Justice William Atuguba, former Supreme Court judge, has indicated that Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, is bound by the Supreme Court’s ruling of his declaration of four seats vacant. Bagbin had declared the seats vacant following a motion filed by Minority leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. The MPs affected include Cynthia Mamle Morrison (Agona West),…
Paul Pogba is determined to return to soccer following a ban from the sport after testing positive for a banned substance in August 2023. The Juventus star was handed a four-year suspension in February having been provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (NADO Italia) in September last year. Following the provisional ban, NADO Italia said that…
Former Ghana international Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has cautioned against putting pressure on Andre Ayew to retire from the national team. Ayew, the captain of the Black Stars, has missed the team since March 2024 due to a technical decision believed to be related to “inactivity.” However, he has recently returned to club football with Le Havre…
Six players have been invited to join the Black Stars in camp as they prepare for the remaining 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Angola and Niger. This comes in the wake of mass withdrawals that have hit the team as eight key players, including Antoine Semenyo, Inaki Williams, and Alexander Djiku, pulled…
The Supreme Court has in a 5:2 majority decision upheld the Majority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo Markin’s application against the declaration of four Parliamentary seats vacant. By this decision, the Court has declared the action of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, unconstitutional. Mr Afenyo-Markin argued that the Speaker lacked jurisdiction to take action on such…
Ghanaian model Hamamat Montia has cautioned women to be careful about the places they have sex. According to her, women risk being recorded without their consent if they sleep with people outside the privacy of their own homes. Her admonition comes on the back of the high numbers of sex tape leaks, which has generated…
Renowned legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata is worried about what he describes as a worrying decline in public confidence in Ghana’s judiciary. According to him, this situation has the propensity to trigger dire implications for the country’s democratic framework. His comments come amid findings from the 2024 on African Governance, which reported a stark drop in…
A second-half strike by Mawuli Wayo secured maximum points for Accra Hearts of Oak against Vision F.C on Friday. But for some poor finishing, Hearts could have won by a wider margin at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium. Hearts coach Aboubakar Ouattara made two changes to his lineup, for Friday’s encounter. Michael Awuah was…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially received the credentials of Khalid bin Jabr Al Musallam, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Qatar to Ghana, at a ceremony held on November 8, at the Jubilee House in Accra. During the event, Ambassador Al Musallam conveyed greetings from the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin…
he British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has revealed some Ghanaians fear that the December 7 elections may not be peaceful as compared to previous ones. According to her, interactions with key stakeholders and “a range of people” indicate that there could be potential violence.“Unfortunately, my colleagues and I are frequently told by a…
