Vacant seat case: Supreme Court has made a clear decision – Attorney-General
By: Ashiadey Dotse The Attorney-General, Godfred Dame has stated that the Supreme Court has made a clear decision regarding the case of the vacant seats. In a 5-2 majority ruling, the Supreme Court supported the lawsuit filed by Alexander Afenyo-Markin against Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s declaration of four vacant seats on Tuesday, November 12. […]
Speakers declaration of four seats vacant is unconstitutional – Supreme Court rules
By: Beatrice Oppon & Priscilla Owusu Ansah The Supreme Court has ruled that the declaration of four parliamentary seats vacant by the Speaker of Parliament was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court has in a 5: 2 majority decision upheld the Majority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo Markin’s application against the declaration of four Parliamentary seats vacant. […]
Vacant seats case: Supreme Court to deliver verdict
The Supreme Court is set to deliver a landmark judgment today on the disputed decision to declare four parliamentary seats vacant, a case that has ignited significant political debate and brought renewed focus to the constitutional powers of the Speaker of Parliament. The Supreme Court adjourned on Monday, November 11, and rescheduled to give its […]
Journalists trained to promote universal health coverage in Ghana through Community Scorecard Initiative
By: Mary Aperika As part of government efforts in achieving the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) target by 2030, fifty journalists selected across the country received training on the Community Scorecard (CSC) initiative. This is designed to empower health facilities at the sub-district level to manage cases more effectively, reducing unnecessary referrals to district hospitals and […]
NDC’s Joana Cudjoe cleared to contest Amenfi Central parliamentary election
The Sekondi High Court has set aside the injunction that prevented Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Amenfi Central, from contesting the upcoming parliamentary election. The ruling, delivered on Monday November 11, followed an earlier adjournment in the case, where the NDC sought for the court to lift the injunction on […]
Ghana’s AFCON hopes diminish as Semenyo, Djiku and six others withdraw from squad
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Eight key players have withdrawn from the Ghana national football squad ahead of their crucial matches against Angola and Niger. Originally included in a 25-man squad, these players will not participate due to various reasons, including injuries and personal matters. This development has left coach Otto Addo scrambling to find last-minute […]
Sitting on Minority Leader’s seat is a bad omen – Afenyo-Markin
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) group in Parliament, Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, says he will never sit in the seat in the House originally assigned to Minority Leaders According to him, it is a bad omen to sit in the seat of the Minority Leader due to what he […]
Speaker Bagbin disregards SC’s directive to file a statement of the case in proceedings regarding vacant parliamentary seats
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin is said to have disregarded a directive from Ghana’s Apex court, the Supreme Court (SC), to file his statement of the case in the ongoing hearing of the case filed by the leader of the New Patriotic Party group in Parliament […]
No one is more committed to an inclusive society than Dr. Bawumia – Samira Bawumia
Mrs. Samira Bawumia, Wife of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured minority and marginalised communities of equality under the leadership of her husband, who is also Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Election 2024. She said the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo remained most committed to the development of an inclusive […]
German Scientists visiting Ghana say Science is basis for ensuring peaceful democratic systems
By: Rebecca Ekpe The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has hosted a delegation of high-level of academia, policymakers and scientists from Hamburg, Germany for a networking workshop. The delegation was led by Senator Kathrina Fegebank, the Second Mayor of Hamburg and Senator of Science, Research and equality. […]
