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Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor Suit: We did no wrong – Chief Justice

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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has defended the decision to swiftly address an injunction application filed by MP Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, aimed at freezing parliament’s confirmation of newly nominated ministers by President Akufo-Addo. She clarified that the case was deemed ready for hearing as all the necessary procedures had been completed. Speaking to reporters in Accra […]

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Court sentences two siblings to a fine for verbally assaulting public officers

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The Ashiman Circuit Court has sentenced two siblings, Safianu Osumanu and Aishatu Osumanu, respectively, to a fine of Gh₵ 720 and Gh₵ 600 for verbally assaulting four public officers. The two would serve a three-month prison term if they defaulted on paying the fine. The court, presided over by Mr. Simon Gaga, sentenced them after

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Beige-Bank trial: money was invested in bank’s rebranding, assets

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Mr Dawda M. Hafisdeen, former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the defunct Beige Bank, says the Universal bank invested in rebranding but its receiver failed to capture it in his report. The rebranding was necessitated when the Bank of Ghana (BoG) upgraded it from a Savings and Loans to a bank status, the first defence

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Two ECG staff imposters weep as court fined them for extorting money from ECG customers

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An electrician and a mason wept uncontrollably as an Accra Circuit Court fined them for posing as Electricity Company of Ghana staff and taking money from some customers over illegal connections. Nana Adu Gyamfi, a 33-year-old electrician, and Derrick Ntow Adumah, a 22-year-old mason, collected between GHC20 and GHC50 from ECG customers whom they claimed

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Court remands mason for stabbing pregnant fiancée

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The Ashaiman Circuit Court has remanded Stephen Nartey a 39-year-old mason, into police custody for stabbing his pregnant fiancée, Miss Charity Osoom, in the abdomen, right hand, and right breast with a knife. The court presided over by Mr. Simon Gaga remanded Nartey, whose plea was not taken for the charge of causing harm. Police

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Akatsi North: Police officer who defiled a 14-year-old girl jailed

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The trial of Sergeant Emmanuel Duah, now 47, only began in 2023, two years after he lured a 14-year-old girl into a newly built police post and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her. The incident happened at Ave-Xevi in the Akatsi North District in September, 2021. The convict is a police officer who was on

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Corruption in FIFA statutes doesn’t mean corruption in Ghana law – Kwesi Nyantakyi

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Former President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi, has rebuffed suggestions that he lacks good character to consider himself worthy enough to become a Member of Parliament in Ghana. Mr Nyantakyi is among nearly 10 persons seeking to contest for the Ejisu parliamentary seat on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party following

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Land, marriage, most frequent areas of litigation in Ghana – Yaw Oppong

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The Director of the Ghana School of Law, Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, has identified several areas where litigation is common. The Manwerehene of Akyem Abuakwa pointed out land, marriage, and commercial matters as the main areas where legal disputes often arise. In an interview on The Point of Viewon Citi TV, he indicated that land litigation surpasses all other

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OSP has been rendered toothless in fight against corruption – IEA

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  The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has expressed apprehensions regarding the functioning of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). According to Dr John Kwakye, IEA’s Director of Research, the OSP, despite having two Special Prosecutors, appears to have been incapacitated by the appointing authority. During an IEA press briefing on Wednesday, April 3,

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