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Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce prison overcrowding
The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
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Chinese court sentences official to death for taking bribes
Yang Youlin, 69, was convicted by a court in Changzhou for bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power and money laundering.
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General
GBA President renews call to protect Judiciary from political pressure
GBA President, Mrs Efua Ghartey, said the Judiciary must be protected from political pressure if it is to remain a credible institution for justice delivery.
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Courts
Special operations claim in GH¢49.1m NSB case was afterthought- EOCO investigator tells court
An EOCO investigator, Frank Marshall Cromwell, told the Accra High Court on Thursday, July 2, that Mr Adu Boahene’s claim that part of the money was used for special operations was not supported by the findings of investigators.
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Crime
Tamale High Court Convicts Four Herdsmen For Kidnap-For-Ransom, Cutlass Torture Of Fellow Herdsman
The victim's brother, Buubu Osman, delivered the cash — stuffed in a distinctive orange and black bag to the kidnappers at Joblajo on 5th December 2025. The victim was released, but bore deep cutlass wounds on both arms, his head, fingers,...
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General
Legal Education must build Competence in Customary Law - Justice Ackaah-Boafo
For years, the debate over legal education in Ghana has been framed as a battle of "Access versus Standards". Justice Ackaah-Boafo argued that this is a false dichotomy. Instead, he asserted that both access and standards are twin duties ow...
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Crime
Ashanti Region: Police arrest fugitive car snatcher
The suspect, William Opoku, also known as Father Blessing, was picked up at Ahwiaa near Kumasi during an intelligence-led operation by the Ashanti South Regional Police Command.
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Business
Stay application by GN Savings' receiver struck out
The motion, filed by the Receiver, was intended to stay execution of an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal which quashed the 2019 revocation of the company’s operating licence.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court Justice calls for early action to prevent violent conflicts
Justice Mensah-Bonsu made the call in Accra during a high-level panel discussion on traditional, interfaith and judicial perspectives on silencing the guns in Africa.
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Crime
Trader remanded over alleged GH¢400,000 car-snatching scheme
Emmanuel Yaw Duku, also known as Obed Blankson or “Cocoa Krakye,” has been charged in connection with the alleged robbery of the vehicle valued at GH¢400,000.
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General
GES interdicts Bole SHS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct with student
In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Head of Public Relations of GES, Daniel Fenyi, said management had taken notice of the video and had begun formal inquiries.
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Courts
NAM1 ordered to file evidence by July 6 in Menzgold case
The order covers witness statements, supplementary statements and any proposed exhibits, including audio-visual recordings.
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Tech
Open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots, EU orders Meta
The directive means Meta must reopen the WhatsApp for Business API to third-party general-purpose AI assistants under the same conditions that existed before access was blocked.
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Crime
UCC probes death of Level 200 student found at Hutchland Beach
The deceased has been identified as Innocentia Atsufui Avinu, a Level 200 student of the university.
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Courts
Court permits Abronye DC to travel to UK for master’s programme
The permission was granted by Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassit after his lawyers applied for the temporary release of his passport.
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Courts
Driver remanded over alleged GH¢750,000 theft from lawyer’s office
He is alleged to have entered the office of a lawyer at Adabraka in Accra after damaging the door lock and cutting electrical cables to disable power supply to the premises.
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Courts
Wontumi seeks plea deal in Exim Bank loan fraud case
The development was placed before the Accra High Court on Thursday, June 11, 2026, through a Notification of Commencement of Plea Negotiation filed by the Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai.
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Europe
Ex-Air Canada pilot charged for flying 17 years without proper licence
Geoffrey Wall, 59, of Ontario, is alleged to have used forged credentials to operate as a captain after his promotion in 2009.
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Courts
Court reinstates Abronye bail conditions after passport submission
The court had earlier ordered his remand after he failed to comply with a condition requiring him to deposit his travel documents with the Court Registrar.
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Courts
Kwadaso court remands trader over alleged narcotics possession
The court, presided over by Jephthah Appau, did not take his plea because investigations have not been completed.
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