The Greater Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has filed an injunction at an Accra High Court seeking to prohibit organizers of the ‘#DumsorMustStop’ demonstration from taking place. The action filed on May 20, comes after the Accra Region Police Command had urged the organisers to consider relocating the planned protest venue. As […]
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A 32-year-old Nigerian National, Pascal Okafor Ezugwu, has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term by the High Court in after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle 90 thumb-sized cocaine pellets which weighed 1.54 kg. On Friday 3rd May 2024, Mr. Okafor Ezugwu was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in hard labour
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Agama Prosper, a 41-year-old shoemaker, has been sentenced to a 12-month imprisonment by the Hohoe Circuit Court for ‘fingering’ a minor. Agama, who was accused of inserting his finger into the vagina of a six-year class one pupil, pleaded guilty with explanation on April 22 when he appeared before the court. His explanation, however, could
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Parliament last Friday approved the President’s nominees for ministerial and deputy ministerial positions in spite of a walkout staged by the Minority. The caucus staged the walkout to register their protest against what they described as bloated size of the government and the financial consequences it would impose on the taxpayer. However, the action by
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The Head of Chambers at EBA Law, Emmanuel B. Atokoh, is appealing for demolition orders to be included in the court’s inherent powers in land dispute resolution. According to him, in land disputes, even after the court adjudges an individual as the legitimate owner of the land, sometimes they are not able to reclaim their
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A 25-year-old plumber, who allegedly possessed a waste bag containing 19 wraps of rocky substances suspected to be narcotic drugs without authority has been sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court to 10 years imprisonment. The Court presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah sentenced Gadawor after a full trial. Prosper Gadawor also had in his possession
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The Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has stressed the significance of instilling an understanding of the law in students. As part of her mentoring initiative, she administered the oath of office to the newly appointed executives of the Justice Club at Chemu Senior High Technical School. In her address, Justice Torkornoo highlighted the
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UK government considers appeal after judge says act undermines post-Brexit human rights protections guaranteed in the region The cornerstone of Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation policy should not apply in Northern Ireland because it undermines human rights protections guaranteed in the region under post-Brexit arrangements, a high court judge has ruled. Parts of the UK’s Illegal
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Two small-scale miners who appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court for robbing a businesswoman of her gold and money to the tune of GH¢97,977, have accordingly been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each in hard labour. Eric Aheli alias Abiggy and Steven Oppong alias Sabato Particulars, both 25 years old, pleaded guilty to the offence.
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Tunisian lawyers began a one-day nationwide strike on Thursday, with hundreds taking to the streets of the capital, to protest against the recent arrest of two of their colleagues, one of whom they say was tortured during his detention. This is the second time this week Tunisian lawyers have staged a strike amid an escalation
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