Courts
Buffer Stock trial: Court rejects 2nd accused request to travel with son for medical care
The court held that the application did not show that the child’s medical condition could not be treated or managed in Ghana.
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Results for "Ondo state"
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AG ordered to disclose additional documents in Hanan Abdul-Wahab trial
The ruling followed a defence application filed on behalf of the first accused by his lawyer, Richard Gyambiby.
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Tech
India Seeks Removal of Jack Dorsey’s Offline Messaging App Bitchat
Indian authorities have asked GitHub to remove Bitchat’s source code, citing security concerns over the app’s ability to enable decentralised communication without internet access.
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General
Only three Chinese nationals jailed for illegal mining offences in six years, prisons data shows
The records show that 163 people were convicted during the six-year period. Ghanaians accounted for 146 of the inmates, while Chinese nationals accounted for three. The remaining inmates were listed as five Burkinabes, four Togolese and two...
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Court orders A-G to amend two charges in Hanan Abdul-Wahab trial
The court held that the two counts, both relating to defrauding by false pretences, did not contain enough particulars on the alleged false representations said to have been made by the accused persons.
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Summary of convictions and sentences imposed in the Samreboi mining case
Akonta Mining Company Ltd was separately convicted on Counts 3 and 6. The company was fined 15,000 penalty units on each count, bringing its total financial penalty to 30,000 penalty units.
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Defence challenges GH¢49.1m figure in Adu-Boahene case
Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea argued before the Accra High Court that the cedi equivalent of the $7 million transaction should be GH¢38.15 million, not GH¢49.1 million as stated by the prosecution.
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Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s lawyers demand return of cash, phones and passport after EOCO release
In a letter dated July 9, 2026, addressed to the Attorney-General and EOCO, the lawyers said the continued retention of the items was unlawful.
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Court fixes July 10 for habeas corpus application over Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s detention
The application is asking the court to compel the Director of the Bureau of National Intelligence and the Attorney-General to produce Mr Aludiba before the court.
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Court adjourns Wontumi Exim bank case to July 27 for further plea talks
The matter has been adjourned to July 27, 2026, after both sides informed the court that negotiations were still ongoing.
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Fugitive fraud convict ‘Chad’ arrested after seven years on the run
In a statement issued on Sunday, July 6, 2026, the Police said the convict will be handed over to the Economic and Organised Crime Office for the enforcement of the High Court’s judgment against him.
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US
US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship: What It Means for Ghanaians and Other Africans in the US
The Trump administration had argued that the clause’s reference to persons “subject to the jurisdiction” of the US implicitly required parental “domicile” meaning some form of lawful, permanent attachment to the country and that the childre...
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Africa
ECOWAS court urges states to enforce judgments
President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, said every delay in complying with the Court’s decisions weakens the rule of law and denies successful litigants the full benefit of justice.
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TikToker remanded over alleged cyberbullying of Mohbad’s widow
The 27-year-old appeared before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday on charges linked to cyberstalking, cyberbullying and the publication of harmful content.
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ECOWAS Court dismisses Torkornoo’s claims against Ghana
The case was filed after Justice Torkornoo challenged processes connected to her suspension and removal from office.
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Africa
Niger formally begins process to leave International Criminal Court
The ICC said it received Niger’s instrument of withdrawal on June 18.
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Supreme Court News
AG prays Supreme Court to dismiss injunction suit against payment of DACF into MPs' accounts
In court processes filed on behalf of the respondents, the Attorney-General argues that the application for interlocutory injunction brought by Dr. Yaw Twerefour is without merit and fails to establish the legal grounds required for the gra...
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Africa
Kenyan lawyer, Former Justice Minister Martha Karua denied entry into Uganda
The Uganda Law Society said Karua was stopped at the airport and ordered to return to Kenya.
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Courts
Covid-19 caused Sky Train investment loss, not wrongdoing, defence argue
The two former officials are asking the High Court to stop the trial against them, insisting that the Attorney-General’s evidence does not justify calling them to open their defence.
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UMB fund approvals came from headquarters, not branches- witness tells court in Adu-Boahene trial
Mildred Donkor, the third prosecution witness, said any such approval had to come from the bank’s headquarters.
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