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Galamsey fight: Delays often from prosecutors not judges – CJ responds to A-G

The Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo has debunked assertions that the courts are solely responsible for the delays in the prosecution of accused persons in illegal mining cases. In an address on Wednesday, October 2, at the annual conference of Judges and Magistrates in Accra, the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame while laying the […]

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3-day protest to demand release of anti-galamsey protesters begins today

A three-day protest is set to begin today, Thursday, October 3, in Accra, as activists demand the immediate release of 53 Democracy Hub protesters who were arrested during an anti-galamsey demonstration last week. The demonstration, which will run until October 5, aims to highlight the ongoing environmental destruction caused by illegal mining, locally known as

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Pastor, 5 Others Remanded Following Chaos On ARS Church Premises

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The Circuit Court at Tokor in the Ketu South of the Volta Region has remanded a 42-year-old Reverend Gilbert Korney, the Presiding Pastor of Apostles Revelation Society (ARS), headquarters, Tadzewu, in police custody for causing harm. Raymond Wovenu, 52, a businessman, and Harry Atsu Wovenu, 36, unemployed, and the children of the High Priest

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Attorney General charges CJ to direct judges to conclude galamsey cases within one month

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Attorney General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has charged the Chief Justice to issue a directive to judges handling illegal mining (galamsey) cases. He urged them to conclude ongoing trials within one month from the start of the new legal year on October 10, 2024. Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Association

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Democracy Hub alarmed over relocation of detained protesters by Police

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Democracy Hub, organisers of the three-day #StopGalamseyNow and #ReoccupyJulorHouse demonstrations, have raised concerns regarding the relocation of detained protesters. According to the group, reports from the legal team indicate that protesters who were detained after the demonstrations are being transferred from their initial remand locations to undisclosed police facilities without prior notice or explanation to

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Kuntunse Murder Case: Police awaits forensic report on gun

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The Police have conducted a forensic examination on the gun of Constable Smith Gyekyi, a policeman accused of shooting a man at Kuntunse over an alleged transport fare dispute, according to prosecutors. Chief Inspector Apewah Achana told the Adabraka District Court that the Police were therefore waiting for the forensic report. The trial Judge Ama

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Akufo-Addo urges 21 new High Court judges to deliver justice promptly and fairly

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President Akufo-Addo has urged 21 newly appointed justices of the High Court of Judicature to prioritise delivering justice swiftly and impartially. He addressed the justices during their swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House on September 30, 2024, where he administered the Oaths of Office, Allegiance, and Secrecy. In his speech, the President emphasised that by

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UDS student stabbed to death on campus

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A pharmacy student at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Dungu, Mohammed Zakiu Wunpini, has been tragically stabbed to death. Zakiu, who was preparing to enter his third year of study, was found dead on the evening of September 25, 2024. His body, bearing multiple stab wounds, was found in an uncompleted building located

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Man Beheads Ex-Wife, Commits Suicide

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A MAN in his mid 60’s has allegedly beheaded his ex-wife, by name Emelia, after which he committed suicide at Taabuom, in the Atwima Kwawonma Constituency, in the Ashanti Region. The former couple is blessed with a nine year old child but their marriage, unfortunately, hit the rocks recently, which led to their separation, sources

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Former Ghana defender Samuel Inkoom pleads for time to refund $8,000 in fraud case

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Former Ghana international Samuel Inkoom has requested the Kwabenya Circuit Court to grant him until October 31 to repay US$8,000 he allegedly swindled from two complainants. Inkoom, who won the U-20 World Cup in 2009 and represented Ghana at the 2010 World Cup, appeared in court for the second time, facing charges of defrauding by

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