Crime
165 currently on the death row in Ghana – Amnesty Int’l Report reveals
This was revealed at a news conference to launch its Death Sentence and Execution Report.
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President Akufo-Addo petitioned to remove High Court Judge
According to the five-page document of the petition, Maria O’ Sullivan claims the Judge abused her office and privileges by procuring policemen to intimidate staff of Mariville Homes Limited.
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Removing Chief Justice from GLC may not fix legal education challenges – Kofi Abotsi
The 499 students contend that the pass mark for the entrance exams has always been 50% in both sections of the exams.
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General
We are fleshing out Standing Orders on parliamentary privileges and immunities – Dr. Ayine
While legal experts have stated that the police are not bound to seek the permission of the Speaker before effecting the arrest of an MP, some MP’s and even the Speaker of Parliament have justified the need for parliamentary immunity.
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Reform Legal Education in Ghana-2 Minority MPs submit Bill
“It is not too late to admit them because they have passed,”
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Clarify ‘on his way to’, ‘attending at or returning from’ in Article 117-Law lecturer to Parliament
Speaking on the Law Program on JoyNews on October 31, 2021, the lecturer further noted that in Australia you cannot serve any process on an MP if you arrest him five days on his way to parliament or five days on returning from parliament.
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The arrest of an MP- Police not duty-bound to seek Speaker’s permission- Prof Abotsi
The Police are not duty-bound to inform or seek the permission of the Speaker before effecting an arrest of an MP
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General
Flashback: Only 97 out of 600 student applicants gained admission to Ghana School of Law in 1958
The Ghana School of Law is the only institution mandated since 1958 to train lawyers professionally in Ghana.
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General
AG reveals 163 prison inmates are currently on death row
Clause 2 of the Constitution (Amendment) (Entrenched Provisions) Bill provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
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Courts
Two soldiers sentenced to ten years for kidnapping, robbery of small-scale miner
Lance Corporal (LAC) Alfred Mensah, 33, and LAC Matthew Amoako, 28, both pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy to rob and kidnapping Mr. Andrews Asante.
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Crime
3 tricycle robbers jailed 60 years by Asokwa Circuit Court
The court, presided over by Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah, found the three guilty and convicted them for robbery, causing harm, and conspiracy to commit crime.
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Courts
Three remanded, one granted bail over killing of security guard at Gomoa Akoti factory
Presiding over the case, Her Ladyship Ms. Armah Adomako Kwarkye ordered the suspects—Samuel Larbie (28), a businessman, and Wisdom Sosu (32), a motor mechanic—into custody following a police investigation that linked them to a robbery that...
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Opinion
Fidelity to the Law or to the Public: Patricia Asieduwaa v The Republic, A Test Case for Judicial Independence in Ghana
This article argues that judicial independence requires unwavering fidelity to the law rather than public sentiment, especially in high-profile criminal cases. It defends the appellate reduction of Patricia Asieduwaa’s sentence as legally s...
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Crime
19-year-old SHS 2 student defiles 18-month-old twin girls
A 19-year-old SHS 2 student, Patrick Nyarkoh, has been arrested by the Assin Fosu Police Command for defiling 18 month-old twin-girls at Assin Nsuta in the Assin South District of the Central region.
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Crime
Police arrest five fake National Security operatives in Western Region
At a press briefing in Sefwi-Wiawso, Western North Regional Police Commander DCOP Dr Francis Kwame Tsidi said the men were arrested on 2 April 2026 at about 6:00pm after police acted on intelligence.
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Courts
Two Nigerians arrested for allegedly trafficking three for prostitution in Ghana
Chidemma Nweke, a 24-year-old sex worker, and Mercy Francis, a 27-year-old trader, were accused of trafficking the victims from Nigeria to Ghana.
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Europe
First Cardinal prosecuted in Vatican’s Criminal Court convicted of embezzlement
Highest-ranking church official ever to stand trial before Vatican criminal court sentenced to five years and six months in jail
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General
‘I’ve been offered plea deals, but I turned it down because I am innocent’ – Abdul Inusah on fraud case in US
In interviews granted to GH One’s Francis Abban and on Assase Radio, he maintains that he is innocent and that he even turned down plea deals offered by US Prosecutors.
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“There is no human rights in homosexuality” – Hon. Francis Sosu writes
I am committed to fearless honesty and will continue to do my best for the people of Madina and Ghanaians as a whole. I believe when the dust settles, reason shall prevail over emotions.
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Ayine’s opinion does not violate any rule or Professional conduct rules for lawyers-NDC to CJ
In a petition dated May 25, 2021, Dr.Ayine was referred to the General Legal Council, by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, acting as a Complainant, for the comments made at the roundtable discussion, which he found “disparaging… and unaccept...
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