Parliament approves Mahama Ayariga and Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as ministers
Parliament approves Mahama Ayariga and Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as ministers Parliament Gives Nod to Two Nominees Parliament has approved the nominations of Mahama Ayariga as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as Minister for…
Attorney General drops charges against Atronsu5 after environmental activism
Attorney General drops charges against Atronsu5 after environmental activism Court Strikes Out Case Against Environmental Activists The long-running legal battle involving five environmental activists popularly known as the Atronsu5 has come to an end, with the Sefwi Wiawso District Court…
The untouchable Airport MD? The political cost of the Yvonne Opare question
The untouchable Airport MD? The political cost of the Yvonne Opare question By Osman Samari The untouchable Airport MD? Yvonne Opare and the politics of power Politics is ultimately about choices. Every appointment made, every dismissal delayed and every exception granted…
Hanan Wahab and Adu-Boahene’s lawyers petition CJ over vacation trials
Hanan Wahab and Adu-Boahene’s lawyers petition CJ over vacation trials Defence Lawyers Challenge Vacation Hearings Lawyers representing Abdul-Hanan Wahab and former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene have separately petitioned the Chief Justice, objecting to the decision to allow their…
High Court freezes Dennis Aboagye’s assets
High Court freezes Dennis Aboagye’s assets Court Grants EOCO’s Asset-Freezing Request An Accra High Court has ordered the freezing of five bank accounts and four landed properties belonging to former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD),…
Court of Appeal acquits and discharges Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu
Court of Appeal acquits and discharges Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu Court of Appeal Overturns Conviction The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, bringing an end to a…
Coalition commends Bawumia for asking police to discontinue prosecution of suspects in his name
Coalition commends Bawumia for asking police to discontinue prosecution of suspects in his name Coalition Applauds Bawumia’s Intervention The Coalition for Justice and Accountable Governance has praised former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for what it describes as a demonstration…
Court dismisses suit against NDC’s resignation order to public office holders
Court dismisses suit against NDC’s resignation order to public office holders Court Clears Legal Hurdle The Accra High Court (General Jurisdiction 8), presided over by Justice Sedina Agbamava, has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain the National Democratic Congress (NDC)…
Wontumi’s Jail: NPP holds crunch meeting
Wontumi’s Jail: NPP holds crunch meeting NPP Leadership Convenes Emergency Meeting The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has begun reviewing the court’s judgement involving the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, following the…
Samreboi Trial: Wontumi jailed for 20yrs with hard labour
Samreboi Trial: Wontumi jailed for 20yrs with hard labour High Court Finds Wontumi Guilty In what appears to be a nail-biting encounter, the Accra High Court has sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour. The High Court…