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Madina MP urges Judiciary to be receptive of citizens’ criticisms
Dr. Ayine has been referred to the GLC by the Chief Justice, a move Hon Francis-Xavier Sosu disagrees with
DL News7 June 2021
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Legal Aid Commission faces staff deficit, operates in only 45 districts-Board Chair
The situation, according to the Commission's Board Chairman and Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Kwame Asiedu Adibu, has left a substantial number of vulnerable Ghanaians without convenient access to legal aid services.
DL News13 October 2026
Supreme Court News
Tse Ado land dispute: Supreme Court rejects Adolf's bid to overturn Anas victory
A seven-member panel, chaired by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, dismissed the review application by a unanimous 7–0 decision in a judgment delivered on Wednesday, 11 February 2026.
DL News12 February 2026
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Approve Justices Yao Gaewu, George Koomson for Supreme Court – Akufo-Addo to Parliament
President Akufo-Addo made the appeal during the swearing-in of Justices Ackah-Yensu and Adibo Asiedu at the Presidency on December 28, 2022.
citinewsroom10 January 2023
Courts
Attorney General wants Justice Honyenugah back in Opuni case
In July 2021, Dr Opuni’s lawyers filed an application at the Supreme Court asking that it restrains Justice Honyenuga from hearing the matter.
DL News25 August 2021
Courts
Bail conditions imposed by some judges are outrageous-Justice Kulendi
Speaking at the introduction of media ambassadors for a Ghana Case Tracking System(GCTS) on October 21, 2021 in Accra, Justice Kulendi further revealed that he had made a suggestion to the Judicial Service to cause the arrest of such judges...
DENNISLAW NEWS23 October 2021
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We Demand Justice For Lilian Dedjoe – FIDA Cries
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) is demanding justice for the late Lilian Dedjoe, who was allegedly battered to death by her husband Charles Dedjoe.
DL News11 March 2021
Courts
Acting CJ to implement 24-hour system in some courts
Appearing before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, 10 November, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie said the initiative is among reforms being considered to address systemic delays
DL News11 November 2025
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Address low salaries of state lawyers-AG tasks newly inaugurated LSB
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony in Accra, Dr. Ayine stressed that poor remuneration continues to undermine efficiency and fuel high attrition within the justice sector.
DL News20 August 2025
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President Mahama Nominates Seven Justices to Ghana’s Supreme Court
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated seven Justices of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court, in accordance with Article 144(2) of the 1992 Constitution.
30 April 2025
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Criticise us, but don’t insult us – Justice Kulendi tells journalists
A Justice of the Supreme Court , Justice Yonny Kulendi, says judges have no problem with the media criticising their decisions, but those criticisms must be constructive and devoid of insult and personality attacks.
DL News3 March 2021
Courts
NDC MP sues state over MMDCEs serving in acting capacity
The delay in the announcement of MMDCEs appointments has caused considerable anxiety among the rank and file of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
DL News26 August 2021
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Licensed surveyors can help create a digitized land-litigated database – Chief Justice
“I know you have begun some engagements and I urge you to design capacity-building workshops to train judges on the rudiments of your practice and the changing phase you so espouse"
DL News31 October 2022
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15,000 Rape cases annually – DOVVSU describes as alarming
The number of reported cases, he indicated, was less than the actual number of incidents that occurred.
GRAPHIC ONLINE13 December 2021
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2021 Martyrs Day: Judiciary to commemorate with a remembrance service
This day is commemorated to remember events of June 30, 1982 when three High court justices were abducted by unidentified assailants and assassinated in cold blood at the Bundase Military range in the Accra Plains.
DL News29 June 2021
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IEA urges temporary ban on mining to protect Ghana’s resource wealth
Speaking at a press conference focused on improving returns from Ghana’s natural wealth, Justice Sophia Akuffo, a Distinguished Fellow of the IEA and former Chief Justice, raised alarm over the nation’s limited gains from its mineral resour...
DL News25 March 2025
General
CJ calls for cross-sectoral legal framework to drive blue economy
Chief Justice Torkornoo was speaking at the 14th Maritime Law Seminar for Judges of the Superior Courts Ghana
GNA11 July 2023
Courts
Opuni case: New judge takes over, accused goes to SC demands trial De novo
Justice Aboagye, who becomes the third judge to sit on the case after Justice Clemence Honyenuga, made his first sitting on July 12, 2023, where the parties informed him about the outcome of the appeal
DL News13 July 2023
Europe
Sexual offences: Dozens of cases have faced five-year court wait
The latest figures available from the Department of Justice (DoJ) were obtained by BBC Radio Foyle.
BBC21 June 2022
US
Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court
She would replace the liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, who is expected to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term in June.
BBC27 January 2022