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GhC1,394,384.98 paid out of Probate, Letters of Administration Deposit account without supporting document
These are contained in the 2021 Annual Auditor General’s Report for Ministries, Departments, and other Agencies.
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‘The repeal of the Criminal Libel Law has had a very positive impact on the development of the Ghanaian media’ –President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic of Ghana; H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that he is proud of the modest role he played in the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law on 2nd August 2001 as an Attorney General.
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Courts
Full Reasoning of Eric Baah(J.A) in dismissing Anas GHC25 M Defamation suit against Kennedy Agyepong
In the court’s wisdom, the plaintiff surmounted the first test by proving that the words complained of were uttered by the defendant and that they were capable of defamatory meanings
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Opinion
Conviction and Sentence in Absentia; Effective Date Of Sentence, Settling The Uncertainty; The Case Of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, Former Masloc CEO
The article examines whether a sentence imposed in absentia begins from the date it is pronounced or from when the convicted person is brought into custody. Using the Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu case, the author argues that a purposive reading...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
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This article critiques Ghana’s narrow, outdated legal definition of rape, restricted to penile vaginal penetration, and advocates for reform aligned with the Rome Statute’s broader, consent-focused standard.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
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Ghana’s new Tribunals Act puts ‘galamsey’, related cases on the fast track
The law establishes strict timelines for the filing of charges, service of summonses, submission of defences and determination of preliminary objections. An accused person who intends to oppose a charge must generally file an answer within...
Richard Osei Boateng
General
OSP insists Ofori-Atta remains wanted despite US immigration ruling
The OSP said the decision of the US immigration court does not determine the validity of the criminal charges pending against Mr Ofori-Atta in Ghana.
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Others
Full Speech: Godfred Yeboah Dame at 39th International Symposium on economic crime
The Office of the Attorney-General is prosecuting other high-profile cases involving the offenses of wilfully causing financial loss to the State, stealing, corruption, fraud, procurement breaches, and money laundering.
Godfred Yeboah Dame, AG
General
Parliament passes Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2022, abolishing death penalty
“The Criminal Offences Amendment Act, 2022 is duly read the third time and duly passed," Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin said.
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President assents to Plea Bargaining Act, 2022 (Act 1079)
Per the Act1079 a person charged with a criminal offence may at the time before judgment, negotiate with the Attorney General for a plea agreement to reduce an offence charged to a lesser offence or to withdraw a charge against an accused p...
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Parliament passes ‘Plea Bargaining Bill’
Even though there existed a few instances where plea bargaining existed for very few offenses like Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 239 of Act 30 and others, the majority of offenses under Ghana’s criminal jurisdiction are generally exclu...
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Samson’s Take: Checking and publishing fact – that’s basic journalism
I must sound like a broken record on this subject. But we must keep talking, educating and debating until we get rid of the few reckless guys giving the media profession bad press.
Samson Lardy Anyenini
General
Go to court if you believe burning illegal mining excavators is wrong – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday reaffirmed his determination to root out illegal mining and stated that the burning of equipment used for the pollution of water bodies and forest reserves will not cease till the criminal...
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Courts
Nigerian jailed four months for attempting to register for Ghana card
The Madina District Court has sentenced a Nigerian, Derick Armstrong to four months imprisonment for falsely representing himself as a Ghanaian in an effort to register for a Ghana Card contrary to law.
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General
Full Speech: Justice William Atuguba's lecture on the Judiciary's role in protecting Ghana's Democracy
"Sharing my lived experiences with the Justice delivery system vi-a-vis public confidence in the judiciary and how recent Judicial pronouncements and rulings portend for consideration of Ghana’s democracy."
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Opinion
Vehicles Do Not Commit Crimes: Registered-Owner Liability, the Presumption of Innocence, and the Legality of TRAFFITECH-GH
The article challenges the legality of Ghana’s TRAFFITECH-GH system, arguing that registered vehicle owners cannot automatically be held criminally liable for traffic offences committed by others. It contends that such liability violates th...
Albert Gyamfi Esq.
Opinion
Roses are Red, The Statute is Stale: The Obscenity Debate and Legal Limbo of Sex Toys in Ghana
This article critiques Ghana’s outdated obscenity law under Section 281(1) of Act 29, arguing that its vague criminalization of "obscene objects" unconstitutionally endangers personal rights. It proposes legislative reform to exclude sexual...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Africa
Nigeria drops criminal case against Ghanaian tycoon Sam Jonah
In a series of directives issued by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and signed by Director of Public Prosecutions M.B. Abubakar, prosecutors were told to discontinue charges
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AT WHAT STAGE CAN THE CHIEF JUSTICE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENT OF THE PETITION FOR HIS/HER REMOVAL?
On 27th March 2025, the Law Platform reported that the Learned Chief Justice had written to the President of the Republic, H.E John Dramani Mahama, the Chairman of the Council of State, Hon. Doe Adjaho and the Former Chief Justice, who is a...
Mark Addey
Crime
Only males can rape females: Ghana’s position ingrained in Socio-Cultural values – Criminal Law Lecturer
Only males can rape females: Ghana’s position ingrained in Socio-Cultural values – Criminal Law Lecturer
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