Parliament has adopted the report of the Constitution and Legal Affairs Committee on expanding legal education and promoting awareness and training for legal professionals in the country. Dominic Ayine, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, laid the Legal Education Reform Bill before the House on October 24, 2025. Presenting the explanatory memoranda and motion […]
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is scheduled to appear before a United States court on Tuesday, January 20, following actions taken by U.S. immigration authorities over his legal status in the country. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly determined that Mr Ofori-Atta no longer has lawful status to remain in the United States. […]
Specialised financial courts will soon be established to deal with infractions in the Auditor-General’s reports, the illegal mining (galamsey) menace and other environment-related crimes, President John Dramani Mahama has said. President Mahama said this at the end of a meeting with the Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr […]
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, for what he described as a tendency to “prosecute cases in the media” rather than through due judicial process. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Monday, 16 June, Mr Mohammed expressed concern over the public disclosures made by […]
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has revealed a sophisticated fraud scheme allegedly led by Gifty Oware-Mensah, involving the misuse of National Service Scheme (NSS) allowances to secure a loan. Speaking at a press conference in Accra today, Friday, June 13, on the government’s anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL), […]
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has stated that political appointees who breach the Code of Conduct will not only be dismissed but may also face criminal prosecution if their actions warrant it. He made the comment in a side interview on Monday, May 5, 2025, shortly after President John Dramani Mahama […]
An in-camera consequential trial meeting sanctioned by His Lordship John Eugene Nyadu Nyante, the trial judge in the criminal case involving the former head of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, is expected to take place at the General jurisdiction division of the Accra High Court today. Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine and lead lawyer […]
Lawyers for Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, have accused Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine of violating their clients’ rights by publicly declaring them guilty before trial. Their concerns follow a press conference held by the Attorney-General on March 24, 2025, where Dr Ayine linked […]
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that he authorised the arrest of the former Board Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Prof. Christopher Ekumfi Ameyaw. This comes after he was arrested by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on the morning of Sunday, March 2, 2025. The arrest was in […]
President John Dramani Mahama has submitted his first set of ministerial nominations to Parliament today (January 9, 2025), fulfilling a key constitutional requirement following his inauguration as President on January 7, 2025. The nominations, submitted to the Speaker of Parliament in accordance with Article 78 of the 1992 Constitution, include three individuals for critical portfolios […]
President John Mahama has nominated Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as Finance Minister-designate, with John Abdulai Jinapor and Dominic Akuritinga Ayine as Ministers-designate for Energy and Attorney General cum Minister of Justice respectively. A statement issued by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Ag. Spokesperson to the President, has announced. Source: Myjoyonline.com
Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, Dominic Ayine, has taken responsibility for the proposed LI Road Traffic amendment that would have allowed MPs to use sirens and be exempt from speed limits. The amendment, which was met with massive backlash from Ghanaians and the minority caucus, was part of the L. I on […]
