Tag Archives: IMPEACHMENT

The Assembly Members in Bekwai Municipal Assembly of Ashanti Region are seeking to impeach the Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) , Hon. Kwaku Kyei Baffour. According to the Assembly Members, MCE’s actions in this municipal and administrative conduct on the technocrats pose a great danger to the development of the …

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over the “Farmgate” scandal. The president has been accused of covering up a $4m (£3.3m) theft from his farm in 2020, including kidnapping and bribing the burglars into silence. A leaked report from an independent panel has found that …

  General Secretary of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) Professor Ransford Gyampo has revealed that members of the association have begun processes to impeach some of their leaders on various campuses. Speaking on Accra-based radio station, Asempa FM, Prof. Gyampo said the lecturers are …

The US Senate has fallen short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement to insurrection over the Capitol riot on 6 January. A majority of senators – 57 to 43, including seven Republicans – voted to convict Mr Trump, 10 votes …

Donald Trump’s defence lawyers are set to present evidence in the US Senate, denying charges he incited insurrection in the Capitol riots of 6 January. The team has indicated it may take up only four of its 16 hours, and so move the impeachment trial to a speedy end. Democrats …

Senators at Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial have been shown new dramatic and graphic video of the day his supporters stormed the US Congress. The footage showed police engaging in hand-to-hand clashes with rioters and desperately pleading for support. Officers ushered politicians to safety, sometimes within metres of the mob …

The US Senate has found that the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, allowing full proceedings to begin. Mr Trump’s defence team argued that he cannot face trial after leaving the White House. But a 56-44 majority voted in favour of continuing, with a handful of Republicans …

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shared with lawmakers plans to remove President Donald Trump from office before starting an impeachment process. The House of Representatives would vote on a resolution calling on Vice-President Mike Pence to remove Mr Trump’s presidential powers. If this move fails, Democrats will introduce a …

Jey Saladino, a twitter user, who promised to donate his testicle to medical research should Democrats in the United States succeed in getting Congress to impeach President Donal Trump, has fulfilled his pledge, ABC News can report. Joey, on September 24, 2019, tweeted that he will donate his left testicle …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Democrats of bullying his staff as a part of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. He said in a tweet that requests for five officials to appear before a committee were “not feasible”. Democrats are investigating whether President Trump improperly pressured Ukraine’s leader …