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Eastern Region: SHS closes down after students attack suspected thieves
The Eastern Regional Education Directorate says the decision to shut down the school is to prevent reprisal attacks.
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Security operatives nabbed for illegal mining in Atewa
The Eastern Regional Police Command has transferred 14 people, reportedly National Security operatives, to the Police Headquarters in Accra for further probe after they were arrested for illegal mining in the Atewa Forest.
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General
Full Speech: Justice William Atuguba's lecture on the Judiciary's role in protecting Ghana's Democracy
"Sharing my lived experiences with the Justice delivery system vi-a-vis public confidence in the judiciary and how recent Judicial pronouncements and rulings portend for consideration of Ghana’s democracy."
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Full Speech by The Attorney-General of Ghana at the 2023 Ghana Bar Conference
When I look back at certain cases whose outcomes I consider undesirable, regardless of my own views on the questions being judged in them, I come to the conclusion that, we have in this country a fiercely independent Judiciary in which all...
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Social Media And Unorthodox Contracts ( Retweets, Likes And Shares For A Price Or Reward ) : Enforceable Or Not?
The central theme of the write-up is that traditional principles of contract law remain fully applicable in the digital era, such that social media promises involving likes, shares, or retweets can crystallize into legally enforceable unila...
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Courts
Farmer freed after 5 years of incarceration
Mr Kwabena K. Huletey, 41, was accused of killing his girlfriend in 2015 at Akuapem Adoso in the Eastern Region.
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Africa
South Africa: Traditional court condemns 19-year-old to grisly death
Accused of stock theft in 2020, Abulele Kwindana was killed. More than two years later, no-one has been charged with his murder.
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Eastern Region ECG warns customers over use of illegal meters
Mr Michael Baah, General Manager, Eastern Region, said two persons have been arrested in New Abirem District, while, three persons have also been arrested in Suhum District in connection with illegal meters and we’re currently assisting the...
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Ghana’s new Tribunals Act puts ‘galamsey’, related cases on the fast track
The law establishes strict timelines for the filing of charges, service of summonses, submission of defences and determination of preliminary objections. An accused person who intends to oppose a charge must generally file an answer within...
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Commercial, General Jurisdiction courts merged, now called Specialized courts
A circular signed by the Judicial Secretary states that ‘in view of the foregoing, commercial cases will attract the same fees and charges applicable to cases filed at the General Jurisdiction courts.”
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Know the current LLb-awarding institutions in Ghana: Their history and locations
From the University of Ghana, which pioneered university-based legal education in the country, to relatively new law faculties established in different parts of Ghana, prospective law students now have a wider range of institutions to consi...
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US
Biden nominates 5 US Attorneys across 4 states
Biden nominates 5 US Attorneys across 4 states
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Let’s fight human rights violations - CHRAJ
CHRAJ has maintained that ignoring human rights of people can impact and violate the rights of the vulnerable
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80% of licensed lawyers in Ghana operate from Greater Accra
The Ashanti Region has the second-highest concentration, with 306 licensed lawyers representing 9.52%.
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Crime
Eight arrested after rival royals storm Boadua chief’s palace
In a statement dated 16 December 2025, the Eastern South Regional Police Command said the incident occurred on Saturday, 14 December, when a group linked to the Boadua Aduana Family allegedly forced their way into the palace.
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Crime
Two officers hurt in Kukurantumi unrest after suspect dies in custody
Tensions escalated when reinforcements from the Eastern Regional Police Counter Terrorism Unit joined officers from the Akyem Tafo Division, only to be met with stone-throwing from agitated locals.
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Courts
Supreme Court quashes injunction placed on NDC ERYO elect
After the NDC Eastern Regional Youth Election at Nsawam last year, the main contender and defeated candidate, Okai Minta, who happened to be the incumbent, lost by three votes to his Deputy, Richard Etornam
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Supreme Court News
Full Ruling: Why Supreme Court rejected Oppong Nkrumah’s legal vacation trial injunction
The Supreme Court rejected Kojo Oppong Nkrumah’s injunction application after finding no law prohibiting criminal trials during the legal vacation and no evidence that the Chief Justice’s warrants were discriminatory or improperly issued. T...
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Courts
Know the 8 courts selected to pilot the court shift system
This move, according to her, is to help optimize the use of existing resources to reduce the volume of cases before the courts.
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Exploring “The Law, Practice, and Procedure in the Superior Courts and Appellate Tribunals in Ghana”: New book
The book was authored by a Retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Lawrence L. Mensah; Mujeeb R.Ahmed, lead counsel for the Asantehene, and Kwamina Mensah, Co-author of the Legal Referencing book
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