Crime
No compromises in ORAL prosecutions-Attorney General
Speaking on Thursday, 5 February, during a visit by Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to the Ministry of Justice, Dr Ayine said the ORAL cases are progressing
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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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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court rejects Attorney-General’s bid to review criminal disclosure ruling
In an earlier decision, the Supreme Court dismissed an attempt by the accused persons to stop the High Court judge handling their trial. But in the same ruling, the court also took a significant procedural step: it reworked the Practice Dir...
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General
FDA destroys seized opioid shipment after Tema Port interception
In a statement, the FDA said the shipment contained opioid-based products with dosages above levels permitted under Ghanaian law, and cited breaches of regulatory and customs provisions, including L.I. 168 of 2018 and sections of the Custom...
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Courts
Accra High Court denies bail to Naa Sheriga Kulga II over Bawku security concerns
Mr Abagre has pleaded not guilty to four charges, including allegedly acting as a chief without qualification and provoking riots.
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Courts
45-year-old farmer jailed 15 years for sexually abusing 14-year-old niece
Ametame was charged on two counts of incest, contrary to Section 105 of the Criminal Offences Act 29/60 as amended, and defilement of a child under 16 years, contrary to Section 101 of the same Act.
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Courts
Court demands AG's explanation for prolonged detention of disputed Bawku chief
The court has given the Attorney-General until 21 January 2026 to file a written justification for the continued detention.
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Courts
High Court adjourns habeas corpus bid for detained Bawku chief nominee
The case, before the General Jurisdiction Division Two, concerns Alhaji Abagre, who was selected by the Nayiri, overlord of Mamprugu, as Chief of Bawku, but later effectively stripped of that status by a mediation report led by Asantehene O...
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Courts
Court perpetually injunct journalist from publishing, disseminating allegations against Lysaro Group CEO
Sitting at the Human Rights Division, Justice Nana Brew granted a perpetual injunction against Innocent Samuel Appiah, restraining him from making any further publications or commentary about entrepreneur Cynthia Adjei.
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Courts
Adu-Boahene trial: Prosecution witness ‘helping our case’, says defence lawyer
Speaking on Channel One TV on Thursday, 18 December, lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea argued that evidence from the prosecution’s second witness is, in practice, supporting his client rather than undermining him.
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Courts
NSB finance chief tells court AG’s $7m figure ‘can’t equal’ GH¢49.1m at 2020–21 exchange rates
Giving evidence as the second prosecution witness (PW2) under cross-examination, Madam Adumuah said BoG interbank rates for the period in question ranged between GH¢5.2793 and GH¢5.7573 to the US dollar.
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US
Abu Trica charged with $8m romance scam targeting elderly victims
According to a recently unsealed indictment, Abu Trica, 31, from Swedru, was part of a criminal network that targeted elderly victims in romance scams across the United States since 2023.
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Supreme Court News
Adu Boahen Case: AG urges apex Supreme Court to review ruling on disclosure
The couple are currently on trial on charges of stealing, money laundering and using public office for private gain.
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Courts
Sky Train trial: Defence lawyer challenges witness over Board discussions on project
During cross-examination on Wednesday, defence counsel confronted Yaw Odame-Darkwa, a former GIIF board member, with board minutes allegedly referencing the Sky Train Project.
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Courts
Ten Chinese nationals face court over illegal mining
The suspects face four counts, including conspiracy to commit crime, undertaking mining operations as non-Ghanaians, and possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority.
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Courts
Court of Appeal dismisses Adu Boahene's bid to compel AG to release national security records
The couple’s legal team, led by Samuel Atta Akyea, had in July filed a motion demanding comprehensive disclosures of National Security operational accounts from 1992 to date
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Why Supreme Court dismissed Adu-Boahene motion to bar Justice Nyadu from ₵49 Million financial loss case
In a unanimous decision delivered on October 29, 2025, a five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Avril Lovelace Johnson, ruled that the application lacked merit
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Courts
Gifty Oware-Mensah charged for stealing over GH¢38m in NSS scandal
According to documents filed by the Attorney-General’s Department, Oware-Mensah allegedly diverted and misappropriated GH¢38,458,248.87 between February 2022 and March 2024, during her tenure overseeing the Authority’s finance, audit, and p...
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Others
Judge Samuel Bright Acquah is a canker on the legal profession a the judicial service in Ghana: Martin Amidu writes
The question that immediately came to my mind was whether Judge Samuel Bright Acquah was a fit and proper person to have been enrolled on the Roll of Lawyers in Ghana in the first place.
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Crime
Police arrest 8 in connection with Ablekuma North election violence
According to the IGP, the suspects are currently being processed and are expected to appear before court either Thursday or Friday.
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