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Ayariga, Dafeamekpor sponsor bill to abolish OSP
The draft legislation has not yet been formally laid before Parliament, but its intent is to dismantle the existing OSP framework by repealing the OSP Act in its entirety.
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Calls to scrap Special Prosecutor’s Office ‘premature’-President Mahama
Speaking at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, 10 December, during a courtesy call by the National Peace Council, he underlined that the OSP remains the only anti-corruption body with full prosecutorial independence.
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Africa
Burkina Faso moves to restore death penalty for Treason, terror offences
Burkina Faso abolished the death penalty in 2018. For the new bill to take effect, it must still be passed by parliament and reviewed by the courts.
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Merge OSP, DPP, and EOCO into one prosecutorial body-Ace Ankomah
He has proposed that three key institutions – the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) – be collapsed into one autonomous body
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Justice Baffoe-Bonnie to be sworn in as Chief Justice today
Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, who has served as Acting Chief Justice since 22 April 2025, steps into the role after the suspension and subsequent dismissal of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
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Parliament passes Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill
The legislation creates a new body — the Ghana Scholarship Authority — mandated to enforce stricter oversight, improve transparency, and modernise how scholarships are awarded and monitored nationwide.
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Ghana needs more lawyers-Chief Justice nominee
Speaking during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, November 10, 2025, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie rejected suggestions that the legal profession was overcrowded
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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
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Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament elected president of Africa’s Anti-Corruption Lawmakers’ Network
The election took place in Accra during APNAC’s 9th Biennial General Meeting, which brought together parliamentary leaders, governance experts, and anti-corruption advocates from across Africa.
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A Plus petitions Speaker to remove Abena Osei Asare as PAC Chair
In a letter dated November 3, 2025, A Plus argued that Madam Osei Asare’s prior role as Deputy Minister of Finance under the Ken Ofori-Atta-led Ministry compromises the credibility, independence, and impartiality of the committee
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Courts
PAC refers Ridge Hospital, KATH, others to AG for prosecution
The decision follows the entities’ defiance of aThe decision follows the entities’ defiance of a 30-day ultimatum issued by the committee to retrieve specified amounts cited in the Auditor-General’s report 30-day ultimatum issued by the com...
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Crime
PAC orders prosecution of ECG officials over GHC180 million unauthorized spending
The directive follows findings in the Auditor-General’s 2023 report, which revealed that ECG overspent on at least 13 budget items without approval from its governing board.
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Business
Ghana to regulate Cryptocurrency by December – BoG Governor
Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama, speaking at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, revealed that the Virtual Assets Bill is currently being finalized for submission to Parliament, where it is expected to be passed into law by De...
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Courts
Former CJ Torkonoo files suit to halt Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting, appointment as Chief Justice
The lawsuit also asks the court to invalidate all proceedings of the Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang Committee, which was constituted under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution to examine petitions calling for her removal from office.
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Government to revoke LI 2462, introduce new mining regulation — Attorney General
Speaking at an anti-galamsey dialogue organised by President John Dramani Mahama in Accra on Friday, Dr. Ayine disclosed that his office has completed work on a replacement instrument, designated LI 2505, which will be laid before the House...
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Business
BoG completes drafting of VASP bill, awaits parliament's consideration
In a release on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the central bank disclosed that it has completed work on a Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, crafted in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial...
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Ghana to roll out digital gun licensing system by December 2025
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, addressing Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, said the system will replace the current manual process with a more efficient, tech-driven approach.
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Prisoners feeding fee raised from GH¢1.80 to GH¢5
Interior Minister, Mr. Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, disclosed the new rate when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
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Police, Parliament, Judiciary, ADB, fined GH₵5.6m for flouting RTI law
According to the findings, the Ghana Police Service has already paid GH₵450,357 in fines, while CHRAJ still owes GH₵30,000.
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Kufuor proposes Second Chamber of Parliament to check presidential power over key appointments
Speaking at a high-level media forum organised by the Africa Media Bureau at the Alisa Hotel, Accra (September 26, 2025), the former president weighed in on ongoing discussions about a possible merger of the National Media Commission (NMC)...
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