GENERAL NEWS

Ningo Prampram lawmaker, Sam Nartey George has criticized the Justices of the Supreme Court for ruling that a Deputy Speaker can vote. He said the ruling, instead of bringing clarity on the matter, has rather brought confusion. “They have given their ruling we have heard but I believe that there is a …

The Supreme Court has ruled that Deputy Speakers of Parliament have the right to vote in decision making while presiding over proceedings in the House. In a unanimous decision, the apex court, presided over by a seven-member panel led by Justice Jones Dotse held that upon a true and proper …

The Oshippi of Ashalaja in the Greater Accra Region, Joshua Lartey has been murdered. He was shot dead around 3 junction near Amasaman in his car by unknown gunmen. The incident happened on Sunday, March 6 2022, at about 11:40pm. According to Mr. Emmanuel Mintah Aful, Joseph Lartey and other …

Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector Reforms, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has proposed that the government should consider paying the ex-gratia given to members of parliament (MPs) and other political appointees only once and not every four years. He refuted suggestions that the number of government appointees is one of …

Some irate youth of Sefwi Amoaya in the Bodi District of the Western North Region have attacked the community’s Chief Palace and some opinion leaders over their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in his traditional jurisdiction. The chief of Sefwi Amoaya, Nana Bukure Asiedu II, and the assemblyman for …

A Kumasi High Court has denied the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) lecturer being prosecuted for allegedly kidnapping his wife, Dr Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, bail. According to the presiding judge, the bail cannot be granted because the filing of witness statements has not been completed, myjoyonline.com reports. …

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has refused a review application from Dr. Stephen Opuni, seeking to reverse its earlier decision for Justice Honyenuga the continue presiding over his trial at the High Court. The ordinary panel of five had on February 22, dismissed the application for prohibition on grounds …

It is emerging that a Court of Appeal judge nominee, Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, was implicated for illegally admitting students into the Ghana School of Law for the professional law course. According to a document from the General Legal Council (GLC) and shared by US-based Ghanaian journalist Kevin Taylor, Mr. Opoku Agyemang …

The Queen mother of Apinto Divisional Council, Nana Abena Boaduwaa II has encouraged women to be bold to approach and propose to men they are attracted to. She advised that any woman who falls in love with a man to find a proper way of approaching him or invite the …

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has commented on a harsh verdict on Ghana’s economy by the World Bank representative, Pierre Laporte. The lawmaker sarcastically labelled the World Bank official a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, describing him further as a Jeremiah and naysayer who …