Lawyers for PSG and Mbappé argued last month before the Conseil de prud’hommes de Paris, with each side demanding hundreds of millions of euros from the other regarding the end of the player’s contract before his move to Real Madrid in the summer of 2024.

Amid accusations of betrayal and harassment surrounding the breakdown of their relationship, Mbappé’s lawyers claimed PSG owes him more than 260 million euros ($305 million).

They argued his fixed-term contract should be reclassified as a permanent one, triggering compensation for unfair dismissal and unpaid wages. They have also alleged moral harassment and undeclared work.

PSG, meanwhile, sought 440 million euros from Mbappé, citing damages and a “loss of opportunity” after he left on a free transfer.

Tuesday’s decision can be appealed and is unlikely to end the dispute.

The ruling may have broader consequences for player contracts and labour law in French soccer, even as PSG maintains that Mbappé’s request to reclassify his contract as a permanent one is without legal basis.

The club argues that professional players’ contracts are a special form of fixed-term agreements regulated by the sports code and validated by the French professional league, in accordance with both French and European Union law.

Mbappé’s legal team disagrees, saying the reclassification of a fixed-term contract into a permanent contract is a standard procedure when legal conditions for a fixed-term deal are not fulfilled.

The relationship between the 2018 World Cup winner and the reigning European champion turned bitter when Mbappé decided in 2023 not to extend his contract, which was set to expire in summer 2024.

This deprived the club of a juicy transfer fee despite having offered him the most lucrative contract in club history when he signed a new deal in 2022.

He was sidelined from a preseason tour and forced to train with fringe players.

He missed the opening league game but returned to the lineup for a final season after discussions with the club – talks that are central to the dispute.

The club accused Mbappé of backing out of an August 2023 agreement that allegedly included a pay reduction should he leave on a free transfer, an arrangement PSG said was meant to protect its financial stability.

PSG claimed Mbappé hid his decision not to extend his contract for nearly 11 months, from July 2022 to June 2023, preventing the club from arranging a transfer and causing major financial harm. It accused him of violating contractual obligations and the principles of good faith and loyalty.

Mbappé’s camp insisted PSG has never produced evidence that the striker agreed to forego any payment. His lawyers claimed the club failed to pay wages and bonuses for April, May, and June 2024. They are also seeking reclassification of his fixed-term contract into a permanent one, which would trigger compensation.

Mbappé also accused PSG of moral harassment, citing his treatment when sidelined.

PSG rejected all accusations of harassment, highlighting that Mbappé took part in over 94% of matches in 2023–24 and always worked under conditions compliant with the Professional Football Charter.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held, that a trial court judge wrongly dismissed lawsuits seeking to hold Harvard responsible for ex-morgue manager Cedric Lodge’s “macabre scheme” to dissect, steal and sell parts of cadavers used by the medical school for research.

Justice Scott Kafker, writing for a unanimous court, said the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged Harvard failed to act in good faith in handling the bodies, whose “horrific and undignified treatment continued for years.”

“It had a legal obligation to provide for the dignified treatment and disposal of the donated human remains, and failed miserably in this regard, as Harvard itself recognised,” Kafker wrote.

The court also revived claims against the managing director of Harvard’s anatomical gift program.

Harvard Medical School said in a statement that Lodge’s actions were “abhorrent and inconsistent with the standards and values that Harvard, our anatomical donors, and their loved ones expect and deserve.”

Lodge is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in May to transporting stolen goods across state lines.

Prosecutors said he began his scheme in 2018, stealing parts from cadavers, including heads, brains, skin and organs and transporting them from Harvard’s morgue in Boston to his home in Goffstown, New Hampshire, where he and his wife sold them.

In 12 lawsuits, 47 relatives of individuals whose bodies were donated to Harvard accused the school of negligence, contending it turned a blind eye to Lodge’s years-long misconduct until he was indicted in 2023.

A judge last year concluded Harvard enjoyed broad immunity from liability so long as it attempted in good faith to comply with the state’s Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, which governs the donation of human bodies for research and education.

But Kafker said the lawsuits adequately alleged Harvard did not comply with the law, citing a failure to put systems in place that could have prevented Lodge from dismembering donated bodies; bringing people into the morgue to buy body parts; and taking out cadaver parts.

Jeffrey Catalano, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, welcomed the ruling, saying his clients “feel that their right to get additional answers as to how and why this happened on Harvard’s property for so long has been vindicated.”

Source: Reuters

Rudeboy has strongly denied the allegation, describing it as defamatory.

The controversy began after photos from the 25th birthday celebration of Rudeboy’s wife, Ivy Ifeoma, circulated on X. While discussions initially focused on the couple’s 18-year age gap, a social media user escalated the conversation by alleging that the singer “raped/coerced” a domestic worker, claiming she was “most likely wayyyy younger.” The user further alleged that Rudeboy sent his then-wife and sister-in-law out of the house when the matter was discovered.

The post quickly went viral, drawing widespread attention and reactions online.

Responding publicly on X, Rudeboy rejected the claims and warned he would hold the account holder accountable by “every necessary means.”

In his post, he wrote:

“@chubbiedivah if you like go private, leave X!! I will find you. I will use every necessary means—power, resources, and money!!! You will face the law; I will use you to set an example!! … your only way out is to leave the surface of this earth and relocate to space. To everyone that brought my attention to her tweet … thank you.”

Rudeboy’s response has sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some supporting his right to pursue legal redress, while others expressed concern over the tone of his message.

I hardly reply !!! But you see this one !!!
@chubbiedivah if you like go private , leave X !! I will find you , I will use every necessary means , power , resources and money !!! You will face the law , I will use you to set an example!! (scapegoat )… your only way out is to… pic.twitter.com/kZCR5sGxXP

— Rudeboy (@rudeboypsquare) September 24, 2025

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Asian Americans Advancing Justice, alleges that non-citizens who had been granted fear-based protection were unlawfully flown to Ghana and then expelled to their countries of origin, where they face persecution or torture.

The lawsuit claims this operation is a deliberate end-run around U.S. immigration law, which prohibits direct deportation to countries where migrants have been granted protection.

The document states that “Defendants have enlisted the government of Ghana to do their dirty work.”

According to the court filings, the complaint was brought by five plaintiffs—nationals of Nigeria and The Gambia.

On September 5, they were removed from a detention facility in Louisiana and placed on a U.S. military cargo plane.

The journey, which lasted 16 hours, saw some of the migrants held in straitjackets. They were not informed of their destination until hours into the flight.

Upon arrival in Accra, Ghana, the plaintiffs were taken to a remote and “squalid” open-air detention camp known as Dema Camp, which was surrounded by armed guards.

The lawsuit alleges that they were never given the opportunity to raise fears of persecution in Ghana, a country that was never designated as a removal country during their legal proceedings in the United States.

One plaintiff, identified only as K.S., had been granted protection under the UN Convention Against Torture due to his sexuality. Despite this, he was deported from Ghana to The Gambia on September 10, where he is now in hiding, fearing for his life.

The other four plaintiffs—D.A., T.L., I.O., and D.S.—remain in detention in Ghana and have been told they will be removed to their home countries.

The lawsuit names several high-ranking U.S. officials as defendants, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The plaintiffs’ legal argument rests on three main pillars: violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Convention Against Torture, and their due process rights under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

They are seeking an order from Judge Tanya Chutkan to ensure their immediate return to the United States and to block any further removals.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama confirmed Ghana’s role in the operation this week, stating that the nation had accepted 14 deportees under a specific deal with Washington.

He clarified that Ghana was only acting as a temporary transit point and not the final destination.

Source: Myjoyonline

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In a suit dated September 4, 2025, the plaintiff, Kpordotsi Wisdom Yaw, accused his former employer of arbitrarily declaring him and five other workers redundant in June 2021 without prior notice to the Chief Labour Officer or the labour union, in violation of Ghana’s labour laws.

According to the statement of claim, on June 11, 2021, while resting at home, the plaintiff received an unusual call from the company’s Human Resource Officer, requesting him to report for a letter, even though he was scheduled to work that evening.

He rushed to the office, only to be handed a letter declaring him and five others redundant with immediate effect. He described the action as unconstitutional and a breach of statutory law.

The plaintiff further alleged that Meridian Port Services had earlier secured a tax waiver of $832 million on the assurance of job security and protection of state revenue.

He argued that the decision to declare him and others redundant without due process amounted to deception against the state and a violation of trust.

Meridian Port Services, a joint venture between the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and Meridian Port Holdings Limited, is a major player in Ghana’s maritime industry, focusing on container terminal operations, shore handling, stevedoring, storage, and delivery.

Mr. Kpordotsi insisted that redundancy is normally implemented on a larger scale and in accordance with statutory law or contractual terms.

He described the company’s actions as unconstitutional, malicious, and discriminatory.

He further claimed that MPS disregarded an order of the Labour Court to pay his accumulated salaries and related benefits, arguing instead that the court’s ruling was ambiguous.

The plaintiff also accused the company of cruelty, stating that it deactivated his medical access, putting his health at risk.

He argued that this violated provisions of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), specifically Sections 12.4 and 12.9 of the Employees Bargaining Union conditions of service.

He contended that the company was attempting to compel him to accept unethical labour practices.

