Banjul, The Gambia His Lordship Justice Felix Datsomor, a High Court Judge of the Ghanaian Judiciary has achieved a significant milestone, being elected as the Regional Vice President for West Africa of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association (CMJA). The election took place during the ongoing 20th CMJA Triennial Conference in The Gambia, and Justice […]
The Minister for the Interior, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, has renewed the curfew hours for Sampa Township in Jaman North District of the Bono Region. The curfew starts from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am each day, effective Thursday, June 5, 2025. The Minister acted on the advice of the Bono Regional Security Council and by Executive
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President John Mahama has announced that excavators can no longer be imported into Ghana without a government-issued permit, a move aimed at combating illegal mining and protecting the country’s water bodies. Speaking at the Global Mining in Motion Summit on Monday, June 2, 2025, Mahama emphasized the need for stricter regulations to control mining activities.
If the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has done wrong, the law must work, the CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has said. Prof Gyampo also says that if it is established that she has done anything untoward, the same law applies. Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, May 31,
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Businessman Ibrahim Mahama has filed a defamation lawsuit against Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI Africa, over what he describes as a series of “false and malicious” publications that have damaged both his personal reputation and that of his company, Engineers and Planners (E&P). According to court documents filed at an Accra High Court on
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The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has declared that the much-anticipated Legal Education Bill will break the Ghana School of Law’s long-standing monopoly over professional legal training. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, May 27, the legislator—himself a lawyer—called the move a necessary reform to “democratise legal education” and correct a “corrupted” system.
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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has raised concerns about the increasing spate of official communications from law enforcement agencies for MPs to be invited for questioning over some allegations. In his opening remarks in Parliament on Tuesday, May 27 after the House had resume from recess, Alban Bagbin said there has been a noticeable increase
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The Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has filed an interlocutory injunction at the Supreme Court seeking to halt the work of the five-member committee established by President Mahama to inquire into the three petitions against her removal from office. In the suit filed on May 21, 2025, and sighted by 3News, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is praying the
The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a Senior Lecturer from the University of Education, Winneba. The suspect, Joshua Karry Arthur, was picked up from the lecturer’s residence at Essuokyir in the Central Region on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The arrest follows a report filed by the
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In a landmark judgment that strengthens the enforcement of copyright laws in Ghana, the Accra High Court has ruled against the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), for illegally reproducing copyrighted materials without the required license. The Court’s decision highlights the legal and financial consequences of flouting Ghana’s Copyright Act, especially for institutions engaged in
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