POLITICS

The secretary general of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, tells the Supreme Court Mahama is only in court to challenge the conduct of Jean Mensa   General Secretary of National Democratic Congress (NDC) and first witness of the petitioner (John Dramani Mahama) in the ongoing election 2020 petition, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, says …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will commence vetting of President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees from Wednesday, February 10, 2021. According to the Ranking Member of the Committee, Haruna Iddrisu, priority will be given to the scrutiny of some nominees such as the Minister-designate for Health due to the situation with COVID-19 …

Akoto Ampaw, the lead lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, second respondent in the ongoing election petition case, has asked the Supreme Court to delete portions of the witness statement filed for Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress. According to Akoto Ampaw, about ten paragraphs in Asiedu …

Gabby Otchere Darko, a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said there is the need to protect the 4th Republican Constitution against any attempt to overthrow it. The former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute (DI), said the country suffered severe setbacks following the military overthrow of constitutionally …

The Supreme Court will today Friday, January 29, 2021, commence the hearing of the 2020 presidential election following the consideration of all pending motions before the court. The Apex court in Thursday’s hearing dismissed the petitioner’s application requesting the court to review its ruling that denied his request to ask …

A member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, Frank Davies has taken a swipe at the legal team of President John Mahama in the ongoing Election Petition case. He accused them of being emotional in their arguments praying the Supreme Court to rule in their favour with regard to their application …

A nine-member Supreme Court review panel has dismissed an application by John Mahama in the ongoing election 2020 petition seeking review of the decision of the court that dismissed an initial application asking permission to serve interrogatories (12 questions) on the Electoral Commission (EC). After nearly two hours of arguments from the …

The NPP youth wing in the Effiduase/Asokore Constituency of the Ashanti Region have accused the Sekyere East District Chief Executive (DCE) of corruption and called for her removal. At a press conference on Wednesday, January 27, addressed by its Constituency Youth Organizer, Prince Agyapong appealed to the President, Nana Addo …

The petitioner in the ongoing Election Petition hearing, John Dramani Mahama, has filed his witness statements. It was filed on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, by his lawyers. The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia and Michael Kpessa-Whyte, a former Executive Director of the National …

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress has berated lawyer Frank Davies of the new Patriotic Party for his ‘disrespectful’ comments about the counsels for John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 election petition hearing. Sammy Gyamfi said on Okay FM that Frank Davies showed gross disrespect …