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Adwoa Safo’s claim of witch-hunting unfortunate – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader in Parliament has expressed his disappointment in Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, for accusing them of witch-hunting...

Ambulance Service admits charging ¢600 to convey pregnant woman who died in transit

Chief Executive of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has admitted officers demanded GH₵600 from the husband of a pregnant woman who died whilst in...

Otokunor’s harsh speech at NPP’s National Delegates’ Conference

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor, has said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration has performed poorly...

It is a constitutional imperative for Adwoa Safo’s seat to be declared vacant – Joe Wise insists

The Chairman of Parliament’s Privileges Committee, Joseph Osei Wusu, has reiterated that it is a constitutional imperative for the seat of the Dome Kwabenya...

Payments at govt agencies to go up as Parliament passes Fees and Charges Bill

Parliament has passed the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2022, to provide for an annual adjustment of fees being charged by public institutions.The...

Clerk must inform EC that Adwoa Safo’s seat is vacant – Privileges Committee

Chairman of Parliament’s Privileges Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, says the Clerk of Parliament is required to inform the Electoral Commission (EC) that the Dome Kwabenya...

Adwoa Safo’s fate hangs in the balance as Privileges Committee pardons Henry Quartey, Ken Agyapong

The Privileges Committee of Parliament has by a majority decision voted to ‘pardon’ Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong and Ayawaso Central MP, Henry Quartey...

Speaker tasks 5 committees of Parliament to investigate concerns of school feeding caterers

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has tasked 5 committees of Parliament to investigate the concerns of school feeding caterers.The Speaker also charged the committees...

Why former NPP MP missed first class honours at KNUST

JoyNews/AdomNews · ADDAI NIMO ON FIRST CLASSFormer New Patriotic (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Mampong Constituency, Francis Addai Nimo, has said he was...

Sam George, Sheila Bartels clash over LGBTI comments

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Sheila Bartels, has admonished the Ningo-Prampram MP against his use of insulting remarks when dealing with people...

Privileges Committee Vice Chair speaks on Adwoa Safo’s snub

It has emerged that the Privileges Committee of Parliament published an invitation to the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo in the...

I underwent knee surgery – Henry Quartey tells Privileges Committee

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso Central, Henry Quartey, has appeared before the Privileges Committee of Parliament, to respond to queries on his absence...

62 Police guards assigned to MPs yet to be issued with pistols – Interior Minister

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has revealed that the 62 Police guards assigned to protect Members of Parliament are yet to be issued with...

Adwoa Safo again

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has failed to appear before the privileges committee to answer questions on why she...

Ken Ofori-Atta to face parliament again on July 13

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is programmed to present the mid-year budget review to Parliament on 13th July 2022.According to the Majority Leader,...

Adwoa Safo’s absence: Oppong Nkrumah speaks

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said the Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, is on an extended leave.He made this known...

Delegates voted against my candidature but 1.7m NPP supporters in Ashanti Region wanted me – Wontumi’s contender

Defeated candidate in the recent chairmanship race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region says though delegates voted against him, he...

Talk is cheap but… – NPP National Women’s Organiser hopeful

A National Women Organiser hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ellen Ama Daaku, has said although talk is cheap she believes her track...

Parliament approves €74.15m for Tarkwa water project

Parliament has approved a loan of €74.15 million to finance the Tarkwa Water Supply Project in the Western Region.The facility is made up of...

COVID-19 expenditure: Minority engaging in propaganda – Deputy Finance Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority doing propaganda with COVID expenditureDeputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has accused the Minority group in parliament of engaging in propaganda...

Covid-19 expenditure: All 16 questions and how they were answered by Ken Ofori-Atta

With the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta appearing before Parliament today, he is expected to answer some 16 questions filed by some lawmakers.Aside from...

MPs refund ‘double salaries’

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has confirmed that monies paid to some Members of Parliament (MPs) as overpaid salaries have been refunded.The Kintampo...

Full text: Finance Minister’s statement to Parliament on government’s Covid-19 expenditure in 2020

Mr Speaker, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. This moment has marked a defining moment in world...

Ken Ofori-Atta breaks silence on Covid-19 funds

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has debunked claims that the government has not been transparent with its COVID-19 expenditure.Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, June 22, 2022,...

GII rebukes AG for dismissing resource difficulties at Special Prosecutor’s office

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has rebuked the Attorney General (AG) for dismissing resource difficulties at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).According to...

Ofori-Atta to answer 16 questions in Parliament on Wednesday

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been summoned to appear before Parliament on Wednesday, June 22.He was rescheduled to appear before the house after...

Group charges Parliament to pass Affirmative Action Bill to reduce gender bias

A group called the Affirmative Action Bill Coalition has made a strong case for Parliament to pass the Affirmative Action Bill into law with...

4 NPP MPs accused of taking double salaries

Four first-term Members of Parliament (MPs) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are alleged to have received double salaries.The accused MPs are said to...

Transport Minister incurs wrath of Speaker Bagbin [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Speaker Bagbin bares teeth at Transport MinisterThe Speaker of Parliament ,Alban Bagbin, has threatened to refer the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah,...

Ken Ofori-Atta angers Minority

The Minority in Parliament says it is troubled by the absence of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who was scheduled to appear before the House....

Bagbin sends strong message to Ofori-Atta over Covid-19 funds

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has ruled that the House will not consider any request from the Finance Ministry until Ken Ofori-Atta appears before...

‘State not billed to pay your funeral expenses’ – Bagbin fired over ex-gratia

A former UN Senior Governance Advisor and CEO of JAK Foundation has taken on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin over his justification...

2020 election: Court throws out NPP’s petition against Krachi West results

The Hohoe High Court has dismissed a petition from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that sought to challenge the 2020 Krachi West Parliamentary election...

Bagbin justifies payment of ex-gratia to MPs [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bagbin justifies payment of ex-gratia to Members of ParliamentSpeaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has justified the payment of ex-gratia to Members of...

New twist to Adwoa Safo’s case

The Privileges Committee has summoned Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, to appear before it on July 6, 2022, over her absenteeism.This...

Islamic SHS chaos: Parliament, Police can’t investigate same time – Annoh Dompreh

The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has told Parliament that the legislature and the Ghana Police Service cannot at the same time investigate the...

Adwoa Safo ‘snubs’ Privileges Committee

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, on Tuesday, failed to appear before the Privileges Committee as scheduled.The absentee MP was...

Bagbin orders parliamentary probe into Islamic SHS, Police clash

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed a fact-finding Committee to furnish the House with circumstances that led to a clash involving the...

Constituents chase MP over GHC800K job scam

A growing number of fraud victims in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Constituency who were duped in a GHC800, 000 job scam are chasing after the...

MPs fight over gay Bill

Discussion on the perceived delay of work on the anti-LGBTQ bill by the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs deteriorated into a dogfight...