He accused MPS of acting in bad faith, especially after benefiting from a massive tax waiver while worsening unemployment in the country.

The plaintiff is seeking multiple reliefs, including:

• A declaration that his termination was unfair and violated his human rights under Article 17(2) and (3) of the 1992 Constitution, as well as Section 6.2 of the CBA.
• A declaration that the company’s actions amounted to promissory estoppel.
• A declaration that the deactivation of his medical access violated the CBA.
• An order for payment of 120 months’ gross salary as lump sum remuneration pursuant to Article 12 of the CBA.
• Severance pay equivalent to 120 months’ gross salary for each year of service.
• Payment of accumulated salaries, allowances, and benefits from May 2022 until final judgment.

The case is scheduled to be heard at the High Court on September 8, 2025.

Source: Latif Iddrisu

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In a Writ of Summons filed at the High Court in Accra on August 20, 2025, Miss Bortei is demanding GH¢5 million in damages for battery and an additional GH¢2 million for defamation.

According to her statement of claim, Ralph physically attacked her, leaving her with a dislocated shoulder and an injury to her hand, both of which have hampered her professional duties as a nurse.

The suit further alleges that Ralph defamed her by making disparaging remarks online, calling her a “liar” and accusing her of fabricating the extent of her injuries. In one post, he reportedly wrote:

“Liar, wo se wo nsam abu. Duabɔ bebam. You say you have suffered an injured hand and a dislocated shoulder. This is cooked up to cover the nonsense going on at the hospital,” the writ stated.

Bortei’s lawyers, led by Charles Delali Blagogee of Blagogee, Blacksword & Co., argue that these remarks have damaged her reputation, exposed her to public ridicule, and undermined her credibility as a health professional.

The reliefs being sought include a public apology and retraction of the defamatory statements in the same medium and prominence.

Also, a perpetual injunction restraining Williams from making further defamatory remarks, a 50-meter restraining order against the defendant, legal costs, and any additional relief deemed fit by the court.

Ralph has been ordered to enter an appearance within eight days of service, failing which the court may issue a default judgment.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has given a one-week deadline to a newly constituted committee to probe the incident and submit its report.

Mr. Akandoh has also pledged to cover all the medical bills of the nurse.

Source: Adomonline

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The father, Lawrence Butler, said the discovery was overwhelming at a news conference on Thursday, leaving a horrific memory that mars the other memories of a “good young man”, their son, Timothy Garlington.

“It was, and it is still, in my heart that I got in my car and I smelled death,” he said, emotion breaking his voice. Garlington’s mother, Abbey Butler, stood nearby, wiping away tears.

After Garlington’s death in 2023, the Butlers had his remains shipped from one funeral home in Georgia, where their son died, to another where the family lived, in Pennsylvania, where they picked up his belongings, including a white cardboard box that contained an unlabeled red box.

At Nix & Nix Funeral Homes, Abbey Butler tried but could not open the red box, said the Butlers’ attorney, L Chris Stewart, at the news conference.

Several days later, the red box, which was in the Butlers’ car, began to smell and leak fluid, Stewart said. When Lawrence Butler picked it up, the fluid covered his hands, “which was brain matter. It’s insane,” Stewart said.

When they called the funeral home in Georgia, Southern Cremations & Funerals at Cheatham Hill, they were told it was Garlington’s brain and a mistake had been made, Stewart said. The Butlers returned the box to Nix & Nix, he said.

The company that owns Southern Cremations, ASV Partners, declined to comment when contacted by the Associated Press.

“The parents’ last memory is holding their son’s brain,” said Stewart in an interview with the AP.

“I had to get rid of that car,” Lawrence Butler said, “I just couldn’t stand the idea that the remains were in that car.”

The lawsuit says that both funeral homes negligently mishandled human remains and intentionally, wantonly or recklessly inflicted emotional distress.

Stewart said he had consulted other funeral homes, and that at no point in the process is the brain “separated from body in that fashion and shipped in that fashion”. If it ever is, he said, then it is in a sealed bag and labeled as a biohazard.

Whether or not Nix & Nix knew a brain was inside the box, Stewart alleged, they should not have handed the box over to the Butlers because it was not on the list of belongings sent from Southern Cremations.

Julian Nix, the manager of the eponymous funeral home, told the AP that “it was definitely not our fault” because Southern Cremations had sent them the unlabeled box. Nix told local news that his team believed the box held personal effects and that other funeral homes usually only send intact remains.

Nix said that once they learned what was inside the box, they reported it to authorities. An investigation had been done by the state board overseeing funeral homes that found Nix & Nix wasn’t responsible, he said, but the documents proving that were not yet available.

The Butlers are seeking compensation and answers to what went wrong. They also hope the lawsuit acts as a warning so that similar incidents will not happen again.

“There’s no excuse, there is zero excuse for this type of error to happen. For the Georgia funeral home, Southern Cremations, to ship unmarked, bio-hazardous material. For the funeral home here in Philadelphia to hand the parents an unmarked box, not examined, not on a list of the inventory that was the personal items, to not check it,” said Stewart. “They have not received a single apology to this day from any funeral home.”

Garlington, a veteran of the US marines who was working in school financial aid in Atlanta, according to his LinkedIn, has since been buried in Washington Crossing national cemetery.

Stewart, who declined to say how Garlington died at age 56, said the Butlers still do not know whether his brain was buried with the rest of his remains.

“They fear, which is totally understandable: is he resting in peace?” he said.

Source: theguardian

The clash, now before a London-seated ICC tribunal, has sparked claims and counterclaims exceeding $100 million, centred on the Black Volta gold project in Ghana’s northwest—a site considered a strategic asset in the country’s mining portfolio.

E&P first filed a claim in October 2024, accusing Azumah of unlawfully terminating a 2023 agreement that granted it early-stage development rights and a potential equity stake in the project.

But in a December 2024 response, Azumah not only scrapped the agreement but accused E&P of derailing progress. The company alleges that E&P failed to raise financing, initiate Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, or commence significant site work—shortcomings it says led to costly delays in the mine’s development.

Azumah has since launched a $100 million counterclaim, citing breaches of contract, unauthorised contractual actions by E&P agents, and alleged misuse of project funds.

In a press statement, Azumah firmly stated that it “denies each and every allegation” made by E&P and is forging ahead with mine construction independently.

The ICC tribunal is chaired by leading Nigerian legal figure Funke Adekoya SAN, with Ghana’s Shadrack Arhin and the UK’s Edwin Glasgow KC serving as co-arbitrators.

E&P is represented by the Robert Smith Law Group in Accra, while Azumah is advised by international law firm Steptoe in London and Ghanaian powerhouse Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah.

Meanwhile, E&P and its owner Ibrahim Mahama are also pursuing a separate defamation suit against policy analyst Bright Simons in Accra, over public remarks implying financial strain and undue influence in Ghana’s mining policy.

The outcome of the ICC arbitration is expected to have far-reaching implications—not only for ownership of the Black Volta gold project, but also for perceptions of corporate governance and contractual discipline within Ghana’s extractive sector.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

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She further claims that the practice breaches the confidentiality inherent in the doctor-patient relationship, protected under Section 167 and the Sixth Schedule of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851), specifically the Patients’ Charter.

In her suit, Gifty is seeking enforcement of her fundamental rights, including the right to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality within the medical setting.

The applicant is requesting the court to issue several declarations and orders, including:

• A declaration that the use of CCTV cameras in breast examination rooms is unlawful and infringes on constitutional rights;

• An order for the immediate removal of all CCTV cameras from consulting and examination rooms in all facilities operated by Peace and Love Hospital;

• A directive requiring the hospital to delete and refrain from storing or disseminating any footage related to the applicant;

• General damages for psychological and emotional harm caused by the alleged breach;

• An award of legal costs associated with the case.

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The court filings state that Williamson, 24, is accused of two rapes, both in Beverly Hills in 2020.

The accuser is seeking damages for assault, sexual battery, domestic violence, burglary, stalking and false imprisonment.

The lawsuit describes the alleged abuse as “sexual, physical, emotional, and financial in nature”.

Williamson – the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft – does not face criminal charges.

Williamson’s attorneys released a statement describing the allegations as “categorically false and reckless”, and said the NBA star’s legal team would seek “significant damages for this defamatory lawsuit”.

“This appears to be an attempt to exploit a professional athlete driven by a financial motive rather than any legitimate grievance,” legal firm Barrasso-Usdin-Kupperman-Freeman & Sarver told US media.

The firm claim that Williamson previously reported the claimant to law enforcement over alleged extortion attempts.

Speaking to US media the woman’s lawyer, Sam Taylor II, who is with the Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles, said: “This is a very serious case as reflected in the allegations in the complaint, which are pretty detailed.”

The New Orleans Pelicans have been approached for comment.

The lawsuit, filed at the High Court, names two senior police officers—DSP Bismark Boakye Ansah and Chief Inspector Mensah—as defendants.

Ofori-Atta alleges that the raid, which took place on February 11, 2025, was a violation of his privacy rights.

He claims that members of the raiding team, which included individuals in military, police, and plain clothes, conducted an extensive search of his home without presenting a warrant.

