The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sefwi-Wiawso Dr Kwaku Afriyie has told the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin that it did not rest with him to remind lawmakers about the Standing Orders, especially regarding the nominations made to the Supreme Court. This comment infuriated the speaker, causing him to walk the MP out of the […]
The High Court in Accra has dismissed a preliminary legal objection raised by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against the request by Patience Botwe to provide her with information obtained from former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah and her husband. This was after the Court presided over by Justice Marie-Louise Simmons, held that
Betty Danquah-Smith In the bustling legal landscape of New York City, where dreams are born and ambitions soar, one attorney stands out not just for her expertise, but for her inspiring journey from a small town in Ghana to the pinnacle of international law. She stands tall as a beacon of hope and embodies the
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A legal challenge has been mounted against the reappointment of Professor Rita Akosua Dickson as Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). A petition has been filed with the High Court in Kumasi, seeking to block the renewal of Professor Dickson’s appointment, which is set to commence on August 1, 2024.
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The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has extended the deadline for the filing of Annual Returns and Renewals to 30th September, 2024. A statement from the Office said validation is being conducted to ascertain businesses that complied with the directive from the Registrar of Companies, Companies, Churches, Association, Civil Society Organization, Think Tanks,
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A driver, Alhassan Sani, has been barred by the Hohoe Magistrate’s Court from using the road till July 5, 2025. Sani was convicted on a plea of guilty to the charges of failing to comply with traffic signs, driving without a license, use of a vehicle without insurance and a road use certificate. In addition
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Three members of staff of the Ketu North Municipal Hospital, have allegedly been arrested by the Police at Dzodze for impersonation. They are Collins Asilevi, a laboratory technician of the hospital; John Delu, a record keeper; and Stella Kale, a Community Health Nurse, from the same facility. According to the Regional Offices of the Pharmacy
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The Kasoa Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing a less-than-a-week-old baby. The suspects, Magdalene Nana Adwoa Boafo, 28, Faustina Binney, 32, and Eunice Koomson, 36, a teacher, allegedly took the baby from its mother, Ms Abigail Addison, 29, under the pretext that
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A Wa High Court, presided over by Justice Abdul-Yussif Assibey, has ruled against a bail application for suspects involved in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Royal Cozy Hills Hotel in Jurapa (Jirapa Dubai). Mr. Luanga Bagonluri, Counsel for the second and third accused persons in the case, Belinda Milla and Kweku
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Women groups in the Upper West Region have called on Ghana’s Parliament to pass the Affirmative Action Bill as soon as possible to increase women representation in leadership roles in the public sector. They said currently, women representation in Parliament stood at 15 per cent, which in their view was inadequate as compared to the
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