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I have not abandoned Adu-Boahene in NSB trial-Atta Akyea
In a statement dated September 10, 2026, the lawyer described the claims circulating on social media as “wretched and vile propaganda”.
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Pay me or face court-Akufo-Addo’s ex-legal counsel tells Finance Ministry
Through his lawyers, VINT & Aletheia, Mr Essuman has demanded that the Ministry of Finance settle the outstanding amount, together with interest calculated from January 7, 2025, at the prevailing commercial bank rate.
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Supreme Court nominee disagrees with capping Supreme Court justices at 19
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, August 27, 2026, Mr Forson argued that the current workload of the apex court makes a cap impractical.
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Summary of the government's position on the CRC report
In its Position Paper on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee (CRC), approved by Cabinet on July 14, 2026, the Government accepted some proposals outright, modified others and rejected recommendations it considered...
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A-G seeks stay of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal pending Supreme Court appeal
The application was filed on Thursday, July 30, 2026, shortly after a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal unanimously quashed Madam Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence.
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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan removed over sexual misconduct allegations
The decision marks the first time in the ICC’s 24-year history that its top prosecutor has been ousted.
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Citizen goes to Supreme Court over presidential term limit
The plaintiff, Ganiwu Alhassan, wants the apex court to declare that a person who has served two separate, non-consecutive terms as President is still eligible to contest for the office again.
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Former NAFCO boss arrested at airport over alleged attempt to access frozen account
Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, announced the development in a Facebook post.
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GTEC acted unlawfully in Mass Derecognition of Costa Rican University Degrees-High Court
In a judgment delivered on May 28, 2026, by Justice Kwame Gyamfi Osei, the court quashed a November 5, 2025 letter issued by GTEC that had declared all degrees awarded by the Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica (UNEM) unrecognised and unu...
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Supreme Court Defines Limits of "Public Service," Denies Enhanced Pension to Former State Attorney
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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The Unaffordability of Accra: The Housing Dilemma, Unresolved Realities and the Rent Question
Ghana’s rental crisis is not cultural; it is structural. Advance rent thrives because public housing has disappeared, supply is scarce, and private landlords face little competitive pressure. A fair housing future requires government-backed...
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Kissi Agyebeng urges civil society to safeguard OSP
Addressing a national dialogue on the role and impact of the OSP on Tuesday, 31 March, he said public confidence in the office has been a major indicator of its relevance in Ghana’s anti-corruption landscape.
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First High Court complex in Ahafo Region commissioned
Funded by the Asunafo North Municipal Assembly through its allocation from the District Assemblies Common Fund, the project is being described as an important boost to judicial infrastructure in the area.
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Call for papers for academic work reflecting Tsatsu Tsikata's contribution to Ghanaian Law
For over half a century, Tsatsu Tsikata has operated at the intersection of academia, high-impact litigation, and statecraft. From mentoring generations of legal minds at the University of Ghana to shaping landmark constitutional and human...
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Case Management in NPA case scheduled for February
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, who is presiding, said the court will treat the selected dates as CMC-only sessions, with proceedings starting promptly at 8:15am on each day to accelerate readiness for trial.
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From Electoral to Developmental Democracy: A Constitutional Analysis of Ghana's Reform agenda
The writer critically examines the CRC’s December 22, 2025, report to clarify what it proposes and re-anchors the reform debate in Article 1 sovereignty and Chapter 25 amendment discipline, while stress-testing the “developmental democracy”...
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Constitution Review Committee proposes fixed 10-year term for EC bosses
Under the recommendations, the Chairperson and Deputy Commissioners of the EC would serve a single, non-renewable term of 10 years, or until the age of 65, whichever comes first.
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Ex-Customs boss Col Damoah pleads not guilty in GH¢1.4bn SML contract case
Col Damoah, who is also the MP for Jaman South, was arraigned alongside former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and others over what prosecutors describe as a scheme that caused the state a loss of more than GH¢1.4 billion.
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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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Calls to scrap Special Prosecutor’s Office ‘premature’-President Mahama
Speaking at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, 10 December, during a courtesy call by the National Peace Council, he underlined that the OSP remains the only anti-corruption body with full prosecutorial independence.
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