Memorization to Open-Statute Exams For A New Era of Legal Competence and Mastery
The article examines the current state of legal education in Ghana, highlighting its challenges and proposing reforms to make it more effective, accessible, and aligned with modern legal practice.
Sedinam Awo Kwadam