The High Court in Accra has ordered the Nsawam Prison Authorities to produce Pius Ayoma, a private Security man charged with attempted murder and robbery who was rearrested after escaping from police custody. Ayoma, on the night of March 2, escaped from lawful custody after appearing at the High Court …
Read More »Saglemi Housing case: Court orders ‘sick’ Alhaji Yakubu to appear in court within 48 hours
The High Court in Accra has ordered the former Chief Director of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu to appear before the court within 48 hours to respond to charges. Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu is the third accused person in a case in which he and …
Read More »Ghana Police fined GH¢100k for refusing RTI Commission’s orders
The Ghana Police Service has been fined GH¢100,000 for refusing to obey the Right to Information (RTI) Commission’s directive granting an applicant access to requested information. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa, had written a letter asking for information on the status of cases involving police brutality. Even though the letter …
Read More »Kwahu Nkwatia Chief convicted for contempt, court orders his removal from palace within 3 days
The Chief of Kwahu-Nkwatia, Nana Boama Ayiripe II, also known as Samuel Boamah Danso, and three of his elders have been found guilty of contempt of court by the Koforidua High Court in the Eastern Regional capital. As a result, the court has ordered them to vacate the Nkwatia Palace …
Read More »Court orders Nigerian IGP Usman Baba to quit office after attaining retirement age
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has ruled that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba Alkali, is an illegal occupant of the office he is presently holding. Justice Fatun Riman while delivering on a suit filed, declared Usman Baba’s appointment and continued stay in office as …
Read More »Bono: Chief orders shutdown of school over dust pollution
The Chief of Yawhima in the Sunyani East Constituency of the Bono Region has ordered the shutdown of Yawhima SDA Primary School over dust pollution emanating from the construction of the road from the area to Chira. According to the chief, the pollution levels due to the construction site is …
Read More »EIB staff angry as management orders them to give Duffuor campaign massive coverage despite unpaid salary
The staff of EIB Network are enraged over a directive from the media group’s management issued to them to give off their best in the coverage of their founder’s political campaign beginning today, Thursday, 23 February 2023. An internal mail signed by EIB’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Santokh Singh Ram …
Read More »Court orders arrest of Mamprugu Overlord
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 »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 …
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