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SONA 2024: Full Speech by President Akufo Addo
The address, mandated by Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, was delivered by the President in the Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday, 27th February, 2024
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Full text: Report of OSP on contractual arrangements involving Finance Ministry, GRA and SML
This report is founded on sections 2 and 3 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) and regulation 31(1)(g) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2374).
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Opinion
When the Clock Trumps the Merits: A Critical Examination of the Supreme Court's Decision In Ex Parte Nyindam and Its Implications for Democratic Governance
The article critiques the Supreme Court’s decision in Ex parte Mathew Nyindam, which quashed the Kpandai election-petition judgment because the petition was filed outside the mandatory 21-day statutory period. It argues that the Court eleva...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo
Business
Bank fraud cases drop but financial risk soars in 2024 – Bank of Ghana Report
While most fraud types recorded a decrease in value at risk, forgery and document manipulation stood out, surging more than sevenfold from GH¢7.47 million in 2023 to GH¢53.5 million in 2024. This category alone represented 67% of the fraud-...
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Crime
Health Minister orders arrest of Winneba Hospital staff who abandoned patient in bush
Therefore, the Health Minister has directed that the affected staff be reported to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the police and the Attorney General.
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Europe
DJs, and dog walkers, among roles eligible for UK skilled worker visas
In a study of Home Office data covering the period until March 2024, Robert McNeil, a researcher at the University of Oxford, identified 334 visas granted for “animal care service occupations.”
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Courts
Anti-LGBTQI cases: Judicial Service responds to 'delay' comments
In a statement issued on September 13, 2024, the Judicial Service noted that as of August 31, 2024, the parties had not submitted their memorandum of issues for trial.
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Crime
Two jailed 30 years for robbing banker of vehicle, personal belongings
Peter Amuzu, also known as Master Pee, and Isaac Brena Eshun, aka Young, took away the banker’s money in various currencies and other cards.
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Crime
Two businessmen jailed 17 years over theft of electronic gadgets
James Ugochukwu Mwobi, a 33-year-old businessman, received a 12-year sentence for charges including unlawful damage, stealing, and unlawful entry.
GNA
Courts
Banker robbed at gunpoint in Accra; accused persons remanded
The trio, identified as Peter Amuzu (alias Master Pee), Isaac Brena Eshun (aka Young) and Ibrahim Mohammed (aka King Dawa) have been charged with conspiring to rob a banker, Karyen Afriyie Gabriel at gunpoint.
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Supreme Court News
AG debunks claims about Chief Justice in Opuni case
The AG notes that such publications are ‘laden with falsehood and contain an imputation that the composition of the panel for the hearing of the appeal on May 8, 2024, was unusual, questionable, or in violation of the Constitution. “
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Crime
Student convicted for issuing dud cheque
Henry Ulsen Alibah, pleaded guilty and was convicted accordingly, but sentence was deferred till May 9, 2024.
GNA
General
Chief Justice launches LEADing Justice Initiatives with bold new reforms
Dubbed the LEADing Justice Initiatives, the new reforms represent her vision for improved capacity of all workers within the justice delivery system and a continuous drive towards efficiency.
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Supreme Court News
Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Citi FM's Richard Sky goes to Supreme Court, wants it declared null and void
Sky, who's also a private legal practitioner asserts that the bill passed by Parliament contravenes various articles of the constitution and thus should be declared null or void.
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Courts
Court sets March 19 for contempt case against CSIR Governing Council members
The court has directed all parties to submit their written arguments within two weeks and has scheduled a March 19, 2025 ruling.
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Crime
Court orders arrest of couple over defrauding landlady of GH¢260K
This follows the issuance of a bench warrant for their arrest by an Accra Circuit Court on August 21, 2024.
GNA
Opinion
The Maze of Complexity: Unravelling the Knots of Judicial Discretion in Re Republic vrs. Speaker of Parliament and Attorney General, Ex Parte: Rockson-Nelson Etse K. Dafeamekpor Suit No. GJ/0560/2024.
The article critiques the High Court's refusal to grant a mandamus order compelling the President of Ghana to act on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, despite its passage in Parliament. The court's decision is argued to be pre...
Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo ESQ.
Opinion
Ghana: The Ideal Member to Host the Proposed UNCITRAL Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Settlement (Investor-State Dispute Settlement)
This article makes a compelling case for Ghana to host the proposed UNCITRAL Advisory Centre on International Investment Dispute Settlement (ISDS). It highlights Ghana's strategic location, political stability, neutrality, and growing role...
Prince Kojo Tabiri and Godwin Selasi Owusu
Opinion
Fixing of dates for hearing applications (Generally) in the Supreme Court - What have we fixed?
It has always been the established practice of the courts that dates for hearing applications are fixed by the respective Registrars of the courts in the registries in which the applications are filed. This is done at the time of filing suc...
Thaddeus Sory, Esq.
Courts
Kasoa election shooting: Assembly administrator remanded over attempted murder of driver
Suraj, who the prosecution says works with the Gomoa East Assembly at Potsin, is facing multiple charges including attempted murder, assault, causing unlawful harm, possession of a firearm without lawful excuse, and carrying an offensive we...
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