Journalist Larry Dogbey jailed for contempt; GJA seeks legal advice
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The Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment after an Accra High Court found him guilty of contempt over the newspaper’s publication of a case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA. …
The Managing Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbe, has been sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment for contempt of court after an Accra High Court found that he breached an injunction restricting publications relating to businessman Kevin Okyere. …
… The plaintiffs, Kweku Agyenim Boateng and Seth Appiah Richard Brown, filed a writ at the Accra High Court, arguing that amendments made to the church’s constitution in 2024 effectively removed Israel Kwadwo Safo from the line of succession. …
The fourth prosecution witness in the trial of former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has told the Accra High Court that investigators believe a bank account used to receive GH¢49.1 million earmarked for a cyber defence system was creat …
An Accra High Court has granted bail to social media blogger and Shatta Movement supporter Abdul Gafaru Sani, widely known as Webkid or WebkidAfrika, ending more than six weeks of detention since his arrest on May 7, 2026. …
An investigator in the alleged cyber software theft case involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has told the Accra High Court that the NSB never received the cyber defence system for which GH¢49.1 million was spent. …
An Accra High Court has granted the Attorney-General’s Office and lawyers for Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, until July 6, 2026, to return to court and brief the presiding judge on the progress of plea ba …
… The Accra High Court subsequently dismissed MinCom’s appeal, explicitly affirming that institutional registries are fully subject to the RTI Act’s reasonable fees. …
Ghana Police arrested convicted fraudster Eric Afoakwa while he was preparing to leave the country. Afoakwa was sentenced in absentia in 2019 to eight years' imprisonment for money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, forgery of official documents, and tax evasion, and ordered to refund US$132,660.
Why it matters
Police arrest of convicted fraudster Eric Afoakwa at the border prevents a fugitive from escaping justice and evading his substantial restitution order.
Ghana Police arrested convicted fraudster Eric Afoakwa while he was preparing to leave the country. Afoakwa was sentenced in absentia in 2019 to eight years' imprisonment for money laundering, defrauding by false pretences, forgery of official documents, and tax evasion, and ordered to refund US$132,660.
The Accra High Court has granted an abridgement of time for an emergency injunction hearing on July 9 to consider Abu Trica's application for a temporary stay of his extradition to the United States, pending appeal. His lawyers argue he has a constitutional right to have his appeal fully considered before any transfer to US authorities.
An Accra High Court has adjourned proceedings in an alleged GH¢30 million EXIM Bank fraud case involving NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) to July 27, 2026, to allow ongoing plea bargain negotiations between the Attorney-General's Office and his lawyers to continue. Prosecutors told the court that discussions are still at a preliminary stage.
An EOCO investigator testified in the Accra High Court that former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene's claim that GH¢49.1 million meant for cybersecurity software was spent on special operations lacked investigation support and was an afterthought. The witness alleged the funds were diverted through private accounts and withdrawn by individuals on Adu Boahene's instructions, with nearly all exhausted by August 2020.
The Ghana Journalists Association warns that a rising tide of defamation lawsuits is forcing journalists out of reporting and into courtrooms, with over 15 cases currently pending against journalists and media houses. The GJA General Secretary cited the financial burden of litigation as a significant deterrent that undermines journalism's core function of holding power to account.
Lawyer David Annan says an appeal has already been filed against an Accra High Court's conviction of journalist Larry Dogbey on contempt charges over publications breaching a court order on commentary regarding an ongoing legal dispute.
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, the incarcerated former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), began her prison sentence at Nsawam Medium Security Female Prison on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. She was handed to the BNI upon arrival at Accra International Airport, then transferred to the Ghana Prisons Service after spending approximately four to five days at the Police Hospital.
The Managing Editor of The Herald, Larry Dogbe, has been granted conditional 10-day bail following an ex parte application to stay his custodial sentence. PRINPAG President David Tamakloe warned that if Dogbe does not file a substantive appeal on notice within the 10-day window, he will be returned to prison.
Journalist Larry Alans Dogbey, editor of The Herald, was convicted of contempt of court by an Accra High Court and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for breaching an interlocutory injunction issued June 11 barring publication on a dispute between businessman Kevin Okyere and Swiss commodities firm Petraco SA; he has since been granted bail. Dogbey argued he had not been served notice of the order, but Justice Isaac Addo ruled he had acted in "willful, contumacious and flagrant disregard" of the court's authority.
According to journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is serving her 10-year sentence at Nsawam Medium Security Prison after receiving treatment at the Police Hospital for a pre-existing medical condition identified before her extradition from the United States.
An Accra High Court found Herald editor Larry Dogbey guilty of contempt of court over the newspaper's publication of a case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA, resulting in a seven-day prison sentence delivered by Justice Isaac Addo on June 25.
