‘I Do Not Accept Bribes, Gifts’
Anyone who may want to bribe or influence the decision of Justice Gifty Dekyem will have to think again.
The High Court judge in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua in a strong-worded notice...
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Wigs, Gowns Et Al Killing Lawyers and Judges Slowly
Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Professor Raymond Atuguba says it is absurd for judges and lawyers in Ghana to continue wearing collars, bibs, wigs, and gowns as dress...
Desperate Great Olympics Official Oluboi Commodore Seeking To Scare Clubs By Serving Individual Injunctions
Despite claiming that they have no hands in the purported court injunction seeking to stop the start of the Ghana Premier League this weekend, Accra Great Olympics official Oluboi Commodore has...
Establish Corruption Courts To Help Martin Amidu
Member of Parliament for Offinso South in the Ashanti Region, Ben Abdallah Banda, has suggested the establishment of a special court to help expedite prosecution of corruption cases in the country....
Don’t Go Into Exile Because I’m Now SP – Martin Amidu
The Special prosecutor (SP), Martin Amidu, has said there is no need for any citizen to go into exile as some are alleged to have done because of his new position. He urged Ghanaians not to fear his...
Parliament’s Appointments C’tee Recommends Approval of Amidu As Special Prosecutor
The Appointments Committee of Parliament has recommended by consensus for approval Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor. According to the Committee’s report, sighted by www.3news.com, the former...
Parliament To Decide On Martin Amidu’s Fate Tuesday
Parliament will on Tuesday decide on whether or not to approve the nomination of former Attorney General Martin Amidu, as the head of Ghana’s newly established anti-graft institution, the Office of...
Rawlings Had More Integrity Than Me – Amidu
Martin Amidu has admitted that even though he is a man of proven integrity, former President JJ Rawlings had more integrity than him, when he served as head of state of the country. Responding to...
I Rejected An Offer To Be A Supreme Court Judge – Martin Amidu
Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu, has revealed he rejected an offer to serve as a Supreme Court judge in 1999. He said he was persuaded by a number of people including...
I’ve Turned Down Anti-Corruption Awards, I Don’t Need Them – Martin Amidu
Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, says his work as an anti-corruption campaigner has never been about himself but rather the need to protect Ghana’s interest. The former Attorney-General...
I Rejected An Offer To Be A Supreme Court Judge
Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu, has revealed he rejected an offer to serve as a Supreme Court judge in1999. He said he was persuaded by a number of people including...
Rawlings Reduced Corruption In Ghana
The Special Prosecutor nominee Martin A. B.K Amidu has paid a glowing tribute to former President Jerry John Rawlings for reducing corruption to the barest minimum during his tenure. Addressing the...
Martin Amidu: I Want To Stop Leakages and Corruption
The Special Prosecutor nominee Martin A. B.K Amidu has stated that he accepted the President’s offer because he wants to stop the leakages and corruption that has bedevilled the country since...
Revoke Amidu’s Nomination Over Age
US based legal practitioner and accounting Professor, Kwaku Asare popularly known as Kwaku Azar has stated that the country must abide by the constitutional requirement on the age of retirement and...
Chief Justice Orders ‘naked’ Judges To Wear Wig
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has warned against the level of ‘casualness’ among some judges in the country, and ordered all judges to henceforth wear wigs during court sittings. Judges and lawyers...
Lawyer Afrifa Suspended For Professional Misconduct
A legal practitioner, Mr Kwasi Afrifa, has been suspended for four years by the General Legal Council (GLC) for professional misconduct. His suspension, according to a statement published on the...
Emile Short Backs Withdrawal of Special Prosecutor’s Clause
Former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Francis Emile Short says it was good the Office of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Bill was withdrawn. He...
Gov’t Withdraws Special Prosecutor Bill
The Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill has been withdrawn from Parliament by government following calls by the minority. The Parliamentary, Constitutional and Legal Committee of Parliament last...
Court Orders Maj. Mahama ‘killers’ To Be Sent To Prison
A District Court in Accra has ordered that the 19 suspects being held for the gruesome murder of major Maxwell Adam Mahama be moved from police cells to Prison custody. It follows a request put forth...
Special Prosecutor Bill To Be Laid Before Parliament Today
The bill of the Office of the Special Prosecutor is expected to be laid on the floor of Parliament later today. The Presentation of the bill by the Attorney General begins the process of legislative...