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Supreme Court

Ghana's highest court; scheduled to rule July 29, 2026, on OSP prosecutorial powers and political parties' delegate electoral system.

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  1. June 2026

  2. Joy Online

    The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, and members of Civil Society Organisations have appeared at the Supreme Court for proceedings in the landmark constitutional case challenging the prosecutorial powers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). …

    Deputy AG, 14 CSOs appear at Supreme Court for hearing on challenge to OSP’s prosecutorial powers

  3. The Chronicle

    … Compounding the varied interpretations, the Supreme Court has not yet provided a definitive answer to the underlying constitutional question of Article 108. …

    Article 108: Mahama’s Legal Shield Against Anti-LGBTQ Bill?

  4. The Chronicle

    … Compounding the varied interpretations, the Supreme Court has not yet provided a definitive answer to the underlying constitutional question of Article 108. …

    Article 108: Mahama’s Legal Shield Against Anti-LGBTQ Bill?

  5. Joy Online

    A Ghanaian citizen, Dr Yaw Twerefour, has invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the allocation and disbursement of District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) monies to Members of Parliament (MPs). …

    Citizen sues government of Ghana over MPs’ share of District Assemblies Common Fund

  6. Joy Online

    … According to him, Parliament successfully passed the anti-LGBTQ bill in 2024, but the legislation could not receive presidential assent due to legal challenges pending before the Supreme Court. …

    Abu Jinapor accuses Government of diluting anti-LGBTQ bill, calls for assent to original 2024 version

  7. Joy Online

    … According to him, Parliament successfully passed the anti-LGBTQ bill in 2024, but the legislation could not receive presidential assent due to legal challenges pending before the Supreme Court. …

    Abu Jinapor accuses gov’t of diluting anti-LGBTQ bill, calls for assent to original 2024 version

  8. Joy Online

    … This issue has assumed renewed significance following the Supreme Court litigation involving a Private Members’ Bill, including the cases brought by Richard Dela Sky and Dr Amanda Odoi when the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was first passed by Parliament in 2024. …

    Will President Mahama assent to the anti-LGBTQ bill? His constitutional options and political calculus

  9. Joy Online

    The heated debate surrounding junior counsel appearing before the Supreme Court, reignited by the recent incident involving Serwaa Amihere, has exposed a profound misunderstanding of the structural, statutory, and practical frameworks governing the Ghana Bar. …

    The Apex Court and Junior Counsel: Distinguishing Right of Audience from Professional Maturity

  10. Joy Online

    The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by IMANI Africa challenging the President’s constitutional authority to appoint and remove heads of the country’s security agencies, finding no merit in the plaintiffs’ case. …

    Supreme Court dismisses IMANI Africa suit challenging President’s power to remove security chiefs

  11. Joy Online

    … The resident said the eviction stems from a long-standing dispute over land ownership in the Dawenya area, a matter that has been the subject of litigation for years. “It’s the usual Dawenya case that has been at the Supreme Court for a long time,” she said. …

    Tema Community 25 residents displaced in court-ordered eviction over land dispute
Politics

High Court refuses OSP's stay application on independent prosecution ban

The News

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.

Why it matters

High Court refusal to suspend the independent prosecution ban forces the Office of the Special Prosecutor into a strategic legal retreat with major implications for accountability institutions.

3 hours ago · Joy Online →

Today

  1. High Court refuses OSP's stay application on independent prosecution ban

    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.

    3 hours ago · Joy Online →

Yesterday

  1. MP Assafuah warns legal education reform may reintroduce entrance exams

    Vincent Ekow Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has raised concerns that Ghana's new legal education framework could indirectly reintroduce entrance examinations Parliament sought to abolish, as the interim directives allow institutions to set their own admission criteria for the Pre-Bar Course.

    14 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 12 June

  1. CSOs urge Supreme Court to uphold Special Prosecutor's Office legality

    A coalition of 14 Civil Society Organisations has appealed to Ghana's Supreme Court to affirm the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, describing it as vital to the country's anti-corruption framework. The court is set to deliver judgment on July 29, 2026, in the case *Adamtey v. Attorney-General*, which challenges the legality of the law establishing the OSP.

    12 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Speaker Bagbin says he answers to MPs and Ghana, not President

    Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has emphasised that he is not appointed by the President but elected by Members of Parliament, and therefore his primary loyalty is to the legislature and the nation rather than the Executive. He noted that although a President may express a preference during the Speaker's election, such views are not binding on Parliament, citing his own 2021 election as an example.

