A deputy National Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme , Jacob Adongo, has accused former Sports Minister, Kofi Humado of being involved in almost all the stages leading to the payment of GHc4.1 million to Goodwill Ghana limited. Mr. Adongom, who was testifying as a defence witness in the ongoing GYEEDA trial, told the … Read more
The Minority in Parliament is demanding an immediate intervention by government in the current impasse that has rocked the University of Education, Winneba. They want the Minister of Education Matthew Opoku Prempeh to mediate in the crisis which affected the smooth running of the school. A Winneba High Court on Friday ordered the Vice Chancellor … Read more
Activists accused Beijing of crippling Hong Kong’s parliament Friday after four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified. More than 1,000 people protested near the government offices Friday night in response to the decision. The High Court judgement came as a massive blow for the democracy movement as it means the balance of power in the partially elected … Read more
Lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have withdrawn all their services moments after a Winneba High Court ordered the Vice Chancellor and the Chief Finance Officer to hand over to the Pro-Vice Chancellor. The UEW branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says per the court order on Friday, they cannot … Read more
Scores of LLB graduates have turned up at the University of Ghana campus to write this year’s law school entrance exams despite last minute attempts to halt the exercise. The exam is currently underway at the University of Ghana Legon. Following a dismissal of an earlier suit seeking an injunction on the exams, some students … Read more
Four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified from Hong Kong’s parliament Friday in a move that will worsen growing fears the city’s freedoms are under serious threat from Beijing. Former Umbrella Movement protest leader Nathan Law was among the group barred by the High Court judgement in a case brought by the city’s Beijing-friendly government. It sought … Read more
A Human Rights division of the High Court has dismissed an application seeking to stop the General Legal Council from organizing entrance exams and interviews for potential law students seeking enrollment into the Ghana School of Law. A group of law graduates calling themselves the Concerned LLB Graduates had gone to the court to seek … Read more
Kenya’s president has warned the country’s judiciary not to help the opposition throw the next election into disarray. The presidential poll will take place next month and Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking re-election. On Friday, after a case brought by the opposition, the High Court ordered the electoral commission not to print ballot papers. Mr Kenyatta … Read more
A Kenyan court on Friday cancelled a contract to print presidential ballot papers for next month’s elections after the opposition claimed the winning company had links to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The election commission had awarded the $24 million contract to Dubai-based Al Ghurair. A panel of three High Court judges said the process had lacked … Read more
The outspoken MP was said to have claimed that Mr Hosi offered a one million-dollar bribe to the CEO of BOST to influence the sale of five million litres of contaminated fuel, which went to two companies, in his favour. But Mr Hosi has denied the claim in a writ issued at the High Court … Read more
The High Court in Accra has granted an interim injunction stopping the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) from going ahead with its mass transfer and decision to reduce the ranks of some staff. It has also suspended the “proceed on leave” order issued by the management of YEA to some staff in an ongoing restructuring exercise … Read more
Sri Lanka’s High Court handed the death sentence Wednesday to a labourer who was found guilty of murdering former Agence France-Presse journalist Mel Gunasekera in a break-in at her home. Anthony George, who stabbed Gunasekara to death in February 2014, will have his sentence automatically commuted to life in prison as Sri Lanka has an … Read more
Tanks, missile launchers and chanting troops greeted President Xi Jinping in a potent display of Chinese military might Friday as part of his landmark visit to politically divided Hong Kong. The show of force came hours after activists were released from police custody after being arrested over a protest. Xi arrived in the city on … Read more
The United States urged China Thursday to respect civil liberties in Hong Kong, including press freedom, as the territory marked the 20th anniversary of its handover to Beijing’s rule. The State Department said the success of Hong Kong, which was given a large degree of autonomy when British colonial rule ended in 1997, was due … Read more
A private legal practitioner, Rainer Akumperigya has questioned the Supreme Court’s judgment on the case brought before it against the Ghana Law School on the mode of admitting students into the institution. Although he said the Supreme Court’s judgment does not nullify the case, according to the lawyer, the High Court should have been the … Read more
The Supreme Court has asked the National Investment Bank (NIB) not to pay the $60million judgment debt the High Court in Accra asked it to pay Dominion Corporate Trustees Limited in 2013. The Commercial Division of the High Court, presided over by Mr Justice Amadu Tanko, on February 21, 2013, gave judgement against NIB in … Read more
The Winneba High Court has fixed 10 July, 2017 to rule on a motion for interlocutory injunction on the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba. Defense Counsel for the school Peter Zwennes is praying the court to dismiss the application filed by Supi Kofi Kwayera of Winneba against Governing Council of the University … Read more
On Thursday, June 15, 2017, a magistrate barred journalists from covering the trial of suspected murderers of the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu. The Magistrate Arit Nsemoh, gave no reason for restricting journalists from entering the courtroom. After the entry of the two suspects; Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bossu, the Magistrate ordered … Read more
The Kumasi Circuit Court has granted the Attorney General more time to study the case against some 13 members of the Delta Force vigilante group who assaulted an appointee of President Nana Akufo-Addo. It follows a request made by the Police prosecutor, ACP Okyere Darko, who said the AG requires more time to do further … Read more
A magistrate on Thursday morning barred journalists from covering the case in which two persons are standing trial for the murder of the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu. No reasons were given by the magistrate, Arit Nsemoh, who shouted “no journalists are allowed into the courtroom” just before proceedings started. She … Read more