President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the appointment of sixteen new Justices to the Court of Appeal, a significant step toward addressing the backlog of cases that is overwhelming Ghana’s legal system. This enormous extension is intended to improve the judiciary’s efficacy and efficiency while guaranteeing prompt delivery of …
Read More »The road to congress, the story so far – Osei Kofi Acquah of CPP writes
Good morning comrades yesterday the Convention Peoples Party ( Our Party) made the move we have all being impatiently waiting for which is giving us clear directions for the forward of our party. BACKGROUND Following the litigations and the long standing feuds in the party which led NEC to set …
Read More »National Food Suppliers vows to stage a picket at the Ministry of Education
The National Food Suppliers Association has said that it will picket at the Ministry of Education’s building in protest of its unpaid debt that has lasted for seven months. The food suppliers claim that the government has not paid them the approximately seven months’ worth of arrears. The National Food …
Read More »“My boss, President John Evans Atta Mills, was a selfless leader” – Mahama
The late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills was devoted to uplifting the less fortunate, according to National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama. In a Facebook post, the former president revealed that, while in office, his late boss also provided funding for social welfare initiatives. “My boss, President John Evans …
Read More »NDC suspends former Afram Plains North PC lawyer Kpeli Worlase
Lawyer Kpeli Worlase, a member of the Eastern Region’s Afram Plains North Constituency, has been suspended by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) due to accusations of misbehavior. The party claimed to have received complaints of Mr. Worlase’s purported anti-party actions, including his campaigning against the party’s Parliamentary candidate in the …
Read More »Court of Appeal gets 16 new Judges; 5 provident panel locations established
Sixteen additional Justices of the Court of Appeal have been appointed by President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in response to the backlog of cases clogging the courts. This will help to guarantee that matters are resolved diligently and quickly. Additionally, he revealed that the Judicial Council had …
Read More »Supreme Court rules that a law that forbids anal intercourse is constitutional
The rule that forbids unnatural carnal knowledge, such as anal intercourse, has been deemed constitutional by a seven-member Supreme Court panel led by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. A petition contesting the validity of Section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29) was unanimously dismissed by the panel. …
Read More »Bawumia promises to assist farmers with tractors to boost production
The leader of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised to provide Ghanaian farmers with finance and tractors in order to increase output and lower food costs. At a Wa East campaign event, Dr. Bawumia recognized the critical role that farming plays in guaranteeing both the affordability …
Read More »You lost the chance to abolish the COVID, E-Levy, and betting taxes – Minority Leader to gov’t
The Finance Minister and the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration have come under fire from Cassiel Ato Forson, the minority leader, for failing to capitalize on Ghanaians’ predicament and abolish what he terms “nuisance taxes.” According to him, the government lost the chance to eliminate some levies that Ghanaians have …
Read More »Ghana’s debt hits GH¢742bn – Finance Minister discloses
The preliminary overall debt of the central government as of June of this year was GH¢742 billion (US$50.9 billion), according to Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam. That sum equals 70.6% of GDP (gross domestic product). On Tuesday, Dr. Adam delivered the 2024 mid-year budget review before Parliament in Accra. …
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