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Limited gas supply causing ‘dumsor’ in parts of Ghana – GRIDCo

The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo), the operator of the National Interconnected Transmission System (NITS), has announced that parts of the country will experience power challenges during peak times. In a statement on Thursday, October 26, GRIDCo explained that this is due to limited gas supply to Tema, causing a …

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I only disagree with Mahama on partisan balance of judiciary appointments – Atuguba

  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 …

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Pempeh College to take NSMQ protest to int’l institutions & experts; mull legal action too

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 …

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OSP withdraws motion to dismiss Bissue’s application to enforce human rights

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 …

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Legal tussle over late Ga Manye’s funeral as court grants injunction

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 …

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Pankrono-Adabraka youth group clash; 2 suspects remanded, one more person arrested

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 …

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Appointment of judges, others must be made by independent bodies on merit, not on protocol, cronyism, ethnicity – Atuguba

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 …

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The order to Gyakye Quayson was scandalous; Supreme Court doesn’t stand in good light in disqualifying him- Atuguba

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 …

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Disbursement of NAM1’s GHS2.5m would be determined by the court – Police

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 …

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Togbe Afede XIV supports Tongu Constituencies with GHC 100,000 for flood relief

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, has donated an amount of 100,000 cedis to the three Tongu Constituencies namely South Tongu, North Tongu, and Central Tongu in the Volta Region to aid relief efforts as a result of flooding from the Akosombo Dam spillage. The Ghc100,000 cheque was …

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