Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Amandla’s Enquiring photographer sampled the opinion of some Ghanaians’s about the August 29, landmark electoral petition ruling. We bring you some edited opinion. If the whole Supreme Court would render a judgment in favor of those who stole the elections, never rely on anyone for the truth. The judgment would go a long way to […]
Rodrigues/Craine combo nets the winner by Gary Axelbank The Monroe Mustangs women’s soccer team won a seminal game on Saturday afternoon, defeating Monroe CC (Rochester, NY) 3-2 on an 89th-minute goal by freshman Gemma Craine. The Brit midfielder combined on the game-winner with the brilliant Brazilian freshman Ana Rodrigues to give the #14-ranked Mustangs a […]
Dean takes home opener, 33-23 by Gary Axelbank Two pick-sixes and two safeties tell you what you need to know about the Monroe Mustangs football home opener against Dean College (Franklin, MA) at SUNY Purchase on Saturday night. Though they hung in pretty well, scoring a fourth quarter TD on a gorgeous fade pass-and-catch in […]
Zambia Coach Herve Renard has conceded that the Chipolopolo lost to a better side in a crucial World Cup qualifier played against Ghana in Kumasi. A 72nd minute strike by Nathan Sinkala served only as a consolation after conceding a goal in each half from the Black Stars. The Zambians started the war of words […]
Ghana assistant coach Maxwell Konadu admits his team was second best despite securing a 2-1 win over Zambia in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Goals from Abdul Majeed Waris and Kwadwo Asamoah won the match for the Black Stars who were given a real scare by the Chipolopolo on Friday. Zambia set up a nervy […]
“With the kind of peaceful election that we experienced on the two polling days, 7 and 8 December, are we setting the clock back by a narrow interpretation of electoral laws? A strict interpretation would curtail and erode the gains we have made so far.” This was contained in the 77-page judgement of Justice Sophia […]
After eight months of an all-out battle at the Supreme Court, a verdict was finally reached on who was legitimately elected as president of the Republic of Ghana in the December 2012 general elections. The nine-member panel dismissed the petition filed by 2012 NPP Flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and two others contesting the […]
Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata, lead counsel for the Third Respondent in the just concluded Presidential Election Petition case, has reportedly accused one of the nine Justices who sat on the matter, Mr. Justice Anin Yeboah, of allowing partisan motivations to color his judgment in the case. Appearing as a guest on a TV3 program […]
By John K. Akpalu, Esq. I have perused the recent Ghana Supreme Court decision on the election petition and found the reliance by Justices Dotse, Anin-Yeboah, Ansah and Owusu, on Article 49 of the 1992 Constitution to annul votes at polling stations where Presiding Officers did not sign the pink sheets, misplaced and lacking in […]
…The Petitioners have not led sufficient evidence for me to come to the conclusion that there was clearly a mathematical chance that the results could change then the votes would have to be annulled and a re-run held. But then in many instances the over-voting was either one or two, and certainly that cannot lead […]