Tag Archives: PETITION

A pan by South Africa’s department of basic education to introduce unisex or gender-neutral toilets in schools has been opposed. A group of concerned citizens launched an online petition against the plan some citing its needlessness whiles others insist that doing so will bring about social ills. The petition, as …

The election petition that was filed by Joshua Emuah Kofie challenging the nationality of the Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Toffey has been dismissed by the Sekondi high court. The court presided over by Justice Dr. Richmond Osei Hwere declared the MP eligible on grounds that she lost her …

Menzgold customers have said their welfare and health are continuing to deteriorate each day that passes without their locked up cash. They were victims of a decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission to halt the activities of Menzgold for operating without license on September 12, 2018. The customers have …

Kenya’s Supreme Court is hearing a presidential election petition challenging the victory of the president-elect and outgoing deputy president William Ruto. Ruto and deputy president-elect Rigathi Gachagua are the main respondents along with the elections body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC. The petition, which is seeking to annul …

The Kenya judiciary has announced that all is set for the start of high-stakes election petition hearing on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The processes set for the Milimani Law Courts in the capital Nairobi is to be televised LIVE on major TV stations and live on Facebook. The petition is …

A demonstration was staged against former priestess, Nana Agradaa, now known as Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The demonstration organized by a group identifying itself as Ghana Needs Ghana, largely saw the participation of several individuals who claim to be victims who were duped by the …

The Hohoe High Court, after almost two years, has dismissed a petition by the New Patriotic Party challenging the election of Helen Adwoa Ntoso as the Member of Parliament for Krachi West. The NPP after the 2020 elections, filed a suit challenging the declaration of the National Democratic Congress candidate as the …

Television personality, Deloris Frimpong Manso (Delay), has through her lawyer petitioned the Director-General, Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service to investigate a case of misrepresentation after an unidentified lady claimed to have once been her house help in a video which has since gone viral. On the back of conversations about whether …

Some 14 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, have petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to look into the degazetting and purported sale of portions of the Achimota forest. The CSOs are; Civic Response, A Rocha Ghana, Nature and Development Foundation, EcoCare Ghana, Viridis Environmental Consult, Kasa Initiative …

The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, CHRAJ, has responded to a petition seeking it to probe a case of abuse of office allegations brought against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. CHRAJ in its terse response to a petition said: “The Commission respectfully writes to acknowledge receipt of your complaint …