    12 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 11 June

  1. Civil society organisations defend OSP before Supreme Court

    Fourteen civil society organisations have submitted a joint defence of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court ahead of a July 29, 2026 verdict in Adamtey v. Attorney-General, a case questioning the constitutional validity of the anti-corruption institution's establishment.

    11 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Speaker Bagbin says Parliament can revisit passed bills before assent

    Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin has rejected the claim that Parliament becomes functus officio after passing legislation, asserting that the House has constitutional and procedural powers to revisit bills before they are presented to the President for assent, and that Parliament has established post-passage procedures to correct errors and reconsider decisions.

    11 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Speaker warns Supreme Court losing status as ordinary court

    Speaker Alban Bagbin has raised concern that an increasing number of cases are being pushed to Ghana's Supreme Court, weakening its authority as the final judicial body and treating it like an ordinary court. He called for reflection and consultation on the issue, particularly within the ongoing constitutional review process.

    11 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Supreme Court to rule on political parties' delegate system July 29

    Ghana's Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for July 29, 2026, in a case challenging the delegate-based electoral system used by political parties to elect leaders and presidential candidates. The plaintiffs, including former environment minister Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, argue the system restricts voting rights to a small group of party executives and delegates, disenfranchising the majority of party members.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Supreme Court to rule on OSP prosecutorial powers legality

    The Supreme Court will deliver a judgment on July 29, 2026, in a constitutional case brought by lawyer Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, challenging whether Parliament lawfully granted the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent investigative and prosecutorial powers, arguing the 1992 Constitution vests prosecutorial authority exclusively in the Attorney-General.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's constitutional prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a case filed in December 2025 challenging whether Parliament unconstitutionally granted prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The Attorney-General's office argues that Article 88(3) of the Constitution vests prosecutorial powers solely in its office and that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by passing the OSP Act, 2017.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  4. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's independent prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a hearing on a constitutional case challenging whether Parliament had the authority to grant the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent prosecutorial powers. The case, filed by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, argues that Articles 88(3) and 88(4) of the Constitution vest prosecutorial authority solely in the Attorney-General, and that the OSP Act 2017 was unconstitutional.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  5. Mahama may use constitutional grounds to block anti-LGBTQ bill

    President Mahama faces a constitutional choice to assent to or return the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 to Parliament. Legal experts note that Article 106 of the Constitution may provide grounds for the President to return the bill based on alleged procedural irregularities, though these claims remain contested.

    10 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

  6. Mahama may invoke constitutional procedures to challenge anti-LGBTQ bill

    Parliament is expected to transmit the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 to President Mahama for assent this month. The President may invoke Articles 106 and 108 of the 1992 Constitution to return the bill to Parliament, citing unresolved procedural questions and concerns about whether constitutional and parliamentary procedures were properly followed during its consideration.

    10 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Citizen challenges MPs' allocation of District Assemblies Common Fund

    Dr Yaw Twerefour has filed a case in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of allocating District Assemblies Common Fund monies to MPs through various programmes, arguing that Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution reserves the fund exclusively for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.

    9 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 6 June

  1. Abu Jinapor calls for presidential assent to original 2024 anti-LGBTQ bill

    Damongo MP Samuel Abu Jinapor has urged President John Dramani Mahama to assent to the original anti-LGBTQ bill passed by Parliament in 2024, arguing that 31 amendments introduced by the current Parliament have significantly weakened the legislation and altered its character.

    6 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Abu Jinapor demands president assent to 2024 anti-LGBTQ bill

    Damongo MP Samuel Abu Jinapor has called on President Mahama to assent to the original anti-LGBTQ bill passed by Parliament in 2024, alleging that the NDC government has departed from its commitment by approving 31 amendments to the legislation that have weakened it before its passage on May 29, 2026.

    6 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 5 June

  1. President Mahama faces decision on anti-LGBTQ bill

    Parliament passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill on May 29, shifting focus to whether President Mahama will assent to it. Though he indicated during campaigning that he would sign such a bill, his position has become more cautious since taking office; he has suggested alternative approaches like moral education, preferred a government-sponsored bill, and raised concerns about procedural irregularities in the bill's passage.

    5 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Junior counsel before Supreme Court: right versus professional maturity

    An opinion piece argues that the debate over junior counsel appearing before Ghana's Supreme Court conflates legal entitlement with professional maturity. Under the Legal Profession Act, pupils do not have independent right of audience and must complete mandatory pupillage before practising independently, a safeguard to prevent harm from inexperienced advocates.