The Ghana Journalists Association has expressed concern over the conviction and seven-day jail sentence handed to Larry Alans Dogbey, Managing Editor of The Herald, for contempt of court in connection with a publication about a legal dispute. The GJA said it is seeking legal guidance to determine its response and called on media practitioners and the public to remain calm while legal processes continue.
The Managing Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbe, has been sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for contempt of court after breaching an Accra High Court injunction that restricted publications relating to businessman Kevin Okyere, Chief Executive of Springfield Exploration and Production.
The Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been convicted and sentenced to seven days in prison by an Accra High Court over the newspaper's publication of a case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA. According to Dogbey, The Herald reported only on a petition submitted by the multinational company to state institutions including the CID, EOCO, GIPC, and the Attorney-General's Department.
The family of late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has rejected claims by his son Akofena to leadership of Kristo Asafo Mission, stating that Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, the former MP for Dome-Kwabenya, is the duly recognised Head of the Kwadwo Safo Family. The statement follows a shooting incident at the residence of Adwoa Safo's brother, though Adwoa Safo is reported to be in stable condition and responding positively to medical treatment.
An EOCO investigator testified that a bank account was opened specifically to divert GH¢49.1 million meant for a cyber defence system contract signed by former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene with an Israeli company on January 30, 2020. The funds were deposited into an account at UMB Bank belonging to a private company, BNC Communications Bureau Limited.
An Accra High Court granted bail of GH¢100,000 to blogger Abdul Gafaru Sani (Webkid), a Shatta Movement supporter arrested on May 7, 2026, who is on trial for publishing false news and engaging in offensive conduct against dancehall musician Stonebwoy. Court documents confirm Stonebwoy is the named complainant, contradicting earlier denials from the musician's camp.
An EOCO investigator told Accra High Court that the National Signals Bureau never received the cyber defence system for which GH¢49.1 million was spent in 2020, with only GH¢9,537,500 of the funds transferred to the Israeli supplier and the remainder allegedly used for personal purposes by former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and associates.
An Accra High Court has given the Attorney-General's Office and Chairman Wontumi's lawyers until July 6, 2026, to report back on plea bargain negotiations. Wontumi is accused of fraudulently obtaining GH¢14,302,000 from the Ghana Export-Import Bank between 2018 and 2022 through false documents and forged receipts.
Ghana's Right to Information Act guarantees free access to official information, capping reproduction costs at 38 pesewas per A4 page, yet institutions including the Electoral Commission, Registrar of Companies, and Ghana Meteorological Agency are demanding illegal charges ranging from thousands of cedis, undermining constitutional transparency rights.
Ken Ofori-Atta's approval for US permanent resident status does not grant him immunity from extradition, as US law permits extradition of lawful permanent residents under the bilateral extradition treaty between the United States and Ghana.
The lead investigator in the Tano Nimiri illegal mining case testified that NPP Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako allegedly instructed mining in the protected forest reserve without authorisation. Chairman Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, are being tried on charges relating to alleged illegal mining activities within the reserve.
The Accra High Court has declined the Office of the Special Prosecutor's (OSP) application to suspend enforcement of a ruling that halted its independent prosecution of criminal cases, directing instead that all criminal matters be referred to the Attorney-General's Department. The OSP plans to renew its stay application at the Court of Appeal and has filed substantive legal challenges at both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
The Member of Parliament for Akwatia has called for clarity and accountability in ongoing plea negotiations involving the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, who is standing trial over an alleged GH¢14.3 million loan fraud linked to the Ghana Export-Import Bank. The MP stressed that while plea bargaining is legitimate, any settlement must not obscure accountability.
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has clarified that plea negotiations initiated by Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) in an alleged GH¢14.3 million Exim Bank loan fraud case should not be viewed as an admission of guilt, describing it as a legal strategy available to both prosecution and defence teams.
Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, former CEO of Ghana's Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), has been extradited from the United States and arrived at Accra International Airport on June 9, 2026. She was taken into custody by Ghana Police Service and Ghana Prisons Service to begin serving her sentence after a multi-year absence.
The National Coordinator of DRIP said President Mahama is committed to the rule of law and would not use his office to secure a pardon or interfere in judicial processes for the former MASLOC CEO, who was extradited to serve a 10-year prison sentence for causing financial loss to the state and theft.
Andy Appiah-Kubi, the lead lawyer for NPP Ashanti chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has walked away from defending him in an illegal mining case for the second time in over a year, citing "unseen influences" compromising the trial's integrity. The departure comes as judgment is due July 3 and as Wontumi separately seeks plea negotiations in a fraud case involving the Ghana Export-Import Bank.
An Accra High Court has granted the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC), permission to travel to the United Kingdom to pursue a master's programme at the University of Aberdeen, with a directive to return to Ghana by June 30, 2026, and re-deposit his passport at the court registry.