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Joseph Ackah-Blay is a journalist with MG News, the news hub of Media General, operators of TV3 Ghana, 3News and more. Email: Joseph.Ackah-Blay@mediageneralgh.com
The Office of the Attorney-General has urged an Accra High Court to strike out yet another case filed by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo. The Chief Justice is in court once again seeking to halt the ongoing impeachment process insisting one of the entities behind the petition, Shining Stars of Ghana
An attempt by lawyers for the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to have a case challenging its handling of the Ghanaian currency since 2017 has failed. The High Court presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ruled that an action alleging negligence can be heard and determined by the Court. Private citizen Balb
A Shipping container suspected to be filled with synthetic opioids has gone missing from the Tema Port. One suspect, a freight forwarder associated with BJH logistics and Sabadaat S&D Enterprise has been arrested with two others said to be on the run. The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has in
Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is urging the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice to order Ghana to pay her $10million as compensation for moral and reputational damages. She maintains that her suspension from office violates her rights to a fair hearing guaranteed by the African Charter on
The Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine has urged an Accra High Court to dismiss a case filed by the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo. Documents filed in court by Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem Sai argues that the matters raised by the Chief Justice have been dealt with or remain
The suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has filed a supplementary affidavit to her case. In the document dated May 26, she said her rights are being abused by members of the committee probing the three petitions for her removal. "That I respectfully seek leave of this Honourable Court to br
The Bank of Ghana and its former Governor, Dr Ernest Addison have been sued by a private citizen for the record exchange rate losses recorded by Ghana’s currency since 2017. Balbir Violet Allan who describes herself as someone who invests in government treasuries says her purchasing power and invest
Retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe has passed on aged 74. The unfortunate demise occurred on Saturday April 5,2025 after a short illness. He joined the Supreme Court in 2009 and served till 8th December 2020 when he attained the retirement age of 70. Prior to his
The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged a businessman who wrongfully spent 19 years in jail for a crime prosecutors failed to prove he committed. The court unanimously ruled that no evidence connected him to the crime and that the trial judge completely misapprehended the evidence before he
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has a big decision to make on Tuesday, October 22,2024. Whether to stand by his October 17 decision which declared 4 seats vacant or abide by a Supreme Court decision which asked that his directive be put on hold. For many, the current dispute can well be traced to
Bolt Holdings Ou, the data processor for ride hailing platform Bolt has been ordered by the Adentan Circuit Court to pay a Lecturer and Chief Executive Officer of a software solutions company, Justice Noah Adade an amount of GHS 1.9million. This was after the court had found that the company had fai
Supreme Court Judge Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi has hit hard at the judge who handled the defamation case filed by Anas Aremeyaw Anas against legislator Kennedy Agyapong. Justice Kulendi says Justice Eric Baah was actuated by ill will and malice. “The trial judge who appears to have been actuated
Government has since 2017 spent more than GHC300 million paying judgment debts with the nation still owing one company more than a billion cedis. Payment of this outstanding amount will mean the last 7 years has seen the nation spend the highest amount ever in its history on judgment debt payments.
In May 2023, 80-year-old former Education Minister Prof Dominic Fobih dominated news discussions when videos of his marriage to a 30-year-old woman went viral. What many did not know was that there was an attempt, barely a month before the ceremony, to halt his marriage. Case against marriage His tw
The Opposition NDC is making a strong push for a public broadcast of presidential election vote collation during general elections. A document titled “NDC Position Paper on Electoral Reforms” lists a litany of changes the party believes could significantly improve the credibility of the polls. Key p
