Recent allegations of voter registration irregularities in Ghana’s Hohoe constituency have escalated into a legal battle, with two separate appeals filed in the High Court in Hohoe. The appeals, lodged by Prosper Kumi and Newton Y. Darkey, challenge a decision made by the District Registration Review Committee on 18 May …
Read More »Attorney General Seeks More Jail Term For Aisha Huang; Vows To Appeal Judgement
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has voiced his dissatisfaction with the relatively lenient prison term and fine imposed on Aisha Huang, a Chinese illegal mining kingpin, by an Accra High Court. In a press statement released on Tuesday, December 5, Mr Dame expressed bewilderment at the …
Read More »High Court Grants Gyakye Quayson Permission To Be Absent On Next Adjourned Date
The High Court in Accra has ruled to allow the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson to be absent in court on Friday, June 23, 2023. This follows the adjournment of the sittings to Friday where a ruling will be given on the motion by …
Read More »High Court Restrains Joseph Yensu From Contesting Aowin NDC Primaries Over Fraud Allegations
A High court in Sefwi-Wiawso has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining Dr. Joseph Yensu, a presumptive National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirant in the Aowin constituency, from contesting in the upcoming primaries slated for May 13, 2023. The injunction was granted over allegations of fraud related to the nomination forms …
Read More »High Court Dismisses Injunction Seeking To Prevent Black Sherif From Performing His Songs
An Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application brought against Black Sherif by his ex-financier seeking to restrict the artiste from performing his song. The injunction was dismissed on Tuesday, July 26 after the court intimated that the plaintiff, Shadrach Agyei Owusu failed to argue justifiably why the injunction …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo Swears In 10 Justices Of The High Court
The President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, on Monday, 18th July 2022, inducted into office ten Justices of the High Court. This makes it the 5th time he is doing so since becoming President of the Republic. The swearing in ceremony took place at …
Read More »Ghana May Lose Corruption Fight In Unimaginable Ways – Special Prosecutor Reacts To Court Decision On Sir John’s Frozen Assets
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has indicated that the High Court’s decision on the assets of the late Forestry Commission CEO, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as ‘Sir John’, can have a negative impact on the country’s fight against corruption. According to him, if the ruling is left to stand, …
Read More »Accra: Driver Jailed 10 Years For Pouring Acid On Girlfriend
The High Court in Accra has sentenced one Bright Boso, a driver, who was charged for allegedly pouring an acid on his girlfriend to 10 years in prison. The court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo convicted him after the court found him guilty of the offence before sentencing …
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