According to him, a member of the team filmed the entire operation on a mobile phone, further exacerbating the invasion of his privacy.

In his statement of claim, Ofori-Atta confirmed earlier reports that he was out of the country for medical treatment at the time of the raid. His domestic staff, he noted, were ordered to refrain from using their mobile phones throughout the operation.

“The raid on the property, which gained notoriety both domestically and internationally, has not only exposed me to public ridicule, resentment, and scorn but also portrayed me as a criminal. This has negatively impacted my hard-earned reputation in the international community,” the lawsuit states.

He further revealed that attempts to obtain clarity on the purpose of the raid from the National Intelligence Bureau, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Inspector General of Police have been unsuccessful.

The defendants have been ordered to enter an appearance within eight days of being served with the writ.

Meanwhile, initial reports had linked the operation to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). However, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng denied any involvement during a press conference on February 12, describing the raid as a staged act intended to discredit his office.

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Read the full writ below:

The Fenerbahce manager was accused by Galatasaray of making racist statements after Monday’s Istanbul derby and, on Tuesday, the Portuguese’s Turkish club released a statement saying his comments had been taken “completely taken out of context”.

On Friday, Fenerbahce said Mourinho was filing a 1,907,000 Turkish Lira lawsuit, through the club’s lawyers, against Galatasaray “due to the attack on the personal rights” of the Portuguese coach.

The amount – which is worth around £41,000 – is symbolic as 1907 is the year Fenerbahce Sports Club was founded.

Speaking in the news conference after Monday’s 0-0 draw, Mourinho said the home bench had been “jumping like monkeys” and also repeated his criticism of Turkish referees, saying it would have been a “disaster” to use an official from the country.

The match was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after both clubs requested a foreign official take charge of the fixture.

On Thursday, Mourinho was banned for four games and fined a total of £35,194 by the Turkish Football Federation for two separate disciplinary matters.

The TFF said it was penalising him for “his derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee” and because he “accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees”.

His comments included him saying that “after the big dive in the first minute and their bench jumping like monkeys on the top of the kid… with a Turkish referee you would have a yellow card after one minute and after five minutes I would have to change [substitute] him”.

The TFF said, “the statements used towards the members of the opposing team were contrary to the ethics of sports and the concept of fair play, contained expressions that could encourage violence and disorder in sports, were divisive and separatist in society and could cause fan incidents”.

The boy, described in court as shy, articulate, a keen cook and footballer, said his parents had tricked him into going to Africa, saying it was to visit a sick relative.

He said had he known he was being sent to boarding school, “there would have been no way I would have agreed to it”.

But the High Court in London also heard his parents were worried he was being “groomed” into criminal activity.

In a written statement to the court, he said: “I feel like I am living in hell. I really do not think I deserve this and I want to come home, back to England, as soon as possible.”

In his judgment, High Court judge Mr Justice Hayden said he recognised that “this is, in many ways, both a sobering and rather depressing conclusion.”

He said that he was satisfied that the parents’ wish for their son to move to Ghana was “driven by their deep, obvious and unconditional love”.

The boy was at risk of suffering greater harm returning to the UK, he said.

He said that the boy’s parents believe “and in my judgement with reason” that their son has “at very least peripheral involvement with gang culture and has exhibited an unhealthy interest in knives”.

The boy’s father told the judge the couple did not want their son to be “yet another black teenager stabbed to death in the streets of London.”

The boy, who had lived in the UK since birth, said he was “mocked” and “never settled in” at the school in Ghana.

He said he “could also barely understand what was going on and I would get into fights”.

The boy wrote that he was “so scared and desperate” that he emailed the British High Commission in Accra as well as contacting the charity Children and Family Across Borders, who it is believed put him in touch with lawyers at the International Family Law Group.

“I am from London, England, and I want to go back home,” he wrote.

He said he had been “mistreated” at the school, adding: “I’m begging to go back to my old school.”

However, the High Court heard that the boy’s parents had sent him because they feared for his safety in London.

In a statement, his mother said sending him to Africa was “not a punishment but a measure to protect him”.

She referred to the murder of Kelyan Bokassa, the 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich in January. That was “every parent’s worst nightmare”, she said.

She said she did not believe her son would survive in the UK and did not want to be part of her son’s “destruction”.

Rebecca Foulkes, representing the boy’s father, said the boy met 11 of the points on a checklist produced by the children’s charity NSPCC to indicate whether a child might have joined a gang or was being criminally exploited.

That included being absent from school, having unexplained money, buying new things, and carrying weapons.

She said it was not only the parents who were worried.

His school claimed it had “suspicions about him engaging in criminal activities” and had observed him in expensive clothes and with mobile phones.

The boy said he had never been part of a gang, nor “involved in gangs in any way”. He said he “does not know anyone involved in a gang” and he does not carry a knife.

He acknowledged in his statements that “my behaviour wasn’t the best” and said he thought that was the reason his parents sent him to Africa.

The case centred on the question of parental responsibility, and whether the parents acted unlawfully by sending their son to boarding school without his consent.

In a statement issued after the judgement, his parents said: “This has been a really difficult time for us all.”

They added: “Our priority has always been protecting our son and our focus now is on moving forward as a family.”

James Netto from the International Family Law Group, who represented the boy, said the court judgment had been a “real shock” to the teenager.

“He was obviously incredibly disappointed, incredibly upset and is considering his next steps carefully.”

‘I want to have an education’

The boy’s barrister, Deirdre Fottrell KC, pointed out the school was not simply far from home – but a completely different jurisdiction.

The boy wrote that his education was suffering. He felt the Ghanaian classes were not as challenging as those in his English school, and he had been out of formal education entirely since last summer, studying online.

He wrote: “I want to have an education again and grow up like a normal person. I feel like my brain is hurt here. I feel like now I am dumber than people I used to be smarter than.”

The boy’s father has recently visited him in Africa, and he told the court that he and his son had got on well.

He said he would like his son to remain in Ghana, and said they visited a different boarding school where the boy could be considered for a place.

The father said they were both very impressed.

However, questioned by Ms Fottrell, he acknowledged there was no place in that school until September, and that his son had not said he wanted to go there.

The boy’s solicitor said he had recently seen a rise in similar cases where teenagers were trying to return to the UK.

“Teenagers are often placed in exceptionally challenging or vulnerable situations, and are now beginning to turn to the court for protection,” Mr Netto said.

He said he had seen cases where “in their parents’ eyes” young people were “falling in with the wrong crowd or are adopting what their parents see as unorthodox or challenging behaviours”.

Following the judgment, he added: “We have already received enquiries from young people in exactly the same situation as this young man.”

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The directive, issued by the Office of the President and signed by the Chief of Staff, instructed heads of government institutions to annul appointments and recruitments made in the final months of the previous administration.

In his statement of claim filed at the Supreme Court, Nana B argues that the directive is unconstitutional because the Chief of Staff lacks the authority to issue such an order.

He contends that the move directly violates Article 191(b) of the 1992 Constitution, which guarantees job security for public sector workers and protects them from dismissal without just cause.

Nana B is seeking a declaration from the court that the directive is unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void.

He asserts that the President of Ghana has a constitutional obligation under Article 58(2) to uphold the provisions of Article 191(b) and ensure the protection of public servants’ rights. In his view, the directive breaches this obligation, exposing workers to unfair dismissal and undermining public sector job security.

The lawsuit further seeks an injunction to prevent heads of government institutions from implementing the directive, arguing that any action taken in compliance with the directive would be unlawful.

Nana B also requests that the government be ordered to cover all court-related expenses and legal fees associated with the case.

The directive, which has led to significant uncertainty among affected workers, has been met with mixed reactions.

Critics have described the move as politically motivated and an attack on the livelihoods of citizens employed through legitimate processes.

The government, however, maintains that the appointments were irregular and made in bad faith during the transition period.

]]> https://www.adomonline.com/former-sic-md-withdraws-suit-challenging-termination-of-appointment/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:34:51 +0000 https://www.adomonline.com/?p=2501735 The immediate past Managing Director of SIC Insurance Company Limited, Hollistar Duah-Yentumi, has withdrawn her court application seeking to halt the termination of her appointment by President John Mahama.

According to JoyBusiness, this decision follows a high-stakes meeting held earlier today, February 6, 2025, between the key parties involved in the dispute.

Sources indicate that an agreement has been reached to resolve the matter out of court.

As part of this resolution, Madam Duah-Yentumi has also withdrawn her lawsuit challenging the appointment of James Agyenim-Boateng as the new Managing Director of SIC Insurance.

The former MD had initially taken legal action against the company and its newly appointed acting MD, citing unfair termination and disrespect for corporate governance structures.

In her suit, filed on February 4, Duah-Yentumi argued that her appointment was contractually secured for a four-year term, set to expire on January 1, 2028.

She maintained that any changes to her tenure must be approved by the company’s board of directors or through a resolution by shareholders at an annual general meeting.

With the lawsuit now withdrawn, both parties are expected to finalize their settlement terms outside of the courtroom.

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The officers notified the court of their decision, retaining the liberty to reapply in the future if necessary.

This development marks a temporary halt to their legal challenge against the Police Administration’s directive.

Led by Sergeant David Ojeyim, the officers initially sought a court order to prevent their transfers from their current posts.

