Tag Archives: Court

Deputy Speakers of Parliament can vote – Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has ruled that a Deputy Speaker presiding over proceedings in Parliament has the right to vote on matters and also be counted as part of the quorum for decision making in Parliament. In a unanimous decision today, a …

A/R Court places injunction on Bantama Constituency polling station elections, others arrested. The election of polling station executives for the ruling New Patriotic Party, in the Ashanti Region, has been postponed due to a court injunction. The election was originally scheduled to take place on February 19, 2022. Speaking in …

Supreme Court rules on Deputy Speaker’s right to vote in Parliament, March 9 The contentious issue of whether a Deputy Speaker of Parliament presiding over proceedings can vote or should be counted as part of the quorum will be decided by the Supreme Court on March 9, this year. A …

An Accra Circuit had a sitting judge run for his dear life after a gunshot was fired during court proceedings. The judge presiding over a case at the Accra Circuit court fled, while others follow when a gunshot was mistakenly fired during court proceedings. The judge was ruling on the …

Court declares Samuel Eto’o as father of 22-year-old Spanish woman. Court declares Samuel Eto’o as father of 22-year-old Spanish woman This comes after the lady, whose name is Erika Do Rosario Nieves, filed a lawsuit in 2018 claiming to be the daughter of the former Barcelona star. However, she said …

The Supreme Court has asked its Registrar to serve notice of a suit before it to NDC MP, James Gyekye Quayson as an individual and not a Member of Parliament. The order was issued on Tuesday, February 1 2022, when the case involving the governing NPP and Mr. Quayson was …

There was drama at the premises of the Koforidua High Court Complex when a suspect, living with disability, standing trial at a Circuit Court escaped from the hands of the Police. The suspect, a Fulani, identified as Omarion alleged to possess spiritual powers escaped from the hands of the police …

Nhyiaeso MP Stephen Amoah makes court appearance The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Dr Stephen Amoah today, Thursday, December 9, 2021, made an appearance before the La Magistrate Court after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Dr Amoah, was on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, arrested together with six others …

Office of the Special Prosecutor will from January 2022 head to court with thirty-one corruption cases. This was made known by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng at a press briefing in Accra. According to him, the said cases have gone through the necessary vetting. “We have 31 active cases before us …

The Obuasi District Court has remanded 12 people for allegedly encroaching on the concession of Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, where they were trapped in an underground pit for five days. The 12 persons allegedly entered the mining pit on Friday, but the entrance they used caved in as they were …