Crime
OccupyGhana calls for scrutiny of EOCO investigative powers
The pressure group says the seriousness of allegations cannot, by itself, justify indefinite measures or departures from constitutional safeguards.
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CSOs demand law, firm timelines for constitutional reform process
The platform, made up of more than 100 organisations, wants Parliament to pass a Constitutional Reform Implementation and Roadmap Act to guide the entire exercise.
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Business
GRA serves audit notice on firm of lawyer who sued over tax exemption powers
GRA said the firm had been selected for audit under the tax laws, but stressed that the exercise should not be taken as proof of any wrongdoing.
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General
Recognise TMA's development control authority-Gov't directs TDC
The letter, signed by the Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, followed a review of the constitutional and statutory mandates of the two institutions.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to rule on bid to halt vacation trials on August 21
Justice Gabriel Pwamang, sitting as a single Supreme Court judge, fixed the ruling date after hearing arguments from both sides on Thursday, August 20.
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Supreme Court News
CSOs allowed to join Supreme Court case challenging OSP powers
The organisations were admitted as friends of the court, also known as amicus curiae, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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Supreme Court News
12 civil society groups move to join Supreme Court case over OSP powers
The groups want to participate as amicus curiae, or friends of the court, saying the legal challenge raises far-reaching questions about Ghana’s anti-corruption regime.
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Others
Trading Under The Diplomatic Shield: Reconstructing The Commercial Activity Exception To Diplomatic Immunity
This article examines the tension between diplomatic immunity and private commercial accountability under Ghanaian law. It argues that Ghana reflects the restrictive doctrine of sovereign immunity, especially through the commercial activity...
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Courts
Attorney-General backs court challenge to OSP’s independent powers
In an affidavit filed on 8 April 2026 in the case of Adamtey v Attorney-General, the state’s chief legal adviser argues that parts of the OSP Act, 2017 conflict with the 1992 Constitution because they allow the Special Prosecutor to begin c...
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court rejects OSP’s bid to join lawsuit challenging its powers
In a unanimous decision, the court said the OSP is not a necessary party to the suit brought by private citizen and legal scholar Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey.
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Courts
Nana Agradaa jailed 15 years for fraud and charlatanic adverts
The conviction relates to a 2022 broadcast on her Today-TV channel, where she claimed to possess spiritual powers that could "double" money.
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General
Singapore empowers police to freeze bank accounts in suspected scam cases
Taking effect on Tuesday, the Protection from Scams Act gives authorities sweeping powers to intervene in financial activities without the account holder’s consent, even if the individual insists they are not being deceived.
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General
Full text: Suspended CJ speaks about her ongoing trial
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Justice Torkornoo criticized the process as secretive and unconstitutional.
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Others
Corporate Restructuring and the Role of the Board in Ghana
This article will discuss corporate restructuring in Ghana, some different methods of corporate restructuring under Ghanaian law, and the role played by the Board of Directors in the process.
Ewurama Osam Tawiah
General
Galamsey: Let’s deal with the powers behind- Yaw Acheampong Boafo
“The government must be honest and bold and fish out this evil axis of p[owerful interests engaged in a wanton destruction of our environment and deal with them decisively irrespective of the status of the individuals involved,” he said.
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General
Give PIAC prosecutorial powers- CSO rep
The committee currently relies on Parliament for enforcement, a system that has not effectively deterred the misuse of oil revenues.
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Courts
Tobinco Pharmaceuticals wins court case over alleged fake drugs importation
An Accra High Court, presided over by Her Ladyship, Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, exonerated the Company in a ruling dated July 29, 2024.
GNA
Africa
SA parliament suspends opposition leader Malema, other MPs for a month
The parliament's powers and privileges committee found them guilty of contempt of parliament for storming the stage during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address in February.
BBC
General
Ghana ranked 61 out of 142 in 2023 Rule of Law Index, drops 3 spots from previous year
The Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project (WJP) is part of an annual series of measuring people’s perceptions and experiences of the rule of law in 142 countries and jurisdictions, covering 95% of the world’s population.
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General
Reduce president’s powers of appointing Special Assistants-Justice Dotse
He observed that the current state of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463) gives the president too much laxity to do whatever he wants and wondered why no government since 2001 has questioned the constitutionality of the law.
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