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Vincent Ekow Assafuah writes: Welcome home Sedina
The United States District Court, District of Nevada, in its ruling on the extradition request concerning Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, clearly outlined the legal elements that must be satisfied before a certification of extradition can be granted. First, the Court had to satisfy itself that it possessed proper ju...
Current anti-LGBTQ Bill fails to protect Ghanaian values — GPCC
Ghana’s leading Pentecostal and Charismatic church body has criticised the country’s recently passed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, saying the legislation does not go far enough to protect what it describes as traditional family values. The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) said in a stateme...
Suame MP slams AG over remarks on limits to free speech
Opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Suame, John Darko, has criticised Attorney General Dominic Ayine over remarks defending limits on free speech, accusing the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of undermining constitutional freedoms. Darko said comments attributed to the Attorney General, which...
Atuguba unveils roadmap for law school reforms, clears way for backlog students
Ghana’s law schools will introduce a one-year “Pre-Bar Course” from August 2026 as part of sweeping reforms to legal education, while thousands of law graduates caught in a long-standing admissions backlog will gain a new route into professional legal training without sitting an entrance examination. The changes were a...
Gideon Kwasi Annor writes: a robe alone does not command respect
By the grace of God, I have had friends who serve at different levels of the bench, including judges of the Supreme Court. In our private interactions, there are moments we even call them by their first names and not necessarily “My Lord” at every point, yet the respect remains intact because genuine respect goes beyon...
Urban flooding: “landguardism, corruption undermining city planning” — Damba
Mohammed Alhassan Damba, immediate past president of the Ghana Institute of Planners, has said the country’s flooding and urban development challenges stem not from a lack of planning laws but from weak enforcement, corruption and political interference in land administration. Damba said existing planning frameworks ha...
Former CID boss files GHC10m defamation suit against security operative, media houses
A former head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has filed a defamation lawsuit against a national security operative, several media outlets and editors over publications she says falsely accused her of land-grabbing. Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie, a Commissioner of Polic...
Our client never threatened Ghana police in viral video – KOKA’s legal team
The legal team for New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Kweku Osei Korankyi Asiedu, known as KOKA, says their client did not threaten any police officer, arguing that a viral video showing an altercation referred instead to an internal party security member and not the national police service. Lawyer Enoch Afoakwa said o...
Sedina extradition: clemency must not dilute legal victory, Assafuah warns after US ruling
The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has urged authorities to ensure full accountability in the case of the former head of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu after a US court approved her extradition to Ghana. The United States district court for the Distr...
Vincent Assafuah writes: From Nevada to Accra; Sedina Tamakloe’s return tests Ghana’s commitment to real accountability
The United States district court in the District of Nevada, in its ruling on the extradition request concerning Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, clearly outlined the legal elements that must be satisfied before a certification of extradition can be granted. First, the court had to satisfy itself that it possessed pro...
Sophia Akuffo backs legal education reforms but says focus must be on quality lawyers
Former Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Sophia Akuffo, says Ghana’s new legal education reforms must prioritise the production of competent and ethical lawyers rather than focusing only on increasing access to legal training. In an interview with Asaase News on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Advisory Board...
Wisdom Gomashie warns of corruption risks in fast-tracked Damang mine tender
Ghana’s handling of the Damang gold mine transition has come under renewed scrutiny, with concerns over bidding timelines, alleged procedural shortcuts and potential corruption risks in the allocation process. Mining consultant Ing. Wisdom Gomashie said the time allowed for bidding on major mineral assets falls far bel...