General
Ejura incidence: Chief calls for extension of military presence to maintain law and order
The clash occurred after the death of a colleague and social media activist, ‘Kaaka’
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Crime
Seven nabbed for abducting and killing 12-year boy at Nornyikpo
The suspects are; Hunor Kofi Koko alias Ando Kofi, 30, Anani Koko, 23, Senanu Ashitor Atsikpo, 28, Kwamevi Kagbetor 37, Louis Etse, 25, Kudzo Akpatsu, 49 and Fianyo Sandema, 39.
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General
$170 million judgment debt hangs on Ghana: As last-minute attempt proves futile
The Government of Ghana had 28 days to challenge the Tribunal’s decision under U.K law but the country appeared in court exactly three days to the expiration of the above number of days to ask for an extension.
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Courts
Ho 21 LGBT advocates granted bail by Court
The suspects had been picked up in May, in a swoop operation by journalists and the police
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General
Former Ghana international Derek Boateng: Arrested and fined for driving above the legally specified speed limit in Accra
The former Fulham and Getafe midfielder was among 35 drivers who were arrested for flouting various road traffic regulations.
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General
Maj. Mahama Trial: There is no pressure on the Police to investigate the case
The First Court Witness in the mini trial involving 14 alleged murderers of Major Maxwell Mahama, says there is no pressure on the Police to produce results in the investigations.
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General
E/R: Tension at Ofoase as Police kills one person, three others injured
Tension is brewing at Ofoase in the Akyemansa District in the Eastern Region after the Police allegedly shot one person to death leaving three other people with severe gunshot wounds.
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General
The dried cocoa pod I threw didn’t hit Maj. Mahama’ – One accused person confesses
One of the fourteen accused persons has explained his role in how the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was lynched.
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Courts
Lawyers, accused persons shocked at video of Major Mahama’s brutal murder
“Jesus!” That was the reaction of a female lawyer at the Bar when the videos that detail the alleged murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was played in open court yesterday.
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Crime
E/R: Man ‘kills wife’, dumps mutilated body on dumping site
A young man believed to be 24-years-old identified only as Isaac has allegedly murdered his ‘wife’ and deposited the mutilated body on a dumping site.
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Courts
Maj. Mahama: Evidential video to be shown in court on April 12
An Accra High Court, hearing the case of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, will on April 12, 2021, show in open court an evidential video by the prosecution.
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Crime
COVID-19 protocols breached: Two women fined GH¢2,800 for organising strip dancing night
The two women, Selina Dede and Alberta Abrokwa were fined GH¢2,800 for organising a strip dancing night and in default, the convicted persons would serve 6 months imprisonment each.
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General
Police ban Val’s Day celebration in drinking spots, others
The Bolgatanga Divisonal Headqurarters has banned grand Valentine’s Day celebration on Sunday, February 14.
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Opinion
Stay of Proceedings of A Case: A Legal Gymnastics Tool to Delay Proceedings Before a Trial Court?
The article explains that merely filing a repeat application for stay of proceedings, or an application for certiorari or prohibition, does not automatically halt proceedings before a trial court. A stay only arises where the trial or appel...
Francis Obiri
Opinion
The Intricacies of Hearsay Evidence: A Legal Conundrum
The article critiques the complex application of the hearsay rule in Ghanaian law despite statutory reforms under the Evidence Act, 1975 (NRCD 323). It argues that the trial judge in the Opuni case misapplied the law by relying on an inappl...
Derick Adu-Gyamfi
Opinion
The Maze of Complexity: Unravelling the Knots of Judicial Discretion in Re Republic vrs. Speaker of Parliament and Attorney General, Ex Parte: Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor Suit No. GJ/0560/2024.
The article critiques the High Court's refusal to grant a mandamus order compelling the President of Ghana to act on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, despite its passage in Parliament. The court's decision is argued to be pre...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo ESQ.
Opinion
Allodial interest under the Land Act, 2020: Some thoughts
The article discusses the position and seeming challenges with allodial interests under Ghana's Land Act, 2020
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Of Gaudy Earrings, Bare Arms and Revealed Cleavage: The Feminine Face of the Ills of the Bar?
The author shares her unalloyed disagreement over what she describes as "condescending and sexist" posturing to women in the legal profession
Francisca Serwaa Boateng
Opinion
Ghana Is Punishing Speech with a Law from 1839
The article argues that Ghana’s continued use of criminal offences such as “offensive conduct” and “publication of false news” undermines constitutional free speech protections and revives colonial-era tools of speech control. It also criti...
Martin Waana-Ang