POLITICS

Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says marriages can still take place despite the ban on weddings by President Akufo-Addo in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19. The Ofoase-Ayirebi MP also noted burial services can continue in spite of the ban on funerals. “The president did not ban burial service because the activity of burial, we actually encourage to ...

A private legal practitioner and a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), lawyer Osei Tutu Junior has opined that the General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has destroyed the case of the petitioner John Dramani Mahama by his responses to questions during his cross-examination. He premised his assertion on the responses given to ...

Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has told the second witness of the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing at the Supreme Court, Dr Michael Kpessa-Whye while under cross-examination to stop delivering lectures and rather answer the questions. During proceedings on Tuesday, February 2, a lawyer for the 1st Respondent, Justice Amenuvor told Dr Kpessa-Whyte that “You are well aware ...

Today marks the fifth time the Supreme Court will be hearing the 2020 election petition filed by former President, John Dramani Mahama. John Dramani Mahama is praying the apex court to annul the 2020 presidential election results and pave way for a re-run of the election because he believes no candidate won the polls. The National Democratic Congress(NDC) member, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, ...

A spokesperson for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s legal team in the ongoing election petition hearing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said today’s court proceeding has exposed the inconsistencies in the petition by the National Democratic Congress’ 2020 presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama and his witness Johnson Asiedu Nketia to set aside results of the election. According to him, lead counsel ...

The Member of Parliament for the Tamale South Constituency, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to go beyond his usual updates on measures his government has put in place to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and provide the vaccine for Ghanaians. The Minority Leader said this at an occasion to hand over a GHS210,000 newly-constructed health facility ...

The Supreme Court has advised a member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, in the ongoing election petition case, Frank Davies to stay off Press conferences after court proceedings. According to the apex court, the move offends the principles of the bar, where a Lawyer actively engaged in the case in court to address the Press in his full regalia. Chief ...

The apex court is expected to resume hearing the 2020 Election Petition case today, February 1, 2021. The cross-examination of the Petitioner’s chief witness, NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia will continue today. The last sitting saw the counsel of the 1st Respondent question Mr Asiedu Nketia on specific matters. Although Mr Asiedu Nketiah declined to speak for the petitioner, and also persistently avoided questions ...

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has given indications that his side of the House, the NDC, will reconsider the ‘building consensus’ agenda with the NPP after it shot down a motion from one of his own, Mahama Ayariga. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament had moved a motion proposing the government absorbs fees of students in public tertiary ...

Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim and former Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Prince Hamid Armah (PhD), has stated that the New Patriotic Party has better plans for tertiary students across the country. In an opinion piece, Dr. Hamid said the NPP has devised some innovative solutions to the burden on tertiary students that do not ...