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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By Morkporkpor Anku Accra, May 14, GNA – Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, a former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, has sued her ex-husband Mr Tony Lithur, for libel over their divorce petition filed on May 2, 2018. The two were customarily married on April 14, 1991, and the marriage was converted into ordinance
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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
A witness has told an Accra High Court that Manasseh Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, and four others have no evidence to support their publications against Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) and its founder. In a defamation suit against Awuni, the Media Foundation for West Africa, its Director, Sulemana Braimah and Edwin Appiah, a co-editor (defendants),
John Paintsil named four persons and three media outfits as respondents in his suitJohn Paintsil named four persons and three media outfits as respondents in his suit Following his recent appointment as assistant Black Stars coach, John Paintsil has taken legal action against four sports journalists and three media entities for defamation. The journalists named
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An Accra High Court presided over by His Lordship, Richard Apietu, has awarded damages of GH₵1,000,000.00 against Nathaniel Dekyi alias Nana Nyonwah Panyin IV of Dompim Pepesa in the Western Region and the Multimedia Group Limited. This was after the court found the two guilty of defaming the Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah
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The Strategic Mobialsation Limited (SML) has sued the Fourth Estate and Manasseh Awuni for defamation following the airing of the ‘GH¢3 billion lie report’. The company is demanding GHS 10 million in damages. “Plaintiff says that the onslaught of backlash from the public which has arisen from the Defendants’ false reportage has adversely impacted Plaintiff’s
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The Member of Parliament for Yendi constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama is demanding a formal apology from Citi FM/TV correspondent Mohammed Aminu Alabira and the Northern Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for falsely accusing him of assaulting the reporter during the NPP Parliamentary primary in the constituency. Farouk Aliu Mahama claims that the
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A New York jury has decided Donald Trump should pay $83.3m (£65m) for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was US president. The penalty in the civil trial is made up of $18.3m for compensatory damages and $65m in punitive damages. Mr Trump was found in a previous civil case to have
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