The Public Defenders Division, one of the three functional divisions of the Legal Aid Commission, was able to resolve only 323 out of the 1,518 criminal cases it received between January 2023 and July this year. This is due to the shortage of lawyers (public defenders) available to support the work of the division charged […]
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The Police at Abor in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have apprehended three suspects in connection with the death of Bessah Gadah, a 42-year-old man at Tsiame in the Volta Region. They allegedly beat, killed, and secretly buried the deceased. Kwabla Zate, the main suspect was arrested by the police together with two
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The notion of ownerless land in Ghana has long been dispelled. Therefore in present day Ghana, every land has an owner. The laws of Ghana give recognition to stool or skin, family or clan, the state, individuals or juristic persons as entities that can own land in Ghana. The manner of dealing with any land
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In a surprising development, the Member of Parliament for the Walewale Constituency, Hon. Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has officially withdrawn from the race for the 2024 parliamentary elections. Her decision follows the inconclusive re-run of the constituency’s parliamentary primaries yesterday, which ended without a declared result due to an unfortunate incident. In a statement issued from
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Two students have been charged in the Dansoman Circuit Court with robbery and conspiracy to rob. Joshua Kwabena Nyador and Wisdom Ayekple have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Two other accomplices whose names were given as Toussant Afadolo and one Stanley are at large. Nyador, Ayekple, and the other accomplices allegedly robbed the complainant,
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The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has called for a massive recruitment of state attorneys to enhance the effective functioning of the office of the Attorney General. According to him, the present number of 300 is woefully inadequate and thus accounts for the inordinate delays in the delivery of its functions. Addressing lawyers at the
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The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo has called on the government to prioritize investment in basic education over the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy. Delivering his address at the Ghana Bar Association’s annual conference in Kumasi on Monday, September 9, Mr. Boafo said eliminating schools under trees and
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Ghanaian gospel singer, Ohemaa Mercy, has revealed an intriguing reason for her divorce. This follows years of marriage to her ex-husband, which ended under circumstances that surprised a lot of people. Speaking in an interview with Cookie Tee on TV3 on Saturday ahead of her ‘Bethel Experience’ concert, she revealed that she sought guidance from
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The Ghana Police Service has restored calm in Walewale following a disruption during the vote-counting process in the ongoing re-run of the New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Primary in the Walewale Constituency. In a statement, the Police Servicer disclosed that one person, identified as Kamara Bawah, has been arrested for causing damage to some ballot papers.
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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has affirmed that the judiciary in Ghana has consistently played a crucial role in managing the electoral process, particularly in handling disputes related to voter registration, parliamentary, and presidential elections. Speaking at the Annual Ghana Bar Association Conference in Kumasi on September 9, Justice Torkornoo noted that the judiciary has put
