[ad_1] The High Court in Accra has accepted into evidence the audio recording between Richard Jakpa and Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame for the cross-examination of Richard Jakpa. This is after the office Attorney General rejected the relevance of the audio to the main trial. The judge, however, after reviewing the arguments for and against…
[ad_1] In a ruling that brought an end to a highly publicized legal battle, the High Court in Accra has dismissed a suit filed by former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo against her former husband and private legal practitioner Tony Lithur. This follows the suit filed by…
[ad_1] The High Court in Accra has dismissed claims made by Food Sovereignty Ghana regarding the work conducted by the National Biosafety Authority on Genetically Modified products. Justice Barbara Tetteh Charway ruled that the plaintiffs failed to provide sufficient evidence to support their claims. Food Sovereignty Ghana, along with three other groups, sought declarations on…
[ad_1] In a significant development in the case involving the unauthorized sharing of intimate videos of Ghanaian media personality Serwaa Amihere, the state has formally charged three individuals before the Circuit Court in Dansoman. The accused have been identified as Edem Saviour Ketti, Candylove Kwakyewaa Ababio, and Henry Amponsah, also known as Henry Fitz,…
[ad_1] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has in exercising the powers granted by the 1992 Constitution submitted the names of 12 Justices of the High Court and 8 reputable lawyers to the Judicial Council for appointment to the Court of Appeal. Among these notable lawyers are Yaw Oppong, the Director…
[ad_1] Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh received another prison sentence on Monday, this time in federal court, where a judge sentenced him to 40 years after he pleaded guilty last year to nearly two dozen charges of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. The federal sentence – which includes an order Murdaugh pay more than $8.7 million…
[ad_1] In a bid to accelerate the resolution of legal challenges to the anti-gay bill, Parliament has formally called upon the Supreme Court to hasten the proceedings concerning the interlocutory injunctions filed against the legislation by private legal practitioner Richard Dela Sky and gender activist Dr. Amanda Odoi. Both Sky and Odoi have independently…
[ad_1] The Tamale District Court in the Northern Region has remanded four accused persons into police custody over the murder of Abbas Baba Barnabas, also known as Biggie, a soya bean dealer in the region. The late Baba Barnabas, 39, a resident of Tamale, was allegedly killed by a gang while he was en route…
[ad_1] A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling. Frank Geng-Quangrong was convicted by a local court in northern Nigeria’s economic hub of Kano state, Kano Justice…
[ad_1] The Ayensuano District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of one Gertrude Oppong for disobeying an order to appear before court on two occasions. The accused person, Gertrude Oppong, is facing trial for some derogatory statements she made against the overlord of the Akyem Abuakwa State and labelling Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia…
