Africa
Nigeria: Buhari’s son-in-law declared ‘wanted’ over an alleged fraud
Corruption investigators in Nigeria have declared that the president’s son-in-law Gimba Yau Kumo is “wanted” in connection with an alleged $65m housing fraud.
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Courts
Court declines hearing to Atewa ‘galamsey’ case
The Kaneshie District Court has declined to hear the case of 11 alleged illegal miners accused of mining in the Atewa Forest Reserve under the guise of being National Security operatives.
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Africa
South Africa Considers New Marriage Law That Will Allow Women Marry More Than One Man
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has proposed a new law that will allow women marry more than one husband, in the same way that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife.
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General
Your social media posts can be used as evidence against you
Most of us think of social media platforms as a trumpet for our thoughts. We share our woes, ups and downs, and oftentimes even throw in a few strong opinions on different matters. Whether we do so in the open – transmitting our rants to hu...
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Courts
Prof. Benneh: Court sets date for committal proceedings
State attorneys will on May 19, this year, commence committal proceedings against Ebenezer Kwayisi aka Junior at the Kaneshie District Court for the alleged murder of University of Ghana law lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Benneh.
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Courts
Prof Benneh murder: One suspect freed
Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, one of the suspects allegedly involved in the murder of Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, a law lecturer, has been discharged by the Kaneshie District Court.
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Election Petition
Election Petition: Let There Be Peace After SC Ruling – Opanyin Agyekum To Ghanaians
Professor Kofi Agyekum, Dean of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana, has urged Ghanaians not to cause chaos after Supreme Court’s ruling on the election petition filed by former President John Dramani Mahama.
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General
We cannot legalise okada – Transport Minister-designate
Transport Minister-designate, Kwasi Ofori Asiamah, has reiterated that the government will not be legalising the commercial use of motorcycles popularly known as okada.
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Opinion
Allodial interest under the Land Act, 2020: Some thoughts
The article discusses the position and seeming challenges with allodial interests under Ghana's Land Act, 2020
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
The Concept Of Family: A Vexed Issue In Our Legal Jurisprudence
The article examines the meaning of “family” under Ghanaian customary law, including how family membership and headship are determined, and emphasizes that these questions often depend on the customs and evidence of the particular family. I...
Francis Obiri
Opinion
The Decline of Allodial Title in Ghana
The article retraces the circumstances that have contributed to the decline of allodial interests/titles in Ghana's land law, including provisions in law that have contributed to this realization
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
The departure which must itself be departed from-Comment on the Supreme Court Decision of GHANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD & ANOR v ATTA VI.
This writer submits that the Ogyeadom case could never, as perceived by the Court, have settled the question whether or not the Court is jurisdictionally competent to entertain and grant an application for stay of execution pending the dete...
Thaddeus Sory
Opinion
Freedom of expression: A driver for all Human Rights for Ghana's development
Delivered by Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei to the Ghana Journalists Association on Wednesday 3rd May, 2023
JUSTICE DENNIS ADJEI
Opinion
Fidelity to the Law or to the Public: Patricia Asieduwaa v The Republic, A Test Case for Judicial Independence in Ghana
This article argues that judicial independence requires unwavering fidelity to the law rather than public sentiment, especially in high-profile criminal cases. It defends the appellate reduction of Patricia Asieduwaa’s sentence as legally s...
Albert Gyamfi Esq.
Opinion
The Intricacies of Hearsay Evidence: A Legal Conundrum
The article critiques the complex application of the hearsay rule in Ghanaian law despite statutory reforms under the Evidence Act, 1975 (NRCD 323). It argues that the trial judge in the Opuni case misapplied the law by relying on an inappl...
Derick Adu-Gyamfi
Opinion
“Agent For Plaintiff”: A Fatal Misnomer; Why Ghanaian Lawyers Are Unwittingly Forfeiting Their Protections Through the Misdescription of Counsel in Ghanaian Civil Procedure: An Analysis of the Doctrine of Solicitor-Solicitor Agency vs. Lawyer-Client Reality
The article argues that endorsing a writ with “Agent for Plaintiff” wrongly treats the lawyer-client relationship as an agency relationship, whereas Order 2 rule 5(1)(b) of C.I. 47 concerns one lawyer acting as agent for another lawyer. It...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam and Kwadwo Owusu-Ansah
Opinion
Intestate Succession in Ghana: How PNDCL 111 Shapes Families After Death
The article examines how Ghana’s Intestate Succession Law, 1985 (PNDCL 111) protects spouses and children while exposing ongoing challenges in modern family structures, estate administration, and succession disputes. It ultimately argues th...
Naa Awura Dede Osabutey
Opinion
Right to Sue on Behalf of the Family: Settled Principles & Unsettling Surprises
The article discusses the legal principle in Ghana concerning the capacity of family members to sue and be sued regarding family property. It examines historical and modern interpretations, significant case law, and statutory provisions.
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Crime
40kg suspected cocaine from Ghana intercepted in Lebanon; Syrian national arrested
In a statement issued on Sunday, November 1, 2026, the Commission disclosed that the arrest resulted from a coordinated operation involving drug enforcement agencies in Ghana and Lebanon.
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General
One-year anniversary of late Justice Rita Agyeman-Budu to be commemorated with Foundation Launch, Headstone unveiling next month
The three-day commemoration, scheduled for November 20 to 22, 2026, will be held to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Justice, who passed away in July 2025 at the age of 64.
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