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Majority Leader opposes sole use of Ghana card for voter registration

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has voiced his concerns regarding the Electoral Commission's (EC) proposal to make the Ghana Card the exclusive document for...

Parliament sets date for 2024 budget presentation

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the last Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government for the 2023 Financial Year to Parliament...

EC wants new CI submitted to Parliament withdrawn – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

It has come to light that the Electoral Commission (EC) has requested for the withdrawal of the Constitutional Instrument on the creation of the...

Parliament proposes Nov. 15 for 2024 Budget presentation

Parliament has proposed November 15, 2023, for the presentation of the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government.Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin...

EC lays C.I. for creation of Guan constituency

The Electoral Commission (EC) has laid a Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) before Parliament for the creation of the Guan Constituency in the Oti Region.The C.I....

Parliament resumes sitting today

Parliament is set to resume sitting today, October 31, 2023, after going on recess in August.This will commence the Third Meeting of the Third...

Parliament resumes sitting tomorrow

Parliament is set to resume sitting on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, after going on recess in August.This will commence the Third Meeting of...

Hundreds join Ga State to bid farewell to late queenmother [Photos]

Hundreds of mourners on Saturday thronged the Ga Mantse's Palace at North Kaneshie for the final funeral rites of the Ga Manye, Naa Dedei...

Annoh-Dompreh reacts to Minority’s claim on NIB collapse

Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has dismissed claims by the Minority about the government's intention to collapse the National Investment Bank (NIB).According to...

Supreme Court ruling on Gyakye Quayson’s case scandalous – Atuguba

Former Supreme Court Justice, Justice William Atuguba, has taken on the Supreme Court over its judgment in the case of the Assin North Member...

Parliament to summon VRA over dam spillage after devastating floods – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Member, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said Parliament will summon officials of the Volta River Authority (VRA) to answer...

Dialysis crisis: Minority ready to support govt to deal with menace – Akandoh

The Minority in Parliament says it is ready to support the government to completely deal with the dialysis crisis as stakeholders race against time...

Gomoa West MP spends parliamentary break in the classroom; teaches Apam SHS students [Photos]

Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Richard Gyan, spent his parliamentary break teaching at his alma mater, Apam Senior High School in the Central...

Maternity, paternity Bill presented to Parliament

A Private Member’s Bill proposing an amendment to extend maternity leave from three months to four months has been laid in Parliament. The Bill, which...

Leaked tape probe: I’m not biased against Dampare – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee investigating a leaked tape plotting the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr...

People are better represented in old age – Former Builsa North MP

Former Member of Parliament for Builsa North, Timothy Ataboadey Awontirim has stated some reasons why there is a need for politicians to vie for...

We won’t support Minority to drag Addison to Parliament – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said they won’t back the Minority to summon the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG),...

Majority Leader’s tribute in memory of Hon Felix Owusu-Adjapong

The first week in October 2023 has been one of anguish. The week has been full of thorns and thistles for the New Patriotic...

Minority sends strong message to BoG

The Minority caucus in Parliament says it will treat any business concerning the Bank of Ghana (BoG) differently as long as the Governor, Dr...

Minority hits back at BoG Governor

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has taken on the Governor Bank of Ghana (BoG) over his refusal to resign from...

Enact strong laws to combat terrorism – Akufo-Addo to Commonwealth Parliaments

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged Parliaments within the Commonwealth to enact strong legislation to curtail cross-border movement of illegal arms to combat...

Summon Addison before Parliament – Nana Akomea tells Minority

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea has said the Minority in Parliament cannot remove Governor of Bank of Ghana,...

Exclusive photos from #OccupyBoG demo that had hundreds marching in Accra

The much-anticipated #OccupyBoG protest led by Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) took place on the streets of Accra on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. ...

Minority MPs, leadership must be allowed to march to BoG – Ato Forson

The Ghana Police Service at a news conference on Monday, October 2, announced that it would allow the #OccupyBoG protesters to march as far...

#OccupyBoG demo: Police announces closure of these roads

The Ghana Police Service has announced some major roads will be blocked to vehicular traffic on Tuesday as part of the Minority's #OccupyBoG protest....

Mahama Ayariga threatens to drag BoG Governor, deputies before OSP

Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga, has served notice to report the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison,...

Leaked tape on IGP: Grant our witnesses protection – Supt. Asare’s counsel

The lawyer for one of the senior police officers at the centre of the leaked tape plot to mastermind the removal of the Inspector...

NPP MPs have not deserted me – Alan Kyerematen

Former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen says he and the New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament who threw their weight behind him during his time...

Bill to remove sanitary pad tax introduced

A Private Member’s Bill proposing an amendment to remove the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on menstrual hygiene products has been...

A Plus declares intention to contest 2024 parliamentary election

Ghanaian musician Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as Kwame A Plus, has declared his intention to contest the 2024 parliamentary election.A Plus said...

EC can go to court if it feels frustrated by Parliament – MP

The Ranking Member of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, has said if the Electoral Commission (EC) is convinced that Parliament...

Don’t blame Parliament for your voter suppression efforts – EC told

The Minority Chief Whip, Governs Kwame Agbodza has strongly criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) and its Chair, Jean Adukwei Mensa.In a scathing response to...

#OccupyBoG demo: Police file fresh injunction against Minority

The Ghana Police Service has filed a motion for an injunction against the organizers of the #OccupyBoG demonstration at the Financial and Economic Division...

Leaked tape probe: Recuse yourself – Prof Gyampo tells Atta-Ayea

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape plotting the removal of the Inspector General of Police's (IGP), Samuel Atta-Akyea, has been...

Leaked tape: Parliamentary committee to resume sittings October 2

The parliamentary committee probing the leaked tape on the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, will resume sitting...

Police to provide security for Minority’s demo against BoG Governor

The Ghana Police Service has declared its commitment to provide security to the Minority's demonstration against the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr Ernest...

Leaked tape probe: IGP appears before committee today

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, is expected to appear before the committee probing a leaked plot to remove him...

Plot to remove IGP: Dampare to appear before committee on September 12

Chairman of the ad-hoc committee probing the leaked plot to remove IGP, Samuel Atta Akyea has revealed the Committee has invited Dr George Akuffo...

Leaked tape probe: COP Alex Mensah was consumed by inordinate partisan ego – Inusah Fuseini

A former Chairman of Parliament Legal and Constitutional Affairs says one of the witnesses in the leaked tape saga to oust IGP Dr George...

Minority announces new date for demo against BoG Governor

The Minority caucus in Parliament has rescheduled its planned demonstration against Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr Ernest Addison, and his deputies to September...