Tag: ghana justice

The Police are holding a 38-year-old Chinese half-cast for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl at Community 1 in Tema. The culprit, Kim Hon Daniel, a...

Four persons including two Police officers have been put before the Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ for robbing a Police Commander. The accused persons are Yakubu...

Parliament has pardoned Ministers of State who were unable to attend upon the House to respond to questions of their respective Ministries on Thursday. This...

The Mamprobi Police has arrested a man for defrauding unsuspecting victims under the pretext of selling them auction cars at the Flagstaff House. He allegedly...

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has been dragged to court over its controversial insurance policy for service personnel funded by a ¢15 monthly deductions from their...

Accra, Dec 6, Nov. 30, GNA – The Financial Division of the High Court will on February 23, 2018 give its judgment in the...

Accra, Dec. 6, GNA - The Supreme Court has asked the Ghana Bar Association to educate young lawyers who appear before it. According to the...

An Accra Circuit Court presided by His Honour Aboagye Tandoh, has sentenced two labourers, Bright Anikpi and Kofi Seyram Agamah, to 10 years imprisonment...

The Minister for Health, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has informed Parliament that four students of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) Senior High School in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality...

A group of concerned national service personnel on Monday petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to haul the National Service...

Parliament has approved the 2018 budget statement presented to the House by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta three weeks ago. The Minority, however, abstained from voting...

Member of Parliament for Asawase in the Ashanti region Muntaka Mubarak has accused the Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu of sleeping on his job. According...

  The Economic and Organised Crime Unit (EOCO) has arraigned two men, Maxwell Peter (First Accused), and Babatunde Martins (Second Accused) on a count of...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has thrown out a corruption case brought against two Deputy Chiefs of Staff Abu Jinapor and Asenso...

Counsel for the Accused Lebanese, Rabih Haddad, who has been arraigned before an Accra District Court for allegedly raping his 19-year old house help,...

Kumasi, Dec 05, GNA - Two Nigerian women have been sentenced to six months imprisonment each in hard labour by a Kumasi Circuit Court...

The Electronic Communications tribunal has asked the National Commission Authority (NCA) to suspend the sanctions against some radio stations accused of violating the Communications Act The...

A former Attorney General, Mrs Marietta Brew-Appiah Oppon says she will follow up to ensure that justice is served in the case of the 19-year-old girl who...

Accra, Dec. 4, GNA - Mr Robert Porter Jackson, United States’ Ambassador to Ghana, says corruption will remain a challenge to Ghana’s development if...

Parliament has summoned the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Mr. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah to respond to issues of job creation. The Member of Parliament for...

An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Her Honour, Abena Oppong Adu-Doku has remanded a 30 year old electrician, Emmanuel Ampah for defilement. The Accused...

ASP Agnes Boafo, the Prosecutor in charge of the fraud case involving a parcel of land against ace musician, Akosua Agyepong and one Frank...

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta says the Buipe and Yapei bridges were closed to avert a national disaster of a...

A Lebanese national has been arrested for allegedly raping his 19-year-old househelp at Airport Hills residential area in Accra. Four policemen from the East Legon...

Parliament has approved the financing agreement between the Government of Ghana and the International Development Association (IDA) for an amount of US$40 million as...

The suspected prostitutes The 23 suspected prostitutes who were arrested by the Cantonments police last Sunday night have been fined GH¢11,040 by an Accra Magistrate...

Two companies in Accra including a law firm have been closed down by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for owing the State to the...

The Police CID has arrested the leader of a massive social media fraud syndicate after two months of Investigations by Starr News. The suspect popularly...

Civil Society Organizations promoting the liberties of mentally ill people have expressed misgivings about the lukewarm approach towards the full implementation of the Mental...

Majority of Ghanaians demand stiff punishment for corrupt public officials, including jail time, restitution of stolen funds, and public shaming, according to a new...

