China lodged a diplomatic protest on Saturday after U. S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, but blamed the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own for the “petty” move. The 10-minute telephone call with Taiwan’s leadership was the first by a U.S. president-elect or president since President Jimmy … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump, who raged against the elite as a candidate, is populating his administration with the ultra-rich. On Wednesday, he named billionaire Wilbur Ross, who has made a fortune cobbling together dying companies, as his commerce secretary, and Todd Ricketts, part of the billionaire family that owns the Chicago Cubs, as deputy commerce secretary. … Read more
Justice of the Human Rights Court, Gifty Agyei Addo has refused to continue hearing a suit filed by the International Standard Journalists Association against the Electoral Commission on the latter’s decision to charge for media accreditation. The EC charged each journalist who wants to cover the December 7 general elections GHc10 for accreditation. But when … Read more
A leading member of pressure group, OccupyGhana and private legal practitioner, Ace Ankomah says he is forced to pursue Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome to refund the GHC51m he owes the State because the latter has in the past sued his church and pastor after failing to seize control of the church. Mr. Ankomah in a … Read more
Berkeley Professor Emerita Arlie Russell Hochschild ’s newly published Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger And Mourning On The American Right is an important book and a delight. It’s a sociological – almost anthropological – foray into the minds, hearts, and lives of the Tea Party — my own Tribe. Prof. Hochschild’s jacket biography describes … Read more
Former Attorney-General, Martin Lamisi Amidu has filed a suit opposing an application filed to reverse the cross-examination of businessman Alfred Woyome over GHC51.2 million wrongfully paid him. He argued in the suit filed at the Supreme Court Friday that the application by counsel of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier was baseless and should be … Read more
…Summary: “While Khartoum’s geopolitical impacts are felt across Africa; it must review and make the same of its social and economic role in the continent.” …Summary: “While Khartoum’s geopolitical impacts are felt across Africa; it must review and make the same of its social and economic role in the continent.” In 2014 ten public Sudanese … Read more
Embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has filed an application for stay of proceedings at the Supreme Court on his impending oral examination by former Attorney General Martin Amidu. In the motion, Mr Woyome said: “Take notice that Counsel for, on and behalf of, the applicant herein will move this honourable court for an order praying … Read more
Disqualified presidential candidate of the Great Consolidated Popularly Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey has challenged two of Ghana’s foremost journalists, Haruna Atta, Kweku Baako Jnr and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, to break their silence on the confessions of former President Jerry John Rawlings that he took $ 2 million … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump will work to ensure there is “proper separation” between his business empire and his job as president of the United States, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday, amid fresh concerns about conflict of interest following a meeting with Indian real estate executives. Trump, who has said he planned to turn over … Read more
Destiny Ugorji There are strong indications that Lagos Lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye may have gone into hiding to evade Service of Court processes, following the institution of a 10 billion Naira defamation suit by ex-husband of missing Charity Aiyedogbon, David Aiyedogbon. Impeccable sources conversant with the case revealed that a Court Bailiff, who travelled from Abuja … Read more
Embattled businessman Alfred Abesi Woyome who’s being tried in court for a wrongful GHC 51.2 judgment debt paid to him by the state has alleged that the beleagured former Attorney-General, Martin Amidu, was sacked by late President Atta Mills because he tried to beat the president at a meeting. The former lead counsel of Ghana, … Read more
President of Ghana Football Association’s $2 million defamatory suit against the Multimedia Group and two other journalists has been adjourned to Tuesday, November 29, 2016. This was because the defendants’ counsel refused to file their defence after hearing was opened on Tuesday. According to the counsel for the defendants, his clients have apologised for defaming … Read more
Dr Rabiatu Armah Konney, a member of the Counsel of State has urged Ghanaians to invest in peace at all times to ensure that the country stays on the path of development. ‘We must all work towards the attainment of peace, on which sustainable development hinges and is so desired by all. Development is not … Read more
Counsel for Daniel Aseidu, one of the suspects in the murder of J. B Danquah, MP for Abuakwa North, says his client is a young offender and should be accorded special treatment as set out by the law. Mr Augustine Obuor also held that the District court should also compel the state to furnish him … Read more
Legal practitioner Seidu Nasigri has cautioned Multimedia Group Limited to apologise to Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi ahead of their $2 million defamation lawsuit to be heard on November 29. On Tuesday, trial judge Daniel Mensah, who is the Dormaahene and owner of Aduana Stars called the case just for the defendants’ counsel to refuse … Read more
We think it’s safe to say Twitter won’t be on Oprah Winfrey’s list of favorite things for the next few years. The former talk show host/part-time Lindsay Lohan counselor caused some controversy last week after Donald Trump’s upset presidential victory. On Nov. 10, she posted a photo of the president-elect meeting president Obama in the … Read more
The Koforidua High Court this morning suspended the planned transfer of six teachers of Methodist Girls Senior High School (MEGHIS), Mamfe, pending the determination of an injunction filed by the teachers. The Court presided over by Justice Barbara Ward Acquah also ordered that any action and acts of intimidation including police arrest be stopped pending … Read more
The famous defamatory suit slapped against sports presenters Patrick Osei Agyemang (Songo), Kofi Asare Brako (Abatay) and Multimedia Group Limited has been adjourned again to the 29th of November following the defendants’ counsel’s refusal to file for defence after hearing was opened today. According to the counsel for the defendants, his clients have apologised for … Read more
The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously dismissed a suit which had prayed it to direct the Electoral Commission (EC) to declare the results of the special voting exercise ahead of election. According to the court, granting such a request would “gravely prejudice the secrecy of the ballots of the easily identifiable voters concerned, contrary to Article … Read more