She was Ghana's 1st woman lawyer, and 1st woman High Court judge in the Commonwealth

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  • OSABARIMA MENSA 5 days ago

    RESPECT. What an achiever and a roll model for those who followed her. This lady should be celebrated with a statue to inspire all our girls.

  • Dr Mumbi Seraki 5 days ago

    Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine..............for instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

  • Karikakchar 5 days ago

    Repent or perish with your evil intentions!

  • Nzema K 5 days ago

    These are the people who deserve statues in their honour and not Asomasi and Asomasivi

  • TWEAA DC 5 days ago

    THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE HAS BECOME SO LOW THAT EVEN SUMAHENE OF SUMA AHENKRO HAS BECOME A MEMBER...WHAT SORT OF ADVICE CAN THIS CHIEF GIVE?....TWEAA.

  • Comfort Mensah 4 days ago

    She is really a hard working woman and a role model for girls

  • Truth Table 5 days ago

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  • Ghanabaa 5 days ago

    This isn't a news. You wouldn't be surprised she might be coming from good family backgrounds who has the financial standing to send her to those expensive privilege schools. So i don't have my time waste on this story.

  • Muntum 5 days ago

    Ghanababa, not only did you read this story but you commented on it as well and that's all that matters.

  • Nzema K 5 days ago

    How many of Rich Akuffo Addos children have gotten to this height.. stop the skin pain

  • Brown 5 days ago

    Some if us think every person we see should be coming from planet Mars???Good family background?Financial standing?Expensive privilege schools?
    My little advise it's not too late to disable your mind of such crippling though ...
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  • Wonitwaasedi 5 days ago

    Akan ni aboa, where was ur family then, opuro tuntum

  • Name 4 days ago

    You are very funny.
    So what do think you have done?

    In case you don't realize: you have already wasted time to read the story and also to write your comment on the topic.

  • Jones Mary sweet. MEXICO CITY 5 days ago

    ALWAYS LAW LAW LAW. LETS THINK WE NEED BETTER THINGS THAT CAN SOLVE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN GHANA. EVERYBODY NOW IS INTO LAW. WE NEED FOOD TO EAT AND ALWAYS LAW. LETS THINK. WHO STUDY LAW HERE IN AMERICA? ONLY FOLISH AFRICANS T ...
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  • Muntum 5 days ago

    All you think of is food, are you a sheep?

  • SURVIVAL. 5 days ago

    Ewe woman?

  • Ewvevi 5 days ago

    Yeees, any problem?

  • SURVIVAL. 5 days ago

    No problem.I'm proud of her.

  • Asakramitoga 5 days ago

    I was the GNA reporter at the then Annie Jiagge Commission in 1967 till 1969 when l was reassigned to the Manyo Plange Commission

  • Kunta 4 days ago

    Wow then we need you badly here. Pls educate us why these commissions and their conclusions.

    Have these commissions impacted on Ghanaian lives?

    As an old reporter why don't you then post stories of your time?

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  • Acragirly 5 days ago

    We applaud her for her contributions to our country. Well done madam !

  • Nii 5 days ago

    The first Ghanaian woman lawyer was Mrs Esi Matilda Foster, not Mrs Annie Jiage.

  • Wonitwaasedi 5 days ago

    A lot of valuable first were Ewes tho, and also reference your source so we all learn

  • Odabarima 5 days ago

    Was she really the first woman High court judge in entire British commonwealth? What about Anna Chandy of INDIA?

  • Obrempong 5 days ago

    Who were the dedicated Judges JJ Rawlings
    in line of their duties killed. Evil Accomplishment
    of JJRawlings Ndc people do not remember and
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  • Citizen 5 days ago

    All THOSE CREDENTIALS AND THE FIRST THE FIRST IS ALL VANITY! HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF WHERE HER SOUL IS ! THOSE PORTPHOLIOUSES WILL NOT TAKE US ANY WHERE !
    LETS STOP MENTIONING ALL THOSE NONSENSE
    AM YHESE AM THAT IS ALL VA ...
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  • Wonitwaasedi 5 days ago

    Vanity? Ei, my guy you don't know any after life o, you go die b4 and u can't tell any one, ofui anka you wanted them to put ur yaaa asantebaa for there, naniema

  • Oposawise 5 days ago

    Very, very inspiring and heartwarming!!♥ A real role model for our females!
    My her soul continue to rest in peace!!!

  • Her name reminds us of our late elderly uncle 4 days ago

    Her name reminds us of our late elderly friend and uncle who always would call our argumentative sister Anne Jiagge

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  • Name 4 days ago

    Yes, whne we were kids, her name was on everyone's lips, becase her name very musical. There was hardly a day one would not hear her name on GBC One.

    Those were the days when there were only 2 radio stations: GBC1 and GBC ...
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  • King Deed 4 days ago

    My dad used to mention her name as a very 'powerful woman' then times eh!!

  • Kunta 4 days ago

    I remember her because she lived in my neighborhood in Tema community 4