Abronye DC fires back; gives Nogokpo elders two-hour ultimatum [Audio]
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, has called the bluff of the family of a young man he...
Minority threatens to boycott State of the Nation Address, read why
Members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament have revealed their intention to boycott the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered by...
Kan Dapaah appears before Parliament
National Security Minster, Albert Kan Dapaah has appeared before Parliament on Wednesday.The Minster, whose video went viral lovey-doveying
with a lady whom many have described...
Battle of Kwabenya: Speaker’s son contests Deputy Majority Leader
Dome Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region is set to become the new political hotbed with the entry of Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament,...
Amendment of assets declaration law will help reduce corruption – Majority Leader
Parliament, through the amendment of the conduct of public officers law, seeks to enforce the assets declaration law binding public officials to publicly declare...
Speaker rejects Parliamentary inquiry into Airbus scandal
The Speaker of Parliament has declined
a request to set up a committee to look into the Airbus bribery scandal.Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye...
MP calls for parliamentary inquiry into Airbus scandal
Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency, John Ntim Fordjour, has asked for a parliamentary inquiry into the Airbus bribery scandal said to involve...
MP re-demands ‘appropriate’ national funeral as Parliament remembers JB Danquah
Parliament has been called upon to initiate a programme to give the late Dr Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah, a former legislator in the...
Coronavirus: Health Minister to brief Parliament Tuesday
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, is expected to appear before Parliament next week Tuesday, to brief members on what is being done to protect...
Avoid excessive partisan debates ahead of December polls – Speaker to MPs
Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has urged Members of Parliament to refrain from excessive partisan debates in the run-up to the 2020...
Justice Anin-Yeboah approved
Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, was on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 approved by Parliament to replace Justice Sophia Akuffo as Ghana’s new Chief...
MPs approve GH¢443m for new Voters Register
Those in favour say ‘Aye’…and those against say ‘No’.“The Ayes have it,” the unmistakable voice of the Speaker, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, announced...
Audio: Parliament to get bulletproof glass curtains
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has hinted of government's plans to provide a bulletproof glass curtain for Members of Parliament.According to...
Election year budget: Govt to blow GH¢98b in 2020
The legislative arm of government (Parliament) has approved some GH¢ 98 billion to cover all government expenses for the 2020 fiscal year.READ THIS:...
Chief Justice nominee, Anin Yeboah to be vetted today
Chief Justice nominee, Justice Anin Yeboah will today, Monday face Parliament’s Appointments Committee.The vetting
was initially scheduled for Saturday, December 21, but was opposed by...
Fasten efforts to make OSP fully operational – Parliament to govt
Parliament has urged the government to speed its efforts in making the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) fully operational.READ THIS: Yaya Toure blames...
Majority Leader commends Minority over fruitful discussion on Chief Justice nominee [Listen]
Parliament is prepared to forfeit part of Christmas celebration to ensure the vetting and approval of the president's nominee for the Chief Justice position,...
Vetting of Justice Anin Yeboah to be held on Monday
Parliament has rescheduled the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Anin Yeboah, to Monday, December 23, 2019.The vetting was to come off on...
Parliament reschedules vetting of new Chief Justice
Parliament has rescheduled the vetting of the new Chief Justice, Justice Anin-Yeboah to December 23, 2019.The vetting
was initially expected to take place on December...
Parliament approves over GH2.2bn for 2020 roads, bridges construction
To be able to execute the declaration of 2020 as the ‘Year of Roads’ by the Finance Minister, the Ministry of Roads and Highways...
CJ Vetting Brouhaha: Dep. Speaker, Minority Chief whip call each other names on live radio [Listen]
First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu and Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak has branded each other liars over the decision of parliament's Appointments...
Parliament demands arrest of man who destroyed Peace Council building
The Defence and Interior Committees of Parliament is demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of a man who allegedly demolished an office Complex owned...
Bagbin unhappy with ‘peanuts’ given to Ministry
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, has lamented over government’s budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works and Housing describing it as...
Audio: Bagbin proposes establishment of “ways and means” committee
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has proposed to parliament the establishment of a ‘ways and means’ committee.Speaking on the Floor of the...
MPs push for fresh probe into execution of 44 Ghanaians in The Gambia [Audio]
Members of Parliament are pushing for a fresh probe into the execution of some 56 West African migrants including 44 Ghanaians in Gambia.The...
It’s not enough to call for calm on Ghanaian-Nigerian traders clash – MP to Akufo-Addo
Minority ranking member on Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee in Parliament, Yusif Sulemana, has told President Nana Akufo-Addo to find lasting solution to the...
Parliament to grill Dr Addison, Ofori-Atta over new notes
Governor of Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison and Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, are set to face Parliament to answer questions about...
Parliament approves withdrawal of Referendum
The December 17 referendum is officially off the books as Parliament okays the withdrawal of the Constitutional Instrument by the Attorney-General (AG), Gloria...
Ken Ofori-Atta courts Speaker’s anger as he directs him to submit budget estimates immediately [Audio]
Speaker of Parliament, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye, has directed the Finance Minister. Ken Ofori Atta to, with immediate effect, submit to the House 'budget...
Speaker advocates comprehensive affirmative action bill
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has challenged government to draft a comprehensive affirmative action bill that will achieve the...
Photo: Ekumfi fruit juice lands in Parliament
There was excitement, especially among Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday when the now popular Ekumfi Fruit Juice product known as 'Eku...
Audio: Ato Forson blames Akufo-Addo for absenteeism in Parliament
The untoward hardship in the country is to blame for the incessant absenteeism in Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson, Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency...
Parliament suspends sitting for one hour due to lack of quorum
Parliament has been forced to suspend sitting for an hour as there are not enough members in the House to participate in Tuesday's debate.About five minutes after the...
‘Don’t sleep’ – Ada MP distributes ‘chewing gum’ to colleagues (Video)
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe, was seen on the Floor of Parliament distributing what looked like chewing gums to colleague...
Video: Minority taunts Finance Minister over ‘Bye Bye’ budget
The Minority in Parliament has tagged the 2019 Budget presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta as 'Bye Bye Budget.'Amidst chants and heckling with...
Common Fund delay: Parliament summons Ken Ofori-Atta, Naa Torshie
The Common Fund Administrator, Irene Naa Torshie Addo, and the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta are both expected to appear before Parliament on Tuesday over...
Ursula launches 2nd phase of ‘work, pay, own taxi’ scheme
Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, has launched the second phase of 'work, pay and own taxi' scheme in her...
MPs want police protection at home
Leadership of Parliament has renewed calls for MPs to be given police protection at their homes.The call comes after Nyiaeso MP, Kennedy Kankam, and his family...
MPs call for decriminalisation of attempted suicide
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) are calling for the decriminalisation of attempted suicide in the country.According to some MPs in Ghana's parliament, suicide should...
Female MPs to breastfeed in Parliament
Nursing mothers, who are also Members of Parliament (MP), will be allowed to breastfeed their babies in the House. This is according to Ghana's...