The Speaker of Parliament is enjoined under the 1992 Constitution to obey and enforce the decisions and orders of the Supreme Court following the Court’s unanimous dismissal of his application on 30 October 2024 to set aside the processes and proceedings in the suit brought by Alexander Afenyo Markin (the Majority Leader) against him and […]
Two men appeared in the Dansoman Circuit Court on Thursday, October 31, 2024, on charges relating to the unlawful possession of human body parts, a violation of Section 698(b) of Ghana’s Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29), amended in 2012. Alex Frimpong, 24, and Abdul Razak Mohammed, 49, were each charged with the offence after
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The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has rejected the Parliamentary Service of Ghana’s request to procure legal services from the external firm Messrs Sory@Law. In correspondence reviewed by myjoyonline.com, the PPA emphasised that as a state institution, Parliament should utilise the Attorney General’s Department for all legal matters. This decision reflects the PPA’s stance on maintaining
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The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has ordered the closure of seven courts in the Upper East Region in the wake of escalating violence in the chieftaincy-related conflict in the area. The measure, the Chief Justice said, was to ensure the safety of judges, staff and court users. The affected courts are the High,
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A currency trader who allegedly dishonestly appropriated various sums of money, belonging to three traders, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Mahamud Adams Sidik, is alleged to have collected $14,000 and 800,000 Naira. He said to have asked traders to pay the above monies into a friend’s account to avert attacked by armed robbers
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A 22-year-old driver’s mate who broke into the storeroom of a school and stole various items, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by the Abuakwa Circuit Court. Emmanuel Oteng, alias “Sika Gari,” was said to have broken into the storeroom of the Bantama M/A JHS and made away with items such as a tabletop
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A 48-year-old Mason who attempted to burn his family and property at Tanoso, in the Kwadaso Municipality, has been remanded into prison custody by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court. Robert Benjamin Okyere, pleaded not guilty to causing harm and damage and would reappear before the court presided by Nana Adwoa Serwaa Dua-Adonteng, on November 07.
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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo (left), speaking at the event. Picture: CALEB VANDERPUYE The Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has charged graduates to be responsible, resilient and hardworking as they enter into the world of work. She said wherever they found themselves, no matter what the consequences may be, they should choose never to neglect what they
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A 20-year-old tricycle (Aboboyaa) rider has been granted GH¢50,000.00 bail with three sureties by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for defiling a six-year-old girl. Frank Agyei pleaded not guilty and would reappear before the court on November 13, this year, for trial. The facts of the case as presented
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An Accra High Court Thursday sentenced Nicolas Kini, a student, to life imprisonment for killing 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdalla at Kasoa in 2021 for money ritual. The Court has, however, released his accomplice, a minor, to a juvenile court for sentencing. Nicloas Kini was jailed because he is an adult when he committed the offence
