A Nigerian accused of being a member of the Islamic State, ISIS, in Iraq and Syria, Emmanuel Osase, has been detained for 60 days, by the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order on Wednesday, following a motion ex-parte filed by the Department of State Services, DSS, marked […] The post Nigerian suspected to be ISIS member detained for 60 days appeared
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has expanded a gag order on the former president after his online attacks against his daughter. Justice Juan Merchan has banned Mr Trump from criticising his family members or those of Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg. The Trump campaign has called the gag order unconstitutional. In the […] The post Trump gag order expanded
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed concerns over what it describes as judicial bias in the scheduling of political cases by the Supreme Court. The party has taken issue with the Chief Justice’s decision to prioritise the hearing of a case filed by the MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, over an earlier […] The post Dafeamekpor
Attorney-General Godfred Dame has described the criticisms against Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonor for the date fixed for hearing the injunction application by South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor as baseless. He said he applied for a speedy hearing of the injunction application that was filed by the South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor […] The post The
The Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has issued a directive to all judges regarding the handling of cases by police prosecutors. This directive is in response to a letter from the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, which stated that police prosecutors are now limited to prosecuting cases with a monetary value not exceeding GH¢500,000. The Attorney-General’s letter […] The post Police
The Attorney General (A-G) Office has filed ‘nolle prosequi’ to discontinue the prosecution of Sylvester Anemana, a former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health. The application was brought before the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe. Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe is a Court of Appeal judge with an additional responsibility […] The post AG
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has urged judges to always remember the ethical values with which they are supposed to conduct their work, including the need to work in truth, Read More... The post Be Competent, Independent – CJ To Judges appeared first on
Godfred Yeboah Dame (2nd R) with ICC officials Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, on Wednesday, February 14, executed the Ljubljana – The Hague Convention Read More... The post AG Signs Int’l Crimes Convention appeared first on
Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has disagreed with the opinion that President Akufo-Addo’s February 14 ministerial reshuffle is an exercise in futility because it has come too late into his tenure as president. A section of the public, including the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), described the […] The post Justin
Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has disagreed with the opinion that President Akufo-Addo’s February 14 ministerial reshuffle is an exercise in futility because it has come too late into his tenure as president. A section of the public, including the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), described the […] The post Justin
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has refuted claims that the reshuffle will not make any significant impact since the country is barely a few months into the general elections. Some stakeholders have criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for making changes in his government at a late […] The post New
Justin Kodua Frimpong The New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for yesterday’s ministerial reshuffle. A statement issued and signed by the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Read More... The post NPP Commends Akufo-Addo
Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, former Chief Executive (CE) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has closed his defence without mounting the box to testify. Dr Opuni, first accused (A1), told the Land Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Aboakye Tandoh, yesterday, that he was satisfied with the evidences of his 10 witnesses. […] The post Cocoa trial: Opuni closes defence appeared first on The
The Lands Commission has stated that plot No. 379 at East Legon in the Greater Accra region is owned by no other person than businessman, Magnus A.L. De Souza. The Commission said this in an open court when one of its officers, Jacqueline Osarfo Dikoh, a Senior Lands Administration Officer, was subpoenaed to testify in a suit […] The post McDan Group CEO does not own the East
Hon. Maurice Jonas Woode, the District Chief Executive for Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region has urged citizens of Akrofuom living in the diaspora, especially United Kingdom and Ireland, to take advantage of the numerous opportunities Akrofuom presents and invest in the district. Speaking as a special guest at the official launch of the UK and […] The post Akrofuom DCE Woos Natives
Daniel Axim, second accused (A2) and a former Head of Operations at Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has narrated how fugitive Christina Sedina Tamakloe Attionu pocked travelling allowances of staff. He said the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MASLOC, Sedina’s Secretariat, kept part of staff travelling allowances. Axim cited countless occasions where Sedina […] The post MASLOC
Dr Richard Kwame Adu-Acheampong, a Deputy Executive Director in charge of cocoa and cola at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), has been called upon to testify in the trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and two others. Dr Adu-Acheampong was subpoenaed to testify as Dr Opuni’s, former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board […] The post CRIG scientistsubpoenaed to testify in Opuni’s
The Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, says the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s proposal to make the one-year mandatory National Service optional will only create space for bribery and corruption to fester. Dr. Apaak says the move will also not promote patriotism among Ghanaian students upon completion […] The post Making
Seventy-five thousand and five hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢75,500.00) approved by Christina Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer (ECO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), as Honorarium for the media cannot be traced. The amount was allegedly meant for media participation in a sensitisation programme organised by MASLOC, in part of the Greater Accra […] The post MASLOC
Reverend Stephen Yaw Osei, Chief Director of the Ministry of Works and Housing says Consultants for the Saglemi Housing Project, Architectural & Engineering Services Limited (AESL) did not perform their duty to ensure that the country had value for money. Per his account before Justice Dr Ernest Owusu, a Court of Appeal judge, with an […] The post Saglemi project Consultant did not
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