Former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has confirmed that Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been transferred to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison. This is to begin serving his 20-year prison sentence following his conviction over illegal mining activities. Speaking […]
The Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra has granted Bernard Antwi-Bosiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, an additional opportunity to file his witness statements in the alleged Samreboi illegal mining case, should he choose to do so. The presiding judge, Justice Audrey Kocouvi-Tey, gave […]
An Accra High Court has dismissed a no-case submission filed by Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. The court subsequently ordered the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman to open his defence in an alleged illegal mining case. Justice Audrey Kokuvie Tay ruled on Monday that the prosecution had successfully established a […]
The Court of Appeal in Accra has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was convicted in 2002 as an alleged accomplice of Ghana’s most notorious armed robber, Ataa Ayi. Agyekum had served 23 years of a 35-year sentence for conspiracy to commit robbery before the court ruled that he had been wrongfully convicted. The […]
An Accra High Court has concluded hearings on the contentious cases involving four parliamentary constituencies: Tema Central, Okaikwei Central, Techiman South, and Ablekuma North. Judgment on the matters has been scheduled for Saturday, January 4 at 12pm following intense legal arguments from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the Electoral Commission […]
A widow is asking the Accra High Court to stop a family head from denying her access to her late husband’s home following his death. In a writ filed by Dianah Asafu Adjei, the widow and plaintiff, against Abusuapayin Osei Tutu of Daaban, Kumasi, she is requesting the court’s assistance to allow her to participate […]
The Judiciary will open the High Court today for live media coverage of the anti-LGBT+ bill proceedings. Previously, the Chief Justice allowed media houses to livestream the hearing of Richard Sky’s injunction application on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Now, the Judicial Service has extended this access to all cases related to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. This was […]
The Ghana Police Service says the ruling by the Supreme Court on the #Fixthecountry protest does not give clearance for its conveners to organise any demonstration. According to the Police, the substantive case between the group and the Police was still pending at the High Court and scheduled to be heard on Monday, June 14, […]
A High Court in Accra has varied downwards the bail conditions imposed on six persons accused of being part of a plot to overthrow the government. Dr Frederick Mac-Palm, Donya Kafui, Bright Alan Debrah Ofosu, Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli, Corporal Seidu Abubakar and Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon were initially admitted to bail in the sum of […]
An Accra High Court has today, Tuesday May 12, 2020 found the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelovo, guilty of contempt in the Osafo Maafo US$1 million Kroll saga. BestNewsGH.com reports the Court, presided over by Justice Afia Asare Botwe as holding that the reason given by Mr Domelovo that he was busy finishing up an audit report […]
Immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Micro Finance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC) Sedina Tamakloe Attionu has been has pleaded not guilty to all the 80 charges of stealing and causing financial loss of 129 Million Ghana Cedis to the state. She has been granted bail in the sum of 5 million Ghana cedis […]