Seven illegal chainsaw operators have been arrested in the Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern region sawing economic trees. The suspects are Addo Godwin, 30,...

Accra, Nov. 28, GNA – Alhaji Sulemana Ibrahim, a Former Deputy National Co-ordinator in charge of Finance of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial...

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the current slave auctions of Africans in Libya. In a Facebook post, he asserted that the acts...

An Accra Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Aboagye Tandoh has sentenced Stephen Bediako (First Accused), Kwaku Nuworkpeh (Second Accused) and Abass Fuseini...

Ekow Annan, a drinking bar operator, together with Mohammed Iddris, a trader, and Jacob Nii Aryitey Thompson have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit...

The Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh has appealed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey...

An Accra Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Aboagye Tandoh, has remanded one Mohammed Abass, for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs without lawful authority. According...

At least three persons were hit by stray bullets when robbers attacked a forex bureau operator and robbed him of unspecified amount. The forex...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, CHRAJ, says it has completed investigations into allegations of corruption in the implementation of Zoomlion’s contract...

Three persons who allegedly robbed a Chinese of his bag containing GH¢1,000 cedis and a Non-Citizen National Identity Card have been put before an...

Accra Nov. 27, GNA - Mohammed Abass, unemployed who allegedly concealed four wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and five tablets...

Government has welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling  rejecting an order by the African Court of Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) in Tanzania, in the case involving...

The Supreme Court of Ghana has given State Attorneys the green light to continue all processes to retrieve the GHC51.2 million illegally paid to...

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Ocquaye has summoned the Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta to brief the House on the...

The Tanzanian-based African Court on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) also known as the Arusha Court, has ordered Ghana to stay all efforts being...

The Nsuta Circuit Court has fined an electricity meter reader GHȼ18,000 for swindling 10 property owners under the pretext of assisting to supply power...

Accra, Nov. 22, GNA - Aisha Huang and four other Chinese, who have been accused of engaging in illegal mining in the Ashanti Region,...

Ghana today - at least on the surface - is enjoying political stability, with a multiethnic population coming together in peaceful democratic elections. President Nana...

The African Union Import Levy Bill, 2017 has been passed by Ghana’s Parliament. The Bill sought to impose an African Union Import Levy of 0.2%...

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced one Raymond Agbezuge, a 33-year old security man at a basic school to nine years imprisonment with hard...

A justice of the Appeal Court in charge of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Mrs Justice Irene Charity Larbi, has advised the public to resort...

By Joyce Danso, GNA Accra Nov. 21 GNA - A District Court in Accra has ordered that Dr Lawrence Edusei the pathologist who conducted autopsy...

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is expected to respond to a question on the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’...

An 11-year old suspect (name withheld) who was arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court, including 25 Togolese who allegedly held a demonstration without  police...

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms. Otiko Afisa Djaba says the Ministry is working on a legal framework to establish the...

The deputy Minister for Health, Mr. Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu says adequate provision has been made through ring-fencing of budgetary allocation to ensure vaccine security for...

Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the embattled business man at the centre of a suit concerning the payment of a judgment debt to the government...

A Wa High Court Presided over by, Justice Kwesi Berkwie has convicted two armed robbers to 15 years in imprisonment each for robbery at...

Accra, Nov. 20, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced a Caretaker, Kofi Aonteng Boateng to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour...

A 62-year-old man, Yaw Agyenim Boateng has been arrested and put before Court in Koforidua for indecent assault against a 15-year-old JHS pupil of...

Parliament will commence debate on the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government for the year ending 31st December, 2018 today Tuesday, November...

Parliament has summoned nine Ministers of State to respond to questions on their respective Ministries. They are the Ministers for Health, Interior, Sanitation and Water...

The Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo, has called on the judges to work hard to win back public trust in the judiciary system.Speaking at...

Hiplife musician Nana Kwaku Duah alias Tic Tac is laughing all the way to the bank after winning a GH₵300,000 suit against retail outlet...

