Crime
Charles Bissue, another face 15 criminal charges over galamsey licensing scandal
The charges, filed on April 28 before the Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra, center on events between January and February 2019.
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Results for "African Court of Human and People's Rights"
10522 results.
General
Gov’t targets online child predators with new Cyber Security Act
The Act aims at protecting children and young people from the wrongful and non-consensual exposure of their intimate images in cyberspaces
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General
Ghana’s laws do not reflect reality – UG Law student
She explained that what they are taught with regards to theories mostly defers from what she sees in reality
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Courts
FIDA Ghana petitions Chief Justice over RNAQ and wife divorce judgment, urges Judicial training
FIDA Ghana took particular issue with passages in the judgment that, according to the petition, referred to the petitioner as physically attractive and capable of remarrying at any time
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General
Betting with Burglary: New Research Links Sports Betting Shops to Rising Crime in Ghana—Researchers Sound Alarm
A recent study has found that proximity to sports betting shops in Ghana significantly increases the likelihood of burglary and theft in nearby communities. The research links the rise in property crime to weak regulatory enforcement, poor...
Dennislaw Reports
Tech
Law School Director cautions against use of technology for fraud, spreading fake news
The Director of Legal Education and the Ghana School of Law, Justice Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, emphasized that such actions conflict with the principles of integrity and ethical conduct that students are expected to uphold in their personal...
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US
ICC is illegitimate;Trump says as he imposes sanctions
The order enforces financial and visa restrictions on individuals involved in ICC probes against American citizens or allies.
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Courts
The Supreme Court has, in a four to three majority decision of its review panel, overturned its earlier three to two majority decision of the ordinary bench in Ex parte Opuni.
Lower courts are also to follow the decisions of higher courts, but not slavishly.
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Crime
Seven arrested after New Winneba clashes leave three dead
Police say three people were killed and 17 others injured in the violence, which broke out on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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Africa
Sierra Leone lifts curfew after breakout from Freetown's Pademba Road Prison
There will be a new nine-hour night-time curfew beginning at 21:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday, the information ministry says.
BBC
Business
Petro SA deal: 29 CSOs want Freddy Blay, GNPC CEO removed
The CSOs have accused the two men of working against the nation's interest by seeking to sell 50% of the Ghana government’s interest in Jubilee Holdings Limited(JOHL) to PetroSA
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Tech
Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo, a US resident born in Egypt, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday of charges including acting as an agent for Saudi Arabia, money laundering, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and falsifying records, following a two-week trial i...
Bloomberg
General
Supreme Court’s 2020 election petition hearing was a ‘complete mistrial’ – Asiedu Nketiah
General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Aseidu Nketiah has opened up on the Supreme Court’s verdict of the 2020 Election Petition filed by the party’s flagbearer following his loss in the polls.
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Europe
Mining giant Glencore flew cash bribes to Africa via private jet, UK court hears
Third-party agents used Glencore’s money to bribe officials in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan, causing harms worth $128m, a sentencing hearing at Southwark crown court heard.
The Guardian
General
Digitise Tax Clearance Certificate acquisition process at GRA – Legal practitioner urges
“If you take the Tax Clearance Certificate under contention, it is just a cedi you pay to get it but then if you look at the process it makes it difficult for people who want it to wait and so if the turnaround time is not respected then be...
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General
Thoughts on the Upcoming Ghana School of Law Entrance Exams
There is nothing like late to study or prepare. A day counts
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Africa
Man arrested for infecting his wife, stepdaughter, 12 others with HIV
The suspect is a self-acclaimed chairman of the Iyana Iba motor part and had boasted that he was above the law
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Opinion
Plea bargaining in Ghana: The Inception of Act 1079
This article focuses on what plea bargaining is, the position of the Ghanaian criminal law on plea bargaining prior to Act 1079, the enactment of Act 1079, the benefits of plea bargaining, proposed implementation for plea bargaining as well...
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General
It’s unfair for people to bad-mouth the Chief Justice, says Frank Davies
Davies has described these comments as “intellectual dishonesty.”
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Courts
Insurance practitioner sues NIC
The CAP 2021 is a policy guideline, which brings the practice of injury claim settlement within the provision of the law, particularly section 255 of the Insurance Act 2021, Act 1061.
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