A clergyman from Osun State in Nigeria, Niyi Peter was arraigned on Thursday, September 26, 2024, and dragged before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo. Peter was said to have been arraigned for allegedly defaming popular gospel artist Bunmi Akinnaanu, also known by her stage name Omije Ojumi, via social media. Peter faces three charges […]
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Renowned Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has retracted excerpts of his new book that claimed Businessman Ibrahim Mahama was indebted to Merchant Bank at a time when it was due to be sold. In his latest book, ‘The President Ghana Never Got’ Manasseh claimed that Mr. Ibrahim owed the Merchant Bank bank some money which
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The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners Limited, Mr Ibrahim Mahama, has demanded an immediate retraction and unqualified apology from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni. This comes after Mr Awuni in his latest book, “The President Ghana Never Got,” stated that the Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), formerly State-owned Merchant Bank, generated uproar in 2013
Multifaceted Ghanaian celebrity Kwadwo Nkansah known popularly as Lilwin has finally apologised to actress Martha Ankomah for denigrating her brand. It will be recalled that Lilwin in a video that went viral on social media used some unprintable words on the person of Martha Ankomah questioning her prominence in the movie industry, among others. The
Lawyers of former Auditor-General (A-G), Prof. Edward Dua Agyeman have urged the High Court in Accra to take judicial notice of the “conduct” of National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who had “represented to this Court that he is unwell.” According to them, the NDC Chairman despite the indication that
The High Court in Accra has been informed that popular Kumawood actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, also known as Lil-Win, has approached actress Martha Ankomah for an out-of-court settlement regarding the GHc5 million defamation suit. Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lilwin, has been taken to court by Martha Ankomah over some alleged disparaging comments he made about
The defamation case brought by actress Martha Ankomah against Kumawood actor Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win, will be heard on July 31. This follows the completion of the Case Management Conference on July 25, overseen by Justice Forson Agyapong Baah at the High Court in Accra. The judge has ordered that Lil Win
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The Supreme Court has dismissed Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s motion for National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, to respond to 17 questions of fact in the GH¢10 million defamation case. The panel of five, presided over by Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, said there was no reference to identifiable documents, whether “official or unofficial,” in the request
Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a lawsuit against Asaase Radio and ABC News for defamation over a story about his trip to Miami. The lawsuit comes after a viral video purportedly showed Gyamfi and his wife taking a luxurious trip to Miami, allegedly funded by the
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Manasseh Azure, an investigative journalist, received a barrage of queries in court regarding his journalism training, his legal knowledge and multiple allegations he made against Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) in a series of articles titled “Darkness in a Lighthouse.” The LCI sued Azure, the Media Foundation for West Africa, its director Sulemana Braimah and Edwin
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