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Wear wigs, gowns; ‘police’ lawyers to do same – CJ warns Judges, magistrates

Chief Justice issues circular on dress code Reminds Judges and professional magistrates to keep up with the standards Asks the bench to ensure compliance on the part of lawyers Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has issued a circular admonishing all members of the bench to be appropriately dressed in the discharge …

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Apiate explosion: Bawumia’s hurried visit ‘unprofessional, unsafe’ – Ayariga

Several people reported dead after ghastly explosion Government pledges to build homes for displaced residents Rescue efforts underway Founder and leader of the All People’s Congress, Hassan Ayariga has criticized the vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and other government officials for visiting Apiate, the site of an explosion that occurred on Thursday January 20, …

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Nima-Mamobi violence: Mother of wanted gang leader speaks, rains curses on son’s rival

Bloody gang violence rocks Nima Police move in to quell unrest, make arrests and arraign people before court Two main gang leaders declared wanted by Police The Ghana Police Service earlier this week placed a GHC20,000 bounty on the head of two gang leaders wanted for their roles in deadly …

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Explosion at Kaase as fuel tanker goes up in flames

Fuel tanker involved in accident at Kaase Fire disaster at Kaase follows Bogoso explosion Several dead, others with multiple at Apiate after explosion Barely 24 hours after an explosion incident was recorded at Apiate in the Western Region, another explosion incident is said to have been recorded at Kaase in …

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Fire Service assures swift probe into deadly Buduburam Fire

The Central Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has assured of swift investigations into the cause of the fire that wiped out a family of seven at Big Apple, a suburb of Buduburam in the Gomoa East District on Saturday. “The Central Regional Command is optimistic about …

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Civil and Local Government Staff call off strike

The National Executive Council of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) has announced that it is calling off its strike action. In a notice issued yesterday, CLOGSAG stated that at a meeting held yesterday, 20th January 2022, it reviewed a memorandum of understanding it had agreed with the …

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VIDEO: How a fight between two ‘gangsters’ resulted in a bloodbath on the streets of Nima

Two rival groups face-off on the streets of Nima Police intervention breaks gang-fight Seven arrested in connection with Nima gang violence The Ghana Police Service have provided details on the violence that erupted on the streets of Nima and its environs in Accra on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The incident that had …

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CHRAJ can mediate cases involving traditional authorities

Mr Eric A Aboyer, the Dormaa Municipal Director of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says the commission has prerogative rights to mediate cases involving traditional authorities. But, he added cases bothering criminalities and prosecutorial matters were always reserved for the courts. “Society’s reverence and respect for …

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Quest for supremacy – Police disclose reason for longstanding feud between Nima gangster groups

Violence breaks out in Nima Rival gangs hack each other in a bloody fight Police arrest 7 suspects in connection with Nima violence The Ghana Police Service has mapped out some causes of the gang violence that erupted on the streets of Nima in Accra on Tuesday, January 19, 2022. …

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