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Patients do not have the right to dictate to doctors what mode of treatment they want – Medical and Dental Council
“The most important thing is for the doctor to have a conversation with the patient,
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Courts
Tricycle rider gets ten years imprisonment for robbery September 3, 2021 7
Eric Ankamah, 19, denied conspiring with three others to attempt committing robbery and robbery.
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General
Drama unfolds at PAC sitting in Sunyani
The PAC began a weeklong sitting in Sunyani to deal with the report of the Auditor-General on the pre-tertiary institutions and technical universities in the Bono, Bono East, Ahafo and Ashanti regions for the financial year ending December...
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General
Kwasi Afrifa files judicial review against GLC charges, amid CJ bribery allegations
The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council charged Mr. Afrifa on the following counts;
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Courts
Committal proceedings in Kasoa boy’s murder case to be conducted on August 16
The accused persons including; a minor (name withheld) and Felix Nyarko, had been charged with Conspiracy and murder.
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Crime
Committal proceedings in Kasoa Teenagers murder case to be conducted on August 16
The proceedings would pave for the accused to stand trial at the High Court, following the death of Ishmael Mensah Abdallah.
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General
Government halts award of road maintenance contracts till further notice
The mail is issued to all Regional Directors of the Department of Urban Roads and it instructs that all MMDAs be informed of its implications.
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Courts
State Prosecutor amends charge sheet against Christ Embassy “Pneumatic Night” organizers
The accused persons have been charged for conspiracy to commit crime and three counts of failing to comply with COVID-19 restrictions
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Crime
W/R: 42-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing girlfriend with hammer
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly killing his girlfriend with a hammer.
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Courts
Trader jailed for biting off Policeman’s finger
A 25-year-old trader who bit off the finger of a Police Officer during an arrest, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.
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Courts
Prof Benneh murder: One suspect freed
Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, one of the suspects allegedly involved in the murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, a law lecturer, has been discharged by the Kaneshie District Court.
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Courts
Court discharges Policeman, two others over robbery and murder of taxi driver
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday discharged General Lance Corporal Bright Akosah who allegedly shot and killed a taxi driver at Adjin Kotoku near Accra after robbing him of his vehicle.The court also discharged Ebenezer Tetteh, a trader an...
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Supreme Court News
Kotoka Airport renaming has no legal effect yet – A-G tells Supreme Court
According to the Attorney-General, the proposed name change has not taken legal effect because the necessary legislative processes have not been completed.
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Courts
Prosecution closes case in Wontumi Nimire forest illegal mining trial
During the proceedings at the Accra Criminal Court, the prosecution relied on testimony from former employees of Akonta Mining Company Limited and a police investigator to support its allegations concerning mining activities within the fore...
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Two granted GH¢2m bail each over alleged multiple sale of land at Asutsuare
The accused, Nene Ebenezer Mormo Kissiedu Nyamaa II, a farmer, and George Kenneth Tetteh, a retired educationist, are alleged to have sold land to a businessman despite knowing that portions of the property had previously been granted to ot...
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Crime
Police arrest driver at Lapaz over 70 suspected unregistered Tapentadol tablets
Yakubu, who resides at Lapaz in Accra, is facing a charge of offering unregistered drugs for sale following his arrest during a police operation targeting suspected illegal drug activities in the area.
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Courts
Chairman Wontumi’s bail ppplication: High Court sets November 4 for ruling
The decision to adjourn followed arguments from his lawyers and the prosecution over whether sufficient grounds had been established to justify his temporary release from prison.
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87-year-old man gets 20-year jail term for defiling girl at Ofankor
In a statement dated October 12, 2026, the Accra Regional Police Command explained that the case came to light when the victim's mother returned home from work on August 29, 2026, and discovered bloodstains on her daughter's clothing.
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Two remanded over alleged GH¢800,000 spiritual fraud scheme
The accused persons are Bilyaminu Ibrahim, a media worker, and Mohammed Musah, a journalist. Ibrahim faces a charge of conspiracy to commit the crime of defrauding by false pretence, while Musah has been charged with harbouring a criminal
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Courts
SkyTrain trial CMC adjourned as Supreme Court challenge looms
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay granted the adjournment after hearing arguments from the defence and prosecution on whether proceedings should continue while an application filed at the Supreme Court remains pending.
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