Samson Lardy Anyenini, a private legal practitioner has told Good Evening Ghana in a report monitored by GhanaWeb that the former Special Prosecutor, Martin ABK Amidu, was wrong on some of the positions taken on the Agyapa Royalties Agreement. “Martin has his mistakes and sometimes we make the mistake of thinking that because he was […]
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GJA Awards: Samson Lardy Anyenini is Journalist of the Year 2019; plus full list of winners
The host of Newsfile on Joy FM, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has won the Journalist of the Year 2019 at the 25th Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) Awards. Anyenini also picked the Award for Democracy and Peace Building at the event held to recognize the role of media practitioners and journalists. In his acceptance speech, the legal practitioner […]
Castle Militia documentary: Manasseh responds to government’s NMC petition
Lawyers for Manasseh Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, are praying the National Media Commission (NMC) to dismiss a petition challenging the authenticity of a Joy FM documentary on alleged militia activities at the former seat of government. According to the legal team, the government’s petition to the NMC was an attempt to censor the media. […]
Midlands savings and loans assault victim’s case not dismissed-Lawyer
One of the lawyers of the woman who was assaulted at the Shiashie branch of Midland Savings and Loans has denied reports that the case was dismissed because the victim failed to appear in court to testify. Samson Lardy Anyenini disclosed that Patience Osafo has not been informed of days the court will be sitting making it […]
Jail all EC commissioners for contempt over failure to provide ROPAA Constitutional Instrument
An Accra High Court will tomorrow hear a motion that has cited all Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) for contempt of court for failing to provide a Constitutional Instrument (CI) for the Representation of People Amendment Act (ROPAA) as set out by a court in 2017. In response to the charges, Jean […]
Sammi Awuku lauds LMVC Alliance for Vigilantism vs. Vigilance symposium
The National Organiser of the Ruling New Patriotic Party, Sammi Awuku has lauded the Let My Vote Count (LMVC) Alliance for initiating moves to discourage the use of tugs and macho men in the policing of ballot boxes during the 2020 elections. The group yesterday organized a public symposium dubbed ‘Vigilantism vs. Vigilance’ to drum […]
RTI Bill: coalition accuse MP’s of frustrating passage of Bill, cite KT Hammond and Sam George of leading the charge
The Media Coalition on the Right to Information Bill (RTI) have accused Members of Parliament of deliberately frustrating the passage of the Bill, with the ruling New Patriotic Party’s KT Hammond and the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Sam George leading the charge of frustrating the process. In a statement issued a while ago by […]
RTI: drafted in 1999, sent to parliament in 2010, withdrawn and laid 5 times, yet to be passed-why are gov’ts afraid?
The inexcusably long delay by successive governments under the Fourth Republican Constitution to pass this law suggests to us that governments are simply afraid to pass a law that will help actualise a right that the Constitution has already given to Ghanaians. Unless and until the law is passed, Ghanaians are entitled to conclude that […]