Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has scuttled the approval of over 38 Million Euros loan agreement between Ghana and Deutsche bank of Frankfurt for construction of 40-bed District Hospitals in three constituencies. The loan facility was to see the construction of 40-bed hospitals in Ayensuano, Effiduase, and Offinso as well as …
Read More »Supreme Court may unanimously rule 2022 SONA as unconstitutional – Adongo teases
Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has teased President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the continuous delay in delivering the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA). According to him, Akufo-Addo is afraid to address the nation after putting the country into economic misery. In a post on his social media handle, Mr. …
Read More »Man fined GHC18,774 by court for touching a woman’s buttocks
Ramadhan Johnson, a 21-year-old man who is in the grips of the law, has appeared before Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya, for touching a woman’s buttocks. The accused is alleged to have intentionally and unlawfully touched the buttocks of a businesswoman along Murang’a Road without her consent while walking behind her. …
Read More »Oliver Barker-Vormawor back in court today
The case involving the #FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor, is expected to be heard at the Ashaiman District Court later today [Monday, March 14, 2022]. Mr. Vormawor is facing the charge of treason felony over allegations that he has instigated members of his group to overthrow the government. He has …
Read More »Supreme Court ruling: ‘Shut up your mouth’ – Abronye DC fires Mahama
The New Patriotic Party’s Chairman for the Bono Region, Kwame Baffoe has taken a jab at former President John Dramani Mahama, for his comment over the Supreme Court ruling that a Deputy Speaker can engage in vote casting while presiding over Parliamentary affairs. According to the Chairman who is best known …
Read More »Supreme Court ruling: NDC set the grounds for court’s actions – Alfred Woyome
Businessman, Alfred Agbesi Kofi Woyome, has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of the Majority Caucus of Parliament on March 9, 2022. The Supreme Court in effect of the ruling, struck out Parliament’s standing order 109 (3), declaring it unconstitutional because it …
Read More »Supreme Court ruling on Deputy Speaker’s voting rights leading us into absurdity – John Mahama
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has stated that the verdict delivered by the Supreme Court on the voting rights of a Deputy Speaker presiding over proceedings in Parliament has thrust the nation towards a path of ludicrous events. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in a landmark ruling …
Read More »VIDEO: Akufo-Addo speaks on Supreme Court Ruling on voting rights of Deputy Speakers
Akufo-Addo speaks on Supreme Court Ruling on voting rights of Deputy Speakers
Read More »The Supreme Court justices who ruled that Deputy Speakers can vote
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 9, 2022; delivered a ruling that affirmed that a deputy Speaker of Parliament retains their vote even when they are presiding over the House. A seven-member panel of the apex court via a unanimous decision handed down the ruling which also declared parts of …
Read More »‘A unanimous 7-0? Shocking but not surprising’ – Mahama reacts to Supreme Court ruling
Former President John Dramani Mahama has reacted to recent ruling by the Supreme Court affirming that a presiding Deputy Speaker is allowed to vote. According to the 2020 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, the decision was “shocking but not surprising.” He described the 7 – 0 decision by …
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