Courts
Two granted GH¢50,000 bail over alleged Yango driver robbery
Each was admitted to bail of GH¢50,000 with two sureties, while prosecutors were ordered to file and serve their disclosures.
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Mahama dismisses EC, deputies and Special Prosecutor removal petitions
In a Presidency statement dated Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the government said that the Chief Justice advised the President that the petitions failed to establish a prima facie case
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Crime
Farmer jailed for destroying 68 cocoa trees
Asamoah pleaded guilty to unlawfully destroying 68 mature cocoa trees, some of which had fruits on them.
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Crime
Open defecation: AMA Sanitation court remands seven to prison custody
The court fined each offender 50 penalty units (GH¢600). An eighth person, Raphael Adjetey, paid and avoided jail, officials said.
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General
Anti-LGBTQI Bill to be reintroduced in parliament- Speaker directs
In a statement to MPs at the start of business, Mr Bagbin said he acted on unanimous advice from the Committees on Private Members’ Bills and Private Members’ Motions, which recommended that the bill be reintroduced.
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Supreme Court News
Special courts for cybercrime, cross-border crimes, others to be rolled out Feb. 9-Chief Justice
The special courts, he said, will focus on cases including cybercrime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and other cross-border offences, supported by tighter coordination among relevant institutions.
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Supreme Court News
Matthew Nyindam still Kpandai MP-Supreme Court quashes High Court order
The outcome reinstates Mr Nyindam as Member of Parliament for Kpandai, after the apex court upheld his request for the Supreme Court to intervene under its supervisory jurisdiction, arguing that the High Court acted without jurisdiction.
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General
Justice Asiedu Adibu sworn in as Chairman of Legal Aid Commission Board
As Chair of the Board, Justice Asiedu is expected to spearhead, among other responsibilities, the development of a comprehensive legal aid policy and programme to be implemented nationwide.
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Courts
Five fined GH¢6,000 each for mobile money fraud
All five pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud by false pretence, paid the fines in full and were subsequently discharged.
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General
52 new Circuit Court Judges sworn in
In his address, the Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie urged the new judges to see technology as a performance enabler rather than an administrative burden
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Courts
Nigerian man held in Ghana over alleged human trafficking
Dimaro, who faces a charge of human trafficking, pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say he promised the group legitimate jobs but later exploited them in cybercrime operations, including romance scams.
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Crime
53 Nigerians arrested in cybercrime raids across Accra suburbs
The coordinated raids took place on 16 and 17 January 2026 after what authorities described as actionable intelligence from the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), which indicated that young men were being lured to Ghana and coerced by alleged...
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Business
NLC summons JUSAG and Finance Ministry to talks over planned court staff strike
Per the notice, all sides are expected to appear before the Commission on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 – two days after JUSAG has threatened to lay down tools on Monday, 19 January.
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Supreme Court News
MASLOC ex-operations boss granted GH¢500,000 bail pending appeal
A five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Amadu Tanko, granted the application for bail on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, nearly two years after Axim began serving his sentence.
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Supreme Court News
AG seeks Supreme Court review of ruling on criminal disclosure rules in GHC49.1M NSB case
Acting through the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, the state is asking the apex court to clarify a key portion of its earlier ruling on the Practice Direction on Further Disclosures.
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Others
From Electoral to Developmental Democracy: A Constitutional Analysis of Ghana's Reform agenda
The writer critically examines the CRC’s December 22, 2025, report to clarify what it proposes and re-anchors the reform debate in Article 1 sovereignty and Chapter 25 amendment discipline, while stress-testing the “developmental democracy”...
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Alpha Beta Education Centre owns disputed Akokorfoto lands-Supreme Court
In a decision delivered on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, a five-member panel affirmed a July 2024 Court of Appeal ruling which ordered the recovery of possession for Alpha Beta and placed a perpetual injunction on the defendants and their as...
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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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Courts
JUSAG condemns ‘barbaric’ attack on Kwame Danso District Court
In a statement issued on Thursday, 12 December, the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) said it was deeply alarmed by the incident, in which unidentified attackers allegedly stormed the court, vandalised property.
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Courts
Abuakwa court remands man for raping hearing-impaired woman
Abdulai Yussif, who denied the charge when he appeared before the court presided over by Rosemond Dodua Agyiri, is expected to reappear on 11 December.
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