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Kenya men sentenced to death for stripping woman

Three Kenyan men – who stripped, robbed and attacked a woman in a bus, in an incident that was recorded and widely shared on...

Egypt Hisham Barakat killing: 30 sentenced to death

A court in Cairo has recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the killing of Egypt's top public prosecutor.Hisham Barakat...

Major Mahama’s killing: Let’s apply the death sentence one more time – Retired soldier

A retired army officer is advocating for ‘eye-for-an-eye’ as the surest way to bring justice to the family of slain soldier, Major Maxwell Adam...

Why Ayariga coughed, itchy bottom and are you using the right condom – A...

Not all health concerns should have you rushing to the hospital. A bit of reading from "Healthy Secrets" authored by Prof. Alex Dodoo, the...

Taxi driver jailed over murder of his 20-year-old UPSA lover 

Paul Evename, a 35-year-old taxi driver, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend, Jennifer Atieku, a 20-year-old UPSA student.This was after...

Meet David Tweneboah Koduah, Ghana’s only int’l technical official at 2024 Paralympic Games

David Tweneboah Koduah, a senior university sports coach at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), will represent Ghana as an International Technical Official at...

Three men accused of plotting 9/11 reach plea deal – Pentagon

Three of the men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks have entered into a pre-trial agreement, the US Department of Defence...

Akufo-Addo’s excuse not to sign Witchcraft Bill baseless – Legal Practitioner

Private Legal Practitioner, Justice Abdulai, has said President Akufo-Addo lacks the moral grounds to refuse to sign the Witchcraft Bill into law on the...
Green Ghana Day President Akufo-Addo

Resolve legal issues and sign the Anti-Witchcraft Bill – CHRAJ urges Akufo-Addo

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is urging President Akufo-Addo to take necessary steps to resolve any legal issues he has...

Francis Sosu receives international recognition for human rights advocacy

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Francis Xavier Sosu has been commended and honoured for his human rights advocacy by three internationally acclaimed institutions.In...

Parliament finalises draft bill to extend maternity leave and introduce paternity leave

The Parliament has finalised the draft bill for the extension of maternity leave and the introduction of paternity leave.The Labour (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was...

Ambulance case: Yeboah Dame’s image is tattered and badly bruised, he must be sacked...

Calls for the resignation or dismissal of Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, show no signs of abating, with pressure group AriseGhana...

Godfred Dame will continue his duties; leaked audio won’t affect court case – Deputy...

The Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has questioned the authenticity of the audio tape released by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).Interacting with the media on...

World Bank and IMF can press Ghana to rethink ‘punitive’ LGBTQ law

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are coming under pressure to use their financial might to persuade Ghana to reconsider a proposed...

An overview of the first meeting of the Fourth Session of 8th Parliament

The first meeting of the fourth session of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana was a significant period in the country's...

Madina MP Sosu, urges ECOWAS to press Akufo-Addo for anti-witchcraft bill assent

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu has taken proactive steps by petitioning several prominent organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States...

Pakistan blasphemy: Student sentenced over Whatsapp messages

A court in Pakistan has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages.The court in Punjab Province said he...

US threatens to restrict aid to Ghana over anti-LGBTQ+ bill

The United States on Thursday cautioned that it might limit foreign aid to Ghana if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs a new bill criminalising LGBTQI+...

Sam George calls on Akufo-Addo to sign anti LGBTQI+ bill into law

Samuel Nartey George, a lead sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to...

You’ll be hanged by the neck till you die – Judge tells convicted coup...

Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe, the presiding judge, who sentenced three individuals to death for their involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the government, made...

Parliament considers suing Akufo-Addo over non-signing of Witchcraft, Armed Forces bills

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has revealed the House's intention to seek legal clarification regarding President Akufo-Addo's refusal to sign certain Witchcraft and...

Political stories that made headlines in 2023

Ghana’s political landscape was characterized by several events and issues in 2023.There was a lot of drama in Parliament coupled with tension between various...

Determination of unconstitutionality of Witchcraft, Armed Forces bills sole purview of Supreme Court –...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin insists that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot determine the constitutionality of the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2023,...

President’s veto powers not a blank cheque – Srem Sai on Akufo-Addo’s refusal to assent...

A Private Legal Practitioner, Dr. Justice Srem Sai has chastised President Akufo-Addo for refusing to assent to some bills passed by Parliament.According to Dr....

Let’s impeach Akufo-Addo for not assenting to ‘Witchcraft Bill’ – Mahama Ayariga

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has accused President Akufo-Addo of violating the 1992 Constitution by refusing to assent to the...

Lawyer takes on Akufo-Addo over Witchcraft, Armed Forces Bills

Private legal practitioner Kweku Paintsil says he is disappointment in President Akufo-Addo over his refusal to assent to the anti-witchcraft and Armed Forces Bills....

Why Bagbin disagrees with Akufo-Addo’s position on Witchcraft, Armed Forces Bills

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, strongly opposes President Akufo-Addo's decision not to assent to the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill and Ghana Armed Forces...

23-year-old murders teacher ‘out of curiosity’

A South Korean court has given a life sentence to a true crime fan who told police she murdered a stranger "out of curiosity".Jung...

Women’s World Cup: Saudi Arabia wants to host 2035 tournament

Saudi Arabia wants to host the 2035 Women's World Cup, says the technical director of the country's women's team.The Gulf kingdom has already lodged...

Saudi Arabia football revolution spreads to women’s game

While stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema have taken men's football in Saudi Arabia to the next level, the country was...
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Bill to remove sanitary pad tax introduced

A Private Member’s Bill proposing an amendment to remove the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on menstrual hygiene products has been...

Cryptocurrency boss jailed for fraud

A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars.Faruk Fatih Ozer,...

Ace Anan Ankomah: The distinguished, true and real legal luminary that is Prof Kofi...

THE ACADEMICDuring my formative years as an eager student at the Legon Faculty of Law in the late 1980s, I found myself captivated by...

Man, 23, sentenced to life in prison for murdering his parents

A man has been found guilty of murdering both his parents in their beds before placing a chilling note at the scene.Antonio “AJ” Armstrong Jr, now...

Saudi Pro League: Cristiano Ronaldo, Jordan Henderson, Karim Benzema just the start

The Saudi Pro League's "remarkable" spending spree on players is set to continue, according to one of its leading executives."I think the budgets are...
Uganda's longtime leader Yoweri Museveni

Uganda’s President approves tough new anti-gay law

Uganda's progress in tackling HIV is in "grave jeopardy" after the president approved tough new anti-homosexuality legislation, the UN and US have warned.An increasing...

Man to be executed over cannabis charge

Singapore is set to hang a man for trafficking cannabis, in the city-state’s latest controversial execution.Activists say Tangaraju Suppiah was convicted on weak evidence....

‘God created me and he knows why I am gay’ – Ugandan

Uganda’s parliament last week passed one of the world’s toughest laws against homosexual activities, prompting widespread condemnation. If signed into law by the president,...

Man who killed US rapper Nipsey Hussle gets 60 years in prison

The man convicted of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle has been sentenced to at least 60 years in prison.Eric R. Holder, Jr. was found guilty...

Sudanese woman jailed 6 months for kissing man

A Sudanese woman charged with adultery has had her life spared and will instead spend six months behind bars after she admitted to kissing...