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SUPREME COURT DECISION ON OSP: WHAT NOAH ADAMTEY AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL SOUGHT AND WHAT THE COURT GRANTED

The Supreme Court has delivered its final judgment in the case challenging the prosecutorial powers of…

SUPREME COURT SETTLES OSP PROSECUTORIAL POWERS ROW: OSP CAN PROSECUTE, BUT AG CAN ENTER NOLLE PROSEQUI

The Supreme Court has finally settled the long-standing legal battle over the prosecutorial powers of the…

WHAT YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE VISITING SOMEONE IN PRISON IN GHANA – THE STANDING ORDERS

Many Ghanaians think visiting a relative in prison is just about waking up and going to…

ONLINE PASTOR AND WIFE PUT BEFORE COURT OVER ALLEGED ROMANCE FRAUD INVOLVING 7 WOMEN

A 35-year-old self-styled online pastor has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court…

THE WONTUMI CASE AND THE “FLIPPING WITNESS” – IS GHANA NOW DOING FBI STYLE?

In Ghana, when Chairman Wontumi’s case came up, one phrase entered trotro conversation: “They have flipped…

WHY 20 YEARS AND NOT 15 OR 25? THE JUDGE’S MATHEMATICS IN CHAIRMAN WONTUMI’S SENTENCE

When Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay pronounced 20 years with hard labour on Bernard Antwi Boasiako, Chairman Wontumi,…

12-YEAR-OLD GIRL DEFIILED, GIVES BIRTH TO PREMATURE BABY AND DROPS OUT OF SCHOOL – JUDGE WARNS PROSECUTORS OVER DELAYS

From Daniel Y. Dayee, Berekum – Bono Region A defilement case involving a 12-year-old pupil who…

Chairman Wontumi Jailed 20 Years & fine GH120,000 For Illegal Mining

The Accra High Court has just sentenced NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as…

Chairman Wontumi Convicted On All 6 Counts In Galamsey Trial – Court Dismisses Deferment Motion

In a major development from the Accra High Court, NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly…

Judges Need a Compass, Not Handcuffs — The Case for Sentencing Guidelines in Ghana

A teenager in Bolga steals a goat and gets 4 years. A contractor in Tema forges…