President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in accordance with Article 144 (1) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution is expected later today May 12, 2017, to announce Justice Sophia Akuffo as Ghana’s next Chief Justice pending approval from the Council of State, the mandated body to advise the him on such matters Justice Sophia Akuffo who was in … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has true to prediction, ignored the most senior jurist on the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice William Atuguba, by short listing three others, including his cousin; Justice Sophia Akuffo, to be considered as the new Chief Justice, the fourth most powerful person in Ghana. The same Justice Sophia Akuffo, who was elevated to … Read more
The Supreme Court will today, Thursday, December 1 resume hearing of an application filed by businessman Alfred Woyome to stay proceedings over the GHS51.2million judgment debt paid to the former and being retrieved by the state. The NDC financier was expected to be orally cross examined November 24, 2017, by Mr. Amidu over the GH?51million … Read more
The Supreme Court has granted the application by former Attorney General Martin Amidu to examine businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome on how he utilized the GH¢51.2 million judgment debt paid him by the state. The Supreme Court presided by Justice Anim Yeboah ordered that Mr. Woyome appears in Court on oath on Thursday, November 24, 2016 … Read more
The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has underscored the need for students in private universities to have access to the Students Loan Trust Fund. According to her, access to public institutions was limited, considering the number of senior high school graduates being produced yearly, so a way must be found to help these … Read more
A law lecturer has lauded the decision by an Accra High Court to strike out a suit in which the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) flagbearer, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings was challenging her disqualification by the EC. Yaw Oppong told Raymond Acquah, host of Joy FM’s Top Story programme Thursday that the NDP leader might have … Read more