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Supreme Court News
He made the comments during a courtesy call on the management of the Ghana Prisons Service in Accra, where discussions focused on sentencing, remand pressures and the broader strain on custodial facilities
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Supreme Court News
The Supreme Court, in a judgment authored by Justice Mensah, rejected the "Commercial Venture" Test argument. The Court held that the legal status of an entity is determined by its "pith and substance" and the statutes governing it, rather...
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General
Meeting the Ghana Prisons Service Council at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, he said the state of the country’s prisons demands urgent attention and a broader conversation about what incarceration is supposed to achieve.
DL News
General
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak says the bill is intended to shift the system away from automatic custodial punishment in less serious cases and toward a model that is more practical, humane and cost-effective.
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Africa
The flood was caused by the collapse of a dam due to heavy rainfall. Authorities have confirmed that only seven escapees have been recaptured so far
DL News
General
He spoke to host Samson Lardy Anyenini on The Law programme, discussing community sentencing as an alternative to custodial sentencing.
DL News
General
Over the years, stakeholders in the justice delivery system (the likes of CHRAJ and POS Foundation) have called for non-custodial sentencing, especially for offenders of petty crime.
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Courts
Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, who chairs the programme’s steering committee, disclosed the figures while addressing journalists in Koforidua in the Eastern Region.
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Others
Officials said 27 of the inmates had been hanged, while four others were killed during armed confrontations between rival gangs in the early hours of Sunday.
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General
The MoU is an international cooperation agreement between the GIMPA Law School, the government of the Dominican Republic and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University School of Law.
GIMPA Law School
Africa
The group was detained after participating in Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration near the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Maitama, which called for the unconditional release of the separatist leader.
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Courts
Speaking during the official launch of the 2025 Criminal Assizes at the Cape Coast Court Complex, Justice Amono-Niezer emphasized that criminal trials directly impact not just the freedom and welfare of individuals but also the overall peac...
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Africa
Mr Koroma, who was granted bail on Saturday, has been under house arrest.
BBC
Africa
Mr Adamu, a final year student, tweeted a photo of Mrs Buhari with a caption in Hausa which translates to: "Mama is feeding fat on poor people's money."
Premium Times Nig
General
Last Friday, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, the then IGP, handed over the flag of command to Dr Dampare at a pulling-out ceremony in honour of the outgoing IGP, a lawyer, who served the service for 33 years.
DL News
Election Petition
A Judicial Service letter cautioning sections of the media to be circumspect in their reportage of the ongoing Presidential Election Petition has become a source of banter between a former Chief of staff and lawyer for the Service
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Africa
In a landmark decision in Constitutional Petition No. E490 of 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye declared that the blanket application of parts of the Sexual Offences Act to consensual adolescent relationships is unconstitutional.
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Courts
During court proceedings on February 17, 2025, the prosecution informed Judge Samuel Bright Acquah that further investigations were required, leading to the dismissal of the charges.
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Courts
During a hearing at an Accra Circuit Court on Monday, discussions between the defense counsel and the state attorney led to the adjournment.
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Courts
The court also required the couple to sign an agreement committing to ensure proper guidance and discipline for their son.
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