Crime
Family offers GH¢50,000 reward after law student dies in Tema Motorway hit-and-run
Ivan was reportedly knocked down by a vehicle on August 27, 2026.
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Family Head says he was informed of customary marriage between Daddy Lumba, Odo Broni
Appearing under cross-examination, Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu, head of the Ekuona family at Parkoso, said he did not witness any ceremony himself but learnt of the supposed marriage.
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Courts
Court dismisses injunction against Daddy Lumba’s funeral
The application, filed by Madam Akosua Serwaa Fosuh, who identifies herself as the musician’s lawful wife, sought to restrain the musician’s extended family head and another woman claiming to be his spouse from proceeding with the burial ar...
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Crime
Dubai sex ring boss unmasked in BBC investigation
Rumours of wild sex parties in the UAE emirate have circulated for years. The hashtag #Dubaiportapotty, which has been viewed more than 450 million times on TikTok, links to parodies and speculative exposés of women accused of being money-h...
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Courts
Court warns family of slain Immigration Officer against retaliation
Presiding Judge Abena Owusu Omenyo acknowledged the grief the family was enduring but stressed that violence or threats would not serve their cause.
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Africa
Nigerian court sentences Chinese businessman to death for murdering girlfriend
Frank Geng Quarong was discovered in her room after having stabbed her several times there.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Citi FM's Richard Sky goes to Supreme Court, wants it declared null and void
Sky, who's also a private legal practitioner asserts that the bill passed by Parliament contravenes various articles of the constitution and thus should be declared null or void.
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Europe
UK: Judge’s online stalker sentenced to eight years in prison
Javed Sheikh, 43, was convicted of aggravated stalking following a two-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.
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Courts
Family fights Ghana Airport Company over lands
The GACL contended that the colonial government adequately paid compensation for the land and, therefore, the plaintiff was not the legal owner of the land and, therefore, not entitled to the reliefs.
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Courts
UPSA student in police grips for alleged assault of family members
t about 12:48 am, police had information about a man armed with a pistol on a storey building on Oda town threatening to shoot people at the scene around the total filing station.
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General
Mangortey: Passing anti-LGBTQI Bill will be suicidal
“A person who undermines these proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than 2,000 penalty units or a term of imprisonment of not less than two mont...
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Courts
Huahi Royal Family wins land case against KNUST
A Kumasi High Court, Land Division presided over by Justice E. Senyo Amedahe has ruled that the Huahi Achama Tutuwaa Royal Family is lawful owner of the 1298.33 acres of lands located at Benimasi-Boadi in the Ashanti Region.
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Who succeeds Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie?
This DL News feature examines six Supreme Court justices whose professional backgrounds offer different perspectives on that choice: Gabriel Pwamang, Avril Lovelace-Johnson, Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, Senyo Dzamefe a...
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Courts
Court of Appeal gives husband green light to sue Ghana Health Service, Mponua District Hospital directly for negligence
A three-member panel overturned a High Court ruling that removed the two health institutions from the case on the basis that the law establishing them did not expressly state that they could sue or be sued in their own names.
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Ghana School of Law Opens 2026 Post-Call Admissions
The one-year programme is expected to commence in October 2026 and conclude after the end-of-year examinations in June or July 2027. Successful candidates will subsequently be enrolled on the Roll of Lawyers in Ghana.
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Supreme Court News
Citizen goes to Supreme Court over presidential term limit
The plaintiff, Ganiwu Alhassan, wants the apex court to declare that a person who has served two separate, non-consecutive terms as President is still eligible to contest for the office again.
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Europe
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns
His resignation follows weeks of pressure from within the party over his leadership and Labour’s prospects ahead of the next general election.
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General
IEC to announce new date for 2026 Ghana School of Law entrance exam
The notice indicates that the Entrance Examination for qualified applicants “will take place on” a new date to be announced soon.
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General
Education Ministry rejects request to rollover Vice-Chancellors' statutory retirement age
In a letter sighted by Dennislaw News, the Chief Director, Lydia Essuah, who wrote on behalf of the Minister, indicates that after reviewing the relevant constitutional and policy provisions, it is “unable to approve the request.”
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Crime
One beheaded, dozens of homes razed in Ahanta West chieftaincy violence
The renewed violence is linked to a prolonged leadership dispute, which flared up after residents of Asemko reportedly attempted to enstool their own chief, defying existing traditional arrangements.
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