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Petition for Justice Kulendi's removal dismissed
The decision is contained in a letter dated 4 December 2025, signed by Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, and addressed to the petitioner, Daniel Marfo Ofori-Atta.
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Citizen sues to strip Special Prosecutor of independent powers
Confirming the development on Wednesday, 10 December, Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai said a private citizen, Noah Adamtey, has filed Suit No. J1/3/2026 against the Attorney-General.
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Calls to scrap Special Prosecutor’s Office ‘premature’-President Mahama
Speaking at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, 10 December, during a courtesy call by the National Peace Council, he underlined that the OSP remains the only anti-corruption body with full prosecutorial independence.
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Courts
Court grants OSP bid for secret testimony in Charles Bissue galamsey trial
Sitting at the Criminal Division, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay on Tuesday upheld an application for the OSP’s key witness to give evidence in camera.
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Parliament has aversion to truly independent oversight bodies-Ace Ankomah
Speaking on Channel One TV on Monday, 8 December, he linked the current push to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to what he described as a long-standing pattern in the legislature’s attitude towards accountability institutio...
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Merge OSP, DPP, and EOCO into one prosecutorial body-Ace Ankomah
He has proposed that three key institutions – the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) – be collapsed into one autonomous body
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Mahama receives 10 petitions seeking removal of EC Commissioners and Special Prosecutor
According to high-level sources familiar with the process, seven petitions target the Electoral Commission (EC)—specifically Chairperson Jean Mensa and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey—while **three separate petitio...
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Attorney General pushes back against suit over religious restrictions at Wesley Girls’ SHS
The challenge was filed at the Supreme Court on 24 December 2024 by lawyer Shafic Osman. Relying on Articles 2(1)(b) and 130(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution
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Review of 1992 Constitution: Committee presents report to president today
The ceremony, scheduled for 13:00 GMT, will mark the culmination of months of consultations and analysis by the eight-member body tasked with examining potential amendments to the 1992 Constitution.
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Africa
Nigeria’s Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life imprisonment after decade-long trial
Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Thursday, four years after Kanu was forcibly returned from Kenya in circumstances that remain heavily disputed.
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Democracy Hub sues Cheddar for defamation over “false and malicious” claims
The case, filed at the High Court, centres on statements Mr Bediako made on 25 and 26 September 2024, which the plaintiffs say wrongly portrayed their movement as a political proxy engaged in sponsored protests.
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SML takes OSP to CHRAJ over alleged bias, abuse of office
The petition, submitted on 12 November and signed by the company’s chief executive, Evans Adusei, urges CHRAJ to examine what it describes as serious abuses of administrative power during an inquiry into SML’s contracts with the Ghana Reven...
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Citizen petitions Supreme Court to order refund of National Cathedral funds
Mr. Amable contends that the government’s use of state funds to support the Cathedral’s construction violated Article 179(11) of the 1992 Constitution
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Supreme Court orders written arguments on Ghana–US deportation agreement disclosure
The apex court has scheduled November 26, 2025, to deliver its ruling on the matter.
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Courts
Court restricts Asutifi North MP’s movement over galamsey clash probe
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, ordered the legislator not to leave the Greater Accra Region without notifying investigators.
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Paul Adom-Otchere drags Special Prosecutor to court over property declaration order
The veteran broadcaster and former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has filed an application seeking to quash a directive from the OSP that ordered him to declare his assets and income.
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SML contract saga: 2 suspects sue OSP over photographs
The applicants argue that the OSP unlawfully photographed them while they were holding placards displaying their names.
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GRASAG–GIMPA accuses management of sabotaging student programmes over withheld funds
In a strongly worded statement issued in Accra on Tuesday, the association said repeated requests for the release of its funds had been ignored, crippling major events
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Courts
Ten suspects in rural bank robbery remanded by Accra High Court
Presided over by Justice [Name Not Provided], the court issued the remand order during the suspects’ second appearance on Thursday, directing that they return to court on October 22, 2025, as investigations continue.
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Mahama to convene emergency meeting with CJ, AG to discuss public fund mismanagement
Speaking at the 12th Annual Conference of Chairpersons of Governing Boards and Chief Executives of Public Services in Ho on Wednesday, October 8, President Mahama said the engagement seeks to establish a fast-track accountability system
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