They argued that, the transfer directive was arbitrary and lacked justification.

The officers contended that the decision undermined their professional stability and failed to align with the standard administrative processes of the police service.

The group includes notable members such as Sergeant Prince Owusu Fayosey, Sergeant Seidu Essilfie, Sergeant Alex Abah, Corporal John Yao Adzimagbor, Corporal Michael Kwasi Avuyi, Corporal Huudu Muhammed Wumbe, Corporal Kabiru Mohammed, Corporal Hannah Antwi-Boasiako, and IC/Inspector Alexander Odoi.

Together, they raised concerns about the transparency and fairness of the transfer process, demanding accountability from the Police administration.

Despite discontinuing the case, the officers’ intent to reapply signals a continued interest in seeking justice in their view.

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Mr Akpaloo was joined in the suit with Excellence In Broadcasting (EIB) Network, the owner of GHOne Television (2nd Defendant), as the second defendant for allowing Mr Akpaloo to use its network to make false claims against him.

The Plaintiff in his statement of claim said Mr Akpaloo, the first defendant, in an interview on GHOne on November 19, 2024, as part of his Presidential campaign claimed that the reason Mr Tsikata said in an interview that things were better in the country under President Mahama than currently was that “he was getting contracts under Mahama” and “he was getting the best deals.”

Mr Tsatsu, who served as Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, said Mr Akpaloo further indicated that “those who were getting the goodies” would be the ones saying what Mr Tsikata had said about President Mahama.

The plaintiff said the above-quoted words of Mr Akpaloo about him on GHOne was false and lowered his esteem in the eyes of right-thinking members of the society.

He said in their natural and ordinary meaning the above-quoted statements of Akpaloo published by the GHOne meant, and were understood to mean, that the plaintiff was only making the assessment he made about President Mahama because “he was getting contracts under Mahama”, “he was getting the best deals” and he was among “those who were getting the goodies” under form President Mahama.

Mr Tsikata said in their natural and ordinary meaning these words portrayed the plaintiff as a person whose views were tainted by sheer self-interest, thus lowering the esteem of the Ppaintiff in the eyes of right-thinking members of the society.

“In their natural and ordinary meaning these words portray the Plaintiff as a person who obtained favours under President Mahama and whose opinion cannot, therefore, be trusted,” he said.

He said the above-quoted words of Akpaloo on the television station of GHOne were egregious falsehoods against him and impacted negatively on his hard-won reputation.

The plaintiff, therefore sought an order of mandatory injunction requiring Defendants to cause to be published similarly to how the defamatory statements were published an apology to him and a withdrawal and retraction of the said words of Akpaloo about him.

He also sought an order of mandatory injunction requiring GHOne 2nd to affix onto the publication of the interview of the Akpaloo above referred to on its website and other social media handles, its apology and the withdrawal and retraction of the false statements of Akpaloo about him.

He also sought punitive costs against Akpaloo.

Her lawyer, Mr Andrew Khartey, has sued the Ghana Police Service (GPS), Corporal Clement Suputour (the officer involved), and the Attorney General (AG) as the legal representative of the government.

The defendants, including the AG, have eight days to respond to the suit, or judgment may be rendered in their absence.

Kumah is seeking GH¢6 million for human rights violations committed by the GPS and its employees, plus an additional GH¢3 million for false arrest, assault, and battery.

She is also claiming GH¢3 million for negligence by the GPS and another GH¢3 million for violations of her fundamental rights and the torturous acts she suffered.

Khartey is also praying the Court to order the defendants to pay for all expenses for the reconstruction of his client’s ear and for resolving her hearing impairment.

According to the statement of claim, Kumah was arrested without being informed of the reason for her arrest, and the arrest was made without legal justification, making it a false arrest.

The writ of summons further stated that the physical injury inflicted on Kumah, including the forced extraction of a statement, violated her right to a fair trial and her dignity.

The amputation of part of her ear is described as an act of assault and battery.

Additionally, the delay in releasing her medical results was seen as a violation of her right to health and life.

The writ said Kumah was arrested on February 29, 2024, when she went to the Community One Police Station to visit her boyfriend, who had been arrested but was herself detained.

She was then transferred to the Community Eight Police Station, where Corporal Clement Suputour allegedly attempted to forcibly extract a confession from her.

Despite not being informed of the reason for her arrest or her right to a lawyer, she was questioned about the whereabouts of an individual involved in a crime, which she denied knowing.

During the interrogation, Suputour allegedly cut off the upper part of Judith’s right ear using a metal object.

However, instead of receiving medical care, she was offered marijuana by the officer to alleviate her pain, which she rejected.

After being ordered by a senior officer, Suputour took Judith to the Community Two Police Clinic, which lacked the necessary medical equipment to treat her injuries.

The severed part of her ear was reportedly not kept and has since gone missing.

At the clinic, it was also discovered that Judith was pregnant, but Suputour showed no concern for her condition and instead returned her to the police station for further interrogation.

During her continued detention, Kumah was accused of being involved in a car robbery and was allegedly identified as a woman in CCTV footage related to the robbery.

Suputour then coerced her into signing a confession and threatened to cut off her other ear if she did not comply.

Despite the allegation, when taken to the crime scene, security officers did not identify her, nor was she recognized during an identification parade.

Kumah was eventually charged, but the prosecution failed to present the CCTV footage as evidence in court, leading to her discharge.

New suspects were later arraigned for the same crime.

The writ stated that Kumah experienced significant emotional distress, including embarrassment, reduced confidence in social situations, and trauma from the unlawful treatment she endured.

She is seeking compensation for the physical, emotional, and psychological harm caused by the incident, which she contends violated her rights and dignity.

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Apea-Danquah, who was among 11 candidates disqualified due to irregularities in their nomination forms, is challenging the EC’s decision in court.

In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, October 10, Apea-Danquah is seeking a court order of certiorari to overturn the Electoral Commission’s ruling.

He contends that his disqualification was unjust and is calling for the decision to be reversed.

Additionally, he is pursuing a mandamus order to compel the EC to reinstate him as a valid presidential candidate for the 2024 general elections.

Apea-Danquah’s legal action is not isolated, as other disqualified candidates are also contesting the EC’s decisions.

Also, the flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, has filed a lawsuit against the EC after being similarly disqualified from the presidential race.

The flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, has joined in taking legal steps, challenging his disqualification.

Both candidates argue that, their removal from the race was unfounded and are seeking legal redress to secure their place on the ballot.

The disqualification of these candidates has sparked widespread discussions about the fairness and transparency of the Electoral Commission’s vetting process.

Critics argue that the EC must ensure that all candidates are given a fair chance to meet the requirements before disqualification decisions are made.

The lawsuit follows Dammy Krane’s recent posts on social media, particularly on the platform X (formerly known as Twitter), where he insinuated that Davido is involved in criminal activities, including murder.

In a post dated June 21, 2024, Dammy Krane implied that Davido was a murderer, stating: “THERE’S NOTHING WORSE THAN MURDER @davido YOU FIT GET MONEY BUT YOU NO FIT GET PEACE #KARMA.”

This allegation has been shared with Dammy Krane’s 342,600 followers and syndicated across various blogs, leading to significant negative attention for Davido.

In response to the defamatory accusations, Davido’s legal representatives have formally addressed the matter, stating that Dammy Krane’s accusations are not only defamatory but also constitute cyberbullying.

Davido’s legal team has demanded that Dammy Krane remove the defamatory posts and issue a public retraction within 24 hours.

They warned that failure to comply would result in legal proceedings for damages and potential criminal charges.

The team emphasized that Davido has never been involved in any criminal activities and that Dammy Krane’s claims are false and damaging to Davido’s reputation.

The legal action aims to address the harm caused by the unfounded allegations and to protect Davido’s public image.

The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, filed the suit in Texas on Monday, May 6, claiming his ex’s “false accusations” have subjected the star to “extensive public ridicule, hatred and contempt,” and that her post was a “purposeful attempt” to sully his reputation and keep him from seeing their 11-year-old son, Sire.

The court documents, which were obtained by PEOPLE, stem from a March 28 Instagram post made by Joy, whose real name is Daphne Narvaez. In the post, Narvaez, 37, wrote that she and Sire moved to New York in order to be closer to Jackson, but that the “In da Club” rapper, 48, only saw his son 10 times in two years.

“I am tired of upholding and protecting an image to our son that you have never even earned. Let’s put the real focus on your true evil actions of raping me and physically abusing me,” she wrote.

Jackson’s attorney Reena Jain of Blank Rome tells PEOPLE in a statement that “despite being given ample opportunity to retract a false and malicious retaliatory accusation, Ms. Narvaez has shamefully chosen to interfere with her 11-year-old son’s relationship with his loving father by falsely calling him a ‘rapist.'”

An attorney for Narvaez did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment

According to Jackson’s filing, Narvaez shared her post the same day reports emerged that Jackson was seeking custody of their son following a March lawsuit that labeled Narvaez a “sex worker” (That suit was filed by producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones against Sean “Diddy” Combs).

