An Accra High Court Judge said the number of jurors to be empaneled in the murder case involving Ben Lord Ababio, a self-proclaimed traditional ruler and another was not “encouraging.” The court, presided over by Justice Mrs Kizita Naa Koowah Quarshie, has therefore ordered the Registrar to reassemble the jurors. This would enable the court […]
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Action on verdict Section 285 (4) of Act 30 Where the jury are not unanimous in their opinion, the Justice shall, after the lapse of a time that the Justice considers reasonable, discharge the jury, but a verdict of a majority of not less than five to two shall, in respect of an offence which
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The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into an alleged attack on the convoy of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The incident is reported to have occurred on December 2 in Techiman, located in the Bono East Region. According to a statement issued by the Police, preliminary findings indicate that the attack took
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A Sowutuom Branch Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, who threatened to kill citizens during the December 7 general election, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment. Mohammed Ibrahim was found guilty by an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, at the end of the trial. Ibrahim was charged with publication of false
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Admission Of Candidates To The Bachelor Of Laws (LLB) Degree Programme For The 2024/2025 Academic Year The University for Development Studies hereby announces for the information of the general public and prospective applicants that the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has granted the University accreditation to run BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) Programme. The programme is
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Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo (right) addressing participants in the ceremony The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has bemoaned the incessant challenges associated with land acquisition and administration, describing them as disincentives to investment and ultimately affecting economic growth. Such challenges, she said, were often characterised by laborious land litigations, which unnecessarily prolonged business
Land litigation affecting economic growth — Chief Justice Read More »
A renowned lawyer and statesman, Tsatsu Tsikata, has dragged the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, to court for defamation. The defamatory suit is in connection with Mr Akpaloo’s comments he made on Accra-based GHOne TV in which he said that the reason Mr Tsikata said things were better under
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Outgoing US president says his son was ‘selectively’ and ‘unfairly’ prosecuted due to his family name. US President Joe Biden waves alongside his son Hunter Biden after attending mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Johns Island, South Carolina on August 13, 2022 [AFP/Nicholas Kamm] United States President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter
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“I had to work while I was nine months pregnant,” says Sophie, a sex worker in Belgium. “I was having sex with clients one week before giving birth.” She juggles her job with being a mother of five – which is “really hard”. When Sophie had her fifth child by Caesarean, she was told she
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The Kwabenya Circuit Court has adjourned the case of Nowell Gavu, the man accused of destroying six effigies at the Airport Roundabout, to December 17. Gavu, a 37-year-old CCTV installer, appeared calm when presented before the court. The hearing was conducted in chambers, and the court is awaiting the explanation of a comprehensive medical report
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