NPP condemns pockets of violence in polling station elections
The New Patriotic Party – NPP – has announced the dates for the next phase of the party’s internal elections. The date for picking nomination forms for the District Coordinators elections is Monday 14th March to Tuesday 15th March 2022. Nomination forms for the election have been uploaded on the party’s website for easy access. […]
Ghana not signatory to FIFA Standard Cooperation Agreement – Naa Odofoley reveals
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH A Private Legal Practitioner and a member of the Normalisation Committee formed by football’s world governing body (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in consultation with the government of Ghana, Mrs. Naa Odofoley Nortey has revealed that Ghana has not signed the FIFA Standard Cooperation Agreement (SCA) since it’s introduced […]
AG opposes bail application: says Oliver Barker-Vormawor is flight risk
By Barbara Kumah The Attorney-General, Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame has opposed the grant of bail to #FixTheCountry Convener Mr. Oliver Barker-Vormawor. At the Tema High Court on Thursday, March 10, 2022, the A-G said Mr. Barker-Vormawor has so far failed to cooperate with Police investigations and also has no fixed place of abode, which makes […]
Football: Pay critical attention to business aspect, passion fades – Mawuko Afadzini
By Gifty Adunyah President of Ghana Table Tennis Association, Mr. Mawuko Afadzinu speaking on GTV Sports+ program #SavingOurPassion on 3rd March 2022 said there is always some sort of an end to the passion in football. Therefore, there is the need to pay attention to the business aspect, hence there is the need to ensure […]
Football Interference: Government, GFA must meet to define boundaries
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Broadcaster and Chairperson of the Legal Sub-Committee of Accra 2023 African Games, Eva Okyere, has called on the Government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports and members of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to sit at the table to agree for each party to know their boundaries to avoid interferences. According […]
Ashanti Police: Volunteer information to arrest Highway armed robbers
By Georgina Ama Ankomah The Ashanti Regional Police Command is asking the public to volunteer information, as it goes after a four-member armed robbery gang who opened fire on a commercial bus at Woraso along the Asante Mampong-Ejura Road. The incident which happened early March 10, 2022 led to the death of a passenger and […]
Ramp up support for Community Sentencing to decongest prisons
By Franklin Asare-Donkoh Some Civil Society Organizations operating within the legal and judicial space have appealed to journalists to use their platforms to push for Community Sentencing for minor offenses, so as to decongest the country’s prisons. The group also called on the media to help publicize benefits Ghana stands to gain from the promulgation […]
Private Legal Practitioner, Justice Abdulai advocates Deputy Speakers’ should NOT be MPs
On the Breakfast show on GTV, the Law Professor, Justice Abdulai, who contested the Deputy Speaker’s decision to count himself as forming a quorum for a vote on the Budget, suggested that the Deputy Speakers’ should not be Members of Parliament, but be elected the same way Speakers of Parliament are elected. He urged legislators […]
SC decision on Deputy Speakers’ Voting rights is not Judicial interference – President Akufo-Addo
By Bright Ntramah President Akufo-Addo, says the unanimous decision taken by the Supreme Court, in its ruling on the Voting rights of Deputy Speakers March 9, 2022 should put the matter to rest. According to President Akufo-Addo, he was surprised by the furore that was generated on whether or not Deputy-Speakers of Parliament could vote, […]
Ghanaian music records big wins globally as Spotify marks 1-year presence in Ghana
By Doreen Ampofo Finally, the results about the performance of Ghanaian music on Spotify, a year since the app is available in Ghana, are out. Massive wins for Ghanaian music! Press release below with all the rankings. Asakaa, Ghanaian Afropop and Ghanaian gospel are shattering records overseas! *Stats: Ghanaian music records big wins globally as […]
