Defamation
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Accra FM presenter faces lawsuit over claims against teacher
Accra-based broadcaster, Kwabena Bobie Ansah has been threatened with legal action over a social media post that allegedly accused a teacher of sexually molesting schoolgirls, according to a demand letter from lawyers acting for the educator. Lawyers for Agyei Mohammed, popularly known as “Teacher Constitution-Wiamoase...
Odo Broni sues TikToker Queen Emma for GHS10m over alleged defamation
The widow of late Ghanaian music icon Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, Priscilla Ofori, also known as Odo Broni, has filed a GHS10 million defamation lawsuit against TikToker Cyndy Emma Koomson, widely known as Queen Emma, a member of “Team Legal Wives”. The suit was filed at the High Court of Just...
High court dismisses Kwame Baffoe’s bid to strike out defamation suit by Dr Ransford Abbey
The High Court has dismissed an application by Kwame Baffoe seeking to set aside the writ of summons and statement of claim filed against him in a defamation suit brought by Dr Ransford Annerty Abbey. Justice Klorkor Okai-Mills ruled that the Defendant’s challenge to the venue of the case was improperly brought, but di...
Rising defamation suits are crippling investigative journalism in Ghana — GJA
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has raised serious concerns about the state of investigative journalism in the country, warning that a rising tide of defamation lawsuits is forcing journalists out of the field and into courtrooms. GJA General Secretary Dominic Hlordze made the remarks on JoyNews while discussin...
Rising defamation suits are crippling investigative journalism in Ghana — GJA
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has raised serious concerns about the state of investigative journalism in the country, warning that a rising tide of defamation lawsuits is forcing journalists out of the field and into courtrooms. GJA General Secretary Dominic Hlordze made the remarks on JoyNews while discussin...
Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case
A Singapore court has ordered Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$460,000 ($356,000; £266,000) to two ministers who had sued them for defamation over an article referencing their property transactions.
Journalists can avoid defamation liability by ticking the right boxes — Tanko Musah
A lecturer at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), Zakaria Tanko Musah, has sought to reassure journalists that defamation law does not shut the door on robust reporting, stressing that media practitioners can protect themselves from liability if they adhere to the basic standards of responsible jo...
Defamation law: Journalists can avoid liability by ticking the right boxes — Tanko Musah
A lawyer and lecturer at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), Zakaria Tanko Musah, has reassured journalists that defamation law does not shut the door on robust reporting, stressing that media practitioners can protect themselves from liability if they adhere to the basic standards of responsible...
Free speech: Abronye crossed legal boundaries — Ibrahim Halidu
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team Ibrahim Halidu says politicians who make inflammatory or unlawful public remarks must be held accountable, as debate continues over the detention of the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye...
Prince Harry faces defamation lawsuit from charity he co-founded
A charity co-founded by the Duke of Sussex is suing him for defamation, court records suggest.
Sabotage claims: retract and apologize in one week – Ashanti ECG engineers to Mugabe Maase, TV XYZ
The Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has demanded a retraction and apology from XYZ Broadcasting Limited over allegations it says were defamatory against Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) engineers in the Ashanti Region. In a letter dated 29 May, PUWU accused TV XYZ of broadcasti...
US judge dismisses Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal
A US judge has dismissed a case against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal over a story about ties the US president had to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.