Minority calls for probe into Aker Energy’s oilfield dev’t
The Minority in Parliament is calling for an investigation into an oil concession Aker Energy says it has reversed to government.Sometime last year, the...
Asunafo South MP recounts shocking encounter with Mahama [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · ERIC OPOKU ON MAHAMA PARLIAMENT CONFRONTATIONMember of Parliament for the Asunafo South Constituency, Eric Opoku, has said his likeness for former President...
Old Tafo MP breaks down in parliament over death of predecessor [Video]
https://youtu.be/ZEFALAnzUyoMember of Parliament for Old Tafo in the Ashanti region, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, shed tears as he paid a tribute to his predecessor, Dr...
Why I still want to serve after 16 years in parliament – NDC MP [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · ERIC OPOKU ON CONTEST SEATMember of Parliament for the Asunafo South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region has said he still has...
Bagbin shocked at Dr Akoto Osei’s sudden demise
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has paid tribute to former Old Tafo Member of Parliament, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei.Mr Bagbin said Dr Osei’s...
Only Parliament can assure whether road toll will replace e-levy – Egyapa Mercer
The Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, says Parliament will decide whether to replace the E-levy with road toll or not.This follows concerns expressed...
NUGS, EduWatch petition Parliament to uncap GETFund
National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and African Education Watch (EduWatch) have petitioned Parliament to help uncap GETFUND, which to them was collapsing education...
Many MPs have retired as paupers – Afenyo-Markin
A Member of Parliament is perceived as powerful, resourceful, and wealthy but outside Parliament, the reality is different for some.The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander...
Defence and Interior committee to visit Ashaiman today
The Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament will today, Thursday, March 16 pay a visit to the Ashaiman community following military brutalities in the area.The visit...
NDC can’t prevent EC from laying CI in Parliament – Mac Manu
A former national chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Peter Mac Manu, has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot prevent the Electoral...
Roads Minister calls for bi-partisan probe into Akufo-Addo’s claim of building most roads in 4th Republic
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has asked Parliament to constitute a special committee to investigate claims of President Nana Akufo-Addo that...
Let’s reduce number of MPs from 275 to 200 – Afenyo-Markin
Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the immediate amendment of the 1992 Constitution to put a cap on the number of seats...
Former COCOBOD workers petition parliament over unpaid benefits
A group of aged men who are former workers of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have petitioned parliament over their unpaid benefits.The group members,...
Covid-19: Agyemang Manu, Oppong Nkrumah don’t deserve national honours – Minority
The Minority Caucus is demanding answers on why President Nana Akufo-Addo conferred national awards on the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu and Information Minister,...
SONA Debate: Minority clashes with Majority over true state of economy
Parliament has resumed the debate on the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) with the Majority and Minority at each other’s throat over...
Minority makes fresh demands over National Cathedral project
The Minority in Parliament has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to abrogate the National Cathedral Project since a year after the commencement of the...
Ashaiman brutality: Parliament has failed oversight role – Prof. Aning
The Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) says Parliament has failed its...
Don’t vote for a hung Parliament again – Joe Wise tells Ghanaians
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has advised the citizenry never to vote for a hung Parliament again.Mr Osei-Owusu said the efficiency...
SONA2023: Adongo clashes with Afenyo-Markin over economy
Parliament has started the two-week-long debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2023.During the debate on Thursday, the Majority and...
Parliamentary Defence and Interior Committee to visit Ashaiman
The Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament will on Thursday, March 16 pay a visit to the Ashaiman community following military brutalities in the...
Parliament receives Appointments Committee’s report on six ministerial nominees
Parliament's Appointments Committee's report on six persons nominated by the President for appointment as ministers, ministers of state, and a deputy minister was Tuesday...
Int’l Women’s Day: I am here for you – Speaker Bagbin tells women
JoyNews/AdomNews · SPEAKER ON WOMENThe Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has congratulated women for partnering men to succeed.He assured all women in...
SONA 2023: Majority shouts ‘Pensioner’ as Mahama storms parliament
https://youtu.be/Huu-LezVv30Former President John Mahama on Wednesday appeared in Parliament for the 2023 State of the Nations Address (SONA).The address, delivered by President Nana...
Kufuor, Mahama grace 2023 SONA [Photos+Video]
Former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and John Mahama were in Parliament on Wednesday as President Nana Akufo-Addo presents the 2023 State of the Nations...
Parliament to probe Ashaiman military brutalities
Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee will in the coming days begin a probe into brutalities visited on some residents of Ashaiman, a suburb of...
Ghana@66: Let’s recommit to ideals of democracy, freedom and justice – Speaker Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called on Ghanaians to recommit to the ideals of democracy which hinge on freedom and justice.According...
Parliament to investigate National Cathedral project
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has admitted a motion for a probe into the National Cathedral Project.This comes on the back of a...
Parliament passes Pensions Bill
Parliament has passed the National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The object of the bill is to exclude the Police Service, the Immigration Service, the...
We’ll not take any assurances from EC, NIA and Finance Minister – Minority
After more than eight hours of engagement between parliament and state entities over the Public Election (Voter Registration) Regulation 2023, the House is divided...
Pull brakes on new controversial CI proposal – Minority tells EC
The Minority is continuing its onslaught on the Electoral Commission (EC) and its newly proposed Constitutional Instrument (CI).The CI, if adopted, will make the...
The female engineer, KNUST alumni ready to unseat Adamu Ramadan at Adentan
JoyNews/AdomNews · The female engineer, KNUST alumni ready to unseat Adamu Ramadan in AdentanAs a female engineer, Linda Assibi Awuni is preparing the grounds...
Approval of Ministers-designate may be by secret ballot – Joe Wise
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has said the approval of some of the President’s ministerial nominees may be done...
Ghana First Company kicks against ministerial nominee’s approval
A sanitation management company, Ghana First Company Limited, has petitioned the Appointments Committee of Parliament not to approve the Minister of State-designate for the...
Minority to drag Jean Mensa to Privileges Committee
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, will face Parliament’s Privileges Committee if she fails to appear before the House as...
I’m traumatised – NDC Chairman speaks after attack by unknown assailants [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · I'm traumatized - NDC Chairman speaks after attack by unknown assailantsThe Greater Accra Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii...
The church doesn’t hang in the sky; speak truth to power – Mahama urges clergy
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on church leaders to speak truth to power.According to him, the church, which serves as the moral...
CI making Ghana Card sole registration document not passed – Parliament
Parliament has dismissed reports of passing a Constitutional Instrument (C.I) seeking to make the Ghana Card the sole registration document for elections.This was...
Jean Mensa, NIA boss to appear in Parliament on Tuesday
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority, Kenneth Attafuah, are expected to appear...
Speaker warns MPs
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned members of the House not to substitute physical strength for intellectual prowess because “Parliament is for...
I will score Ghana’s Parliament 3 over 10 – Prof Gyampo [Video]
https://youtu.be/fpL9K5b_D9YA Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo, has graded Ghana’s Parliament a dismal three out of 10 points.On Wednesday, February 22,...