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Adwoa Safo warns Akofena against disrupting father’s funeral
Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has warned her brother, Israel Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, against disrupting the funeral and burial of their late father, Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, saying any interference could breach the conditions of his bail. Speaking on Citi FM on Tuesday (28 July), Adwoa Safo said t...
NPP accuses NDC of “political deceit” over anti-LGBTQ+ Bill U-turn
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of abandoning the position it previously held on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, describing the shift as “political deceit” following the passage of the amended legislation. In a strongly worded statement...
Andy Appiah-Kubi exits Wontumi defence team in Akonta Mining case
Lead counsel for the Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn from representing him in a criminal case involving Akonta Mining, citing dissatisfaction with the conduct of court proceedings. Andy Appiah-Kubi said on Thursday (11 June) that his...
High Court stops NPP polls in Bantama and Manso Nkwanta
A High Court in Kumasi has granted separate interim injunctions restraining the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) from conducting constituency executive elections in Bantama and Manso Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region, following legal challenges by party members. The injunctions, issued on July 9, temporarily suspend th...
Wontumi pushes for plea agreement in GHC30m EXIM Bank trial
The State has notified the High Court in Accra of a request to commence plea negotiations with the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, also known as “Wontumi”, in a criminal case involving allegations of fraud and financial loss to Ghana EXIM Bank, court documents show. T...
Ghana to engage US on extradition backlog after Sedina handover
The Attorney-General Dominic Ayine is expected to hold bilateral talks with officials of the United States Department of Justice on pending extradition requests between the two countries, the government has said, as authorities took custody of former MASLOC chief executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu following her extradit...
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu returned to Ghana after US approves extradition request
The United States has extradited former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana to serve a prison sentence for corruption-related offences involving millions of dollars in public funds, in what officials described as the first extradition from the United Stat...
Nduom: GN Savings and Loans to reopen first branch in Elmina
GN Savings and Loans will reopen its first branch in the coastal town of Elmina as part of a phased nationwide return following a court ruling that overturned the revocation of the institution’s operating licence, the company’s founder said on Saturday. Papa Kwesi Nduom, President of Groupe Nduom, announced the plan du...
“Our victory was earned” – Afigya Sekyere East NPP executives challenge election annulment
Elected executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Afigya Sekyere East Constituency have rejected the party’s decision to annul their recent election, insisting the polls were conducted legally and with full supervision. Constituency Chairman-elect Kwaku Ofosu says no lawful directive to suspend the election was rece...
NPP election row: Wontumi camp says no party directive barred swearing-in of Ashanti executives
The campaign team of Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has defended his decision to swear in newly elected constituency executives, saying he acted within the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) election rules and did not defy the party’s national leadership. In a statement...
Supreme Court redefining democracy in Ghana, but I disagree with approach — Kwesi Forkuor-Benyin
A member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Kwesi Forkuor-Benyin, says the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on internal political party elections attempts to redefine democracy in Ghana, but argues that the approach misunderstands the concept of democratic representation. Speaki...
Judgment set for 3 July in Chairman Wontumi illegal mining trial
A High Court has set 3 July to deliver judgment in an illegal mining case involving a senior official of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), after the defence closed its case on Wednesday. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi and chairman of the NPP in the Ashanti Region, is standing trial a...