The documents say Narvaez “retaliated” against Jackson’s custody filing by posting “multiple defamatory statements” to Instagram, which “falsely and publicly accuse Jackson of rape and physical abuse during their prior relationship, in a purposeful attempt to… destroy his personal and business reputation, harm Jackson’s commercial and business interests, negatively affect his custody case, and prevent him from seeing his minor son. Narvaez’s claims are false.”

Jackson’s filing says he and his attorneys gave Narvaez “multiple opportunities” to either correct or retract her statements, and when she did not, he took action in order to “vindicate his rights and protect his reputation.”

According to him, despite exhaustive efforts to secure government assistance for the thousands displaced by the disaster, including providing new housing and aiding those who lost property, there has been no action.

Speaking on JoyFM’s Newsnight on April 29, Mr Ablakwa said affected residents feel abandoned and rejected eight months after the disaster insisting that they deserve compensation for their losses. “It is their right.”

“To be very sincere with you, we have begun discussions with our lawyers. We’ve done everything we can do in Parliament. We have filed motions, we’ve made statements, we’ve filed urgent questions and we have engaged ministers. It’s clear that this is a clear case of government abdicating and engaging in cruel neglect. So we are considering a class action,” he told the host Evans Mensah.

“We are talking to our lawyers, and we want to take legal action to compel the government to be responsible and be responsive to the plight of the victims of this man-made disaster which they created. It appears that that’s the only realistic option we have now,” Mr Ablakwa noted.

He said that some victims have homes now as a result of support from Ghanaians, NGOs, organisations and embassies.

“We were able to get two resettlements, housing 600 people. Where will all of these displaced people be? We are on the third project now, MP and partners projects, but there’s not much we can do. The catastrophe is on a large scale, we expect the government to carry out its mandate.” he said.

The North Tongu MP said that it is unfair for the government to fail in its duty to take care of the people who were victims of the disaster through no fault of theirs.

Mr Ablakwa added that they are also yet to see the inter-ministerial committee set up to investigate the incident in the communities adding that their request for an invite to the committee hearing has not received a response.

The spillage, carried out by the Volta River Authority (VRA) on September 15, 2023, displaced over 27,000 people, according to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).

The spillage affected almost all the communities along the lower Volta Basin, resulting in widespread power cuts in the affected communities. 

Subsequently, in November 2023, the government as part of the 2024 budget, earmarked GH¢220 million to aid relief efforts for communities impacted by the Akosombo Dam spillage floods.

On Independence Day, President Akufo-Addo revealed that GH¢80 million out of the promised GH¢220 million had been released by the Ministry of Finance, to support the ongoing rehabilitation of communities affected.

However, Mr Ablakwa criticized the lack of transparency regarding the utilisation of the GH¢80 million released by the Ministry of Finance.

He noted that when the Housing Minister was asked to provide details on what the government had done and used the GH¢80 million for, he could not give concrete answers.

“The last time we heard from the Works and Housing Minister, the government was still doing an assessment to determine how much exactly would go, what sort of resettlement and low-cost housing they promised would happen. So, the last time the Works and Housing Minister visited, he told the chief that they should prepare the land, the government would soon arrive. That was about three weeks ago.”

“When the chief asked him for designs and if they could have a look at them for the housing project, he told the chief that the designs were not ready. So, it’s a very lackadaisical, nonchalant attitude. It’s as though, let’s pretend after many months when there is an outcry and they are reminded that they have an obligation, there is a constitutional mandate imposed on them, then, they come around,” Mr Ablakwa said.

On the other hand the government, he said, has initiated many new projects in Ejisu ahead of the by-election.

“How about fellow citizens, thousands of them, living in tents? They’ve lost everything. Farmers who cannot return to their farms because their farms were submerged, and they don’t have the means to return to their livelihoods.”

“They don’t want to remain beggars. They don’t want to remain people who are at the mercy of charity. They don’t want to continue to live in abject squalor,” Mr Abakwa said.

He filed a N1 billion lawsuit for defamation.

The lawsuit stems from accusations made by Nicki DaBarbie, who alleged that Mayorkun and fellow singer Skiibii were involved in occult practices and attempted to exploit her for ritualistic purposes.

She claimed to have narrowly escaped such exploitation after fervent prayers.

Additionally, Nicki DaBarbie mentioned being filmed at the hospital, insinuating an attempt to portray her as under the influence of drugs.

She threatened to shut down her social media accounts in response.

In retaliation, Mayorkun has filed a lawsuit against Nicki DaBarbie, demanding N1 billion in damages for emotional distress, lost endorsements, and legal fees.

He also requested that she remove all defamatory content about him from her social media platforms within 24 hours.

Furthermore, Mayorkun mandated Nicki DaBarbie to issue a formal apology to him across the same platforms where the allegations were made.

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The police say the three persons have conspired to commit the crimes of non-consensual publication of Serwaa’s intimate images as well as cyberbullying her.

The two other accused persons have been identified as Edem Saviour Ketti, a filmmaker and Candylove Kwakyewaa Ababio, a trader.

Per the suit, they are accused of acting together to initially coerce her to pay some money to prevent them from publishing her nude video which featured the third accused, Henry Fitz.

The second offence was the distribution of prohibited visual recordings of Serwaa Amihere without her consent on social media.

The suit detailed that the accused made their first monetary demands of GHS 5,000 on December 3, 2024, which was allegedly channeled through the complaint’s makeup artiste.

The second demand allegedly was a sum of GHS 20,000, which she allegedly paid, yet the accused persons went ahead to publish the intimate video.

The suit further states that per the complaint with the police, and upon surveillance mounted, the first accused was arrested at his hideout at Dzorwulu.

During investigations, he allegedly admitted to having used his Ghana Card to register the said mobile money account number and handed it to the second accused, before it was thereon handed to the third accused.

Meanwhile, efforts are underway to apprehend Henry Fitz, who is currently at large, as investigations continue.

In the wake of the saga, other female personalities have been linked with him, and Wendy Shay’s name made the list.

Expressing her frustration in a live session, the Ghanaian singer emphasized that, she has no association with Henry Fitz and had never even heard of him until the controversy arose.

She vehemently denied any sexual involvement with him and demanded that her name be removed from any such accusations.

Wendy Shay asserted her determination to protect her brand and image, declaring that she will not tolerate being bullied or falsely accused of inappropriate behavior.

She cited how she people linked her in an amorous relationship with musician including Shatta Wale and Kuami Eugene, where she let the matter rest because she saw them as mere social media antics.

However, she said the accusations are harming her brand, for which she would not tolerate being bullied or defamed.

Wendy Shay made it clear that, she would not hesitate to take legal action against anyone who continues to spread rumours or defame her character.

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Mr. Drew, the scheduled performer for the Easter Monday celebration, withdrew from the event without providing any explanation or justification.

The organisers had to cancel the show due to the unexpected decision by Mr. Drew disappointing fans who had bought tickets for the show.

According to reports, preparations for the event were well underway, with excitement building among eager attendees looking forward to the festivities.

However, Mr. Drew’s failure to honour his commitment to perform prompted organizers to seek clarification from the artiste and his team.

Despite receiving 50% of his performance fee in advance and confirming his participation in the event, Mr. Drew and his entourage were reportedly found asleep at their hotel when attempts were made to contact them for their scheduled performance.

Subsequently, they left the location without fulfilling their contractual obligations, leaving organizers and attendees in dismay.

In response to the breach of contract, the management of Jamrok Bar and Event Center has announced plans to pursue legal action against Mr. Drew and his team to recover the expenses incurred in organizing the event.

Lawyers representing Jamrok are currently studying the case and preparing to file a lawsuit against the artist for damages and compensation.

Check out the statement below:

According to the suit filed on Thursday, February 15, SML claims that the publication has caused irreparable damage to its reputation in the public domain.

As a result, SML asserts that these damages have had a detrimental impact on its operations and is seeking appropriate action to remedy the situation.

SML is now pursuing a total of ¢10 million in damages. The statement of claim itemizes the amount as one million for defamation and nine million for exemplary damages due to reckless and malicious reporting.

“Plaintiff says that the onslaught of backlash from the public which has arisen from the Defendants’ false reportage has adversely impacted Plaintiff’s operations.”

“Plaintiff says that although it published rejoinders to the Defendants’ false reportage, the Defendants have failed and/or refused to retract and apologise to the plaintiff for the false information they have consistently peddled.”

Furthermore, they are requesting a perpetual injunction against the publication of further defamatory material, a retraction and apology, and any other orders deemed appropriate by the High Court.

The Fourth Estate, in a December 2023 investigative report, implicated Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and the Ministry of Finance.

The report alleged that GRA granted SML a purported 10-year contract with an annual payment of $100 million, raising concerns about possible irregularities.

SML refuted the claim, asserting that it had a five-year contract instead.

The GRA, in a statement on December 20, 2023, maintained that the proper procurement procedures were followed.

On January 3, 2024, SML welcomed President Akufo-Addo’s directive to suspend its ongoing revenue assurance operations and undergo an audit of its contract with the GRA and the Ministry of Finance.

President Akufo-Addo appointed KPMG, an audit, tax, and advisory services firm, to conduct the immediate audit.

SML expressed confidence that the audit would provide a clear and accurate depiction of its operations.

However, President Akufo-Addo extended the limit given to audit firm KPMG, to complete its audit following its request.

