Current Affairs

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Gushegu Member of Parliament Alhassan Tampuli has accused Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie of descending into partisan politics, urging him to resign his judicial position if he intends to pursue active politics. “Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has descended into the arena of politics. He has worn a political jersey, and we have to […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the governing boards of nine state institutions with immediate effect, according to a statement issued by the Presidency Communications. The institutions affected include Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO), Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), Ghana Post Company Limited, […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS CDD-Ghana Fellow Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare Legal scholar Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar and writing under the signature “GOGO,” has cautioned Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie against language that carries partisan meaning, arguing that judicial independence imposes restraint on judges just as it demands restraint from politicians toward the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Director, Richard Ahiagbah has accused Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie of abandoning the political neutrality expected of the head of the Judiciary. The comments follow remarks by the Chief Justice during visits to state institutions, where he questioned Ghana’s performance over the previous eight years while praising the work of […]

ELS; MBN360NEWS Minister-designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, says he will explore ways to mobilise funding for the construction of the National Cathedral if Parliament approves the project and it receives the backing of the Christian community and President John Dramani Mahama. Mr Ayariga made the pledge when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointments […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Minority in Parliament has boycotted the vetting of three nominees for the Supreme Court, saying the process is being rushed. The Minority said there is currently no vacant position on the Supreme Court that requires the appointments to be handled with urgency. It argued that the nominees are being considered to increase the number of […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Parliament’s Appointments Committee has recommended the approval of three nominees for appointment to the Supreme Court. This is in spite of the Minority Caucus boycotting Thursday’s vetting, citing concerns over the process and the compressed timetable. The nominees are Court of Appeal Justices Sophia Rosetta Bernasko Essah and Edward Amoako Asante, as well […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS Afenyo Markin, Minority Leader The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Honourable Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has urged the majority on Parliament’s Appointments Committee to allow adequate scrutiny of three Supreme Court nominees before proceeding with their vetting. He argued that the committee’s timetable could undermine the constitutional and procedural requirements governing the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Minority Caucus The Minority in Parliament has boycotted the vetting of three Supreme Court nominees after its objection to the timetable for the exercise was rejected by the Appointments Committee. The walkout followed a tense exchange between the Minority Leader, Honourable Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, and the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Honourable Bernard […]

ELS: MBN360 POLITICS Aspiring First National Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has rejected claims that there is an agenda to Islamise Ghana, arguing that the voting patterns of Muslims in the 2024 general election demonstrate the country’s strong tradition of religious tolerance. Mr Hamid said that if there were indeed an organised […]