    5 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 3 June

  1. Supreme Court upholds President's power to remove security chiefs

    The Supreme Court dismissed a suit by IMANI Africa and Professor Kwesi Aning challenging the President's constitutional authority to appoint and remove heads of security agencies. The Court ruled that the President is constitutionally mandated to constitute and oversee the nation's security architecture, though it distinguished certain offices as falling outside Article 191's scope of constitutional protection.

    3 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Tema court-ordered eviction displaces fifteen households over land dispute

    More than 15 households in New Dawenya, Tema Community 25, were forcibly evicted on Wednesday by court bailiffs and police executing a judgment in a long-running land ownership dispute. Residents, some of whom have lived there over a decade, said they were given minimal notice and left stranded.

    3 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 25 May

  1. Senegal president dismisses PM Sonko, signals IMF-focused pivot

    Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved his government late Friday, dismissing Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in what marks a shift from populist ideological resistance toward fiscal pragmatism amid a sovereign debt crisis. The move ends a dual-executive arrangement between the two former Pastef allies who had campaigned on the slogan "Diomaye is Sonko, Sonko is Diomaye."

    25 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. BoG seeks legal counsel after court orders GN Savings licence restoration

    The Bank of Ghana is awaiting legal advice from external lawyers and the Receiver before deciding whether to comply with or challenge a Court of Appeal ruling that ordered the restoration of GN Savings and Loans' licence and the return of the company's assets to shareholders. The BoG's decision will depend partly on the Receiver's assessment of how the ruling could affect other institutions affected by the banking sector clean-up and previously revoked licences.

    25 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 23 May

  1. Banking sector clean-up could have been less damaging, lawyer argues

    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.

    23 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Court ruling may open path to restore GN Savings & Loans licence

    A Court of Appeal ruling in favour of GN Savings & Loans could be a first step toward restoring its licence, revoked by the Bank of Ghana in August 2019. The lawyer for Groupe Nduom argues the licence was revoked solely on insolvency grounds, not on the other alleged regulatory breaches the central bank cited at the time.

    23 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Ghana's justice system protects powerful, punishes poor

    Joy Online argues that Ghana's laws and courts systematically allow political officials accused of corruption to delay justice through lawyers, medical excuses and adjournments, while ordinary citizens face swift arrest; the analysis contrasts the treatment of a young person stealing a phone with public officials losing millions of cedis, saying the system is designed to enable rather than deter corruption among the powerful.

    23 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 21 May

  1. UK guidance confirms single-sex spaces based on biological sex

    The UK's Equalities and Human Rights Commission has issued guidance stating that single-sex spaces such as toilets and changing rooms must be used on the basis of biological sex, with recommendations that transgender people be offered gender-neutral or third spaces instead.

    21 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. GN Savings and Loans case expected to reach Supreme Court

    A banking consultant predicts that the legal dispute over GN Savings and Loans will proceed to Ghana's Supreme Court, as one party is likely to challenge the Court of Appeal's recent ruling that restored the company's licence. The consultant noted that the banking sector cleanup has involved multiple court actions and that GN Savings and Loans was one of several financial institutions affected during the exercise.

    21 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Court overturns Bank of Ghana's seven-year revocation of GN Savings and Loans

    A three-member Court of Appeal panel has unanimously overturned the Bank of Ghana's 2019 revocation of GN Savings and Loans Company Limited's operating licence, ruling the central bank's decision was unfair and unreasonable. The court ordered the Receiver to return possession, management and control of the company to its shareholders, though restoring the licence and resuming regulated banking activity remain separate processes.

    21 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Ghanaian citizen sues to strike down criminal libel laws

    Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers has filed suit in the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate provisions of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 and the Electronic Communications Act, 2008, arguing they unconstitutionally restrict freedom of speech and the press. He challenges Section 208(1), which criminalises publications likely to cause fear and alarm, and Section 208(2), which places the burden on the accused to prove accuracy of statements.

    20 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Okuapehemaa warns Akuffo against enstoolment ceremony

    The Office of the Okuapehemaa has cautioned former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo against an announced enstoolment as Mmrahene of Akuapem Traditional Area, citing unresolved legal and customary disputes surrounding the legitimacy of the chief presiding over the ceremony.

    20 May 2026 · Joy Online →

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