Human Rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu is moving to escalate issues with the law on the death penalty to the ECOWAS Court of Justice. The lawyer expressed his displeasure with the death sentence handed to six coup plotters after being found guilty of conspiring to commit high treason and committing high treason. The High Court on […] The post Xavier Sosu
The Electoral Commission (EC) has strongly rejected accusations of poorly conducting the District Level Elections (DLEs), emphasizing that they met the expected standards despite challenges encountered during the process. The District Level Elections, conducted nationwide on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, faced various challenges, leading to the postponement of elections in some district assemblies to Thursday, […] The post District
One more person allegedly involved in the purported GH¢203,000 job scam case has been arrested and arraigned. Iddrisu Suka, who appeared in an Accra Circuit Court, has been remanded into police custody to reappear on February 5, 2024. The Court, presided over by Mrs. Samuel Bright Acquah, issued a bench warrant on June 19, 2023, […] The post One more person
The Executive Director of the African Centre for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Emmanuel Kotin, is urging victims of the May 7, 2023, military brutality in Ashaiman to take action. Civilians in the town were attacked following the death of a young soldier in the area in May 2023. Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior was tasked […] The post Ashaiman
Residents of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have threatened to oppose political activities in the area this year due to the poor state of roads. The residents claim that the government has ignored their pleas for improved roads, causing frustration for commuters. During a demonstration, the residents expressed their displeasure, highlighting the challenges posed […] The post Don’t
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was yesterday ordered by a High Court in Accra to return the $590,000 and GH¢2.73 million its officers found and seized from Read More... The post Return Cecilia’s Monies In 72 hrs- Court Orders OSP appeared
Before Alhaji Collins Dauda and Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah were respectively appointed as Minister for Works and Housing, an amount of US$80 million had already been invested into the Saglemi housing project. Mr Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, Counsel for Agyeman-Mansah, told an Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Ernest Owusu-Dapaa, on Tuesday. He said the amount […] The post Collins,
A 27 year old mason, Victor Amidon, has been charged for allegedly robbing a plumber off one Tecno Spark 7 phone valued at GH¢750.00 and cash sum of GH¢2,400.00 using gun and cutlass. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of robbery, when presented before the Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Mr Samuel […] The post 27-year old mason in court over alleged robbery appeared first on
Richard Boame, a 37-year old Apprentice, has been sentenced three years imprisonment for stealing GH¢15,000 from his master to engage the service of prostitutes. In a matter of three days, the convict hired a hotel room and engaged in sexual activities with eight prostitutes and paid each between GH¢330 and GH¢550. Boame pleaded guilty simplicita, […] The post Apprentice steals from master
The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior which was tasked to probe the mayhem unleashed on residents of Ashaiman has submitted its report and, among other things, recommended that the military personnel responsible for the May 7, 2023, dawn raid be sanctioned. The committee, in its report, indicated that the actions of the military contravene […] The post Soldiers
Alhaji Collins Dauda, former minster for Works and Housing, according to a Prosecution Witness, Rev. Stephen Yaw Osei, did not issue an interim payment certificate, regarding the Saglemi Housing Project. He said this in court last week during cross examination. Mr Collins Dauda and others have been accused of causing financial loss to the state […] The post Colins Dauda Did Not Issue Interim
The Volta Regional Ghana Education Service (GES) has assured of its readiness to put in place measures to ensure that displaced teachers return to the classroom. This assurance comes after the Member of Parliament for North Tongu District, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, stressed the need to entice affected teachers to return for the continuity of teaching […] The post We’re
A Ho High Court has granted a bail application for an accused serving as an Immigration Officer who was alleged to have shot dead a 25-year-old man suspected of smuggling gallons of cooking oil from neighbouring Togo. Counsel for the accused presented a motion for bail, emphasizing the need for the accused to be released […] The post Immigration Officer
At the hearing in the High Court, Ho, on Friday, January 19, 2024, of the election petition against the Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John-Peter Amewu, Tsatsu Tsikata, the lawyer representing five petitioners from SALL has requested the court’s permission to withdraw an application for judgment based on admissions made by the first respondent, the […] The post SALL
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has postponed parliamentary primaries in the Odododiodio constituency indefinitely due to a court injunction obtained by a disqualified candidate. In a statement dated January 17, 2024, the party’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, announced the temporary halt of all activities related to the primaries in the constituency. The disqualified candidate […] The post NDC
The Supreme Court has set April 10 to deliver judgment on a case seeking to quash a directive by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) that bans well-known persons and professionals including musicians from advertising for alcoholic beverages. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in 2016 instituted guidelines for the advertisement of foods and beverages, […] The post Supreme
The Assin Fosu Magistrate Court has sentenced a 40-year-old hairdresser and a 21-year-old auto electrician, to a fine of Gh¢4,800 each for inducing a 17-year-old girl to commit illegal abortion. The convict, Charlotte Asiedu, who administered a concoction to the girl, was charged with the offence of committing illegal abortion whilst Tetteh, the victim’s boyfriend, […] The post Hairdresser,
A District Court at Wamfie in Dormaa East of the Bono Region has sentenced two farmers, Stephen Opoku and Samuel Owusu to 24 months and 20 months respectively, for threat of death and unlawful assault. They both pleaded guilty and while Opoku, the first convict aged 28, was charged with threat of death, unlawful assault […] The post Wamfie District Court jails two farmers
The Ada East District Assembly has refuted claims made by the local miners association of Songor that the assembly would render its members homeless if they were relocated from the Songor lagoon concession. These salt miners were instructed to vacate the Ada East sector of the Songor lagoon concession following a December 31 eviction deadline […] The post Ada
The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, Thursday, December 21, organize elections in district assemblies where the polls were postponed. About 40 districts in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions were postponed due to errors found on the ballot papers, delays in distribution of voting materials and issues of non-functioning Biometric Verification Devices (BVD). Stakeholders have since […] The post EC
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