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Dominic Nitiwul breaks silence on military invasion in Parliament

Minister-Designate for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has fought off claims of being responsible for the soldiers who stormed the Chamber of Parliament.According to Mr Nitiwul,...

Kennedy Agyapong blasts colleague MPs over this…

Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, has taken a swipe at his colleague MPs after they turned their three-day orientation and induction...

Nitiwul, Adutwum up for vetting today

Ministers-Designate for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul and Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, will face Parliament’s Appointments Committee today to make a case for their approval for...

Military invasion of Parliament: Kan Dapaah makes shocking revelation

JoyNews/AdomNews · A commander ordered the military into chamber on eve of 8th Parliamentary swearing-in - Kan-DapaahThe National Security Minister-designate, Kan Dapaah, has disclosed...

Kan-Dapaah, Agyeman-Manu up for vetting Wednesday

Ministers-designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu and National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, will face Parliament’s Appointments Committee tomorrow, Wednesday, February 10, 2021, to make a case...

Covid-19: Parliamentary sitting suspended for three weeks

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has suspended sitting for three weeks due to surge in COVID-19 infections within the chamber.The suspension takes effect from...

MPs display dance moves after orientation at Aqua Safari [Photos]

Members of Parliament (MPs) turned their three-day orientation and induction workshop into a jam at Aqua Safari at Ada.Some of the MPs, spotted in...

Rawlings’ death: Konadu, children’s mood as Parliament calls on them [Photos]

A Parliamentary delegation, led by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, on Friday, called on the family of the late Former President...

Muntaka apologises to Supreme Court over bribery allegation

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, Mohammad Mubarak Muntaka, has unreservedly apologised to the Supreme Court of Ghana over allegations of bribery he made...

Covid-19: Speaker shoots down calls for closure of Parliament

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has rejected calls for the House to shut down after some 71 persons tested positive for Covid-19.The affected...

Covid-19: Fear grips MPs over recent cases

Fear has gripped some Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides after some colleagues tested positive for the coronavirus.Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on...

CHRAJ calls on MPs to declare assets

Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, on Thursday, charged Members of Parliament (MPs) and government appointees to...

15 MPs, 56 staff test positive for COVID-19

Some 15 Members of Parliament (MPs) and 56 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, announced this in the House on...

MPs respond to Speaker Bagbin’s threat

Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have challenged Speaker Alban Bagbin’s threat to publish names of legislators who have tested positive for coronavirus but have...

Parliament summons COCOBOD CEO

Parliament has summoned the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, over its indebtedness to Cocoa License...

Check out first six appointees up for Ministerial vetting

Parliament says Kan Dapaah, Dominic Nitiwul, and Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu are among the first six to face the Appointments Committee for vetting.The vetting process by...

Check out schedule for vetting of ministerial appointees

Parliament has released the schedule for the vetting of the first list of ministerial appointments for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s second term.The vetting is spread...

Election petition: Mahama files new application

The 2020 presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to be granted permission...

Christ the King Church holds thanksgiving mass for Alban Bagbin [Photos]

The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament,  Alban Bagbin, has expressed gratitude to God for the great honour done him and has asked for wisdom in...

Alban Bagbin ‘humbles’ Kennedy Agyapong in Parliament [Video]

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has caused a stir on social media with a video of him making a statement in the...

Coronavirus: Some MPs test positive

Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus.Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, confirmed this on Friday, January 29, 2021.Although Mr Bagbin...

Vetting of Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees set for Feb 10

Parliament’s Appointments Committee will commence vetting of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees from Wednesday, February 10, 2021.National Democratic Congress caucus Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, who...

I will not be stumbling block to govt business – Speaker Bagbin

A seven-member delegation of the Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to congratulate him on...

Parliament rejects Ayariga’s petition to suspend payment of fees by tertiary students

Parliament has rejected a motion filed by Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, for the suspension of the payment of admission fees...

Bagbin reveals what he was about to do when NDC called him for Speakership post

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has revealed that he had already established an existing plan from politics when the leadership of the National Democratic...

A spirit told me I was going to win Speakership election – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said he was leaving the political scene to establish a Centre to help Ghana’s democratic growth...

Coronavirus: Check out number of MPs permitted to sit in Chamber for proceedings

Only one-third of Members of Parliament (MPs) will be required to be in the Chamber of Parliament to take part in proceedings as part...

How Oppong Nkrumah thanked his constituents following his successful re-election as MP

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has returned to the Ofoase Ayeribi constituency to thank them after his successful re-election as their representative in Parliament.The...

Parliament set to vet President’s nominees

Parliament is set to vet persons nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for ministerial positions by asking the House to consider the nominees...

When Fomena MP took Speaker Bagbin’s seat in Parliament [Photo]

Andrew Amoako Asiamah, independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Fomena and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, took the Speaker seat for the first time...

Kofi Adams’ tribute to J.J. Rawlings in Parliament

A former aide to the late Jerry John Rawlings, Kofi Adams, paid tribute to his boss on the Floor of Parliament when the legislative...

Minority Group lashes Akufo-Addo over ministerial nominees

The Minority Group in Parliament is not satisfied with the reduction in the number of ministers from 126 to 86 and says President Nana...

Speaker declares Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu as Majority Group Leader

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has ruled that the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu is the Majority Group Leader.Consequently, the National Democratic...

NDC’s vetting threats don’t scare me – Abu Jinapor

The Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said he is not concerned about threats by the Minority Group in Parliament...

Parliament eulogises late National Security boss

The 8th Parliament has been left in utter shock by the sudden demise of National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh.During a sitting in the House,...

Bagbin overrules NPP Caucus’ attempt to block Ayariga’s “suspend tertiary fees” request

Parliament will, today, debate for approval of a motion asking the President to suspend the payment of fees by tertiary students as a Covid-19...

NDC will not be obstructionists in Parliament – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus will not take pleasure in obstructing matters...

NPP asks Speaker Bagbin to remain impartial as it maintains majority

The Majority Caucus, made up of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Group and Independent MP, have maintained that they form the Majority Caucus in...

Parliament stands down motion to suspend payment of university fees

Parliament on Wednesday stood down a motion by Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, calling on the Government of Ghana to...

Coronavirus: MPs to undergo mandatory testing again

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs to undergo mandatory Covid-19 test todayMembers of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test.This...