Courts
Deputy IGP sues Captain Smart
The lawsuit, filed on January 2, 2025, stems from remarks made by Captain Smart during a television and radio broadcast on December 27, 2024.
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Results for "award of damages and equitable remedies in Ghanaian courts"
10245 results.
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses lawyer's Certiorari application against KATH
The Court also ordered him to pay a cost of GH¢20,000 for wasting its time.
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Courts
Court restrains 2BN from shooting bullets unto man’s 20-acre land
The court noted that it is not in any way ordering the military to cease its training activities but urged them to adopt protective measures.
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Africa
Abuja: Court sentences IGP to three months in prison
The court, in a ruling by Justice M. O. Olajuwon on Tuesday, held that the IGP should be committed to prison and detained in custody for a period of three months or until he obeys an order it made on October 21, 2011.
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Africa
Nigerian government asks Facebook, Instagram parent company to pay $70m over Ads
The agency argued that Meta's ongoing broadcast of unscreened advertisements has cost the federal government money.
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Courts
Four granted bail over parcel that led to Ghanaian’s 25-year sentence in Qatar
The accused persons before the Accra Circuit Court are Isaac Techie-Menson, 57; Comfort Ofosu, 25; Catherine Quaye, 43; and Kwaku Blorme, 38.
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General
US Justice Department, Ghana AG discuss cooperation on transnational crime
In a post on its official social media platform, the division said it had welcomed Dr Ayine as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral law enforcement relations.
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General
UG School of Law tops Ghana, West Africa in latest THE ranking
THE’s results, released on 21 January 2026, list the University of Ghana in the 251–300 global band for Law, making it the only Ghanaian law school to appear in the latest subject table.
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Crime
Why EOCO seized Shatta Wale's Lamborghini
The June 2025 operation, carried out by EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU), followed a formal request from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Crime
Six persons arrested in Kumasi for attack, robbery of bank customers
According to Regional Police Commander DCOP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe, the group trailed individuals who withdrew large amounts of money from financial institutions and then broke into their vehicles to steal the cash.
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Courts
Chinese national, six casino staff in court over GH¢440k gaming fraud at Osu
The accused — Mu Shuai, along with Rudolph Ayin, Loveland Odamtten Okpoti, Joseph Addo Narh, Ibrahim Tijani, Kelvin Baidoo, and Elijah Larbi — all pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and fraud.
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Business
GARIA launches 2nd Corporate Insolvency Journal
This detailed publication explores pivotal issues within Ghana’s insolvency sector, offering crucial insights to practitioners and stakeholders.
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Crime
Man allegedly tied to tree, set ablaze till death; Assembly member, 5 others arrested
The victim, identified as Isaac Ansah, was burnt alive at Achonwa last Thursday, over the suspicion of submitting names of 14 residents to a chief priest (name unknown) for rituals and sacrifice.
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Crime
Man 50 impregnates 14-year-old JHS student; victim sacked from school
The authorities of Southlane Lake View School, at Kasoa-Hideout, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, sacked the victim against policy guidelines of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
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Crime
Son of former Ghanaian MP convicted for online fraud in US; Faces up to 50 years in prison
Inusah was found guilty of receipt of stolen money, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and two other counts of wire fraud.
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General
‘Re-zoning Achimota Forest’ : E.I. 144 has no legal basis, disregard it – Haruna Iddrisu
The said E.I. 144 which seeks to change the use or re-zone the Achimota Forest, which is a public space, is in breach of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 (Act 925).
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General
Access to justice: Law Professor advocates for creation of national legal portal
He is particularly calling for the creation of a single national legal portal with a supporting app, that will provide access to “Ghanaian laws, judicial decisions and relevant information on access to justice.”
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Courts
Formal request made for Ofori-Atta, Ernest Akore's extradition from US-Attorney General
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Dominic Ayine confirmed the development on Thursday, 18 December, during the Government Accountability Series briefing.
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General
Fire guts Sunyani magistrate courts, destroying files and equipment
The Bono Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, ADO I Kwame Adomako Antwi, said the destruction was extensive, with furniture, records, air conditioners and office equipment all consumed by the flames.
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General
Enforce laws on Auditor-General's reports-OccupyGhana to Government
In a statement issued on Monday, October 20, the group acknowledged the engagement between the President, Chief Justice, Attorney-General, and Auditor-General, but insisted that Ghana does not need further deliberations.
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