POLITICS

Dr. Kwaku Ansah Asah, a former Director of the Ghana School of Law, has blamed former President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo for the recent petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo. According to Dr. Ansah Asah, the petitions are a direct result of how President Akufo-Addo handled a previous petition against the Chief Justice. The presidency ...

The bail conditions for the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu Boahene, have been reviewed by an Accra Human Rights Court following a suit filed by his lawyers. The bail sum of GH¢120 million has been reduced to GH¢80 million with two sureties, one to be justified. That of his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, remains at ...

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has said he made it clear that the era of free, non-essential conference travel is over. He says delegation sizes will be significantly reduced, with three officials now expected to accomplish the work of ten. In his view, this will ensure greater efficiency without compromising productivity. Speaking at a meeting with World Bank ...

Renowned British filmmaker and actor Idris Elba has visited Accra over the past week, meeting with key figures, including President John Dramani Mahama, to discuss his vision of revitalizing Africa’s film industry. Elba, known for his commitment to promoting African stories, expressed his desire to collaborate with the Ghanaian government to establish a film and creative village near the Osu ...

Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, says he has taken legal action against the removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo to ensure adherence to constitutional procedures. Assafuah has filed a case with the Supreme Court, challenging the process initiated by President John Dramani Mahama to consult the Council of State regarding petitions for the Chief Justice’s ...

The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has formally requested copies of the petitions submitted to President John Dramani Mahama seeking her removal from office. In a letter addressed to the President and the Council of State, the Chief Justice expressed concern over the lack of due process, emphasizing that she has not been given access ...

Minster for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor has disclosed that 40 of the over 1300 missing ECG containers have been retrieved after they were traced to an Indian man. An investigative report on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) uncovered that more than 1,300 containers, which were meant to be cleared at the Tema Port, were unaccounted for. According ...

Legal scholar Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar has cited a landmark Supreme Court ruling to emphasize that Ghana’s apex court has no jurisdiction to intervene when a petition is filed against the removal of a public officer under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution. The petition against the removal of the Chief Justice through three petitions that have ...

John-Peter Amewu, the former Minister for Railways and former Member of Parliament for the Hohoe Constituency in the Volta Region, has been arrested by National Security in connection with the failed $2 million SkyTrain project. The arrest comes amid ongoing investigations into the controversial deal, which was intended to introduce a modern urban rail transport system in Ghana but failed ...

President John Mahama has nominated a new set of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMCEs) per Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), as amended. In a statement issued on Wednesday, March 26, the presidency announced 71 nominations across eight regions. The nominations are subject to the approval of ...