A retired justice of the Supreme Court, William Atuguba, has stated that former President John Dramani Mahama has every right to address the growing public perception of political influence in the judiciary but was wrong in advocating a fair balance of appointments on the bench along partisan lines. In …

Five-time champions of the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) at Prempeh College have served notice of referring their protest to international institutions and experts to have them reinstated in this year’s competition. The Ashanti Region school, which came in second in last year’s final, also wants an independent consultant …

The Human Rights Court 2 has struck out the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s motion for the dismissal of former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue’s, application for the enforcement of human rights. This followed an oral submission for a withdrawal of the application by counsel …

The funeral of the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, may face some hurdles. This follows a brewing misunderstanding between the planning committee and the bereaved family. The Ga Manye, who died in December 2022, is scheduled to be buried this weekend per the arrangements of the funeral planning …

Chair of the Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, has urged all members of the party to obey the rules that have been set for the November 4 presidential primaries. He indicated that the NPP has touted itself as the mother and father of …

Two people arrested in connection with a disturbance caused by two youth groups, Pankrono and Adabraka, in the Ashanti region on October 19 have been remanded in police custody by the Tafo Circuit Court. They were charged with rioting and unlawful destruction of property. They will reappear in court on …

Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Freda Prempeh has said she was taken out of context regarding the comment she made to the effect that people in the areas affected by the flood refused to be evacuated. She was heavily criticized for her comments. For instance, North Tongu Member of …

A retired Supreme Court Justice, William Atuguba has stated that appointments to the judiciary or any other governance institution must be made by thoroughly independent bodies based on nothing but merit and not on things like protocol, cronyism, ethnicity, or other improper considerations. He said the governance institutions particularly the Judiciary …

A former Justice of the Supreme Court, William Atuguba, has criticized the apex court for the way and manner in which it handled the case of Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson. To him, the Supreme Court does not stand in a good light in disqualifying Gyakye Quayson …

The police have indicated the disbursement of the GHS2.5 million received from the Chief Executive Officer of the defunct gold dealership firm, MenzGold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as Nam 1, will be determined by the court. This was after the police, acting on advice from the Attroney-General, deposited the …