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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:14 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 5/23/2013 9:48:14 PM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 A grouping based in Sunyani, the Brong Ahafo regional capital, which claims to be part of the National Democratic Congress NDC, has vowed to hit the streets to demonstrate against Tsatsu Tsikata, counsel for the NDC.According to the agitated members of the group, Tsatsu Tsikata was performing abysmally for the ruling political party at the Su ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465391/1/ndc-demo-hits-tsatsu.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465391/1/ndc-demo-hits-tsatsu.html Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:16 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGw1MnNqdzdpaWRfMXRzYXRzdV90c2lrYXRhXzEuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/465391/1/ndc-demo-hits-tsatsu.html Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila, a former cadre who is nursing the ambition of becoming the Northern Regional Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress NDC, says Trade and Industry Minister, Haruna Iddrisu is not sponsoring his campaign. Reports say the activities of Alhaji Mobila are being financed by Hon Iddrisu, who is also the Member of P ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465364/1/cadre-denies-links-with-minister.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465364/1/cadre-denies-links-with-minister.html Thu, 23 May 2013 15:46:38 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHR5cDBzZmVycW1fYWxoYWppX2licmFoaW1fbW9iaWxhLmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/465364/1/cadre-denies-links-with-minister.html The village palm wine tapper and general secretary of the National Democratic Congress NDC has debunked claims by the petitioners witness that polling stations are identified by serial numbers.On May 13th, the importance of serial numbers as a security feature became a bone of contention between lead Counsel for the third respondent, Tsats ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465350/1/polling-stations-are-not-identified-by-serial-numb.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465350/1/polling-stations-are-not-identified-by-serial-numb.html Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:52 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHA3M3dvYjBubWlfNzI1OTYxNzEzXzY4ODgzNy5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465350/1/polling-stations-are-not-identified-by-serial-numb.html The Supreme Court hearing the ongoing election petition has sustained an objection raised against the tendering in of a pink sheet which the respondents said confirms their claim of bad faith as raised in their affidavits and during the cross examination of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, star witness of the petitioners.The respondents were using the pink ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465346/1/supreme-court-rejects-asokwa-pink-sheet.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465346/1/supreme-court-rejects-asokwa-pink-sheet.html Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:00 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGtvZjZpdnVpaGNfNzk0MDMxNDMwXzI2NTY1LmpwZ3wxNTA= http://www.modernghana.com/news/465346/1/supreme-court-rejects-asokwa-pink-sheet.html The Supreme Court will Thursday hear an application for review by Mr Benony Tony Amekudzi, who is seeking to challenge the petition contesting the legitimacy of President John Dramani Mahama. The original application of Mr Amekudzi, a lawyer, was thrown out by the Supreme Court on May 3, 2013 because he did not follow the rules of the court. ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465305/1/amekudzi-calls-for-review-hearing-scheduled-for-to.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465305/1/amekudzi-calls-for-review-hearing-scheduled-for-to.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:08 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHlkdGc4M2l2djVfNzkwNTMwMzg0XzM5NTUwNS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465305/1/amekudzi-calls-for-review-hearing-scheduled-for-to.html Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who is representing both the first and third respondents mounts the witness box today to testify in the petition challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2012 presidential election at the Supreme Court.Judges of the Supreme Court have taken their seats for hearing to commence at ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465304/1/live-texts-asiedu-nketia-mounts-witness-box.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465304/1/live-texts-asiedu-nketia-mounts-witness-box.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:07 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGRoeGswNW5iYTdfODA5NDkxODUxXzIyNTYyMS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465304/1/live-texts-asiedu-nketia-mounts-witness-box.html Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who is representing both the first and third respondents mounts the witness box today to testify in the petition challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2012 presidential election at the Supreme Court.Judges of the Supreme Court have taken their seats for hearing to commence at ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465303/1/live-streaming-asiedu-nketia-in-the-witness-box.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465303/1/live-streaming-asiedu-nketia-in-the-witness-box.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:05 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGw1MnNqdjdpaWRfOTQ0MzY5NzQ0XzU2MDczMi5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465303/1/live-streaming-asiedu-nketia-in-the-witness-box.html A communications team member of the National Democratic Congress NDC, Gabby Assumeng has chastised lead counsel for the petitioners, Philip Addison for showing crass disrespect to the Justices of the Supreme Court.He said lawyer Addison since the hearing of the President Election Petition began always behaved rudely anytime a ruling goes ag ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465270/1/immature-addison-must-be-demoted-as-lead-counsel-n.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465270/1/immature-addison-must-be-demoted-as-lead-counsel-n.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:48 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHhkNmZ3ajN2dXFfMjQ5Mzc5Nzc1XzI1OTEyMC5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465270/1/immature-addison-must-be-demoted-as-lead-counsel-n.html The Editor of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has described the crop of leaders fronting Africas development as stooges with whom the continent, with close to 50 per cent of the worlds resources, is going nowhere.Therefore, he asserted, it is time to look for a new crop of leaders who will ensure that Africans enjoy the resources of t ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465269/1/pratt-africas-leaders-are-stooges-we-need-new-bree.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465269/1/pratt-africas-leaders-are-stooges-we-need-new-bree.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:47 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHB1bHc1MGFubTJfMjk1NjEzMzE4XzQ3MzQwNC5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465269/1/pratt-africas-leaders-are-stooges-we-need-new-bree.html The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress NDC, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, will, today, May 23, 2013, testify in the petition challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2012 presidential election at the Supreme Court.General Mosquito, as he is popularly called, is expected to give his evide ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/465268/1/election-petition-asiedu-nketia-takes-over-baton.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/465268/1/election-petition-asiedu-nketia-takes-over-baton.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:46 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHU4NWN0ZzFzcm1fMjU0MTYxNjYwXzcyMDU2OC5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/465268/1/election-petition-asiedu-nketia-takes-over-baton.html