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Solicitors for the health facility in a statement has described the allegations as falsehood, baseless, and unmeritorious.

“Our client strongly denies the allegations of medical negligence and any vicarious liability as claimed in the statement. We also wish to inform you that this allegation can best be described as extortionary,” portions of the statement read.

A couple has sued the facility over the death of their baby, demanding GH₵5 million for loss of life, pain and suffering occasioned by their action.

The couple, Ekow Andoh and Sandra Tekyiwaa Sackey, alleged that the negligence of the health workers at the entire caused their baby’s death through asphyxiation.

In their statement of claim, they prayed to the Court for a declaration that the defendant was vicariously liable for the medical negligence of its employee health workers, whose negligent omission and commission caused their baby to be diagnosed with severe asphyxia and death thereafter.

However, the solicitors has said the allegations are intended to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of the medical facility.

“We wish to emphatically state that our client and its health workers exercised reasonable care in accordance with the established standards and protocols accepted in the medical profession in their duty to Mrs Sandra Tekyiwaa Sackey from her antenatal to the delivery of her baby,” the statement further contended.

They insist that their client at no point in time breach its duty to Mrs Sackey.

“At the time Mrs. Sackey visited our client’s health facility and upon detection of her signs of labour being water breaking which she claimed happened an hour earlier Mrs Sackey was immediately attended to.

“However, she informed our health workers of an impending exam she had to write on the same day. Our client and its health workers through their professionalism persuaded Mrs Sackey over and over again in the interest of her unborn baby to forgo her pending examination that very day,” the statement explained.

The solicitors has expressed readiness to contest the writ when served.

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Read the full statement below:

The anonymous accuser said Bad Boy Entertainment President Harve Pierre met her in 2003 in Detroit. Pierre stated she was “hot,” name-dropped Diddy, and flew her to meet him in New York City.

The woman stated she met Diddy in a recording studio and sat on his lap during the session, indulging in drugs and alcohol. The accuser supplied images from the alleged meeting.

She stated that everything was a blur following the substances, and she remembered nonconsensual sex in the bathroom with Diddy, followed by Pierre and another man. She said she was left in the fetal position and eventually flown back to Michigan, suffering in silence for 20 years but finding the courage to speak out after Cassie’s lawsuit.

Reacting immediately after the fourth woman sued him in one month, Diddy wrote on Instagram, “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, and destroy my reputation and my legacy.

“Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. 

“Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”

The plaintiffs claim his endorsement led them to make loss-making investments.

They are seeking damages of “a sum exceeding” $1bn (£790m).

The BBC has contacted both Ronaldo’s management company and Binance for comment.

In November 2022, Binance announced its first “CR7” collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in partnership with Ronaldo, which the footballer said would reward fans “for all the years of support”.

NFTs are virtual assets that can be bought and sold, but which have no real-world form of their own – in other words they only exist digitally. Generally, they are used to mark ownership of something, such as a picture or video online.

“CR7” refers to Ronaldo’s initials and shirt number, and is used as branding in a range of products, from footwear to fragrances, that have helped make him one of the wealthiest athletes on earth.

In a social media video announcing the partnership, Ronaldo told would-be investors “we are going to change the NFT game and take football to the next level”.

The cheapest NFT from the collection was priced at $77 when it went on sale in November 2022 – but one year later, it was priced at about $1.

The claimants allege that Ronaldo’s promotion of Binance led to a “500% increase in searches” for the crypto exchange, which is registered in the Cayman Islands.

They also say it led people to use the firm to invest in what they call “unregistered securities” – such as Binance’s BNB cryptocurrency.

According to the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), these assets can be considered securities – and so celebrities endorsing them must follow US law.

SEC chair Gary Gensler previously said celebrities must “disclose to the public from whom and how much you are getting paid to promote investment in securities”.

“When celebrities endorse investment opportunities, including crypto-asset securities, investors should be careful to research if the investments are right for them, and they should know why celebrities are making those endorsements,” he said.

The claimants allege Ronaldo should have disclosed how much he was being paid, but did not.

Nigel Green, boss of consultancy firm DeVere Group, said the problems at the heart of the case went wider than just one footballer.

“It is crucial to recognise that blaming Ronaldo alone oversimplifies a complex issue,” he said.

“Instead, attention should also be directed towards global regulators who have been slow to establish clear guidelines for this evolving financial landscape.”

Future plans

Ronaldo and Binance appear to have plans to work together again in the future, with a recent social media post from the footballer saying they are “cooking something up”.

Neither have responded to the BBC’s requests for comment.

The class action suit was filed a week after the US Justice Department told the firm to pay $4.3bn (£3.4bn) in penalties and forfeitures.

It accused Binance of helping users bypass sanctions around the world, and of making it easy for criminals and terrorists to move money.

Its chief executive, Changpeng Zhao, resigned from the firm, having admitted money-laundering violations.

Major League Baseball, Formula 1 and Mercedes-Benz are all also facing class action lawsuits filed on the same day over their promotion of failed crypto-exchange FTX.

In a writ filed at the High Court in Kumasi, the police officers claim they have been excluded from a series of promotion prompted by the service to grant special amnesty to police officers who had obtained degrees before 2020, after they were enrolled into the service.

It is their case that despite serving between 25 to 30 years, the police administration have promoted their junior colleagues under the same amnesty, but had refused to grant them entry to the Police Academy to facilitate their promotions to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).

The 40 plaintiffs are therefore urging the court to order the IGP and the other defendants to increase their ranks, grant them direct access to the Police Academy and further restore their loss income following the failure to promote them.

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The Election Committee was expected to release a decision on the vetting of aspirants on Monday, 28th August 2023. However, that will not happen until the case’s hearing at the Accra High Court on August 30, 2023.

However, King Faisal moved a Motion for Injunction at the High Court, a GFA statement on Tuesday stated.

The Division One League side and their lawyer filed the motion at the Accra High Court last week.

They argue that according to the GFA’s statutes, a legitimate Congress cannot convene to elect the GFA President until the new members or representatives of the Executive Committee have been duly elected.

Therefore, they are appealing to the court to stop the GFA from holding the presidential election on September 27 until the necessary elections for representatives from the National League Clubs, Regional Football Association, and other constituent bodies have been properly carried out.

Through the release, the GFA informed “all its members and stakeholders (especially Applicants who have filed their Nomination Forms for various positions) of the suspension of the 2023 GFA Elections process until the hearing of the motion on Wednesday, August 30, 2023”.

“The announcement of the Decision by the Elections Committee following the Vetting of the Applicants has therefore been put on hold.

“The Association wishes to urge all members, clubs and applicants to remain calm. The Association will endeavour to seek appropriate legal redress for the prompt return to the 2023 Election Timetable and ensure that the calendar is not further disrupted.”

At exactly 9:00 am at the Kumasi High Court three on Friday, Justice Kwamena Baiden, a Court of Appeal Judge sitting as additional High Court justice called the case.

Dutifully, the lawyers of the defendant and the defendant himself, Hon Enoch Sarfo Asiedu, Assembly member for Obuasi responded.

However, when the Judge called out for the Plaintiff, Andy Appiah Kubi, there was no response or representation of him forcing proceedings to a halt.

The Judge noted that it was puzzling that the plaintiff did not show up or cause a representation to come to court.

The Judge, therefore, awarded a cost of GHC1,000 against the plaintiff and adjourned the case to October 19th, 2023.

Addressing the media, lawyer Prince Owusu Agyemang speaking for the defendant said together with his three colleagues they were ready to argue out the case brought against their client.

He noted that it was surprising that after serving the suit on them they could not find the plaintiff in court for the hearing to properly begin.

Lawyer Agyemang, who is from the SK Boafo Chambers, said the case of his client was straightforward and they would show why he didn’t do anything untoward.

He noted on the adjourned date they will come back to court to argue the matter and hoped that the plaintiff would show up since this was his case.

Meanwhile, moments after the court proceedings, some youth numbering about 50 with some placards appeared at the court premises.

Some of them have inscriptions some of which read: “Appiah Kubi you are a dictator. Show us what you did with your common fund. 7 years in government 7 court cases but Asante Akyem North needs development’’.

Speaking to the media, Samuel Atia bemoaned the treatment their MP has subjected them to any time they call for accountability.

‘”Anytime we call on Hon Andy Appiah Kubi to account for his stewardship having been in office for almost 7 years he threatens us with a court suit and today’s case is the 7th time he has sued someone for asking him to account for what he has done with the MPs common fun,”, the spokesperson stated.

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Despite their efforts to recover payment, Chamber members have been left with no other options.

Some of the due funds stretch back to 2017, and the government’s outstanding debt to contractors has now reached a critical level of more than GH¢15 billion, according to the chamber.

The Chamber’s CEO, Emmanuel Cherry, expressed these worries to Citi News, emphasizing the critical need for a resolution to prevent further harm to the affected businesses.

He said “97 percent of contractors have packed out of site all because of government’s over GHS 15 million indebtedness to the construction industry. Government is sitting aloof as if nothing is at stake when it wants to create a Ghana beyond aid.

“We have dealt with this starvation and so members have petitioned us and the Speaker of Parliament. If nothing happens, they will go to court. There is a long-haul awaiting government. We are only strategizing; government will hear from us,” he said.

