Tag Archives: Court

  The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 14, held its first hearing of the presidential election. The petition filed by John Dramani Mahama who is praying the court to order a rerun of December 7, 2020, election between himself and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who was declared the winner and …

  The Supreme Court sat today, January 14, 2021, for the first time, on the election petition as filed by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. The case was presided over by a seven-member panel of judges headed by the Chief Justice, Kwesi Aning Yeboah. The other members …

  The Ghana Police Service deployed some of its personnel to carry out their duties at the Supreme Court as the hearing of the Mahama-Akufo-Addo election petition case commenced today. As at the time GhanaWeb got to the Supreme Court, some of the policemen were seen at the entrance of …

  The wife of Member of Parliament (MP) for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has reportedly filed a court suit against Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Ursula Owusu-Ekuful for causing her emotional pain and trauma when she harassed her husband in Parliament and same went viral on social media. During …

  A 30-year-old Soldier has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court, for allegedly having multiple sex with a 14-year-old girl at Burman Camp, Accra. Corporal Offei Richard Okyere, charged with defilement, has pleaded not guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs Adelaide Abui Kadey, remanded Okyere into Military custody to …

  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region is challenging the election of Laadi Ayii Ayamba as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Pusiga Constituency The petition filed by Abdul-Karim Zanni Dubiure, the NPP candidate in the Pusiga Parliamentary Constituency election before the High Court, Bolgatanga, is …

Lawyer Clinton Amanda: “Both sides were probably actively looking for defectors so who knows what will come our if Parliament decides to have an inquiry in relation to this matter.” “The former minority chief whip is in a position of authority and honour therefore we would not expect him to …

The 2020 NDC parliamentary candidate for Hohoe constituency, Prof. Margaret Kweku and four others have written to the Ho High Court to annul the election results of the current Hohoe Member of Parliament (MP), John Peter Amewu. The other petitioners include Simon Alan Opoku Mintah, John Kwame Obimpeh, Godfred Koku …

  Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, popularly known as OPK has described as ‘reckless’ an allegation by the Chief Whip of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament allegation of a Supreme Court judge trying to influence the outcome of the Speakership elections for the 8th …

  A spokesperson for the opposition NDC’s 2020 Presidential Election Petition legal team, lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe has rubbished the argument from the camps of the Electoral Commission (EC) and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the petition of ex-President Mahama is incompetent and insignificant. In the responses of the lawyers …