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US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell
The US justice department is dropping its investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, over alleged building cost overruns.
Academic excellence without integrity can be dangerous — Chief Justice
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has urged students to place equal importance on character and academic achievement, cautioning that knowledge acquired without integrity and moral discipline can become harmful to society rather than beneficial.
When Chairman Wontumi’s 20-year sentence marks a turning point in the fight against political impunity
There is an old legal truth that deserves renewed attention: “Justice delayed is not justice denied where the law permits prosecution, but justice obstructed by power is a betrayal of the Republic.” Chairman Wontumi's conviction is therefore not merely about one individual. It is an indictment of a culture that believe...
The Law 101 – Plea Deals: Justice made swifter and surer
Globally, negotiated justice is deeply entrenched. In the United States, plea bargains reportedly account for over 90% of all criminal convictions. Its mainstream utility is clear across all tiers of the legal system; even high‑profile corporate entities, such as the Donald Trump Organisation, have entered into plea de...
Health Minister calls for justice after Sayerano shooting claims three lives
The Minister for Health and Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has expressed condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Sefwi Sayerano shooting incident and called for justice to be served. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, July 8, Mr Akandoh described the in...
Justice must serve ordinary citizens, not only the powerful — Chief Justice
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has cautioned that Ghana's justice system must remain accessible to every citizen and not become an institution that serves only influential individuals and large organisations.
Ghana to engage US on extradition backlog after Sedina handover
The Attorney-General Dominic Ayine is expected to hold bilateral talks with officials of the United States Department of Justice on pending extradition requests between the two countries, the government has said, as authorities took custody of former MASLOC chief executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu following her extradit...
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu returned to Ghana after US approves extradition request
The United States has extradited former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana to serve a prison sentence for corruption-related offences involving millions of dollars in public funds, in what officials described as the first extradition from the United Stat...
Torkornoo’s marathon: Three High Court suits and five Supreme Court battles revealed
The legal battle surrounding the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has proven to be far more expansive than previously understood, with fresh revelations indicating a multi-pronged judicial strategy spanning three separate courts.
IJM cites 50–85% drop in trafficking, violence in countries with sustained justice investment
International Justice Mission (IJM) says it has recorded reductions of between 50 and 85 per cent in trafficking and violence across nine countries where governments led sustained investment in strengthening justice systems. The organisation’s President for the Africa and Europe Region, Andy Griffiths, disclosed this o...
Chief Justice warns against eroding public trust in judiciary
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has said public confidence is the judiciary’s most valuable asset, stressing that every person appearing before Ghana’s courts must be assured of fair and impartial justice. Speaking at the launch of a lecture series at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Thursday (16 July) to mark the 150t...
Mahama names Tony Forson, two judges for Supreme Court
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated two Court of Appeal judges and a former president of the Ghana Bar Association to serve on the Supreme Court, a move that would expand the country’s highest court from 18 to 21 justices. The nominees are Court of Appeal Justices Sophia Bernasko-Essah and Amoako Asante, as wel...