General
‘We thank SP for allowing fairness to prevail’
Mr Marfo was charged with a count of collaboration with a public officer for the public officer’s private profit.
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Kissi Agyebeng to be vetted as Special Prosecutor today
Mr. Agyebeng was nominated by the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame on April 16 according to section 13(3) of Act 959.
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Opinion
The Law 101 – Plea Deals: Justice made swifter and surer
The article explains that plea bargaining is a lawful, regulated, and long-recognised feature of Ghana’s criminal justice system, strengthened by Act 1079 to promote faster justice, restitution, accountability, and judicial oversight.
Samson Lardy Anyenini
General
Parliament passes bill to guarantee free education for PWDs, special needs learners
The bill, passed on Thursday, 11 December 2025, also formally anchors the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy in law, turning what had been policy commitments into enforceable statutory entitlements.
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Crime
Special anti-armed robbery squad for Eastern, Bono East regions
On May 7, 2021 some gunmen attacked the head teacher of Bantama SDA Basic School in the Sene West District, Mr Elijah Asante, when he was returning from a workshop for teachers.
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Opinion
To Plead Or Not To Plead Guilty? An Appraisal of Plea Bargaining In Ghana.
The article appraises plea bargaining in Ghana, focusing on its development under the Criminal and Other Offences Procedure Amendment Act 2022, Act 1079. It explains the types of plea bargaining, its historical context, and its implications...
Gloria Teye
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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General
Prez Akufo-Addo accepts Kissi Agyebeng’s nomination as Special Prosecutor
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has accepted the nomination of Mr Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor.
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Crime
University student jailed for defrauding woman on fake admission promise
Frank Anderson Junior pleaded guilty and appealed to the court to give him time to refund the money, however, the Court presided over by Madam Josephine Fosua Appiah, convicted him on his own plea and sentenced him accordingly.
GNA
Courts
Plumber, 55, charged for allegedly defiling minor
William Ashley has however denied the charge of defilement and has been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢ 50,000 with two sureties. He is to report to the police once every week.
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Crime
Prosecution files documents in robbery at Amissah-Arthur’s house
The prosecution, led by a Senior State Attorney, Nana Ama Adinkra, notified the court about the documents, requesting more time to file.
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Courts
24-year-old herbalist jailed 30 years for robbery
The convict, John Awila also known as “Nana Kojo Agbeko", also claimed to be a reporter with Onua TV and Passion TV.
GNA
Crime
Two suspected members of syndicate arrested over internet fraud
The accused are said to have defrauded a lady of GH¢16,000 worth of frozen food items and went into hiding.
GNA
Crime
Four car snatchers to spend 60 years in prison
The Court heard that on September 16, 2020, at about 0315 hours, the complainant was in charge of Dahatsu cab with the registration number GS 5742-20 within Dansoman Junction when Obeng hired him to Awoshie at a fee of GH¢15.00
GNA
Courts
Court jails fraudulent trader 10 years
The complainant, according to the prosecutor, made a report to the police and the accused person was arrested
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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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General
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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General
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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General
“Fixing the Country” group to petition Special Prosecutor over investigating Mahama in Airbus scandal
The Airbus Scandal has been touted as one of the few instances in the world were a multibillion fine was awarded against a corporate body.
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Europe
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
German reports say the group of far-right and ex-military figures planned to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power.
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