Courts
High Court dismisses NPP candidate’s injunction suit against Ablekuma North re-run
In a ruling delivered by Justice Ali Baba Abature, the court held that the application for an interim injunction lacked merit.
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Court of Appeal halts Amewu's entitlement as former MP amid SALL election dispute
The ruling, delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice Bright Mensah, also prohibits the Speaker of Parliament from recognizing Mr. Amewu as a former MP or processing any benefits or entitlements due to him until an ongoing appeal is...
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Africa
Kenya's Martha Karua deported from Tanzania amid opposition leader’s trial
Karua, a long-standing human rights advocate and political critic, traveled to Tanzania with two colleagues—lawyer Gloria Kimani and activist Lynn Ngugi—to observe Lissu’s upcoming court appearance.
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Courts
Court upholds Annoh-Dompreh’s 2024 election victory, dismisses NDC petition
The challenge, brought by National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate Amenorpe Philibert Fummey, sought to overturn the election results.
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Crime
Dambai Police Command arrest man for allegedly killing mother with pestle
Philip Kwadwo Bidaba, the assembly member for the Kwame-Akura East Electoral Area, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the suspect had a troubling history of threatening his mother with a cutlass on multiple occasions.
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Courts
Judge sitting on Fanteakwa North Parliamentary case recuses himself
The judge disclosed his origins in Begoro, the district capital of Fanteakwa North, and shared that his wife and family also hail from the area.
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Courts
Court to decide on NPP's attempt to lift injunction against Akwatia MP-elect
The injunction was granted on January 2, 2025, following a request by the NDC parliamentary candidate, Henry Boakye Yiadom, against the Electoral Commission (EC), Ernest Kumi, and the Clerk of Parliament.
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Courts
Koforidua:Court restrains NPP’s Ernest Kumi from holding himself as MP-elect
This decision comes three weeks after the Electoral Commission (EC) declared Mr. Kumi the winner of the parliamentary race.
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Courts
EC's lawyers pray for appropriate court orders to complete collation
Justin Amenuvor, counsel for the EC, emphasized the importance of the court’s intervention, stating: “If this court does not provide the necessary orders for the EC to complete its work within the framework set by Constitutional Instrument...
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Courts
Six NPP PCs go to court, want EC ordered to collate, declare results
Represented by their lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, the candidates include Charles Forson (Tema Central), Frank Annoh-Dompreh (Nsawam-Adoagyiri), Patrick Yaw Boamah (Okaikwei Central), Martin Kweku Adjei-Mensah Korsah (Techiman South), Nana Aku...
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General
Ghana Bar Association congratulates President-elect
The Association described his victory as a clear representation of the people's will and a testament to the strength of Ghana's democratic values.
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General
Okaikwei Central:Incumbent MP to challenge parliamentary election results
The Electoral Commission declared Baba Abubakar Sadiq of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the election winner. Baba Sadiq received 15,383 votes.
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General
2024 Election: John Mahama Declared Ghana’s President-Elect
John Dramani Mahama’s victory marks a return to the presidency, affirming his enduring influence in Ghanaian politics and the trust reposed in him by the electorate
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General
President John Mahama to Make His First 9 Appointments Within 24 Hours
President John Mahama has been re-elected President of Ghana in a historic electoral system that saw him garner 56.55% of total valid votes cast.
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Supreme Court News
True meaning of Article 97(1)(g) and (h) as clarified by Supreme Court
The seven-member panel in the opinion of Darko Asare JSC held among others that Article 97(1)(g) is aimed at guarding against a scenario where majority members might unduly influence opposition MPs to join them, undermining parliamentary op...
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Courts
NDC Amenfi Central PC disqualified from contesting 2024 election
The Electoral Commission (EC), in a letter dated October 10, 2024, and signed by Samuel Tettey, the Deputy Chairman of Operations, informed Joana Gyan Cudjoe of her disqualification due to a pending court case.
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General
Don’t go to court if you don’t have authentic, duly executed pink sheets- Afari-Gyan
“See that’s what we mean when we say elections are won at the polling station," he noted.
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Crime
Armed robbers kill two at Welembelle
Mr Jonas Dimah, the Assembly member of the Welembelle Electoral area, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that at about 1900 hours on Saturday, four armed men stormed a mobile money joint at Sukparibelle, a suburb of Welembelle and took away a...
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Election Petition
Ho High Court dismisses petition challenging Amewu's election as MP
This petition followed concerns expressed by over 17,000 voters from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) enclave, covering 13 communities that did not participate in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
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Courts
Ho High Court sets July 2 for Amewu to testify in SALL election denial case
This was after Counsel for Mr Amewu told the court that he had not been able to produce his client before the court because he was on a national assignment.
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