General
As esquire season approaches: Three things to know about the 2026 Call to the Bar
The 2026 Call to the Bar is expected to bring a potentially record number of new lawyers and move both the ceremony and its dinner to new venues.
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Results for "Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)"
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Courts
Court to rule July 23 on Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s bid to strike out charges
Mr Abdul-Wahab is asking the court to set aside the entire charge sheet on the grounds that it is defective and violates his constitutional right to a fair trial.
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Courts
Lawyer backs Agradaa sentence cut, says court followed the law
Speaking on The Law on Joy News, Korang said judges must weigh both the bad and the good in a case before deciding punishment.
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General
Judicial Service invites applications for Magistrates
The call targets Ghanaian lawyers who are enrolled on the Roll of Lawyers and have at least three years’ standing at the Bar, with applicants expected to demonstrate strong character, integrity, and practical digital competence, including p...
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Courts
Abesim murder case: Jury to decide Richard Appiah's fate on February 24
Appiah has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.
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Courts
Three persons facing trial over Odododiodio Election violence-Interior Minister
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Mr Muntaka said the Attorney-General’s Department had filed charges of conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder
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Courts
Court gives state 14 days to respond in case challenging deportation of galamsey suspects
The civil society group is seeking to stop the government from deporting Chinese and other foreign nationals arrested for illegal mining without first prosecuting them under Ghanaian law.
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Crime
Why assets of former Buffer Stock CEO and wife have been frozen
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Wednesday, 22nd October, Dr. Ayine disclosed that investigators had frozen a fixed deposit account containing GHS10 million at the Republic Bank, Labone Branch, believed to be linked to Mr...
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Courts
Two men jailed 15 years each for robbery, sexual assault at Okushibli
According to police investigations, the 19-year-old victim, a hairdresser, hired Nicholas Tetteh, a motorbike rider, to transport her to Afienya.
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Others
Judicial paralysis as Indian High Court buckles under a million-case backlog
From criminal trials to family disputes and decades-old property battles, the court in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, has become a symbol of judicial paralysis.
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Crime
Kasoa court sentences three over WASSCE examination malpractice
Those convicted include Samuel Armah, a teacher at Ghana College SHS, and two university students, Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James. They were arrested in Kasoa after being caught in separate incidents of examination fraud
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US
Judge declares Trump's deployment of the National Guard illegal
The ruling comes as Trump seeks to use National Guard troops in order to crack down on crime in other US cities and support immigration enforcement.
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Crime
Former NPA Boss, 9 others charged by OSP for extortion, money laundering
According to a press release issued on Thursday, July 17, the OSP’s charges follow an in-depth probe that began in late 2024 into alleged financial irregularities within Ghana’s petroleum regulatory framework.
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General
Excavators seized as anti-galamsey task force strikes Kyebi
The tactical mission, carried out on Sunday, June 15, saw the anti-galamsey task force depart Accra around 10:00 a.m. and descend on mining hotspots in the Asikam and Potrase communities near the Birim River.
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Courts
Court remands prime suspect in UEW lecturer murder case
Arthur was arrested at the professor’s Gyahadze residence in the Effutu Municipality on Thursday, May 22, during an ongoing police investigation into the lecturer’s mysterious disappearance.
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Tech
Coinbase faces $400M fallout from sophisticated cyber breach
The breach, disclosed just days before the company is set to be added to the S&P 500 index, involved a calculated social engineering attack.
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Courts
Illegal miner jailed 20 years for stabbing okada rider to death, stealing motorbike
The convict, Jacob Dari—popularly known as “Jaybad”—pleaded guilty to robbery before the court presided over by Judge Hathia Ama.
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Crime
Two arrested over murder of young seamstress in Twifo Praso
The suspects—28-year-old mechanic Richard Armah and 24-year-old disc jockey Isaac Arhin, popularly known as “Fresh DJ”—are both residents of Twifo Praso.
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General
AG to address Ghanaians on progress of ORAL
The update follows recent revelations from the ORAL Committee, which has identified $21.19 billion in potentially recoverable funds from illicit transactions and undervalued state asset sales.
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Courts
Immigration officers, 2 others held over tragic murder in Nadowli-Kaleo
The Wa District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Maxwell Maxibrian Titriku, has remanded the six suspects as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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