Former Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has cautioned that the Supreme Court’s final decision on the powers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) could reshape the broader framework of prosecutorial authority in Ghana, far beyond the immediate dispute involving the a …
Former Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has said Ghana’s constitutional framework clearly vests prosecutorial authority in the Attorney-General, but stressed that applying that principle to the ongoing dispute involving the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is legally c …
Civil society organisations expressing concern over the legal limitations currently facing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) are reacting to a law that was enacted on their behalf, retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has said. …
The scope of prosecutorial authority in Ghana has come under renewed legal scrutiny, with former Supreme Court judge William Atuguba questioning whether the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) can independently prosecute cases without constitutional tension. …
Retired Supreme Court Justice William Atuguba has urged caution in public commentary on the ongoing legal dispute involving the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), insisting that the matter should be left for the Supreme Court to determine before broader public debate. …
The Supreme Court has awarded GH¢800,000 in compensation to Yaw Appiah, a bar owner who was wrongfully convicted and spent nearly two decades in prison for robbery, in a landmark ruling addressing wrongful conviction and prolonged imprisonment. …
… Even when many on the bench are his former students, he keeps his focus firmly on the present. “When I’ve appeared before the Supreme Court, even if all of them are my students, I have recognised the importance of not always reminding them that, because, in fact, some of them don …
… Speaking recently on PM Express with Evans Mensah, the former lecturer reflected on the unique experience of standing before benches that include judges he once taught and assessed. “When I’ve appeared before the Supreme Court, even if all of them are my students, I have recognis …
… According to the GACC, on April 8, 2026 the Attorney-General filed processes at the Supreme Court in the case of Noah Adamtey versus Attorney-General, seeking to declare aspects of the OSP Act unconstitutional – particularly provisions that empower the OSP to prosecute without th …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.