Spokesperson for President Nana Akufo-Addo ( 2nd respondent) in the ongoing election petition case says the respondents are equally at liberty to subpoena the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama to testify personally in court. Providing his representative’s summary of today’s sitting and what their side intends to do should the petitioner’s …
Read More »Election Petition: Supreme Court Orders Lawyers To File Closing Addresses By February 17
The Supreme Court has ordered lawyers for the parties in the Election Petition case to file their closing statements by close of day Wednesday 17, 2021. This directive was announced by the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah in court on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Anin-Yeboah in making the orders asked the …
Read More »Social Media Users React To Supreme Court’s Ruling On Jean Mensa Not Mounting Witness Box
The seven-member Supreme Court panel hearing the 2020 Election Petition has ruled that the Electoral Commissioner of Ghana, Madam Jean Mensa cannot be compelled to mount the witness box in contravention with her own decision not to do so. Following the announcement of the ruling political activists and persons with …
Read More »Tsatsu Files For A Review Of Supreme Court Ruling On Jean Mensa
Lawyer for the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing, Mr Tsikata has filed for a review of the Supreme Court ruling that the Chair of the electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, cannot be compelled to mount the witness box for cross examination. Mr Tsikata also served to subpoena Mrs …
Read More »Jean Mensa Can’t Be Forced To Mount Witness Box- Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa and Campaign Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in last year’s elections, Peter Mac Manu, cannot be compelled to mount the witness box to be cross-examined in the ongoing election petition hearing. More soon…
Read More »Eugene Arhin Dragged To Court For ‘Adultery’; Wife Demands GH¢2m In Settlement
Wife of Eugene Arhin, the Communications Director at the Presidency, has filed a suit at the Matrimonial Division of the Accra High Court against him for, among others, committing adultery. Gloria Assan Arhin filed the suit on Wednesday, February 10. In her statement of writ sighted by 3news.com, the marriage …
Read More »Vetting Of Minister-Nominees Continues With Nitiwul, Adutwum Today
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will later today continue the vetting the nominees of the President for various ministerial roles. The Minister of Defence nominee, Dominic Nitiwul and the Minister of Education nominee, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum will face the committee today. Mr. Nitiwul is the immediate past Defence Minister …
Read More »80-Year-Old Woman Trapped As Fire Consumes 5-Bedroom House At Dampong
An unfortunate death would have been recorded Wednesday morning when a woman, believed to be in her eighties, was trapped in a blazing house at Dampong. The fire started in the yet-to-be-identified grandmother’s room before spreading to four other rooms in the house. Fire consumes 5-bedroom house at …
Read More »Fight Against Galamsey Under Akufo-Addo Largely Successful – Kan-Dapaah
National Security Minister-designate, Albert Kan-Dapaah has averred that the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey has been pretty successful under the governance of Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo. He added that though the government took bold actions to end galamsey in the country, a lot more has to …
Read More »Databank Withdraws From Agyapa Deal As Transaction Advisor
Investment and brokerage firm, Databank has withdrawn its services as a financial advisor in the Agyapa royalties deal. The firm together with Imara Holding Limited jointly served as transaction advisors for the monetization of Ghana’s gold royalties through the dual listing of the Agyapa Gold Royalties Company on the Ghana …
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