POLITICS

The legal counsel for the National Democratic Congress flagbearer in the 2020 polls, John Mahama, has filed closing arguments in the election petition ahead of the March 4 judgement. Mahama’s counsel maintains that the petition is founded on the “nullity” of the declaration of election results made by the Chairperson …

The Electoral Commission (EC) will conduct the district level elections for assembly and unit committee members for the Nkoranza North and Nkoranza South districts on Friday, April 16, 2021. This follows the expiration of the term of office of the assembly and unit committee members of both districts. In a …

Lawyers of former President John Mahama are expected to file their closing address on arguments in the election petition case by the close of day today, February 23, 2021. This follows a motion moved by lead counsel for the side yesterday, Tsatsu Tsikata in which he said they could not …

Lawyer for the petitioner in the ongoing Supreme Court trial over the 2020 presidential election Tsatsu Tsikata has appealed to the judges to rule on the matter according to their conscience. “May each of your lordships decide in accordance with your conscience and your judicial oath,” he told the court …

The Supreme Court has dismissed former President John Mahama’s review application to reopen his case in the ongoing election petition trial. The unanimous decision of the nine-member panel chaired by Justice Kwasi Anin Yebaoh held that the application is without merit. This is the third review application from the Petitioner …

Tsatsu Tsikata, lawyer for the petitioner in the ongoing Election Petition before the Supreme Court of Ghana, has advanced that even the justices were surprised when the first respondent closed their case without calling a witness. The Electoral Commission’s lawyer, Justin Amenuvor, told the court weeks back that the EC chairperson, Jean Mensa, …

A new poster has emerged on social media, pushing an agenda for current vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to be considered for election on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections. Just three months after Ghana’s recent general elections through which President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo received re-election of his …

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has distanced itself from a planned demonstration being organized by the NDC and targeted at the Electoral Commission (EC) and justices of the Supreme Court (SC). According to NDP in a disclaimer signed by its Secretary General, Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong, it is not associated with …

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the Petitioner in the ongoing Election Petition, is seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s ruling against his motion to re-open his case today, February, 22, 2021. The Supreme Court on February 16, 2021, chaired by Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah dismissed the application in which …

The Communications Director of Ghana Gas, Ernest Owusu Bempah has written an official apology to businessman Ibrahim Mahama over comments he passed against him which a court ruled as defamatory and fined him as a result. In a two-page apology letter intercepted by MyNewsGh.com, Owusu Bempah begged Ibrahim Mahama to …