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SONA 2021: There is no hung Parliament – Majority Leader

Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says there is no hung Parliament as projected by some Ghanaians.Speaking after President Akufo-Addo delivered his last...

Full speech: Akufo-Addo’s last State of the Nation Address

MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ON THE DISSOLUTION OF THE 7TH PARLIAMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO,ON TUESDAY,...

Next Parliament must put Ghana’s interest first – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said members 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic would have to work together and be more accommodating of each other so...

45 incidents, scandals that rocked 7th Parliament

The life of Ghana’s 7th Parliament which started on the dawn of January 7, 2017, with the swearing-in of Prof. Mike Ocquaye as Speaker,...

Check out set-up in Parliament for Akufo-Addo’s address [Photos]

All is set for President Akufo-Addo's last State of the Nation Address (SoNA) in Parliament on Tuesday January 5, 2021.There was a little misunderstanding...

NPP chooses Prof Mike Oquaye as Speaker of Parliament

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prof Mike Oquaye retained as Speaker of ParliamentThe Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has chosen Professor Aaron Mike...

What to expect from Akufo-Addo final State of the Nation Address

President Akufo-Addo is set to make his final appearance before the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic to present the State of the Nation...

Don’t change Oquaye as Speaker – Professor

There is “too much turbulence at this time for you to go and bring a new Speaker of Parliament,” Chairman of the National Development...

Why Amewu registered despite injunction – Parliament explains

Parliament has provided clarity on a viral photo that has injuncted Member of Parliament elect for the Hohoe constituency, John Peter Amewu, registering in...

Minority MPs ‘snub’ court!

Twenty Minority Members of Parliament including their leader Haruna Iddrisu charged over their march to the Electoral Commission head office on 22nd December 2020...

Amewu’s fate hangs as Supreme Court makes decision on him today

The Supreme Court will today January 4, 2021, hear a case challenging an injunction against the swearing-in of John Peter Amewu as the Member...

Akufo-Addo’s inauguration: Only ‘the invited’ will be granted entry – Police

The Ghana Police Service has detailed security arrangements ahead of President Akufo-Addo's inauguration on January 7, 2021.The service has served notice that a total...

We’ll not honour police summons to appear in court – Minority MP

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Kunbungu, Ras Mubarak, says his minority colleagues will not honour police summon served on them to...

Akufo-Addo to deliver final State of the Nation Address on this date

President Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, January 5 2021, deliver his final State of the Nation Address as he prepares to make way for his...

Parliament set to be dissolved on January 6

Ahead of the dissolution of the 7th Parliament on midnight of January 6, the Parliamentary Service has outlined programmes to usher in the 8th...

Widow of Mfantseman MP gets appointment

Widow of late Nfantseman Member of Parliament, Ekow Quansah Hayford has been given a position in the Majority leadership in Parliament.Mrs. Ophelia Mensah Hayford...

4 years, 11 walkouts – The Minority’s aggressive record in 7th Parliament

The 7th Parliament which’s proceedings I’ve reported on eagerly from its birth on the dawn of 7th January 2017 till date, will go down in history as one...

Parliament might have to change sitting time to make room for ministers to attend – Ben Abdallah

Leadership of Ghana’s 8th Parliament would have to change its sitting time to allow members who double as Ministers to attend to ministerial work before...

Election of Speaker: Okudzeto Ablakwa makes shocking revelation

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that the New Patriotic Party government is planning to restrict MPs...

Ras Mubarak: Election of Speaker of the 8th Parliament, what to look out for

The position of Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament as I know it, historically, has been reserved for persons above 60, except on two occasions when...

Osei Aidoo deserves to be Speaker of Parliament – Tema West NPP Chairman

Abraham Osei-Aidoo, a former Majority Leader, is the best person to be the Speaker of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic.Mr Dennis Amfo-Sefah,...

8th Parliament charged to seek welfare of Ghanaians

The Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana has charged members of the eighth Parliament to seek the welfare of the people.Dr Paul Boafo...

I will love to be a Speaker of Parliament but … – Mensah-Bonsu

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed his interest to be Speaker of Parliament of Ghana's eighth parliament.However, the Suame Member of...

Be responsible with your protest against 2020 election – Majority tells Minority

Majority in Parliament has asked the Minority to behave responsibly in their quest to demand justice over the alleged stolen verdict in the just-ended...

Next Parliament will not approve more than 70 appointees – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu says the eighth Parliament will not support the vetting and approval of Ministers of State and their deputies exceeding 70...

Minority MP falls during protest [Video]

National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Member of Parliament for Pusiga constituency risked breaking her hip bone after falling during a protest.This was when...

We won’t participate in Akufo-Addo’s inauguration unless… Minority Leader

Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has hinted his side of the House will not participate in the inauguration of President Nana Akufo-Addo for...

Fomena MP lost his chance to be a Kingmaker in Parliament – Franklin Cudjoe

President for IMANI Africa has stated that the Fomena Member of Parliament (MP), Andrews Amoako Asiamah, lost the opportunity to be a kingmaker in...

NDC’s Dela Coffie’s take on ‘Winner-takes-all’

The Fourth Republic has chalked considerable gains and thanks to the dynamism of its democracy, Ghana prides herself with political and socio-economic progressions unprecedented...

Parliament approves €18.8 million loan to procure more ambulances

Parliament has approved €18.8 million euros loan to procure an additional 112 ambulances for the National Ambulance Service.The loan agreement is between the Government...

Prof. Gyampo roots for Freddie Blay as Speaker of Parliament

Senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, is rooting for the National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP),...

Minority won’t support approval of public universities bill 2020 -Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, says his side of the House will not support approval of the Public Universities Bill 2020 which is currently before...

Majority Leader tells NDC to do one thing if their claim of victory is true

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, yesterday told Parliament that until the National Democratic Congress (NDC) provides pink sheets to justify its claims that it...

8th Parliament may be dysfunctional – Center for Parliamentary Affairs explains why

The Africa Center for Parliamentary Affairs is predicting a dysfunctional Parliament when the eighth Parliament convenes.It follows the absence of a clear majority in...

Ben Abdallah explains why Parliament will not be hung

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ben Abdallah Banda, is optimistic the eighth Parliament will not be...

Okoe Boye storms Lekma Hospital for consultation after defeat [Photos]

Ledzokuku Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Benard Okoe Boye, is already back to work at the Lekma Hospital to engage in patient consultation.The...

NDC will form majority in 8th Parliament – Ablakwa

Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) are today, Monday dressed in red and black in Parliament to mourn what they say is the...

Parliament reconvenes on Monday

The seventh Parliament of Ghana will reconvene on Monday, December 14, 2020, at 10 am after the December 7 general election.Tomorrow's resumption follows a...

Eight female MPs retain seats in Greater Accra, one lost

Eight female incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs), have retained their seats in the Greater Accra Region.Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, the incumbent MP for the...

Five women from Ashanti get seats in parliament

Five women have been elected in the Ashanti region to represent their respective constituencies in the next parliament of Ghana.The five, who stood on...