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We’ve been investigating Scholarship Secretariat since July 2023 – OSP

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The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed an ongoing investigation into the operations of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat since July 2023. Recent reports have subjected the Scholarship Secretariat to public scrutiny, particularly following an exposé by the Fourth Estate. The investigation has uncovered instances where scholarships were awarded to applicants from affluent families, […]

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Court grants bail to butcher over assault on military man

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A 28-year-old butcher, Amoah Ibrahim, has been granted bail in the sum of GH₵20,000 with two sureties by the Ashaiman Circuit Court for allegedly assaulting a military staff sergeant. The court, presided over by Mr. Derick Padden Eshun, granted Ibrahim bail to reappear in court on May 20, 2024, after pleading not guilty to two

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Chinese Prisoner Escape Case: Prosecution to file disclosures

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An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to May 3, the case of two Prison Officers accused of aiding Wang Xiao, a Chinese convicted prisoner to escape from Nsawam Medium Security Prisons. The Officers Joseph Oteng and Sergeant Isaac Boateng Bonsu have denied the charges of conspiracy and aiding escape. The court presided over by Mrs

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Abdulai Ayariga petitions OSP over alleged corruption at Scholarship Secretariat

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Osman Abdulai Ayariga, the Deputy National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on the Special Prosecutor to probe all instances of suspected corruption and related offences revealed by The Fourth Estate’s recent investigation into the Scholarship Secretariat’s awarding of scholarships. The Fourth Estate’s investigation found that scholarships were granted to influential

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Consider using briefs to deliver verdicts of cases – Kwaku Asare tells CJ

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Democracy and Development Fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Professor Kwaku Asare, has suggested to Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to consider hearing cases without the physical presence of plaintiffs and respondents. According to him, this would allow room for the judiciary to render verdicts on cases efficiently and save them from spending

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Court adjourns Dafeamakpor’s request to compel Akufo-Addo, Bagbin to act on LGBTQ+ bill

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The High Court in Accra has adjourned Rockson-Nelson Dafeamakpor’s application for Mandamus seeking to compel the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and President Akufo-Addo to act on the LGBTQ+ bill within 7 days. This adjournment was after the Court had granted the Applicant’s (Dafeamakpor’s) application for abridgment of time to hear the application today. Following

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3 tricycle robbers jailed 60 years by Asokwa Circuit Court

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The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced three persons who mastered the craft of robbing tricycles to 60 years imprisonment between them. A 25-year-old cobbler, Francis Anisapo, was jailed for 25-years, Clinton Yeboah, 24-year-old mason, and their 18-year old accomplice, Ahiave David, a security officer, were slapped with 20 and 15 years respectively. The

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