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When it comes to family property, the position of the law is that every sale or transfer of family land must be made by the Head of the Family

Land purchase for shopping mall turns into family dispute

Dear Mirror Lawyer, I bought a parcel of land from a family, with the intention of building a shopping mall. The purchase agreement was made three years ago between three members of the family and me.

An overflow of rubbish beside the Horluviefe communal toilet in Ho-Bankoe

Ho's ‘Oxygen City’ reputation threatened by growing filth, neglect

For years, Ho, the Volta Regional capital, was renowned for its clean streets and pristine neighbourhoods, earning it the nickname "Oxygen City of Ghana." However, the recent surge in filth in certain areas of the municipality is significantly eroding Ho's esteemed reputation.

His bail term was set by the judge at GH¢400, 000 with two sureties and the case adjourned to July 5, 2023.

Businessman in court for selling government land

A businessman, Alhassan Hardi Mohammed, who appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly selling five government-owned plots of land has been granted bail. 

Nogokpo :  Land of beauty and harmony
A signpost at Nogokpo

Nogokpo : Land of beauty and harmony

NOGOKPO is a  town along the ECOWAS (Tema-Aflao) Highway, in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region.

Dr Katherine Attohdeedei Attoh

Dr Katherine Attohdeedei Attoh: A beacon of perseverance in the medical field

Dr Katherine Attohdeedei Attoh joins the ranks of those who have achieved remarkable feats in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. 

The Mirror’s A day with Daddy Buffet Lunch at Oak Plaza Hotel

On Father’s Day, June 18, The Mirror, Ghana’s most popular weekend and family-oriented newspaper and digital platform,  is set to host a lavish  buffet lunch  that promises to offer an experience fit for fathers and father figures  who are the kings in our lives.

The private transport unions have no maintenance culture

Incongrous !

The announcement regarding the 10 per cent reduction in lorry fares is all over social media platforms, courtesy many people forwarding it to various groups. It was categorically stated that the decrease applied to “shared taxis, tro-tro, intra-city and inter-city bus services”.

Man who gave woman HIV during unprotected sex jailed for grievous bodily harm
Man who gave woman HIV during unprotected sex jailed for grievous bodily harm

Man who gave woman HIV during unprotected sex jailed for grievous bodily harm

A man who infected a woman with HIV during unprotected sex has been jailed for causing grievous bodily harm.

Lexy-Sharon Ofori thrives as a translator, entrepreneur
Mrs Lexy-Sharon Ofori is a translator and entrepreneur

Lexy-Sharon Ofori thrives as a translator, entrepreneur

Lexy-Sharon Ofori is a 32-year-old French and Portuguese language translator. She is also an entrepreneur and describes herself as an advocate for the less privileged. 

The growth in online shopping, no doubt, has been accompanied by a surge in criminals tricking people into paying for goods and services

Clickbait!

In the past week, I read a report about how social media sites had become avenues for shopping fraud, and my mind went back to two past articles published in this column about something similar. 

What they never told you about success

Everyone wants to reach the top. We all want to climb to the top of our careers but only a few tell us what happens after we have gotten there.

Members of SOGASCO’79

SOGASCO’79 announces scholarship scheme for needy students

AFTER constructing a USD35,000 two-bedroom staff bungalow for the their alma master, members of the 1979 year group of the Sogakope Senior High School (SOGASCO’79) are to establish a scholarship scheme for needy brilliant students of the school.

The foundation of Ghana’s journalism was laid by Governor Sir Charles MacCarthy of the Gold Coast

Makers of Ghana’s journalism, finishers

The foundation of Ghana’s journalism was laid by Governor Sir Charles MacCarthy of the Gold Coast, from 1822 to 1823.

Tackling menstruation poverty: Target pragmatic, sustainable approaches

One disturbing issue about advocacy in Ghana is that it often fails to push for autonomous, sustainable change in society.

The more flexibility and control you have in your work, the better you balance work and marriage

Balancing work, marriage

Work and marriage are both important features of humanity. Both are as old as man and almost all adults are involved in the two at the same time.

Half facts are full lies

I met a young man last weekend― an ambitious young man. I had known him for a while and knew he should have been in his third or final year at university by now.

Do househelps have rights?

Dear Mirror lawyer, I got married a few years ago and have started having a family. 

Obituary: Professor Ama Ata Aidoo
Professor Ama Ata Aidoo died at 81

Obituary: Professor Ama Ata Aidoo

The literary world has been rocked by the passing away of one of the pillars of literature in Africa; Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Africa's most celebrated authors and playwrights. 

The waterfall Amedzofe

Ote Falls: A Boost for the Amedzofe Experience

 I am referring to the canopy walkway. Ote Waterfall has always been there, accessible only to the few who could brave the forested ascent and descent that led to it. But before I get to it let me dwell a moment on the town that houses this gift of nature. 

Funerals are times for mourning the dead, however, it is also a time for stepping out in style

Mourning in style

Funerals are times for mourning the dead, however, it is also a time for stepping out in style in black, red or white outfits. 

Dr Martina Abaka Turkson is currently about to finish her housemanship at the Paediatric Department of the Ho Teaching Hospital.

Dr Martina Abaka Turkson determined to serve her community

AT 24, she qualified as a medical doctor after graduating from the University of Ghana Medical School, Legon, in 2020 with a MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery).

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