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Road contractors across the country had on several occasions lamented about government’s indebtedness to them.

Last year, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta said government would clear a “chunk” of outstanding debts owed road contractors.

The sample is found at 0:53 seconds of the Drake tune, where it transitions into a house music vibe sending the song into a different type of ambience compared to its initial trajectory.

“Killa cut blood!” is the chant heard multiple times.

That part was sung by Mantse Aryeequaye as an opener to the late 2003 remix of ‘Oye Ohene’ off the Ntete Pa album.

In a series of tweets directed at Drake, Mantse, as he is popularly called, said that he is the sole owner of the phrase ‘Killa cut blood’ on Obrafour’s ‘Oye Ohene’ remix.

He stated that he did not relinquish his rights to Obrafour and Da’ Hammer, producer of the track and thus not only can Obrafour not claim sole ownership of the sample but he also cannot be given sole compensation.

“I Mantse Aryeequaye maintain my intellectual property rights and claim over all my artistic works including the ‘Killer Cut’ sound you sampled off ‘Oye Ohene’ remix used on Obrafuor’s album My lawyer  Kofi Bentil esq. of Lex Praxis Incorporated  kbentil@lexpraxis.net who is pursuing this matter has informed me of a lawsuit against you solely in the name of @IamObrafuor,” he wrote.

“This is to confirm I [Mantse Aryeequaye]  insist that although @IamObrafuor has an interest in the matter, he is not the owner of the right, and cannot assert it, definitely not alone, or make any demands for sole compensation for its use,” he noted.

This comes after Obrafour sued popular Canadian rapper Drake for sampling his 2003 remix of ‘Oye Ohene’ on his song ‘Calling My Name’ off the Honestly Nevermind album.

In the documents presented to a court in New York, Obrafour stated that he “never granted Defendants permission to use the Copyrighted Work and the Infringing work was released mere days later.”

The Ghanaian rapper is seeking about $10 million in damages among other things.

Hours after the lawsuit went viral, Mantse also made a claim to the sound.

He stated that he was disappointed in Obrafour for seeking sole compensation adding “would be good to tell the public the truth about this matter or I will be forced to lay out how you’ve never paid a dime for any of my works on your songs over the last 20yrs.”

Writing to the musician, Obidiz, through her lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi, the singer noted that the song titled ‘Mercy Chinwo’ contains disparaging and derogatory lyrics she does not want to be associated with.

The lawyer stated that Mercy Chinwo was shocked to find out about the song and its content.

The gospel singer threatened to sue Obidiz for ₦2 billion if he fails to pull down the music from all digital streaming platforms.

She is demanding that Obidiz “take down or cause to be taken down, the song titled ‘Mercy Chinwo’ which you published or be taken down immediately from all music digital platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and any other platform whereby you made such publication.”

Mercy Chinwo also demanded the musician desist from further use of her name, image or likening in his content.

The gospel singer’s attorney directed Obidiz to promptly comply with his client’s demands, “failure upon which the full machinery of the law will be set in motion against you including approaching the Court of Law to award damages against you to the tune of N2,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion Naira) in a favour of our client.”

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Bryant and his daughter Gianna died along with seven others when the aircraft crashed in the LA area.

His wife, Vanessa Bryant, sued, saying first responders photographed human remains as tradable “souvenirs”.

Lawyers for LA County called the settlement “fair and reasonable”.

“Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” lawyers for the plaintiff said in a statement on Tuesday.

“She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect. We hope her victory at trial and this settlement will put an end to this practice.”

In a statement, Mira Hashmall, the lead trial counsel for Los Angeles County in the case, said all county-related litigation from the crash had been resolved.

She said the $28,850,000 settlement included the $16m awarded by a federal jury in August 2022 to Mrs Bryant in her invasion of privacy lawsuit against Los Angeles County.

“We hope Ms Bryant and her children continue to heal from their loss,” Ms Hashmall said.

Chris Chester, whose wife and daughter also died in the 26 January 2020 crash, separately settled with the county for nearly $20m, attorneys told US media on Tuesday.

In March 2021 Mrs Bryant shared the names of four sheriff’s deputies she said had distributed “gratuitous photos of the dead children, parents, and coaches”, who had been travelling to a basketball game.

She said the pictures, including those of her 13-year-old daughter Gianna, were taken and shared “for no reason other than morbid gossip”.

Mrs Bryant testified at the trial that she had read in media reports how photos of the crash were shown at a pub by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy.

“I live in fear of my daughters being on social media and these popping up,” she told the court.

California has since passed a state law prohibiting first responders from taking unauthorised pictures of people who die at the scene of an accident or crime.

The aircraft in the crash that killed Bryant – a Sikorsky S-76B – went down into a hillside outside the city of Calabasas.

Conditions were foggy when the flight took off, and local police had grounded their helicopters due to the poor weather.

According to an affidavit filed in Albany County, New York, the alleged victim said she met Tyson at a nightclub and was invited into his limousine.

She was under the assumption he would take her and another individual to a party. While driving to the location of the party, Tyson attempted to kiss the victim, which she denied, before he allegedly raped her.

“I met Mike Tyson in the early 1990s at a dance club called Septembers,” the affidavit read. “My friend and I were hanging out with him and his limousine driver. Tyson told us about a party and asked us to join him. My friend was going to drop off her car and Tyson said he would pick her up in the limousine.”

“He then pulled my pants off and violently raped me,” the lawsuit stated. “As a result of Tyson’s rape, I suffered and continue to suffer from physical, psychological, and emotional injury.”

The charges were filed under New York’s new Adult Survivors Act, which gives survivors of sexual abuse a one-year window to file complaints that would otherwise be prevented by the statute of limitations.

The unidentified victim is seeking $5 million in damages, as she has “been unable to maintain and/or develop healthy relationships with men or anyone in general” and has “experienced extreme emotional suffering including but not limited to nightmares, panic attacks and flashbacks.” 

Back in February 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape in Indianapolis. He was sentenced to six years in prison and was released on parole after three years.

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Beckham, 30, claims that he considered signing with Adidas in 2017 when his Nike deal expired.

He states that Nike agreed to match the Adidas deal, but that the fine print was different, making it nearly impossible for Beckham to get a valuable contract extension in the future.

Beckam claims his relationship with Nike became complicated when the company withheld over $2 million of his $2.6 million payment without notice in March 2022.

Nike reportedly withheld the money because OBJ violated equipment regulations by altering his cleats and gloves towards the end of last season.

Beckham says the company had never had any issues with him doing that before and that he was forced to do so because Nike didn’t provide him with cleats that matched the colors of the Los Angeles Rams.

OBJ released a statement Monday explaining why he is suing Nike.

“Being a Nike Athlete and Brand Icon was a dream I’ve had since being a young boy. I wanted to be the next Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant in the Nike Family,” Beckham wrote.

“When Nike exercised its right of first refusal to match the Adidas offer and not only kept me as a Nike Athlete, but also made me one of their Brand Icons – my dream had been fulfilled.

“Unfortunately, Nike did not honor its commitments. Throughout our partnership, I have kept my promise and fulfilled my obligations to the brand. I am extremely disappointed that I’ve had to take these measures to ensure Nike fulfills their obligations and promises.”

The lawsuit, filed by Beckham’s attorney, Daniel Davillier, states that the NFL star wants to collect $20 million.

Recall Shatta, in a lengthy rant, suggested Bulldog has an involvement in the slaying of Fennec in his Manet Garden house in March 2014.

The allegation, Bulldog, real name Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, has taken seriously and he is taking Shatta on legally.

The writ, among other things, demanded the artiste to render an unqualified retraction and unreserved apology for the comments which has been described as malicious and defamatory.

Shatta is also expected to, on seven consecutive days, publish the said apology on all his social media pages or accounts.

But, he is yet to fulfill any of the requirements, rather, he has taken to his social media pages to mock his former employee.

He teased that he is ready to face him fair and square in court.

In another post on Facebook, he said he is enjoying the baseless talks about him on the online space.

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The vehicle, a brand Land Rover, 2020 model which was purchased on July 29, 2020 was later discovered to have a defective engine.

The plaintiff is asking for a refund of the sum paid for the vehicle as “it is not fit for purpose”.

Plaintiff is demanding that the defendants refund the total amount of US$96,000 being paid in instalments from August 2020 until the final date, court documents sighted by this portal can confirm.

The plaintiff is also seeking for unspecified damages for breach of contract and costs including solicitor’s fees.

The plaintiff, one Mr Bortey, in his writ, revealed that he purchased the vehicle from Alliance Motors, the 1st defendant at a price of US$168,000.

Following the conclusion of the discussions on the sale, the 1st defendant introduced AFCL Ghana Limited, the 2nd defendant, as a company that could grant credit to the Plaintiff towards the purchase.

It added that to financing the purchase, an agreement approved for disbursement was US$151,200 and a credit facility was to be repaid over a period of thirty-six months at an interest rate of eleven percent per annum, thereby, bringing the total repayment to about US$184,144 and 32 cents.

According to him, after repayments of instalments, in October 2021, he sent the vehicle to workshop for routine checks and realized a ‘Check Engine’ as well as ‘Tyre Pressure’ indicator lights on the instrument cluster had lightened up and weren’t going off.

