Courts
Court orders striking university unions to suspend action
The order, granted by the High Court on Friday, 13 February 2026, directs the unions’ executives, members and representatives to call off the strike immediately.
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Crime
Police arrest woman who set fire at Pastor Elvis Agyemang’s church auditorium
The incident happened on the night of Monday, 9 February, during a quiet time at the auditorium. Church officials say the suspect acted as if she was praying before starting the fire.
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Crime
Man held after gun threat at Accra Circuit Court, police say
In a statement dated 7 February, the Accra Regional Police Command said the arrest followed an incident at the Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, 3 February.
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Crime
No compromises in ORAL prosecutions-Attorney General
Speaking on Thursday, 5 February, during a visit by Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to the Ministry of Justice, Dr Ayine said the ORAL cases are progressing
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Courts
Policewoman remanded over alleged killing of taxi driver at Tetegu
The court did not take her plea and ordered that she be held in lawful custody. She is expected to return to court on 25 February 2026.
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US
Man who tried to kill Trump on Florida golf course gets life sentence
In sentencing remarks, US District Judge Aileen Cannon said the seriousness and premeditation behind the offence warranted a life term, noting that he showed no remorse.
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Crime
Two held in Yendi over TikTok account impersonating President Mahama's son
Police say the suspects created a fake account under the name “Sheriff Mahama” and used it while presenting themselves as the president’s son.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court rejects Attorney-General’s bid to review criminal disclosure ruling
In an earlier decision, the Supreme Court dismissed an attempt by the accused persons to stop the High Court judge handling their trial. But in the same ruling, the court also took a significant procedural step: it reworked the Practice Dir...
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Abu Trica re-arrested after High Court throws out certiorari bid
The High Court struck out his application for certiorari, ruling that the case had effectively run its course once the state withdrew the charges against him and two other accused persons, leading to their formal discharge.
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Daddy Lumba estate case: Kumasi High Court drops daughter’s name, strikes out LA application
On Monday, Justice Hannah Taylor upheld a misjoinder motion filed for Charlyn Fosuh, a daughter of the deceased, effectively removing her from an application seeking letters of administration over her father’s estate.
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General
GAF reject claim most recruits failed HIV screening, call report “fake”
In a statement, the Acting Director-General of Public Relations, Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin (Ghana Navy), described the allegation as “FAKE NEWS” and urged the public to disregard it.
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Courts
Court revises bail conditions for Mustapha Hamid, nine others in OSP case
Instead of reporting to the court’s registrar as previously ordered, the accused will now be supervised more directly under a revised monitoring framework.
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US
Ken Ofori-Atta kept in ICE as US judge demands extradition proof
The hearing was held in private at the request of his legal team, with the court instructing non-parties observing via Webex to leave before proceedings continued.
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Crime
Police probe fatal shooting of taxi driver near Weija
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ghana Police Service said preliminary findings suggest the shooting followed a confrontation between the officer and the driver of a Hyundai i10 taxi.
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Courts
Injunction suit against DVLA over digital embossment adjourned to Jan 23
The court said the applicants, VEMAG and 26 others, had not been formally served with the DVLA’s affidavit opposing the injunction request.
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Labourer remanded over alleged death threat on mother
Dauda Bediako, also known as Dauda Abdulai, has been charged with threat of death and pleaded not guilty. He is due to return to court on 27 January 2026.
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Tema court remands two over 1,613 parcels of suspected drugs
The accused persons, Isaac Odoi, 33, and Kwame Mani, 39, appeared before the court presided over by Justice Cynthia Wiredu, a High Court judge sitting as an additional Circuit Court judge.
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Supreme Court News
AG seeks Supreme Court review of ruling on criminal disclosure rules in GHC49.1M NSB case
Acting through the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, the state is asking the apex court to clarify a key portion of its earlier ruling on the Practice Direction on Further Disclosures.
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Crime
Awutu Senya: Man kills girlfriend for denying him sex
According to police sources, the suspect, who lives at Oboman in the Ga South Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, had travelled to spend the night with her when the incident occurred.
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General
Tuah-Yeboah challenges Ayine over ‘weak Saglemi case’ claim
He said he found it “difficult to accept” that the case was being dismissed as poorly put together, arguing that the file at the Attorney-General’s Department was the product of extensive work by state security agencies and independent tech...
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