Author: Krobea

The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit against the state for the removal of former Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Charlotte Osei. The case, filed by veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr, was dismissed on the grounds that the constitutional provision brought before the court needed no interpretation. Defending the position of the court, lawyer for the plaintiff Sampson Lardi Ayinine argued that the grounds for the dismissal of the immediate past Chair of the Commission on stated misbehavior was not part of her core functions. Therefore, he further argued, the Chief Justice’s committee that established a…

Members of the Minority in Parliament have marched to the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service to register their displeasure at the presence of masked security officers during last Thursday’s by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. Violence marred voting, causing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to withdraw from the polls. Its Member for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam Nartey George, was assaulted by the uniformed officers said to be operatives of the National Security Council. The assault on the lawmaker, particularly, is what has stirred the Minority to walk to the seat of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). They want…

The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday walked out immediately the Speaker introduced new Member for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency Lydia Seyram Alhassan for her swearing-in. Ms Alhassan was victorious in Thursday’s by-election, which recorded incidents of violence despite a strong denial by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The commotion, which mainly occurred at the residence of the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Delali Kwasi Brempong, led to the withdrawal of his party midstream voting. Despite the withdrawal of the NDC, the widow of the immediate past MP for the constituency polled 12,041, representing 68.80 per cent to emerge…

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has weighed into the unanimous condemnation of the violence that erupted during the by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. According to GBA, the use of firearms was an affront to Ghana’s hard-won democratic credentials. “The Bar finds it is most alarming and shameful that people should sustain gunshot wounds and others, including a member of Ghana’s legislative arm of Government, be assaulted by persons some of whom were masked, and hereby condemns in no uncertain terms the actions of the perpetrators,” the Association said in a statement dated February 4, 2019. The above line…

The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fifth year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from Africa. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters in London, gaining skills and experience. Applications close on 26 February 2019 at 23:59 GMT. The award was established to honour Komla Dumor, an exceptional Ghanaian broadcaster and presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014. This year’s award is being…

Ghana’s opening game against Burkina Faso in the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations had to be postponed to Monday from Sunday due to a technical fault with the floodlights. The weather in Niger also made visibility poor at the Stade de Maradi. Senegal had beaten Mali 2-0 in the opening Group B game but the match between neighbours Ghana and Burkina Faso had to be called off by Mohamed Ali Moussa, who was going to be the first Nigerien to referee a game at the tournament. The match will be played at an earlier time – on Monday – than…

An Accra High Court has granted a former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe, a GH¢5 million bail with two sureties. A second accused, Daniel Axim, who is the former Operations Manager of the firm, was also granted a bail of GH¢1 million with one surety. The two have been ordered to present their passports to the Court’s Registrar. They are are standing trial for causing financial loss to the state, stealing, causing loss to public property, improper payment, among 80 counts. The case was initiated by the Economic and Organised Crime Office…

A small plane crashed into a home in California on Sunday, killing the pilot and four others, US officials say. The twin-engine plane came apart and caught fire mid-flight, witnesses told local media, before crashing in Yorba Linda, a suburb of Los Angeles. The flight went awry just minutes after taking off from a local airport, some 20 miles (32km) south-east of the city. The victims have not yet been named. Fire officials say two people were treated in hospital for burns. Local residents described a shrill whistling sound before an explosion set the two-storey home on fire at 13:45…

Asante Kotoko’s unbeaten run in their CAF Confederation Cup campaign was brought to an end on Sunday by Al Hilal of Sudan. Ghana’s Porcupine Warriors went down to a 40th minute goal by Waleed Hamid in Omdurman. Kotoko had not tasted defeat since announcing their continental campaign, though they have drawn once – with Kariobangi Sharks in Kenya. Kotoko hold Kariobangi Sharks in Caf Confed Cup qualifier They managed to make it to the group stage with a home-and-away win over Cameroon’s Coton Sport Garoua. But on Sunday, Al Hilal broke the Warriors. The loss puts Kotoko behind the Sudanese…

Immediate past Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey has broken his silence on national issues, claiming he could not sit silent for rule of law in the country to be ridiculed. The audacious clergyman said events during the by-election for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency could plunge the country into trouble if not staunched. “Enough is enough! We are not in a jungle state. I join many Ghanaians in totally condemning this barbaric act of violence which has dented our democratic credentials as a Nation.” Find Rev Martey’s press release below: On my handing over…