The Supreme Court has ordered a substituted service on nine Members of Parliament who have been dragged to court over double salary payments. The apex granted the exparte motion after lawyers Kwame Baffoe, the Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) had told the court that, the defendants …
Read More »Supreme Court Justices rebuke Tsatsu Tsikata
The Justices of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 5, asked Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata to stop wasting their time and to assist the Court to make progress on the Assin North election-dispute-related application before it. According to the court, it had the duty to manage the case to a smooth and …
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses Assin North MP’s Review application
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review application filed by Member of Parliament for Assin North James Gyakye Quayson challenging the apex court’s decision for him to file his response to an interlocutory injunction. The panel of nine chaired by Justice Jones Victor Dotse in their unanimous ruling said the …
Read More »After 9 years, court rules against Odartey Lamptey’s ex-wife over East Legon property
Former Ghana international, Nii Odartey Lamptey has finally claimed his seven-bedroom apartment from his ex-wife Gloria Appiah after the court gave the latter one month notice to evict the property. On March 2, 2022, Court ordered Gloria to vacate the apartment after yet another failed appeal to claim ownership of the seven-bedroom …
Read More »Man shot in the chest as fight breaks out in Nkroful court premises
One person was killed and four others injured during scuffle between the youth and some supposed armed men at Nkroful Magistrate court in Teleku Bokazo, a mining community in the Ellembelle District. The deceased Andrew Donkor was among a number of young men who besieged the Nkroful Magistrate court earlier …
Read More »COCOBOD trial: Honyenuga orders sick witness to appear in court
Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, the judge in the trial of former COCOBOD boss and two others, stunned the court again when he directed a sick witness to report to court irrespective of his health condition. The first defence witness, Mr. Charles Tetteh Dodoo, had presented a two-week excuse duty notice …
Read More »Court dismisses Sosu’s motion for interlocutory injunction against IGP
The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed an interlocutory injunction filed by Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and his officers. The court presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Barbara N. Tetteh-Charway rule that based on the nature of …
Read More »Assin North MP runs to Supreme Court after appeal court ‘rejection’
Member of Parliament for Assin North has filed a new application at the Supreme Court, seeking to set aside a Court of Appeal decision that struck out his appeal against a High Court decision for non-compliance with court procedures. According to myjoyonline report, James Quayson is challenging a high Court …
Read More »US court throws out Kennedy Agyapong’s $9.5m defamation suit against Kevin Taylor
A defamation suit by the Member of Parliament for Assin Central against US-based Ghanaian journalist, Kevin Taylor and his media company, Loud silence, has been dismissed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. By the court, Kennedy Agyapong failed to truly prove that the comments made by Mr Taylor …
Read More »2 suspects arrested, arraigned before court for assaulting referees in Tamale
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly assaulting match officials last Sunday, March 20 at the Tamale Sports Stadium The Real Tamale United (RTU) had a one-one match game played against the Aduana Stars last Sunday The home supporters of the Real Tamale United who were …
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