POLITICS

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its ruling on former President John Mahama’s application to reopen his case in the matter of the December 2020 Presidential election petition. The court yesterday heard arguments on the application by lawyers for all the parties with the Electoral Commission and President Akufo-Addo’s …

The Communication Minister-designate, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has revealed that the Covid-19 App launched by the Communications Ministry in 2020 to augment government’s fight against the pandemic did not cost the government any money. According to her, the Covid-App, which helped in tracing people who have come into contact with Covid-19-positive individuals …

Counsel for the 2nd Respondent in the ongoing election petition hearing, Mr Akoto Ampaw has said that lead counsel for the petitioner Mr Tsatsu Tsikata should have anticipated that the respondents could use the evasion of cross-examination strategy because that is permitted under the law.   “If you didn’t know …

Communications Minister-designate, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has explained what actually transpired in Parliament on January 7, 2021, that led to the assault of the Member of Parliament for Asutifi South Constituency, Collins Dauda.   Ursula Owusu, the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West on January 7, 2021, during the commencement of the …

Lead Counsel for the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing Mr Tsatsu Tsikata on Monday February 15, apologized to the Chairperson of the 1st Respondent in the case, Jean Adukwei Mensa for saying in court that she sunk low. Making a case for their move to subpoena her to …

Three former ministers commonly referred to as the ‘3 wise men’ appointed to oversee critical projects under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration are back in full swing in service to the country though in different capacities. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, former Minister of Health; Enoch Teye Mensah, former Minister …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will later today, February 15, 2021, resume hearings for the nominees of the President for various ministerial roles. The Minister of Communications and Digitalization nominee, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe are expected to be vetted today. The …

Ministers-Designate Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh and Dr Emmanuel Adutwum clashed over a vetting question as to who authorized the sole-sourced procurement of more than 853,000 pieces of mathematical sets at Gh¢75 per one and why it had not been fully delivered when it was tagged “urgent” at the time it …

The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, is urging the Supreme Court not to allow 2020 NDC flagbearer, John Mahama to reopen his election petition case. The former President who petitioned the apex court over the results of last December’s polls on Thursday lost a bid to compel the EC boss …

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Minister-designate for Parliamentary Affairs, has bemoaned the high attrition rate of experienced legislators from the House and called for measures to help retain them Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, attributed the loss of experienced MPs to the …