The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate removal of three taxes on petroleum products to mitigate the impact of rising prices of crude oil on the international market. The demand by the minority comes as consumers are currently buying ...
Read More »Establish commission of inquiry to probe criminal gangs within Police – Security expert
The President of the Institute of Security Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr. Ishmael Norman, has called for an independent Commission of Inquiry into the killing of two key suspects in the ongoing police investigation into the bullion van heists. The ...
Read More »Deputy Speaker’s Vote: SC ruling shocking but not surprising – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has describing as dangerous the Supreme Court ruling that Deputy Speaker can vote and be part of the quorum for decision making when he presides over affairs in Parliament. “A unanimous 7-0? Shocking but not surprising. ...
Read More »Minister for Chieftaincy alive – NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dispelled reports that its MP for Ahanta West, Ebenezer Kojo Kum is dead. Mr Kum who is also the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs was reported dead Wednesday morning by some news portals. ...
Read More »SC ruling on Dep. Speaker vote a judicial support for E-levy – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has described the Supreme Court judgment that the Deputy Speaker can vote and be part of the quorum for decision making when he presides as judicial support for the controversial E-Levy. The apex court on Wednesday ...
Read More »Dep. Speaker can vote while presiding in parliament – Supreme Court rules
A seven-Member panel of the Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision ruled that a Deputy Speaker of Parliament can vote and be part of quorum for decision making in the House. The contentious issue was whether a Deputy Speaker ...
Read More »Opuni’s review against Supreme Court ruling on Honyenuga refused
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has refused a review application from Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, seeking to reverse its earlier decision for Justice Honyenuga the continue presiding over his trial at the High Court. The ordinary panel of ...
Read More »2 policemen linked to bullion van robberies shot dead; 4 others arrested
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that two police officers who were arrested in relation to a series of bullion van robberies in the Greater Accra Region have been shot dead. The suspects’ Lance Corporal Stephen Kwaku Nyame and Constable Reindolph Gyimah ...
Read More »World Bank: Ghana’s economic situation very serious
The World Bank has admonished the government of Ghana to remain transparent with citizens of the country’s current economic situation. The country director of the World Bank, Pierre Laporte predicts Ghana will face a tough time in its bid towards restoring macro-economic sustainability. Speaking ...
Read More »Supreme Court orders Assin North MP to respond to injunction application
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has in a 6-1 majority decision-directed James Gyakye Quayson, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North to respond and file his processes to an injunction application against him. The panel’s decision was after ...
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