Lawyer and lecturer at the Ghana School of Law, Makola, Bobby Banson, has warned that Ghana risks gaining notoriety as a hub for narcotics trafficking if recent drug-related concerns are not urgently addressed. …
… The application, filed by his lawyer Bobby Banson, sought an injunction pending the determination of an appeal against an earlier decision refusing to set aside the registration in Ghana of a judgment obtained by Cola Holdings in the English High Court. …
… The application, filed by lawyer Bobby Banson, sought to prevent Cola Holdings from enforcing the English High Court judgment against Mr Bediako personally pending the determination of an appeal against the refusal to set aside registration of the judgment in Ghana. …
… Court records show that Tsatsu Tsikata and Tata Kosi Foliba represented Cola Holdings and the Receiver, while Bobby Banson and Isaac Akerefie-Mensah appeared for Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited. …
Lawyer and lecturer at the Ghana School of Law, Bobby Banson, says Ghana’s banking sector clean-up could have been handled differently to reduce the impact on jobs, businesses, and customers. …
Ghanaian lawyer Bobby Banson has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office over its attempted arrest of Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah at the Accra High Court on 23 September. EOCO said it sought to secure the MP's attendance for an investigation after he failed to honour two invitations sent in February, but the MP's lawyers dispute this account and he has described the attempted arrest as unlawful.
Ghanaian lawyer Bobby Banson has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office over its attempted arrest of Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah at the Accra High Court on 23 September. EOCO said it sought to secure the MP's attendance for an investigation after he failed to honour two invitations sent in February, but the MP's lawyers dispute this account and he has described the attempted arrest as unlawful.
Lawyer Bobby Banson has warned that Ghana risks gaining notoriety as a hub for narcotics trafficking if recent drug-related concerns are not urgently addressed, cautioning that the situation could damage the country's international reputation and expose Ghanaians to increased scrutiny when travelling abroad.
JoyNews' Newsfile programme will examine four major national issues: the reported confrontation between Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah and EOCO regarding parliamentary immunity; Ghana's drug-trafficking concerns and the Narcotics Control Commission's response; arrests related to recent speeches; and a $235 million water debt.
Ghana's High Court (Commercial Division 3) has dismissed an application by Nana Kwame Bediako seeking to restrain Cola Holdings Ltd from enforcing a $14.9 million judgment against him, originating from an English High Court ruling dated January 23, 2025. The court awarded GH¢20,000 in costs against Bediako in favour of Cola Holdings.
Ghana's High Court dismissed businessman Nana Kwame Bediako's (alias Cheddar) application to restrain enforcement of a $14.9 million English High Court judgment by Cola Holdings Limited, and awarded costs of GH¢20,000 against him. The judgment, registered in Ghana in May 2025, stems from a Deed of Indemnity related to a loan repayment obligation.
The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra granted a warrant of police assistance to Cola Holdings Limited and its Receiver to take possession of No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel in Osu after the court found they had been unable to obtain possession peacefully. The order was issued by Justice Samuel Faraday Johnson on July 21, dismissing opposition from Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited.
Over 230 artistes, managers, music executives, media practitioners and creative entrepreneurs gathered at the British Council in Accra for the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards Music Summit, held in commemoration of World Music Day to discuss brand endorsements and music contracts and equip Ghana's music community with practical knowledge for sustainable careers.
Over 200 artistes, managers, executives, media practitioners, and creative entrepreneurs attended the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards Music Summit at the British Council in Accra to discuss brand endorsements and music contracts as part of World Music Day commemoration.
Lawyer Bobby Banson argues that Ghana's 2017–2019 banking sector clean-up, which revoked licences of several banks and savings institutions, could have been managed differently to reduce impact on jobs, businesses, and customers. He suggests authorities had alternative options, such as financial support for struggling institutions, rather than the approach of collapsing banks and pursuing individuals for suspected wrongdoing.
Damang Gold Mine has sold its second consecutive haul of refined bullion to the Ghana Gold Board, representing 100 per cent of its total operational output of 121 kilogrammes of gold. The transaction was processed at the GoldBod Assay Laboratory in Accra on 18 May 2026, marking an increase from the inaugural transaction of 103 kilogrammes.
Mining company E&P has sold 100 per cent of its first gold output to GoldBod in a move its legal representative says aims to support Ghana's economy, strengthen gold reserves, and stabilise the local currency. The company's legal rep called on other miners to emulate this "patriotic commitment to national development."