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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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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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has donated a state-of-the-art public address system to the Ghana School of Law. This follows a personal promise he made to the school in February this year when the school held its matriculation ceremony to induct newly admitted students into the two year professional law degree programme.
Joy News has learned that a petition seeking to remove Kissi Agyabeng as Special Prosecutor has been forwarded by President Akufo-Addo to the Chief Justice. The petition, dated April 30, 2024, was sent to the President by former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu and conveyed to Justice Gertrude Torkonoo on May 6, 2024. Mr Amidu alleges
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1. According to the A-G’s press release, the Court gave directions to the parties in January 2024. 2. The parties complied and a hearing was listed for May 2024. 3. In May, “the panel for the hearing of the appeal was reconstituted by the Honourable Chief Justice in exercise of her powers under the Constitution,
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An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 50-year-old man for allegedly stealing four used fuel dispensers worth GHC120,000.00 from the Fraga Oil Company. Kattalist Creegbo Kosi denied that he dishonestly appropriated the dispensers, and the Court presided over by Mr Isaac Oheneba Kuffour remanded him into Police custody to assist in investigations for an expedited.
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A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Bono Region, has sentenced Laadi Sulemana, a salesgirl to six months in prison for stealing.When the case was heard on Wednesday, Sulemana pleaded guilty for stealing GHC21,787.00 and the court presided by Justice Philomena Ansah Asiedu convicted her accordingly. Prosecuting, Police Inspector Emmanuel Asare told the court the
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The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old miner to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbery. Michael Osei denied the offence but was found culpable after trial and sentenced accordingly. Police Detective Chief Inspector Eric Twum told the Court presided over by Mr Isaac Apeatu that Madam Sandra Adamah, the complainant, was
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Former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo has described as unfortunate comments by Council of State member Sam Okudzeto for saying there is nothing wrong with stashing money at home. The former president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has been defending former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah following queries raised about the millions found in her
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Lawyers of political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, led by Dr Justice Srem-Sai have dragged the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah to the Supreme Court for refusing to answer some 17 questions in his GHc10 million defamation case. The action to the apex Court is to order the Minister to respond to those questions of facts
