POLITICS

Nkrabea Effah Dartey, the attorney for the troubled “galamsey kinpin” Aisha Huang, has revealed that his client’s spouse is a well-known Ghanaian from the Ashanti Region. The eminent attorney went on to say that Aisha Huang has some relatives in Ghana who are tenaciously advocating for her exoneration. On Wednesday, …

Aisha Huang’s lead attorney, Nkrabea Effah Dartey, claims that the police are using “chop bar evidence” to bring charges against her client. He claims that the prosecution has resorted to utilizing hearsay as evidence because they lack any concrete proof to link her client to the crime. My client, as …

Aisha Huang, a citizen of China, entered a not guilty plea to two charges on Wednesday at the Circuit Court in Accra. The charges include mining without a license and selling and buying minerals without a license. Three other people also showed up, including Aisha Huang, who spoke through an …

In spite of holding the office of president of the Republic, John Dramani Mahama has spoken out about the privileges he has been denied. The former president claims that because he was denied his ex-gratia, he is still responsible for paying for necessities like housing and utilities, which he finds …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Attorney-General (A-G) have been sued by Pressure Group, the People’s Project on the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise. The group is requesting that the Supreme Court annul the registration deadline and any accompanying sanctions for failing to register. It makes the constitutionality of …

Sam George, the Member of Parliament(MP) for Ningo Prampram, has stated that a class action lawsuit regarding the SIM card re-registration procedure will be brought against the National Communications Authority (NCA) and Ministry of Communications by the end of the next week. In a class action lawsuit against the Ministry …

Godfred Dame, the Attorney General, has been accused of bias by the National Democratic Congress’ Legal Affairs Directorate. The Attorney General, who belongs to the New Patriotic Party, has allegedly failed to respect the standards of a minister of justice instead showing his political prejudice (NPP). “Godfred Dame’s partisanship and …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asserted that, given his position as a former Head of State, he is qualified to remark on any and all matters of national importance. On September 12, Mahama said in an exclusive interview with Accra-based TV3 that he believes he has a powerful voice …

Aisha Huang, the kingpin of Chinese galamsey, sobbed in court today. Although the cause of her weeping is unknown, prior reports from court indicate that one of her coworkers, the second accused Johng Li Hua, a Chinese woman herself, became ill during court proceedings and sobbed bitterly. According to information …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is concerned about the rate at which illegal mining activities are not only destroying forest areas but also starting to have a negative influence on cocoa output figures. The cocoa industry could suffer a devastating blow with a grim future if the current trajectory of …