The Supreme Court has brought finality to the ownership of 2,900 acres of land at Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region, ruling that the land belongs to real estate giant, Lakeside Estate Limited. In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel of the apex court presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, ruled […]
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An American woman jailed for 10 years with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for car snatching says she feels bad that she and her fiancé hurt their victim. Skylah Leeann Marine Travis in tears, apologising to the victim, said,” I did not mean to do that, I want to ask for forgiveness.” The
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By Richard Appiah Kubi* THE HISTORY BEHIND THE NAME KINGMAKER The word Kingmaker appears to be misnomer and some people argue that it should be Chiefmaker since their functions pertain to chiefs: to me it remains in our vocabulary as a reminder of the pristine dignity of our natural rulers as Kings. The Europeans met
THE ROLE OF KINGMAKERS VIS A VIS ENSTOOLMENT/DESTOOLMENT PROCESS OF CHIEFS IN GHANA. Read More »
A 32-year-old tiler, Stephen Otu, was sentenced to 22 years in prison with hard labor by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old girl. Otu, who is commonly known as Atta, pleaded guilty to the charges and requested leniency from the court. However, presiding Judge Hathia Ama Manu emphasized the need for
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Residents of Kportorgboe, a suburb of Anloga in the Volta Region, were on Saturday thrown into a state of mourning when a restaurant owner was murdered in cold blood allegedly by unknown assailants. The victim, Korkow Dorcas Tettey, believed to be in her 60s, was the owner of a popular restaurant called “The Base” located
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THESIS MASTER OF JUDICIAL STUDIES DUKE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW JUSTICE DENNIS D. ADJEI March 23, 2014 2 Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei* ABSTRACT Civil cases in Ghana are tried by the bench. Criminal cases are also handled by bench trials, except for certain indictable offenses, which may be tried by a judge or jury.
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Christopher Kofi Okyere Sorkpa, a preacher, has been sentenced to five years in prison for damaging the windscreens of five vehicles in Parliament House car park. Sorkpa, 33, appeared before Accra Circuit Court on Friday, where he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a crime and five counts of causing unlawful damage. The court, presided
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An Accra Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged two individuals, Silvia Naa Doudu Wristberg and Nicodemus Quarshie, who had been accused of defrauding a businessman of GH¢60,380. The court, presided over by Mr. Isaac Addo, found that the prosecution had failed to establish its case beyond a reasonable doubt. As a result, the two defendants
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A fisherman who raped and robbed a woman in the presence of her two children at Banana Inn, Accra, has been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Charged with robbery, Emmanuel Tetteh popularly known as 666, Escoba, pleaded not guilty before an Accra Circuit Court. The Court presided over by Isaac Addo at the end of
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A 51-year-old car sprayer who allegedly slashed his girlfriend severally with a knife after a misunderstanding has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Daniel Anum Komey, is alleged to have slashed the hand of his four-year-old daughter who tried to stop him from hurting her mother. Charged with two counts of causing harm, Komey pleaded not guilty.
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