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02 Jan

High Court To Rule On NPP’s Mandamus Application On January 4

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The High Court has adjourned to January 4, 2025, to deliver its ruling on the mandamus application filed by the NPP concerning the constituencies of Tema Central, Okaikwei Central, Techiman South, and Ablekuma North. This decision follows the court’s earlier dismissal of an objection by the NDC, which questioned the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the application. Lawyers for the NPP argued that the Electoral Commission (EC) should be compelled to complete the collation of results in the affected constituencies. Gary Nimako, leading the team of lawyers for the NPP candidates, stated that the EC had failed to complete the collation…

12 Aug

High Court Clears Tobinco Of Fake Drugs Import Allegations

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The High Court in Accra has cleared Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL) and its Group Chairman, Elder Dr. Samuel Amo Tobbin, of any wrongdoing in the case filed against the company by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), accusing it of importing fake drugs into the country. According to a press release issued on Sunday, August 11, 2024, by Tobinco, the court presided over by Her Ladyship Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, in a ruling dated July 29, 2024, stated that the company never imported fake drugs into Ghana. The company indicated that it sued the FDA on July 19, 2019, when it was…

29 Apr

High Court Rejects Request To Compel Speaker And President On Anti-LGBT+ Bill

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A High Court in Accra has dismissed an application seeking to force Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and President Akufo-Addo to act on the Anti-LGBT+ Bill within seven days. Presided over by Justice Ellen Lordina Serwaa Mireku, the court ruled today that while she had the authority to grant the mandamus application, it was inappropriate to compel the respondents due to two pending Supreme Court cases challenging the bill's constitutionality. The application, filed by Member of Parliament for South-Dayi Constituency, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor on March 22, 2024, sought to compel the Speaker to send the bill to the President. However, the court, after hearing arguments…

29 Mar

Teacher Unions Ordered By High Court To End Strike

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The National Labour Commission (NLC) has successfully obtained an interim injunction to end the strike staged by the three teacher unions. Since March 20, 2024, the teacher unions have been on strike, citing the need for improved working conditions. Nevertheless, a High Court ruling has barred the teachers from extending their strike any further. “It is hereby ordered that the Respondents herein, whether by itself, its Executives, Officers, Members, Agents, Employees or other persons are restrained from further continuation of their strike action of 20th March 2024.” On Tuesday, March 26, the teacher unions made some progress as the government…

04 Jul

Dormaahene Must Be Sacked From The High Court- Dasebre Agyei Dwamena

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Broadcast Journalist, Dasebre Agyei Dwamena has noted that the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Agyemang Badu II, must either resign or be sacked as a justice of the High Court for comments passed on a matter pending before the courts. He said that the Judicial Council must take an action against the Dormaahene for appealing to the Attorney-General (A-G), Godfred Yeboah Dame to drop the criminal charges against James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North. The Dormaahene made the call whiles speaking at the Professor John Evans Atta Mills' Commemorative Lecture in Sunyani. He insisted that it was needless for…

12 May

It Is A Charade And Until Ato Essien Is Jailed, I Won’t Believe You- Gordon Asare Bediako To Court

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Accra based Broadcast Journalist from Wontumi Multimedia and editor of ABC News, Gordon Asare Bediako, says he will not believe the high court if the founder of defunct Capital bank William Ato Essien is not jailed. In an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, Gordon stated vigorously that it has been long overdue for Ato Essien to be sentenced. According to him Ato Essien's plan b to escape serving a jail term will not succeed, and added that the court should sentence him in order to prevent further embarrassment of the government. Venting…

09 Feb

Akufo-Addo Swears In 21 New High Court Judges

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President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday inducted into office 21 new High Court judges, reiterating his call on the Judiciary to apply the laws fairly, strictly and without fear, favour or ill-will. The Judiciary, the President pointed out, was a vital part of the institutional bulwark of the nation, and the growth of the country demanded that it commanded the respect of the people by the quality of its delivery of justice and by the comportment of judges. The new high court judges included Kwame Polley, William Appiah Twumasi, Baah Forson Agyapong, Marian Affoh, Nana Brew, Abena Anponsah Buansi, Ellen Lordina Serwaa…

07 Jan

High Court Prevents UG’s Management From Implementing New Residential Policy

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An Accra High Court has ordered the management of the University of Ghana to refrain from revoking the residential status of continuing students in both Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah halls. This decision of the court was issued after some disgruntled students filed an interlocutory injunction on January 6, 2023. The university’s administration issued an order intending to remove all continuing male students from the halls due to a violent altercation that had taken place between the two parties on August 15, 2022. According to UG’s management, they chose to implement the directive as a disciplinary step after fights between certain…

28 Nov

Court To Give Judgement On Ato Essien Thursday

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The High Court presided over by Eric Kyei Baffour of the Court of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court Judge will be giving its verdict on case involving the Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Esien for his alleged role in the collapse of the ban on Thursday. Mr Ato Essien and two others were accused of siphoning liquidity support of ¢620 million bailouts given by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). According to the prosecution, the accused persons opened various bank accounts with Capital Bank through which the ¢620 million liquidity support was transferred while others were…

23 Nov

High Court Throws Out Case Against Re-registration Of SIM Cards

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The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by nine people challenging the legality of the registration of SIM cards with the Ghana Card as the source document. The applicants invoked the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court seeking the court to quash the decision by the Minister of Communications to make the Ghana Card the only registration document. The applicants also wanted the court to quash a directive by the Ministry for everyone to register within a certain period or risk their SIM cards being blocked. However in a judgment, the court, presided over by Justice Charles Ekow Baiden,…