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General
Combat police avert bloodbath in Krobo
On Sunday October 3, 2021, the youth of Osekuse barricaded the shrine grounds with rope, on which were hung pieces of red cloth, with same found in the nearby trees.
DL News6 October 2021
US
‘Being a lawyer is a superpower’
After many years of life, I’ve learned that everyone is a little bit scared during a big transition like this,”
DL News10 September 2021
General
Prosecute men who impregnate teenage girls-Joyce Bawah to AG
According to statistics, last year, more than 100,000 girls were impregnated within the 10-month period, with 2,865 under the age of 15.
DL News3 September 2021
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.
DL News2 September 2021
General
The constitution was created after agitation, it will take same to change it radically – Martin Kpebu
having only a national development plan that spells out the responsibilities of government to the people is what can bring the growth needed.
DL News31 August 2021
Business
Bright Simons writes: Ghana wants to make Norway rich (by $1 billion)
On 30th July 2021, a memorandum from Ghana’s Minister of Energy to the country’s Parliament muddied the waters even further.
DL News8 August 2021
Courts
Full Judgment of the Cape Coast High Court in Michael Ankomah-Nimfah vs James Gyakye Quayson & The Electoral Commission of Ghana [PDF]
Mr. Quayson had argued that COVID-19 had led to the temporary closure of administrative functions, hence delaying the time his application ought to have been finalized.
DL News28 July 2021
General
Book Review: Selected Papers and Lectures on Ghanaian Law
A BOOK REVIEW BY JUSTICE SIR DENNIS ADJEI, FGA
DL News12 July 2021
US
Trump sues Twitter, Google and Facebook alleging ‘censorship’
The class action lawsuit also targets the three companies’ CEOs
DL News7 July 2021
General
“WAEC threat to sue over WASSCE report is unfortunate” – Africa Education Watch
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare has noted that the threat by the West African Examinations Council to take legal action against the think-tank following the release of its report on the 2020 WASSCE results is un...
DL News23 June 2021
General
There appears to be selective justice in Ghana – Law student
“It is obvious that our system is plagued with selective justice. Our leaders can flout Covid-19 protocols whiles those who held a religious event were held culpable.”
DL News21 June 2021
General
Prosecute prospectors who break rules – MP urges govt
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa East, Mr Paul Twum Barimah, says the decision by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to suspend all prospecting licences granted mining companies will help protect t...
DL News19 May 2021
US
Universal TV Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Replacing Employee Who Got COVID-19
An electrical technician who worked in the TV industry says he was fired while in the hospital right before Christmas.
DL News30 March 2021
General
Resist abuse of power – NUGS to Law Students
The National Union of Ghana Students has slammed management of the Ghana School of Law over the forced resignation of the SRC President, Philemon Laar.
DL News19 March 2021
Election Petition
Election petition: Jean Mensa won’t testify – Supreme Court
The seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has ruled that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa is free not to testify in the ongoing election petition.
DL News11 February 2021
Opinion
Blue Law: An Insight
The interesting subject of Blue laws is the focus of this article, including its applications in Ghanaian law
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu4 February 2022
US
US$100m romance scam: Two Ghanaians ‘Kofi Boat’ and ‘Pascal’ plead guilty, face 20-year jail term
The two men, who were described by American prosecutors as leaders of the criminal organisation, admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before US District Judge Arun Subramanian in New York.
DL NEWS30 October 2026
Courts
Ex-NDA Boss, two deputies and contractor escape jail despite conviction in procurement corruption case
Despite finding them guilty, the court declined to impose immediate prison sentences, citing mitigating circumstances, including their advanced ages and the intervention of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), which prevented financi...
DL News25 October 2026
Courts
Ato Essien seeks changes to appeal against 15-year jail term
The application, filed on October 5, 2026, seeks to revise some of the grounds upon which the former banking executive is challenging his conviction and sentence.
DL News19 October 2026
Courts
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.
DL News13 October 2026