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Nigerien tricycle rider jailed for smuggling four migrants into Ghana
The court sentenced him to three months in prison for migrant smuggling and four months for causing a false representation. The sentences will run concurrently.
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Ansa-Asare questions proposal to lower presidential age limit
He says the current constitutional requirement of 40 years has been in place for many years and should not be changed without a compelling reason.
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Abandoned vehicles to be auctioned under new towing rules-Kwame Kodua
Director of Registration, Inspection and Compliance at the NRSA, Kwame Koduah Attuahene, said every vehicle owner is now expected to either subscribe to a towing service or have an insurance policy that includes towing cover.
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Referendum on proposed constitutional amendment scheduled for 2027-Mahama
According to the President, voters will be asked to decide on proposed amendments to entrenched provisions of the 1992 Constitution when they go to the polls to elect Assembly Members next year.
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Summary of convictions and sentences imposed in the Samreboi mining case
Akonta Mining Company Ltd was separately convicted on Counts 3 and 6. The company was fined 15,000 penalty units on each count, bringing its total financial penalty to 30,000 penalty units.
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Wontumi asks High Court to refer mining charges to Supreme Court
The request concerns legal provisions being relied on by the Attorney-General in the criminal case against Chairman Wontumi and his company.
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Safo Kantanka’s will does not make anyone Kristo Asafo leader-Kwame Akuffo
Private legal practitioner Kwame Akufo says the will should not be treated as a document that automatically appoints a leader for the church.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship: What It Means for Ghanaians and Other Africans in the US
The Trump administration had argued that the clause’s reference to persons “subject to the jurisdiction” of the US implicitly required parental “domicile” meaning some form of lawful, permanent attachment to the country and that the childre...
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Ghana’s Supreme Court Affirms Pro-Arbitration Stance, Upholding Multi-Million Dollar LCIA Awards Against Springfield
Counsel for the Respondents criticized the findings of the court below that the new rules of LCIA and the old rules anticipated that there would be early determination of the suit.
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Parliament erred in Using an Ordinary Legislation to alter the Attorney-General's Prosecutorial Powers - Srem-Sai tells Supreme Court
The crux of the AG’s argument, detailed in a draft statement of case attached to the application, is that the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) represents an unconstitutional attempt by Parliament to vary the exclusive po...
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ECOWAS court accepts Ghana’s late defence in Torkonoo case
The decision means the Attorney-General’s response, though filed after the deadline set by the court, will remain part of the proceedings.
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Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, others plead not guilty to OSP's fresh charges
This is now the third time pleas have been taken in the case, which centres on allegations of a large-scale extortion and laundering scheme involving more than GH¢291 million and $332,000.
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Citizens Platform urges government to release full CRC report, set clear roadmap
The Citizens Platform on Constitutional Reforms said the process now requires transparency, urgency and firm political leadership.
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Digital undressing and the law: The use of AI to exploit women and children online
This writer examines “digital undressing” as an AI-driven form of sexual exploitation that creates non-consensual intimate images, undermining privacy, dignity, and bodily autonomy, especially for women and children.
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ECOWAS court allows Torkornoo to amend case, include removal from office
The ruling followed arguments from both sides at a hearing on Friday, 30 January 2026. The court said the changes would help avoid multiple cases being filed over the same set of facts, keeping the dispute on a single litigation track.
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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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CJ, not more than 14 Justices should constitute Supreme Court-CRC
Under the proposal, the Chief Justice and “not more than 14” other justices would make up the apex court, a move the Committee says is intended to streamline the Court’s work and improve the delivery of justice.
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Full Report of the H.Kwasi Prempeh-led Constitution Review Committee
Re-architecting Ghana’s governance model to sharpen accountability and performance. Extending the policy runway with a five-year presidential term while preserving the two-term guardrail. De-politicising institutions and local governance to...
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Key reforms proposed by the Constitution Review Committee
The recommendations were outlined by the Committee’s Chair, Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, when he presented key highlights of the final report to President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House on Monday, 22 December.
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Court rejects Wontumi team’s bid for extra disclosures in mining case
The Accra High Court on Monday, 8 December 2025, dismissed an application in which the defence argued that the requested documents were critical to the preparation of their case.
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