The Supreme Court has fixed Tuesday, February 16, 2021, to deliver it's ruling on Mr John Dramani Mahama's motion for leave to re-open his case in the ongoing Election Petition Trial. The Petitioner, Mr Mahama, is also praying the Court for leave to subpoena the first Respondent, the Electoral Commission, headed by Mrs Jean A Mensa, to be...
The Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, has flown to the United States of America on Sunday for post-Covid-19 medical review. A statement from the Finance Ministry said, “After recovering from Covid-19 last December, Mr Ofori-Atta has had medical complications which doctors advise, require further interventions not currently available in Ghana.” According to the statement, the President’s representative at the...
The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision upheld the application by the 1st and 2nd Respondents not to call any witnesses in the ongoing election petition hearing. The decision by the apex court follows oral arguments made by the lawyers for the Electoral Commission and President Akufo-Addo that their clients cannot be compelled to testify. Citing Order...
Parliament has suspended sitting for three weeks as the Covid-19 cases in the House rises. The Speaker Alban Sumana Bagbin announced on Tuesday, February 9, that the decision was reached after 17 MPs and 151 parliamentary staff tested positive for the virus. This, the Speaker said, will help curb the spread, protect other members from catching the virus...
President Akufo-Addo has banned weddings, concerts and parties until further notice. In his 23rd address to the nation on measures government is taking to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, said private burials should not exceed 25 people. He said the situation in the country is getting dire as the daily infection has moved from 200 to...
Lawyers for 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama have filed fresh documents attacking the Supreme Court’s ruling on his interrogatories for the Electoral Commission. They argue that the court’s ruling was characterized by a lack of due regard to the law or facts relating to the election petition. The legal team had earlier in a formal application...
Documents filed by lawyers for 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama describes a recent ruling of the Supreme Court as riddled with fundamental errors of law that has resulted in grave injustice. Mr. Mahama who lost Ghana’s 2020 elections to Nana Akufo-Addo has filed an election petition at the Supreme Court seeking to have the results annulled....
A High Court in Accra has ordered the National Investment Bank to pay Ghs310,000 from the account of Ghana Gas Public Relations Officer, Ernest Owusu Bempah to business mogul Ibrahim Mahama. Court documents sighted by MyNewsGh shows Owusu Bempah operates account number 1035087022871 at the NIB and the court, having convicted the defendant of defamation ordered that said...
The Supreme Court has dismissed a motion by former President John Mahama seeking permission to elicit answers to some 12 interrogatories from the Electoral Commission. Among others, lawyers for the petitioner are asking the EC to answer if the National Communications Authority (NCA) played any role or facilitated in any way, the transmission of the election results to...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer in the 2020 election, John Mahama, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court asking that EC Chairperson admits she made errors during her declaration of election results. The facts relate to Jean Mensa’s the declaration of results on December 9. Mr Mahama wants the EC Chairperson to admit that she did...
