Crime
Teenager shot dead in clash at Western Region mine site
The incident, which happened on Saturday, 13 December 2025, left Pious Nkansah, also known as Nkrumah, fatally wounded and resulted in extensive damage to company property.
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Judiciary urged to lead ‘new era of justice’ against gender-based, digital violence
Delivering the keynote address on behalf of the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, chairperson of the Judicial Service Gender Equity Committee Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko said the changing nature of abuse demanded a fundamental...
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Europe
Filipino Typhoon survivors sue Shell in UK over role in deadly storm
The case, filed at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, is believed to be the first brought by climate-disaster victims against a major UK-based fossil fuel producer.
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General
Ayariga, Dafeamekpor sponsor bill to abolish OSP
The draft legislation has not yet been formally laid before Parliament, but its intent is to dismantle the existing OSP framework by repealing the OSP Act in its entirety.
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US
One dead, one critically injured after dorm shooting at Kentucky State University
Police say the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon in a dormitory on the south side of the Frankfort campus, prompting an immediate lockdown.
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Africa
Burkina Faso moves to restore death penalty for Treason, terror offences
Burkina Faso abolished the death penalty in 2018. For the new bill to take effect, it must still be passed by parliament and reviewed by the courts.
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Europe
Ofcom hits porn firm with record £1m fine over weak age checks
The regulator found that AVS Group Ltd, which operates 18 pornography websites, had not introduced what it considers “highly effective age assurance”
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Courts
NPRA suffers early setback as High Court strikes out motion to halt wrongful dismissal suit
Justice Kwame Amoakoh, sitting in a relieving capacity for the recently promoted Labour Court judge, held that the NPRA’s application was procedurally incompetent and did not meet the threshold
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Supreme Court News
Kpandai election dispute heads to Supreme Court as Nyindam challenges High Court annulment
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) legislator is challenging a November 24, 2025 judgment from the Tamale High Court, Commercial Division, which declared the constituency’s parliamentary results invalid and ordered a fresh election within 30 day...
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to rule on public disclosure of Ghana–US MoU on December 17
The adjournment followed a closed-door engagement with the Office of the Attorney-General (A-G) on Wednesday, November 26.
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General
Parliament criticised over delay to spouses’ property law
Deputy Clerk of Parliament Camillo Pwamang said many citizens feel let down by the House after years of promises to clarify how marital property should be shared when a marriage ends or a spouse dies.
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General
IGP Yohuno gets two more years
The decision, confirmed in a letter from the Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, follows a formal recommendation from the Police Council.
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Courts
Judge questions need for dual marriage ceremonies in Ghana
Justice Dorinda Smith-Arthur, speaking during proceedings on a high-profile matrimonial dispute, noted that Ghana’s legal framework recognises each marriage type as fully valid on its own.
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Crime
Police arrest 27 in Northern Region drug raids
The suspects were picked up on 19 November during a series of intelligence-led raids targeting well-known drug distribution points in and around Tamale.
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Courts
Who is Daddy Lumba's widow? Judgment set for Nov. 28
The case was brought by Akosua Serwaa Fosuh, who is asking the court to recognise her as the musician’s sole surviving wife.
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Courts
President Mahama petitioned to remove EC Chair, Deputies
Joseph Blankson Adumadzie confirmed on Monday, 24 November, that he has submitted a petition invoking Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution
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Courts
Court halts testimony as sister of late highlife star breaks down
The presiding judge, Justice Dorinda Smith-Arthur, asked the witness, Ernestina Fosuh, to take a moment and drink some water before the session continued.
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Courts
Ofori-Atta, others face 78 counts of corruption-related offences
The charge sheet captures what the OSP characterises as a multi-year, coordinated influence network that allegedly redirected state resources through irregular procurement pathways.
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Supreme Court News
Meet Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie; New Chief Justice of Ghana
President John Dramani Mahama administered the oaths, marking the formal end of a transition triggered by the dismissal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo earlier this year.
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General
Parliament confirms Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as new Chief Justice
The approval, granted on Thursday, 13 November, follows his vetting earlier in the week by the Appointments Committee, which recommended him by a majority decision.
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