The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to register final year students in secondary schools. The party’s Deputy General Secretary Peter Boamah Otokunor had earlier told Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that they would use every legal means to stop the EC from conducting the exercise because it was illegal. ...
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NDC runs to court again over registration on campuses
The Opposition NDC has sued Ghana’s Electoral Commission at an Accra High Court to stop the planned registration of voters in Senior High Schools. The party contends it is illegal and wrongful for registration to take place at any place that was not contained in a Gazette and notification in accordance with C.I 91. They want the court to rule ...
Read More »I feel sorry for Counsellor Lutterodt’s wife – Ama K. Abebrese
Ama Konadu Abebrese, a British-Ghanaian actress, television presenter, and producer has encouraged people close to the wife of popular controversial counsellor George Lutterodt to check on her well being. Her advise comes after the counsellor in an interview on a local TV station Wednesday, July 8, claimed that victims of rape always enjoy the act. His comments have been greeted ...
Read More »Hotseat: NDC leadership is split over Jane Naana – Buaben Asamoa
Yaw Buaben Asamoa says the leadership of the opposition NDC is split over the decision by former President John Mahama to select Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his ruining mate for the December polls. The lawmaker has over the past week come under attack from the NDC as well as women groups after he held a press conference following the ...
Read More »Ato Essien’s trial begins
The prosecution yesterday called its first witness in the trial of the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien, and three others who were put before an Accra High Court over their alleged involvement in the misappropriation of funds leading to the collapse of the private bank. In his evidence, the witness, Vish Ashiagbor, a ...
Read More »I have my peace of mind – Joyce Blessing
Ghanaian gospel musician, Joyce Blessing’s marital issue has not had a negative effect on her work after the news about her divorce with Dave Joy hit the public domain. Despite the alleged seizure of her social media accounts, the ‘I Swerve You’ singer is doing all that she can to get back on track. Recently, she announced new social media ...
Read More »Venture Capital trial: Court accepts AG’s terms of settlement with Duku, 2 others
The High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Anthony Opppong has accepted terms and agreement the state has entered into with three out of the six accused persons in the Ventures Capital case. They are to pay a total of about (GHc 18,500,000.00) to the State. The terms also included the seizure of eleven properties belonging to the first ...
Read More »Lutterodt rape comment ‘insane’, ban him from your platforms – Gender Minister to media
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Cynthia Mamle Morrison has described as “insane”, a comment made by George Lutterodt popularly referred to as Counsellor Lutterodt on live television on Thursday 9 July 2020. George Lutterodt is in hot waters for claiming that “every rape victim enjoys the act before it ends.” There have since been incessant calls by ...
Read More »OccupyGhana backs calls for Domelevo’s return
Pressure Group OccupyGhana has backed calls for President Akufo-Addo to reverse his directive to Auditor General Daniel Domelevo to proceed on leave. It comes after several civil society groups signed a petition for the outspoken anti-graft campaigner to be brought back to work. The President in a statement directed the Auditor General to proceed on his accumulated leave. The move ...
Read More »Nigerian arrested with new Ghana voter ID card
The Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service in the Ketu South of the Volta Region has apprehended a Nigerian, Emmanual Phillip, with the new Ghana Voter Identification Card. The interception was effected on Monday, July 6, 2020, when the suspect attempted entering Ghana through the main Aflao border illegally. A bodily search on him at the time of ...
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