Drama unfolded inside a Sekondi High Court on Monday, this week, when the judgment in the case challenging the eligibility of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro in the Western Region, Dorcas Afo Tofey, was delivered by the presiding judge, Justice Dr Richmond Osei Hwere. The drama, which had to do with lawyers from both sides in the case, nearly turned the court room into a boxing arena, after a hectic confrontation. It all started after the court held that Dorcas Tofey was validly elected
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on his counterparts in the West African Sub-Region to pursue a common agenda to stop the growing terrorism threats. He made the call yesterday when he hosted a high-level international counter-terrorism conference, which is aimed at “drawing the attention of the international community to the worsening security situation in the Sahel region and threatening to engulf the entire West African region.” The summit further called on member States
The Minority Members on the Works and Housing Committee of Parliament have warned investors who are considering buying Saglemi Housing to tread cautiously. According to the Caucus, it was very optimistic that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would be in power in 2025, and would reverse the decision taken by New Patriotic Party (NPP) government in selling the project to a private investor. “So the Minority in Parliament, we are stating our position clear; that we would not want any
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who hails from the Sekyere East Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Richard Barima Sarpong, has provided free Health Insurance registration for over 1,000 people in the constituency to mark his 40th Birthday. Barima Sarpong and his team divided the entire constituency into four zones in a two-day exercise expected to register thousands of constituents onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The beneficiary communities were Bepose, Boanim,
The Member of Parliament for the Gomoa West Constituency, Mr Richard Gyan-Mensah, says the price of petroleum products in Ghana are the highest among neighbouring countries like Ivory Coast, Togo and Burkina Faso. According to Mr Gyan-Mensah, while a litre of petrol is sold at 1.175 USD in Ivory Coast, $1.061 in Togo, and $1.127 in Burkina Faso, the same product is sold at the cost of $1.384 in Ghana. Explaining further, he indicated that the price of a litre of diesel cost $0.999 in Ivory Coast,
What was supposed to be freedom at last turned a nightmare for four Chinese nationals who have been accused of engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a valid licence, and mining without a licence. Although the accused persons – En Huang aka Aisha Huang, 47, Johng Li Hua, Huang Jei and Huaid Hai Hun – pleaded not guilty to the charges, they had been on remand since September 8, 2022. However, the accused breathed sighs of relief when their case was called at about 9:40am
The Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Ken Ofori-Atta, is obviously not a happy man. Whilst the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) have filed a Motion of Censure calling for his removal, which is yet to be determined by the Plenary, his own New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs are also threatening to boycott his presentation of the budget. To the Minority, the heavy domestic and foreign borrowing the government resorted to is what has brought the country
The office of the Attorney-General (A-G) has substituted the charges it brought against some three Chinese nationals being tried in a Ghanaian court for illegal mining and immigration-related offences. In the substituted charge sheet, Li Wei Guo and Shi Mei Zhi had been accused of undertaking a mining operation without a licence, contrary to section 99(2)(a) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by Act 995 of 2019. Li Wei Guo, Shi Mei Zhi and Shi Yang @ Philip are facing possessing
An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah, has remanded a 33-year-old clearing agent, Samuel Adade, into police custody for allegedly defrauding an Egyptian, Mahmud Ahmed, off an amount of GH¢183,000.00 by false pretence. Adade was remanded by the court on Monday, November 21, 2022, after having pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretences, an offence contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, (Act 29). The case, as presented by the
The Accra Circuit Court ‘9’, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah, has placed a GH¢2 million bail bond on the head of an estate developer, William Odamptey, 55. The court, as part of the bail conditions, ordered that the sureties should be three Ghanaian citizens who have fixed places of abode, as well as permanent places of doing business within the jurisdiction of the court. The accused was granted bail last Friday, after his not guilty plea was taken on the count of fraudulent
Three vehicles, a bus, a car and one Keke NAPEP, were also damaged. Some supporters of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abu-Bakr were left injured on Monday, November 21, 2022, following a clash involving them and Kalare Boys, a local gang in Gombe. The supporters were ambushed along Pantami Stadium Road after Atiku left the campaign ground with his entourage through Gate Number Two of the stadium. According to ThePunch, three vehicles, a bus, a car
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voters registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived of the opportunity to have the voter’s card for the forthcoming poll. Justice Ekwo held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provisions
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to skip backlog of academic sessions halted by their seven months strike if federal government persists on the no work no pay rule. ASUU members, mainly of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Chapter, Rivers state, after a special congress and protest rally on Monday argued that the policy does not apply to them because they have picked up from where they down tools seven months ago and currently clearing the backlogs of work, combining
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign spokesman, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu should not be campaigning, but rather apologizing to Nigerians for the hardship meted on the people by his party since 2015. Aniagwu, who stated this while addressing journalists on Monday in Asaba, said that Tinubu should rather apologise profusely for the fact that his party lied to Nigerians for the past seven and half years.
A row over car number plates in Kosovo is threatening to erupt into open unrest and one of the most serious regional crises in years as tensions between Serbia and its breakaway former province continue to mount. The EU, US and Nato have expressed alarm after more than eight hours of emergency talks in Brussels on Monday failed to resolve the dispute over Kosovo’s plans to fine ethnic Serb residents who refuse to surrender their Belgrade-issued plates. Hours before a 7am deadline when police
A fire at a factory in central China killed dozens of people on Monday, according to Chinese state-media, the latest in a string of fatal industrial accidents to hit the country in recent years. State run-newspaper Henan Daily reported Tuesday that two people previously reported missing had been found dead following the blaze at the factory in Anyang, Henan province, bringing the death toll to 38. Two others were being treated for minor injuries, state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday. Police
Thousands of public sector workers in South Africa have embarked on a nationwide strike demanding better wages. Tuesday’s “National Day of Action” comes after wage negotiations between trade unions and the government collapsed; the government offered a 3 percent pay hike, but unions are demanding 10 percent amid rising inflation. The dispute between the government and its employees piles pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa, as he seeks re-election as leader of the ruling African National
Unions representing magistrates, lawyers and clerks have called for demonstrations and strikes across France on Tuesday to protest against deteriorating work conditions which, they say, are creating a system of “cheap justice”. Rallies are set take place during the day – particularly in Paris – to express frustration over the “titanic workload”. The president of the Magistrates Union (USM) Ludovic Friat told France Info on Tuesday: “We wanted
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Sudan have reached a staff-level agreement for the release of about $112.7m in emergency financing. “This emergency financing under the new Food Shock Window will help South Sudan address food insecurity, support social spending, and boost international reserves,” the IMF said in a statement on Tuesday. The IMF’s executive board will approve the financing in the coming weeks, the fund said. In early November, United Nations agencies said up
The King has welcomed South Africa’s president at the start of the first state visit he is hosting as monarch. King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, formally greeted Cyril Ramaphosa at Horse Guards Parade in London as the two-day trip began. The president will visit Westminster Abbey before attending a banquet hosted by the King at Buckingham Palace later. Mr Ramaphosa’s visit comes as South Africa struggles to tackle continuing power blackouts and high unemployment. It is the
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