A High Court on Thursday reduced the 15-year prison sentence imposed on controversial evangelist Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, to 12 calendar months or one year. According to the Amasaman High Court ruling, the original punishment was harsh and excessive. In its decision, the court affirmed herContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has filed a legal challenge at the High Court to halt the vetting and subsequent appointment of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the next Chief Justice of Ghana. The suit seeks to nullify all actions taken by the JusticeContinue Reading
The High Court, Accra, on Friday dismissed an application filed by lawyers for former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu Boahen, seeking to halt his criminal trial pending the outcome of an appeal. Counsel for Adu Boahen had urged the court to stay proceedings until the Court ofContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra on Thursday dismissed an application by former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta seeking to strike out a warrant issued for his arrest by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Mr. Ofori-Atta had argued that the OSP unlawfully obtained theContinue Reading
The Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra on Thursday dismissed a judicial review application filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo, ruling that the case constituted an abuse of court process and that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain it. The ruling, delivered byContinue Reading
The High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Nana Akua Afriyie, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North in the 2024 election, seeking to stop a planned rerun of parliamentary elections in 19 polling stations within the constituency. The rerun, scheduled for July 11, 2025,Continue Reading
The Supreme Court of Ghana on Wednesday overturned the contempt conviction against New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ernest Yaw Kumi. In its ruling, the apex court also nullified the execution of a bench warrant that had been issued against theContinue Reading
