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GBA donates educational materials to Mepe students
Recognizing the hardships faced by the community, especially the students, the GBA has donated educational resources to aid in their academic pursuits.
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Blame other statutory bodies not GLC for challenges of access to legal education – GBA President
“We must take a critical look at the role of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission. "
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Opinion
Better off divorced than widowed?
The author discusses whether or not women are better off divorced with regard to their access to spousal property during the dissolution of the marriage compared to what pertains upon the death of a husband intestate given the current appli...
Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe
Crime
FIC clears McDan, Nii Armah-Quaye of wrongdoing, unfreezes accounts after probe
The two entrepreneurs had their bank accounts frozen earlier this year as part of a multi-agency financial probe.
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Courts
Anas to testify without mask in Number 12 case-Court of Appeal
In a unanimous verdict delivered on Thursday, January 30, 2025, a three-member panel comprising Justices Anthony Oppong, Ackaah Boafo, and Aboagye Tandoh determined that Anas could not provide testimony while concealing his identity.
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Courts
Pensioner in court for impersonating late brother to sell land
According to police prosecutor, Chief Inspector Princess Tetteh Boafo, Roland Ababio allegedly posed as his deceased brother to facilitate the sale, with Kwame Gyane Ababio acting as an intermediary.
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Training manual for judges on RTI adopted
Parliament passed Ghana’s Right to Information Act, (Act 989) in March 2019 to provide a framework for the implementation of the Right.
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Courts
Drummer jailed for defiling minor in church office
Nathaniel Ayiku was found to have defiled the girl on the church premises after a wedding ceremony in October last year.
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Courts
Court orders IGP to reinstate Sergeant Numekevor
In his Judgment, Justice Ackaah-Boafo upheld the plaintiff’s plea noting that the plaintiff was not given the opportunity to be heard and there was no evidence that he did not avail himself to be heard.
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Courts
Couple dragged to court for burning four-year old girl’s finger
On January 18 this year, the complainant visited the children including the victim and observed that the victim was nursing an injury on her left finger.
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General
Who owns your dead body? Stakeholders push for legislation to give spouses a stake
The conference, organized by MarryRight Ghana, closed with a clear message, with stakeholders calling for legislation to give the nuclear family, especially spouses, a legal stake in burial decisions.
Richard Osei Boateng
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Galamsey: Let’s deal with the powers behind- Yaw Acheampong Boafo
“The government must be honest and bold and fish out this evil axis of p[owerful interests engaged in a wanton destruction of our environment and deal with them decisively irrespective of the status of the individuals involved,” he said.
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Efua Ghartey to contest Ghana Bar Association presidency
Madam Efua Ghartey contested in the last Ghana Bar National Elections and polled 47.16% of the valid votes against the outgoing president, Mr Yaw Acheampong Boafo.
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General
It’s time to establish District offices of the AG-Yaw Boafo Acheampong
According to him, this would curtail the phenomenon of police prosecutors who are left to handle criminal cases at that level.
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Renowned lawyer, Yaw Oppong appointed Director of Legal Education and Director of Ghana School of Law (GSL)
As the new director of GSL, Mr Oppong assumes duty when the next academic year begins.
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Opinion
Beyond ‘Penile Penetration’: Assessing Ghana’s Antiquated Definition of ‘Rape’ Through the Lens of the Rome Statute of the ICC; An Urgent Call For A Comprehensive Sexual Offences Act to Modernize Sexual Offences in Ghana.
This article critiques Ghana’s narrow, outdated legal definition of rape, restricted to penile vaginal penetration, and advocates for reform aligned with the Rome Statute’s broader, consent-focused standard. Drawing on comparative law and i...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
General
Stop the political attacks, comments against Judiciary-GBA to Politicians
According to him, judges are not trained to be either NPP or NDC and thus should desist from seeking to color them politically.
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General
‘Enough of the lip service’ – GBA calls for passage of Conduct of Public Officers Bill
This Bill, when passed, will amend and help strengthen the current Public Officers’ asset declaration regime
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General
41st Martyrs Day: GBA condemns ‘irresponsible’ attack on former CJ
The MP is said to have described the reign of the former CJ as epitomizing the miscarriage of justice which he claims will continually rest on him even in his retirement.
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GBA to champion National Policy Initiative for ‘ A skill for a prisoner’
According to the Association, this is one of the surest ways to deal with and reduce the rate of recidivism in the country’s prisons
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