The Bolgatanga High Court has ordered for the arrest of the Paramount Chief of the Mamprugu Traditional Area. The order for the arrest of Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, was contained in a court order signed under the name of His Lordship Alexander Graham. This follows the installation of Alhaji …
Read More »I am not afraid of going to prison – Ablakwa reacts to contempt of court suit
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has responded to recent news that he has been cited for contempt after he kicked court documents in a viral video that started citrculating last week. The lawmaker had been dragged to the court by Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, alias Victor Kusi Boateng, whose court documents …
Read More »Kusi Boateng cites Ablakwa for contempt of court over kicking of court documents
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been cited for contempt of court for his handling of a restraining order document issued by a court in Accra. The MP was captured in a viral video rejecting the document from the secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National …
Read More »Missing twin saga: Go to court if not satisfied – 37 Military Hospital tells couple
The 37 Military Hospital in Accra has handed the summary report of a Board of Inquiry to the couple, who claimed one of their twins was allegedly ‘stolen’ at the hospital shortly after delivery and told them to proceed to court if not satisfied. The Chief of Staff (COS) at …
Read More »Permanent Court of Arbitration throws out international arbitration against Ghana
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has, in a final award dated January 30, 2023, dismissed an investor-state arbitration instituted by Beijing Everyway Traffic & Lighting Tech. Co. Ltd. (the “Claimant”) against the Government of Ghana (“Respondent”) after upholding a preliminary objection by the Attorney-General acting as counsel for the Government …
Read More »Court detains Afia Schwarzenegger, orders her to pay GH¢60,000
Ghanaian socialite Afia Schwarzenegger has been asked by the Tema High Court to pay GH¢60,000 instead of a jail sentence, during her contempt case hearing today, January 31, 2023. In an exclusive interview with Maurice Ampaw, Chairman Wontumi’s lawyer, he disclosed that her sentence also includes being barred from social media …
Read More »Leaked audio tape: Court orders Ofosu-Ampofo, Kwaku Boahen to answer to charges
The High Court in Accra has ordered the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and a former Deputy Communications Officer, Anthony Kweku Boahen, to open their defence to charges. The two were charged in 2019 with conspiracy to cause harm following a leaked audio …
Read More »Uganda court orders woman to pay ex-fiancé for breaking his heart
A court in Uganda has ordered a woman who broke up with her fiancé to pay him financial damages for psychological anguish. According to the court, Richard Tumwine paid 9.4m shillings ($2,550) for Fortunate Kyarikunda’s law studies, which she must repay, including his legal fees. The presiding judge, Magistrate Asanasio …
Read More »Court orders Alex Mould, Gavivina to pay GHC5m bail bond for ‘missing’ Sedina Tamaklo
Alex Mould, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), and Gavivina Tamakloe have been ordered to pay a bond of GHC5 million to the state for failing to produce Sedina Tamakloe Attionu. The sureties, Alex Mould and Gavivina Tamakloe, secured a GHC 5 million …
Read More »US Supreme Court fails to find abortion news leaker
The US Supreme Court has been unable to determine how a controversial draft decision regarding abortion was leaked before it was formally announced. On Thursday, investigators said that they still do not know whether the leak was deliberate or unintentional after eight months of opening the probe. In May, a …
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