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WR Minister wins GH¢1m defamation case against ‘Chief’, Multimedia

An Accra High Court presided over by His Lordship, Richard Apietu, has awarded damages of GH₵1,000,000.00 against Nathaniel Dekyi alias Nana Nyonwah Panyin IV of Dompim Pepesa in the Western Region and the Multimedia Group Limited. This was after the court found the two guilty of defaming the Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah […]

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IMANI, Kwesi Aning sue AG over appointments of heads of uniformed security services

The IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, and Professor Kwesi Aning of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, have initiated legal proceedings against the Attorney General concerning the appointment processes for leaders of uniformed security agencies. The petitioners have raised issues regarding the practice of new governments discontinuing the tenures of certain institutional heads.

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CCF condemns police officer for allegedly mutilating woman’s ear with pliers

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The Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has condemned an alleged incident involving a police officer stationed at Tema Community 8, said to have cut off a woman’s ear with a pair of pliers. The victim, Ms Judith Yaakuma, 20, had been left traumatised and in excruciating pain, which had stirred public conversation over the need for

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Court to start trial of three accused of embezzling Church‘s credit union cash

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An Accra Circuit Court will on March 18, 2024, begin the trial of three persons accused of embezzling GHC382,221 depositors’ funds of a church’s credit union. The accused include Jospeh Acheampong, a Consultant/Manager, Kenneth Osei-Ansong, a Recovery Officer, and Esther Ofori, a Cashier at Christian Pentecostal Church. The three have been charged with conspiracy and

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Don’t sign anti-gay bill – Amnesty International Ghana to Akufo-Addo

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Amnesty International Ghana has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to endorse the contentious anti-gay bill. Genevieve Partington, the Country Director of Amnesty International Ghana, characterized the bill as a “flagrant violation of privacy rights” that could have severe repercussions for Ghana if enacted into law. This plea was made during a meeting involving

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Attempted murder: My former guard shot at me, tied my wife to toilet seat – Witness tells jury

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The businessman who is the subject of the alleged attempted murder has told the High Court in Accra and the jury how his former security guard stormed their house, tied his wife to a toilet seat, and “fired the gun at me.” He also told the jury and the High Court presided over by Justice

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Two persons sentenced to 10-years for stealing Ghc260K worth of home appliances

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Asamankese Circuit Court in Eastern Region has sentenced Isaac Opare, a 34-year-old labourer, and his accomplice Kingsley Gyadu, aged 29, to nine years and twelve months imprisonment respectively for their involvement in stealing home appliances valued at GHC 259,990. The stolen items belonged to Isaac Kwame Okyere Darkwa, a Ghanaian businessman based in the UK.

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Akufo-Addo’s delay in assenting anti-LGBTQ+ bill unconstitutional – Law lecturer

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Justice Srem-Sai, Senior Lecturer at the GIMPA Law Faculty, has voiced concerns over President Akufo-Addo’s handling of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Srem-Sai asserts that the President’s decision to defer assent to the bill violates constitutional principles. President Akufo-Addo, in a recent engagement with members

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Racecourse Fire: Police arrest five for attacking firefighters

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Police have arrested five suspects for attacking fire personnel deployed to the Kumasi race course market where fire destroyed Close to 200 structures The fire is reported to have begun from a corn mill at about 2:00 AM on Monday dawn sweeping through scores of shops and ravaging their entire contents. Firefighters were attacked by

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Mahama Ayariga renews OSP petition on BoG complex

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Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, has once more lodged a petition with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) regarding the recent construction of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Complex. In his renewed petition, Ayariga has reiterated allegations of corruption implicating the Bank’s Governor, Deputy Governors, the Board of Directors, and

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