Police prosecutors have forwarded the docket of Charles Nana Frimpong, the businessman who allegedly shot dead a mechanic at Alajo in Accra, to the...

An anti-corruption crusader, Vitus Azeem, says the establishment of the much talked about Special Prosecutor Office would not make any difference in the country’s...

A 19-year-old student of the Takoradi Technical Institute (TTI), Emmanuel Asante has allegedly been stabbed to death by his girlfriend. The deceased, a second year...

The Judicial Service would commence this year’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) week nationwide from Monday, November 20 to Friday, November 24. The theme for the...

The state of human rights protection in Africa, 30 years after the creation of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, was the...

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Aboagye Tandoh has sentenced a 39-year old house help, Ebenezer Tawiah to 13 years imprisonment...

Parliament has summoned the Minister for Health, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu to answer questions on the loss of lives of pregnant women in the Nkwanta...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has been criticised for virtually giving the youth of the country a raw deal in its 2018 budget...

Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, Director of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peace-Keeping and Training Centre, has said manifestos of political...

Parliament has approved a 45.7 million US Dollar loan agreement between Ghana and the International Development Association (IDA) for water and sanitation project. Presenting the...

Shamsudeen Tackie, a banker at the Kaneshie branch of the Access Bank has been arraigned before court for stealing an amount of GH¢41,679.00 from...

Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Honourable Gloria Akuffo has tasked African leaders to transform the economy of their countries to serve the needs...

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday, 15th November, 2017 presented the 2018 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to...

The Minister for Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta says the Office of the Special Prosecutor is set to crack the whip of justice following the...

A 34- year old driver, Patrick Agbanyo, has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for unlawful possession of a fire arm. The Prosecutor, DSP...

The Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill, 2017, has been passed into law by Ghana’s Parliament. This was after the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice,...

The Minority in Parliament has advised the government to involve the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in the management of the...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture have concluded an agreement by exchange of letters, for the...

The Minority in Parliament says the government’s intention to tax mobile money transactions must be aborted immediately. Addressing a roundtable breakfast discussion in Accra, a ranking...

Counsel for Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome has indicated that he will for the third time file a motion for stay of proceedings against his...

The Defence Counsel for Twenty Six Togolese nationals who, were arrested for holding a demonstration without police permit, has prayed the court to grant...

The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice has paid tribute to the late Ms. Helena French at a funeral service in Accra. In...

Splendid Samsidin (1st Accused), a music producer and Godson Elorm (2nd Accused), self-employed, have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court on the counts...

Accra, Nov. 10, GNA - Parliament on Friday passed the Zongo Development Fund Bill in  fulfilment of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’ s promise...

A Law Lecturer and Security Expert at the University of Cape Coast has challenged the relevance of the Office of the Special Prosecutor seen...

The Ministry of Finance has described the assertion by Minority National Democratic Congress, (NDC) members on Energy-sector Bond, issued by the ESLA PLC, as...

The Sekondi High Court has sentenced a private security man, Osei Owusu Baffour, who stole more than Gh¢1.5million from the Takoradi Market Circle branch...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered the management of Adonko Bitters to submit new labels and adverts of its alcoholic drink, Adonko...

Samia Nkrumah has called on Parliament to resist any attempt to pass the Plant Breeders Bill into law. In a Facebook post, Madam Nkrumah said...

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Oquaye, has charged the Committees on Finance, Water Resources, Works and House, to consider two loan agreements between...

The Minority in Parliament says the energy sector bond failed because investors lacked confidence in Ghana’s economy. Addressing a press conference in Accra, a ranking...

Godwin Torvudzo (1st Accused), a 24- year old carpenter and his brother Gabriel Amewusika (2nd Accused), a 35- year old driver who reside in...

Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, a well-known politician of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a libel suit against Bismark Tawiah Boateng, Eastern Regional...

The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says a fresh policy approval of the conversion of the University for Development Studies (UDS) into...