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Freedom of expression: A driver for all Human Rights for Ghana's development
Delivered by Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei to the Ghana Journalists Association on Wednesday 3rd May, 2023
JUSTICE DENNIS ADJEI
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Courts
EC's lawyers pray for appropriate court orders to complete collation
Justin Amenuvor, counsel for the EC, emphasized the importance of the court’s intervention, stating: “If this court does not provide the necessary orders for the EC to complete its work within the framework set by Constitutional Instrument...
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Crime
Soldier in trouble over alleged GH₵136K recruitment scam
Clement Ayomah, charged with defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty.
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Courts
2 in court over bribery of National Security Officer
According to the Prosecutor, on August 1, 2021, at about 1930 hours, the accused persons had their trucks driven to the Axle Weight Weighing Point along the Accra Tema Motorway.
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Crime
Police investigate murder of retired veterinary officer in Sampa
Police say the deceased, a native of Berekum, was discovered lying face down with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Crime
Ashanti Region: Police officer dragging suspect in viral video interdicted
As an investigation has commenced, the Inspector-General of Police has assured to thoroughly look into the matter.
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Crime
Policewoman allegedly insured family members, hired hitmen to kill them and claimed insurance money.
Ndlovu is said to have submitted several claims to various insurance companies on the policies she initiated on her sister and was paid over R700 000.
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Crime
GH₵10,000 bounty placed on killer of police woman in Damongo
the policewoman reported for duty in the morning and was said to have taken part in a general fatigue. It turned out to be the last time she was seen.
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Crime
Mother and child found dead in a nearby bush at Loho
The police have commenced investigations.
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Crime
Police to probe officer alleged to have stolen corpses at Gomoa Fawomanye
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, has directed the Central Regional Police Command to investigate one of its officers in the Gomoa West District after claims he exhumed and bolted with over 10 dead bodies.
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Opinion
Conviction and Sentence in Absentia; Effective Date Of Sentence, Settling The Uncertainty; The Case Of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, Former Masloc CEO
The article examines whether a sentence imposed in absentia begins from the date it is pronounced or from when the convicted person is brought into custody. Using the Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu case, the author argues that a purposive reading...
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Courts
Man in court for defrauding Immigration officer; granted GH¢30k bail
Presiding judge Nana Abena Asoh Owusu-Omenyo ordered that one of the sureties be justified. The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of defrauding by false pretences and is scheduled to reappear on October 30, 2025.
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General
Ridge Hospital assault probe incomplete – GRNMA Chairman
According to Mr. Asare, the committee that probed the incident failed to engage a key medical officer who first examined the victim, raising questions about the integrity of its findings.
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Courts
20-year old fined for impersonating a military officer
The accused, Alex Cobbina, popularly known as Mobitel, was ordered to pay a GH¢12,000 fine or face a three-years in prison.
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General
Full Speech by The Attorney-General of Ghana at the 2023 Ghana Bar Conference
When I look back at certain cases whose outcomes I consider undesirable, regardless of my own views on the questions being judged in them, I come to the conclusion that, we have in this country a fiercely independent Judiciary in which all...
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General
‘We thank SP for allowing fairness to prevail’
Mr Marfo was charged with a count of collaboration with a public officer for the public officer’s private profit.
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General
Future Mahama government will expand access to legal education – Sammy Gyamfi tells prospective lawyers
Mr Sammy Gyamfi is confident of the NDC returning to power in 2024 to give meaning to what he regards as a true legal education reforms
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General
Public Officers Conduct Bill will give effect to constitution — A-G
Other objects of the Bill are the conditions under which legal proceedings against public officers can be carried out and also spell out administrative procedures, the Oath of Office, sanctions and regulatory matters.
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US
Law firm diversity chiefs gain numbers – and influence
The job’s power and purview varies, but more than one-fifth of the 100 highest grossing U.S. law firms now have a diversity-focused professional with “chief” in their title
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Courts
Court dismisses Opuni’s ‘no-case’ submission
The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has ordered a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, and a businessman, Seidu Agongo, to open their defence.
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