POLITICS

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has resurrected the debate on access to Legal Education and the law profession in the country. Speaking at the Induction Ceremony of new executives of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), the Attorney General also bemoaned the falling standard and ethics with the legal profession in recent times “Mr. President and ...

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to stop changing the rules to protect Madina MP, Francis Xavier-Sosu, from the police. In a statement, the majority stated that failure of the Speaker to release the embattled lawmaker to police for investigation like his predecessors did is troubling. The statement said: “The Majority Leadership ...

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has welcomed the digitalisation agenda of the government spearheaded by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According to the PNC, digitalisation is vital in transforming social services, finance, health, education, and agriculture. The PNC in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Janet Nabla noted that although the party has some few reservations, it believes this ...

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said the government is leveraging technology to improve how things are done and to offer value to Ghanaians. His comment follows the public lecture delivered by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in which he highlighted how the administration is solving problems with technology. The Ofoase Ayirebi lawmaker in series of tweets said “Across ...

The Presiding Member (PM) of Juaboso District Assembly, Adu Blankson Jnr, has filed a writ at an Accra High Court, challenging the confirmation of Godfred Kwabena Agyei Asante as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Juaboso. Filed on Monday, November 1, the writ is praying the Court to declare the voting as illegal and void as there was no meeting ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today, Tuesday, November 2, address world leaders at the ongoing United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Ghana’s leader left Accra on Sunday for the summit. He is scheduled to speak on Ghana’s position on Climate Change as well as measures put in place to combat the threat it poses. ...

Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will today, Tuesday, 2 November 2021 deliver a public lecture on the digital economy. The public lecture, which will be hosted by Ashesi University, will also have an interactive session with students of the university on how digitalisation is transforming the economy and positioning Ghana for the emerging global digital revolution. Dr Bawumia, who has spearheaded ...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ GHc25M defamation suit against Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has been assigned to a new judge. After watching the “Who Watches the Watchman” Documentary in court on July 4, 2021, lawyers of Anas were expected to subject the MP to further cross-examination on the case today. But, in court on Monday, November 1, ...

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has told to Parliament that the resolution they passed which was asking the General Legal Council (GLC) and the Ghana School of law to admit LLB students who obtained the 50 per cent pass mark, is not binding. The AG indicated that Parliament is devoid of the power through the use of Parliamentary resolutions, ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says Ghana’s legislature will do what is best for the country in relation to the anti-gay bill which is currently before the House. He told TV3’s Dzifa Bampoh in interview that the lawmakers will do what is appropriate regarding this bill. Asked about his reaction to concerns that Ghana is likely to face ...