It was later discovered that the engine was defective and needed to be replaced.

According to the court documents, Mr Borketey was notified that the Jauguar Land Rover company, the 3rd defendant was notified of the development and that there has been an agreement to replace the engine.

He was then promised a courtesy car for his temporary use.

However, the defendant failed to deliver the courtesy car and this caused the Plaintiff to resort to other means to transport himself at great cost and expense, the court document explained. 

He indicated to the officers at Alliance Motors that he was no longer interested in the vehicle since it couldn’t live up to its billings as a robust and efficient vehicle.

It is therefore Mr Bortey’s contention that the 1st and 2nd defendant had evinced a clear intention to deprive him of the funds he paid towards the purchase of the vehicle.

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The plaintiff, Kevin Berling, claims that the unwanted 2019 birthday party at Gravity Diagnostics caused him a series of panic attacks.

Mr Berling’s lawsuit alleged that the company discriminated against him based on his disability.

The company has denied any wrongdoing.

According to the lawsuit filed in Kentucky’s Kenton County, Mr Berling – who suffers from anxiety disorders – had asked his manager to not celebrate his birthday at work as it normally does for its employees, as it could potentially result in a panic attack and would bring back uncomfortable childhood memories.

Despite Mr Berling’s request, the company, which conducts Covid-19 tests, threw him a surprise party in August 2019, triggering a panic attack.

He quickly left the party and finished his lunch in his car.

The lawsuit notes that Mr Berling was “confronted and criticised” at a meeting the following day, where he was accused of “stealing his co-workers’ joy” and “being a little girl”.

The tense meeting prompted a second panic attack, after which the company sent him home for the remainder of 8 August and 9 August.

On 11 August, Gravity Diagnostics fired him, citing concerns about workplace safety. His lawsuit alleged that the company discriminated against him because of a disability and unfairly retaliated against him for asking that his request be accommodated.

After a two day trial at the end of March, the jury awarded him $450,000, including $300,000 for emotional distress and $150,000 in lost wages.

The BBC has contacted Gravity Diagnostics and an attorney representing the firm for comment on the outcome of the lawsuit.

The company’s chief operating office, Julie Brazil, told local news outlet Link NKY that Gravity Diagnostics stands by its decision to terminate Mr Berling, whom she said violated a “workplace violence policy”.

“My employees were the victims in this case, not the plaintiff,” she said, adding that the company is challenging the verdict and is mulling an appeal.

Mr Berling’s attorney, Tony Bucher, told the BBC that there “was absolutely no evidence” that he posed a threat to anyone at Gravity that would warrant being fired.

“He had a panic attack. That is all. And, because representatives from Gravity Diagnostics did not understand his panic response and were unnerved by his response, they assumed he was a threat,” Mr Bucher said. “Assuming that people with mental health issues are dangerous without any evidence of any violent behaviour is discriminatory.”

Data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness shows that over 40 million Americans – nearly 20% of the population – suffer from anxiety disorders.

Lawyers of the ‘Kwaku The Traveller’ hitmaker wrote to Snap in a letter dated April 8, 2022, to inform him of the termination.

“We have our Client’s instructions to confirm our Client’s acceptance of the termination of the Agreement following discussions between you and our Client,” they wrote.

On August 18, 2021, Black Sherif appointed Snap as his manager. According to the lawyers, their client, Black Sherif, is “no longer bound by the Agreement.”

This letter comes days after the former financier sued the musician at an Accra High Court. In documents sighted by adomonline.com, the suit was filed on Monday, April 11, 2022. 

Snap accused Black Sherif of leaving him high and dry to sign a record deal with another label, Empire Entertainment without his approval.

In other documents, the ex financier [the plaintiff], is seeking an injunction to be placed on Black Sherif, restricting him from playing at any event until the case has been resolved.

The plaintiff is also asking for an order to be placed on the funds the rapper has accrued through streaming and other revenue sources.

The court is expected to hear the case for the injunction on Monday, May 9, 2022.

However, CEO of 3Music Networks, Sadiq Abubakar Abdulai, believes it is unlikely the court would grant the injunction seeking to put a halt on Black Sherif’s way of life.

Mr. Abdulai explained that “the artiste’s way of life is continuous recording and to perform, so it would become a human rights issue if any court would stop him from living his way of life, which would be to record and perform.”

Meanwhile, the 3Music Awards Founder advised Black Sherif and his former financier, Snap, to settle their issues out of court.

According to him, when issues between investors and artistes are not settled amicably, it has the potential to negatively affect both parties and the industry.

Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, on Tuesday, Mr Abdulai explained that this issue could affect investor confidence and create lethargy. People on the sidelines showing interest in investing in the industry begin to withdraw or raise doubts.

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The plaintiff, Mercy Mutando, has since approached  Chipinge Civil Court accusing the Chimana SDC led by Tafara Sithole, and village head, Walter Mushavanhu, and other 12 members of the community for labelling her as the ring leader of a satanism cult at the school.

According to the summons which have been brought before the court,  Mutando claims that she lost her dignity in the community as everyone accused her of initiating students into satanism.

Mutando revealed that as a result of the unfounded allegations by the defendants, her name was tarnished all around the world.

“My name was tarnished and was all over the social media because of the unfounded allegations raised by the defendants. They gave false information to the District Schools Inspector, police and Chief Mapungwana that I was responsible for the mysterious happenings that were reported at the school.

“I was disturbed by these allegations, and my employer had to transfer me to another school since my life was in danger at the school,” she said.

Mutando was embroiled in a Satanism storm in April after pupils and teachers claimed that they were seeing snakes in the classrooms.

Manica Post reports that the bizarre happenings caused some students to collapse and some fell into a trance.

As a result of the satanism scare, three school inspectors were sent to the school and the school was temporarily closed.

Meanwhile,  Mutando was transferred to Musani Secondary School after the Chimana SDC and the community rejected her, labelling her a satanist.

Richie Mensah, manager of Kuami Eugene, has disclosed his artiste is in court for copyright infringement, as served by a Ghanaian-based Nigerian artiste.

The Rockstar has been accused of sampling a song titled Show Body and also incorporating some elements of the accuser’s visuals into his new song with a similar title.

But, Richie has described the accusation as ‘nonsense and rubbish’, defending his artiste with proof of when the said song, featuring Nigeria’s Falz was recorded and released.

“Anybody who listens to the two songs will see that there is no similarity whatsoever. The only similarity is that they are both called Show Body. However, they released their song in August and in July, Kuami Eugene announced his album tracklist and Show Body is one of the songs on the tracklist. In May, Falz sent his verse and in July, we published it. Because our video came out in October, they were thinking theirs came before Eugene’s,” Richie clarified.

Legally, Richie is confident the accusers have no case, as both songs were released a month apart, and theirs took the lead.

To him, Kuami Eugene has ‘talkability’ and people try to feed off his fame with fake news and allegations, adding that he believes it’s a similar script being played.

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In the writ of summons, he is alleged to have said that Mr Anyidoho made several attempts on the life of former President John Mahama by visiting shrines in Benin and Togo.

Also, the plaintiff was also accused of being guilty of narcotic abuse after substances were allegedly discovered in his house.

The accuser is also said to have made a categorical statement that Mr Anyidoho caused the death of his eight-year-old daughter who was involved in a car accident.

Mr Anyidoho has described the statements as untrue and deliberate attempts to tarnish his hard-earned reputation.

The Former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC and now Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute is demanding damages to the tune of GH¢ 10,000,000.00.

Mr Anyidoho, per his lawsuit, is also demanding aggravated, exemplary and compensatory damages for what he described as reckless and malicious publications.

He is, thus, seeking a retraction and apology.

Accompanying his suit was a message he left on social media:

“Since some urchins have decided that the only way to gain recognition from their paymasters, is, by defaming me on social media; I have chosen the legal path to seek redress & still hold on to my conviction that Ghana is not a Banana Republic. I don’t care whose ox is gored!!!”

Below are copies of the writ:

Delay asked a pressing question which led interviewee Ayisha Modi to make some accusations against Obrafour.

Miss Modi alleged she supported many musicians back in the days, citing Obrafour’s ‘Kasiebo’ as one of the works she supported with $45,000.

The claim has, however, been challenged by the musician with a retraction and apology letter addressed to both Delay and Miss Modi.

Delay, doing the needful, has apologised in a latest social media video where she pleaded to be exempted from whatsoever feud the two have.

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She added she was only doing her job as a presenter and what response is given does not reflect her opinion.

“I do not endorse whatever my guest said about Obrafour so I detach myself from it,” she said in attempts to elude the GH¢ 800,000 compensation.

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Lawyers for Mr Brobbey had written to Afia Schwarzenegger, requesting her to retract and apologise for an Instagram publication she made that were deemed to be defamatory to the businessman.

But when the letter was delivered to the foul-mouthed Afia, she burnt it as she videoed herself amid insults to the one who delivered it and the law firm that wrote the letter.

Afia has gone ahead to dare the businessman to go to court for she has no time for unnecessary exchanges.

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While burning the letter in the video, she claimed that Mr Brobbey had paid her with a “fake cheque”.

Below is the video of Afia burning the letter: