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Joe Wise did not overturn Speaker’s ruling – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu defends [Audio]

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has reacted to Speaker Alban Bagbin's dissatisfaction with his First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu (Joe Wise) overruling his judgments....

I’m not aware Adwoa Safo wants my job – Afenyo-Markin

JoyNews/AdomNews · I’m not aware Adwoa Safo wants my job as Deputy Majority Leader – Afenyo-MarkinDeputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says he is not...

Covid-19 expenditure: Ato Forson to re-file motion for probe

Ranking Member on the Finance Committee in Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced his intention to file for the second time, a motion to...

Speaker Bagbin goes wild on Joe Wise for overturning his ruling

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has said he is not happy about his First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, for overruling...

NDC allegedly looking for candidates to replace Assin North MP [Audio] – MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC already scouting candidates to replace Assin North MP - Sylvester TettehThe Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfrom Member of Parliament (MP) has alleged the National...

Adwoa Safo’s dismissal: John Boadu sets records straight [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · John Boadu Speaks On Adwoa Safo's FateGeneral Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the decision to declare the seat...

Supreme Court orders substituted service on Assin North MP

The Supreme Court has ordered a substituted service on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson....

Adwoa Safo’s absence: Buaben Asamoa gives more details [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Yaw Buabin On Adwoa SafoAdwoa Safo's issue is now so glaring because of the fine margins we have in parliament now, the...

I can be impartial; not neutral – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said that as Leader of the House, he can only be impartial but he cannot be neutral.Speaking...

Sam George ‘defends’ Adwoa Safo

Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George, has waded into calls to declare the seat of Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo vacant.According...

Neither NCA nor telcos can block your SIM, don’t bother to register – Ras Mubarak

Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has said the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the telecommunication companies cannot block SIM cards if...

Akufo-Addo to present 2022 State of the Nation Address on March 3

President Akufo-Addo is expected to be in Parliament on March 3, 2022, to present the State of the Nation Address.Article 67 of the Constitution...

More NPP MPs endorse motion to probe Mills’ death – Annoh-Dompreh

The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh- Dompreh, has revealed more Members of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have expressed interest in the...

Probe into Mills’ death: Two NPP MPs want names out

It has emerged that two out of the four members of the Majority in Parliament, said to have signed a Private Member’s motion calling...

Atta Mills’ brother throws big challenge over motion to probe his death [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Samuel Atta Mils On ProbeSamuel Atta Mills, brother of late Professor Atta Mills, has dared four Majority parliamentarians to proceed with their...

Public hearing on LGBTQ+ Bill resumes

The Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee will today, Thursday resume public hearings on the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill...

Minority calls for dismissal of Health Minister over botched Sputnik V contract

The Minority is calling for the head of the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, for undertaking an international transaction without prior approval from Parliament.In a...

Bagbin warns MPs over ‘father oo father’ [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs anger Speaker BagbinIt has almost been the norm in recent times to hear Parliamentarians, especially those in opposition chant "father oo!...

E-levy: Minority’s tussle in Parliament was a fight for democracy – Mahama tells clergymen

Former President John Mahama has described the fistfight that erupted in parliament over a disagreement during the voting on the controversial Electronic Transaction Bill...

I do not want to be part of the many judgment debts for the country – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed his deepest anger over the failure of the Finance Minister to furnish Parliament with various contractual agreements...

Assin North MP not above the law but… – Haruna Iddrisu [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Haruna Iddrisu On Assin North MPMinority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has said it has at no point in time been the intention of...

Bagbin returns from medical review [Photos]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has returned from his medical trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Mr Bagbin returned to Dubai for his...

NDC MPs secretly encouraging govt to pass E-levy – MP alleges

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC MPs have been secretly encouraging government to pass E-levy - New Juaben South MPMember of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South,...

Adwoa Safo’s absence: Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu sets records straight [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kyei - Mensah On Adwoa SafoMajority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has revealed Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Adwoa Safo, had to attend to...

Minority accuses Akufo-Addo of insensitivity for using luxurious private jet for 10-day foreign trip

The Minority in Parliament has for the umpteenth time accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of insensitivity to the plight of Ghanaians.According to the National Democratic...

E-levy: Finance Minister makes U-turn on withdrawal

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has rescinded his decision to withdraw the controversial e-levy in Parliament and re-introduce same.Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin,...

E-levy: 137 NDC MPs are ready to die in the Chamber – Sam George vows [Listen]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has reiterated the position of the Minority to fight the introduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy...

Deputy Speaker replies Asiedu Nketia over ‘slap’ comment [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Joe Wise Replies Asiedu Nketia on slap commentFirst Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has condemned Asiedu Nketia over his comments that the Minority...

Assin North MP challenges Supreme Court ruling

The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has filed a review application at the Supreme Court challenging...

Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu breaks silence; describes person behind e-levy cake [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kyei Mensah Bonsu On E Levy CakeMajority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has broken his silence on an E-levy cake for his 65th birthday...

Put Paa Grant’s image on our currency – Atta Akyea proposes [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Put Paa Grant's Image On Our Currency - Atta Akyea ProposesMember of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South Constituency, Samuel Atta Akyea, has...

Sam George challenges Majority Leader to name NDC MP who gave him E-Levy cake

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has dared the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to name the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator who allegedly...

PAC grills Foreign Affairs Ministry over $60K ‘ghost’ project

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday spent hours questioning officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over payments unaccounted for in the Auditor...

Attempts to serve Assin North MP in Parliament unconstitutional – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has condemned the attempts by the Supreme Court registrar to serve criminal process on the Assin North Member of Parliament...

E-levy: NDC MPs are ready to die – Francis Sosu replies Afenyo-Markin

Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis Xavier-Sosu, has said the 137 Minority MPs will do everything within their power to resist the Electronic Transaction...

Adwoa Safo blackmailing govt – NPP MP alleges [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Adwoa Safo blackmailing governmentThe Minister for Women, Gender and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo, is being accused of blackmailing the government.According to...

Parliament approves agreement to construct bridge over Afram River

Parliament has approved an amount of €350M for the construction of a bridge over the Afram River and of 124Km of roads from Adawso-Bunso,...

Keep your advice to yourself – Majority Leader tells Ransford Gyampo

The Majority Leader in Parliament has chastised political analyst, Prof Ransford Gyampo, for suggesting that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) should reshuffle its...

PAC triggers Interpol arrest of two former staff of Pantang Nursing Training College

The Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC) of Parliament, James Avedzi Kluste, has ordered the arrest of two former workers of Pantang...

Assin North MP charged with forgery and perjury

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has been slapped with charges including forgery and perjury by the Attorney- General’s Office.He...