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What Bagbin said about Nana Konadu, Chief of Staff in Parliament [Listen]

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lauded former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, for being at the forefront of women empowerment not...

SONA22: Russia-Ukraine war: Bombs may be dropping on cities but hitting pockets in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the Russia and Ukraine war has had a direct impact on the lives of Ghanaians as far as...

Full speech: Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2022

I hope you will forgive me if I begin by asking Members of the House to join me to salute the management, technical and...

E-levy passage: How Assin North MP ‘forced’ Minority to walk out [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · E-levy passage: How Assin North MP 'forced' Minority to walk outMember of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, has disclosed why...

Book on Boakye Djan launched

A book detailing the life of Major Kojo Boakye Djan (retd), one of the key architects of the June 4, 1979 revolution, was launched in...

Adwoa Safo trends after E-Levy passage

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, who has been on leave in parliament for more than two months has been...

Ras Mubarak sends strong message to Minority over approval of E-Levy

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, has blamed the leadership of the Minority in parliament for failing to deploy its...

By the Supreme Court’s decision, E-levy has not been passed – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed reports about the passage of the controversial E-levy Bill on Tuesday, saying the...

Bagbin cautions MPs to desist from pulling surprises on him

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has admonished the leadership of the House to desist from pulling surprises on him.His caution comes...

Supreme Court sets April 5 to rule on Assin North MP’s Application

The Supreme Court has set April 5, 2022, to deliver its ruling on an application filed by Assin North MP James Gyakye Quayson.This...

Supreme Court sets date to deliver judgement on Presidential spousal salary case

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has fixed June 29, 2022, to deliver judgment in the case in which Kwame Baffoe, popularly known...

Assin North MP files fresh application at Supreme Court

Lawyers for Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, have filed a fresh application at the Supreme Court.This brings to three, the applications by...

Parliament finally passes E-Levy bill

Parliament has approved the controversial Electronic Transactions (E-Levy) Bill this afternoon.This decision was reached after the Consideration Stage was completed by a Majority-sided House...

E-levy: Sick MP ‘wheeled’ to Parliament

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi constituency, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, says there is nothing wrong with having his Ahanta West colleague, Ebenezer Kojo Kum,...

E-Levy moves to consideration Stage in Parliament after Minority stages walkout [video]

Parliament has completed the second reading of the Electronic Transfer (E-Levy) Bill.The move was adopted at the reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial...

Stop begging for Sinohydro funds – Jinapor to Bawumia

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has ruled out the possibility of the Chinese government releasing funds anytime soon under...

Akufo-Addo wants passage of E-levy Bill as birthday gift – NDC MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, says President Nana Akufo-Addo wants to celebrate his 78th birthday with the passage of the “obnoxious”...

Drop proposal to wean public tertiary institutions off govt subventions – Apaak

The Deputy Ranking Member of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak, has said the proposal by the government to wean public tertiary...

Western North MP likely to lose his seat – NPP Regional Chairman

The Western North Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), William Assuah, has said his party member and Member of Parliament (MP)...

Govt hiding the damage it has done to the economy – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

Former Deputy Minister for Information, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been leading deliberate attempts to conceal the damage government...

‘We are not interested in coup d’etat’ – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has denied harbouring any intentions to stage a coup d’etat.The National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has assured...

Barker-Vormawor to lecture at Gimpa Law School

#FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Mawusi Barker-Vormawor, will be a guest lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Law School this week.According...

Roman Abramovich ‘poisoned during Kyiv meeting with peace negotiators’

Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich has reportedly suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning.The Chelsea owner fell ill along with Ukrainian peace negotiators, in an attack blamed...

Bawumia’s appeal to China govt over Adentan-Dodowa road project

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on the government of China to assist with government’s project to dualise the Adentan-Dodowa road in...

Agenda 111: We love starting new things but bad at maintaining them – Prof Addae Mensah

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon, Professor Ivan Addae Mensah, has bemoaned the current economic crisis faced by the good people...

Ukraine and Russia participate in first prisoners of war exchange

Ukraine and Russia on Thursday exchanged prisoners of war for the first time in the conflict, exactly one month after the fighting began.The General...

NDC has a problem with Judiciary which needs urgent reforms – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has charged at the country’s judicial system to embark on reforms.The former President has alleged the judiciary is being...

NPP suspends Youth Organiser

The Akuapem North constituency Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias IGP has been suspended by the party.IGP...

Former Suhum MP officially declares intention to contest as NPP General Secretary

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Suhum, Frederick Opare Ansah, has declared his intention to contest as General Secretary for the governing New...

Seek permission before you use my picture for billboards – Wontumi warns

Ashanti Regional Chairman of New Patriotic Party (NPP) has warned volunteer groups who have erected billboards at vantage points with his pictures in the...

I see our economy as a child with sickle cell – Stephen Amoah

A member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Dr Stephen Amoah, has painted a picture of the current state of the country’s economy.Speaking...

IMF staff meets govt next week

There will be a staff visit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the country next week, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta,...

Lecturer proposes scrapping of 2 ministries

An economics lecturer at the Kumasi Technical University, Dr Smart Sarpong, has urged government to scrap two ministries in order to have extra money...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia not better managers of economy than Mahama – Tony Aidoo

A former Deputy Defence Minister, Dr Tony Aidoo, has contested claims that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has managed the economy better than...

Oppong Nkrumah makes revelation about Bishop Charles Agyinasare

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has disclosed that Founder and Head Pastor of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, was his mate at the...

Parliament set to make decision on Assin North MP

Parliament is set to make a determination on the Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency, James Gyakye Quayson, over whether he has the...

Assin North MP’s presence in parliament creates confusion

Embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyekye Quayson, appeared in Parliament on Thursday to be part of the business of the day,...

I will be forced to go to court if my salary is cut – MP tells govt [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ADONGO ON SALARY CUTMember of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central Constituency in the Upper East region, Isaac Adongo, has sent a strong...

Assin North MP seeks cover at Supreme Court

Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, has filed a fresh application at the Supreme Court.He is urging the court to set aside a Court...

Ofori-Atta prays for peace in Parliament as govt introduces revenue bills

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called on Parliamentarians to rally behind government as it prepares to introduce revenue bills to salvage the economy.He also...