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Justice Adjei questions legal gap between sex and marriage age
“If a person cannot marry at 16, why should they be allowed to have sex at 16?”
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Africa
Liberia’s former speaker charged for orchestrating parliament fire
Police in Monrovia announced on Friday that Koffa is suspected of playing a central role in the incident, which destroyed the joint chambers of the legislature on 18 December 2024.
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Europe
Fresh scandal hits British military in Kenya as soldier faces rape allegation
The incident is said to have occurred in May near the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) in Nanyuki, a town situated roughly 200 kilometers north of Nairobi.
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Courts
Chairman Wontumi's aide convicted for bribery in mining licence scheme, fined GHS 200k
Owusu, the second accused in the case of The Republic v. Charles Bissue & Another, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, following a plea agreement struck under Section 71 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
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General
OSP volating principles of fairness, dignity in Ofori-Atta case-Ansa-Asare
According to the former Director of the Ghana School of Law, the recent actions by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) are veering dangerously away from constitutional norms and the fundamental principle of presumed innocence under A...
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Courts
The Adu Boahene GHS 49M NSB case and matters arising
He therefore ordered the prosecution to file all outstanding disclosures by June 2, after missing a previously set deadline of May 20.
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Courts
Court grants two GHS 100,000 bail over forged Judicial Service documents, stamps
Richard Aryee, a 35-year-old unemployed man, and Isaac Tse, a 55-year-old printer, were arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, facing charges related to the forgery and possession of counterfeit official documents.
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Courts
OKESS student, stepfather face court over gun scare: bail set at GH¢80K
Presiding Judge Natacha Abena Tuffour approved bail terms amounting to GH¢50,000 for the teenager and GH¢30,000 for his stepfather, who was implicated in the case following police investigations.
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Courts
Court of Appeal denies NAM1 stay of criminal trial
The court unanimously dismissed an application filed by NAM1 and his two companies—Menzgold Ghana Limited and Brew Marketing Consult—seeking a stay of proceedings in a case involving 39 criminal charges.
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Europe
Chris Brown faces charge over alleged nightclub assault in London
The charge stems from an alleged assault that took place at a nightclub in central London on February 19, 2023. Authorities say the incident left the victim with serious injuries.
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Courts
AG charges EX-GIIF CEO, Prof Ameyaw-Ekumfi over $2M sky train scandal
According to court filings, the incident dates back to February 2019, when the two sanctioned a $2 million payment to Africa Investor Holdings Limited for early-stage work on the proposed urban rail system—work that never materialized.
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Courts
Husband of late Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi sentenced to death by hanging
The court found Nwachukwu guilty of culpable homicide in connection with the death of his wife on April 8, 2022. In delivering her judgment, Justice Nwosu-Iheme stated that the prosecution had successfully met the legal burden of proof requ...
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Crime
Charles Bissue, another face 15 criminal charges over galamsey licensing scandal
The charges, filed on April 28 before the Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra, center on events between January and February 2019.
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Courts
2025 criminal assizes opened in Central Region
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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Others
Galamsey: Deporting, burning, rule of law-Ace Anan Ankomah writes
Section 99 of the MMA imposes two conditions precedent to deportation: the individual must (i) be convicted by a court for undertaking an illegal mining operation, and (ii) serve ‘the full sentence.’
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Courts
Soldier granted GHC 600k bail over alleged recruitment scam
Appearing in full military attire, the accused denied the charges when he took the stand before Presiding Judge Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit.
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Courts
Tamale Circuit Court sentences five to various fines for drug offences
The offenders—Iddrisu Fidaws, Alhassan Wumpini, Bassit Iddrisu, Alhassan Adam, and Haruna Mohammed Sadais—were apprehended by police on March 5, 2025, during a routine patrol operation in Tamale.
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Crime
Chinese national granted bail in alleged murder case in Takoradi
Mengsheng's bail was set at GH¢500,000, with three sureties, one of whom must be justified. As part of the bail conditions, his passport has been seized by the police to ensure his presence during court proceedings.
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Courts
High Court rejects bail for BenLord in Millenium City murder case
BenLord Ababio, also known as Nana Barima Ababio, is currently on trial alongside Nana Kofi Amo Kwakye. Both men face conspiracy charges, while Ababio is separately charged with murder.
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Others
Wife can claim maintenance from second husband even if first marriage subsists-Indian court
The court allowed an appeal filed by the woman against the High Court's judgment of April 13, 2017 which aside the award of Rs 5000 monthly maintenance to her by holding that she could not be considered the legal wife of the respondent as h...
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