April 19
Ghana: Ghana Wins Preliminary Ruling in Cassius Mining $300 Million Int'l Arbitration
An International Arbitration Tribunal has ruled on February 28, 2024, that the international arbitration instituted by Cassius Mining Company Limited against Ghana shall be… Read more »
April 17
Ghana: Former Masloc CEO Jailed 10 Years in Absentia - Head of Operations Gets 5 Years
The Accra High Court yesterday sentenced the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Ms Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, to 10… Read more »
April 15
Ghana: Two Dead, Three Injured in Navy, Kplejoo Group Clashes in Tema Newtown
Two men were reported dead and three injured when some Kplejoo groups clashed with the Navy at Tema Newtown during the final procession of the Kplejoo festival. Read more »
April 10
Ghana: High Court Grants Motion to Expedite Hearing of Anti-LGBTQ Bill Case
The High Court in Accra yesterday granted a motion to expedite hearing of the case in which the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi Constituency is seeking to compel President… Read more »
March 28
Ghana: Security Man Fined Gh¢3,600 for Stealing Uncle's Belongings
A security man has been fined GH¢3,600 by the Adentan Circuit Court for stealing electrical appliances and two water pump machines belonging to his uncle, a senior lecturer,… Read more »
Ghana: Man Jailed 7 Years for Impregnating Student
A man, who defiled and impregnated a 15-year-old student, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in hard labour, by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Read more »
Ghana: 2 Jailed for Attempting to Escape From Police Cells
Two men, who attempted to escape from Bawdie police cells, in the Western Region, have each been sentenced to four years imprisonment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Read more »
Ghana: Okada Rider Jailed 10 Years for Robbery
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an okada rider, Kofi Sumaila, to 10 years imprisonment for robbing a commercial tricycle rider, at Bompieso in the Prestea Huni-Valley… Read more »
March 26
Ghana: Farmer Shots Brother, Bystander At Agbedorkofe
A 49-year-old man, Kofi Nugo, has been arrested by the police for allegedly shooting his brother, Robert, and Hunor Adza, at Agbedorkofe in the Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta… Read more »
Ghana: Man Jailed 4 Years for Taking Late Brother's Gh¢206,212 Entitlement
A businessman, who collected his late brother's GH¢206,212.65 entitlement from the Ghana Police Service, has been jailed four years by the Accra Circuit Court. Read more »
Ghana: Woman Granted Bail for Allegedly Stealing Boyfriend's Gh¢70,700
The Adentan Circuit Courthas granted GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties to Love Amofa, a trader,for allegedly stealing GH¢70,700 belonging to her boyfriend. Read more »
March 22
Ghana: Speaker's Action On Ministerial Nominees Arbitrary, Capricious - Majority
The Majority caucus in Parliament says the decision by the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to adjourn the House sine die without exhausting businesses before it was… Read more »
Ghana: Speaker Delays Ministerial Nominations After Precedent Set by Govt's LGBTQI+ Move
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has placed on ice the approval or otherwise of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's new set of ministerial nominees. Read more »
Ghana: Speaker Describes President's Refusal of Anti-Gay Bill 'Contemptuous'
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has described as "contemptuous of Parliament" for the decision by the Office of the President not to receive the passed… Read more »
March 20
Ghana: Gunmen Kill Son of Professor Who Ran for President
One person has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Dr Christopher Adu Boahen, son of renowned historian and former presidential candidate of the New… Read more »
Ghana: Govt Invests in Infrastructure for Judiciary in Ashanti Region - Regional Minister
The Ashanti Region has seen significant development in terms of infrastructure for the judiciary and security services since 2017, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah,… Read more »
March 13
Ghana: Not in My Name. Mr President Do Not Sign This Bigoted LGBTQ Bill
The current LGBTQ Bill passed by Ghana's Parliament is one of the harshest of its kind in Africa. It criminalizes all activities of the LGBTQ community in Ghana and just the mere… Read more »
March 05
Ghana: We Need to Pass the LGBTQ Test
One issue that is causing debates and almost dividing the world is sexual orientation, which is about who is attracted to who and wants to have relationships with. Read more »
February 29
Ghana: At Long Last - Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill ...Awaits Presidential Assent to Become Law
Parliament has finally passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill into law. Read more »
March 01
Ghana: Mixed Reaction Greets Passage of LGBTQI+ Bill ...Faith-Based Organisations, Traditional Authorities, Others Welcome It While Human Right Activists, Including Us, Kick Against It
Parliament after a labourious journey of law making on Wednesday finally passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill into law. Read more »
March 04
Ghana: Three Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder
The High Court in Ho has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for shooting four people to death, at Katanga, in the Oti Region. Read more »
February 12
Ghana: Court adjourns murder case to February 13
The Cape Coast High Court Two has adjourned the murder case involving a 25-year-old Georgina AsorBotchwey over the illness of one of the accused persons, Michael Darko, a pastor. Read more »
February 06
Ghana: Scientist Testifies in Alleged Cocobod Gh¢271m Financial Loss Case
Dr Richard Kwame Adu Acheampong, a Deputy Executive Director of Cocoa and Cola at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), on Monday testified in the ongoing trial of Dr… Read more »
January 30
Ghana: Major Mahama Murder Case - 12 Caged for Life... 2 Acquitted and Discharged
Twelve out of the fourteen persons accused of the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Accra High… Read more »
Ghana: Guyana President Urges African Leaders to Fashion Out Mechanism for Payment of Reparation
The President of Guyana, Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali, has appealed to African leaders to focus on fashioning out the necessary mechanisms that will compel perpetrators of the… Read more »