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Budget 2022: Speaker suspends sitting over Majority Caucus’ absence in the Chamber

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Friday, November 26, 2021, was forced to suspend sitting due to the absence of the Majority caucus.According...

KMA boss, Sam Pyne announces juicy package for residents [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · KMA boss, Sam Pyne announces juicy package for residentsMayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Samuel Pyne, has revealed that he has...

Abandoned NPP office in Kumasi now a den for criminals and reptiles

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) battles with owners of its rented party office in the Ashanti Region, the party’s office complex under construction...

John Boadu, Osafo-Maafo must apologise or be hauled before Parliament for disrespecting Speaker – MP

Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, Kwame Agbodza, is pushing for the House to haul the General Secretary of the...

Nana Addo is Ghana’s political Messiah – David Prah

The Deputy Director General for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), David Prah, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo on his good works in...

Asenso-Boakye inducted as fellow of Ghana Institute of Planners

The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has been inducted as a fellow of the Ghana Institute of Planners (GIP).The induction ceremony was...

Elements in NDC obstructing Duffuor – Dela Coffie claims

A supporter of former Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Dela Coffie, believes that some elements in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are obstructing...

Gideon Boako, Felix Kwakye Ofosu clash over Bawumia

Economic Advisor and Spokesperson at the Office of the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has indicated that Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a former Deputy Communications...

Sunyani East NPP Communications Officer suspended over misconduct

The Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, has suspended the Sunyani East Communications Officer, Maxwell Mahama, over...

1.75% on MoMo too high – Hassan Ayariga

Founder and leader of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has called for a reduction in the 1.7 percent Electronic Transaction Levy on...

Sammy Gyamfi wins Vokacom’s defamation suit

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyanfi, has won a three-year defamation case against him by Vokacom Limited, developers...

2022 Budget: Let’s swallow the bitter pill for posterity – NPP Chairman to Ghanaians

Ghanaians have been urged to tighten their belts as the Akufo-Addo government works to revive the country’s economy post COVID-19 pandemic.In the wake of...

Missing excavators: Hajia Fati sets records straight

A member of the New Patriotic Party, Hajia Fati, has denied reports that security officers assigned to her office have been arrested over their...

Okudzeto Ablakwa hits back at Bryan Acheampong over tax

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has responded to the comments made by the Minister of State at the...

Drama in Parliament over absence of Ofori-Atta, deputies during 2022 budget debate

The Minority in Parliament has described as unacceptable, the absence of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and his deputies during the debate on the...

Burial date for Ama Benyiwa Doe announced

The family of the late Ama Benyiwa Doe, a former member of the Council of State, has announced that she will be buried in...

NDC man takes on Agric Minister over food prices comments [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC man takes on Agric Minister over food prices commentsA member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team, Bernard Anim Piesie,...

Governance Expert backs Ato Forson on Ex-Gratia cap [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Governance Expert backs Ato Forson on Ec-Gratia capGovernance Expert and Dean of Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Professional Studies,...

Abu Jinapor’s response after a proposal to debate his brother pops up [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Abu Jinapor’s response after a proposal to debate his brother pops upThe Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has...

Ghana’s economy is sick – Ato Forson

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency, Cassiel Ato Forson, has shared his thoughts on the state of the economy as presented in...

Kweku Kwarteng urges Parliament to cut down on expenditure

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West Constituency and Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng, has suggested a solution...

Governance expert sends strong message to govt over procurement processes [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Governance expert sends strong message to govt over procurement processesThe government has been urged to take procurement very serious as it has...

There won’t be any sky train in Ghana, it’s not possible now – Minister for Railway Development

The Minister for Railway Development, John Peter Amewu, has said the government would not be able to construct any sky train in the country.According...

Prepare for more fire if you’ll keep talking – Wontumi dares party office ‘landlords’

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region, Bernard Antwi Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi, has hit back hard at the supposed landlords...

EC to accept only Ghana Card as proof of citizenship in next voter registration

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to adopt the Ghana card as the only document to prove one’s citizenship in the next...

I advised National Security Minister not to make details of Akufo-Addo’s foreign trips public – Bryan Acheampong

It seems the Minority’s quest for answers to the cost of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s international trips on the national purse may not be realised...

You are indeed a national tragedy – NPP man takes on NDC

Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has argued that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) left office with a lot...

Bawumia’s spokesperson makes case for digitalisation

Spokesperson of the Vice-President, Dr Gideon Boako, has thrown more light on the term ‘digitalization’ initiated by the Vice President during his public lecture...

NPP govt is suffering from anemia due to political inconsistencies – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South has shared his thought on the electronic levy implemented in the 2022 budget read by...

John Jinapor replies Ursula over E-levy comment [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · John Jinapor replies Ursula over E-levy commentThe Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu Constituency in the Northern Region, John Abdulai Jinapor, has...

2022 Budget: Hassan Ayariga backs tax increment

Founder of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has encouraged the citizenry to pay taxes for the rapid socio-economic development of the country.“Taxation...

NPP regional office impasse: Property owners up again

The owners of an apartment serving as the Ashanti Regional Office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Krofuom in Kumasi are up against...

A Plus’ lovely birthday wish to Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang

Politician cum musician, Kwame A Plus, has sent a birthday message to the 2020 running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof Jane...

NDC Chairman suspended over misconduct

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its Chairman for the Mion Constituency, Alhaji Abdulai Zakaria.This comes on the back a report from the...

NPP govt told to account for previous revenue from tax payers

National Communications Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benard Anim Piesie, has tasked the current government to account for the revenue from...

Gabby takes on critics over new taxes

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has criticised some Ghanaians over their complaints about the levy on mobile money transactions.According to...

Road tolls: Charge Amoako-Atta for causing financial loss – NDC man

Deputy National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, charged for causing financial...

Your directive on road tolls an empty boast – Bagbin tells Roads Minister

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has described as an empty boast a directive by the Roads and Highways Minister, halting the payment of...

Deputy Minister challenges Alban Bagbin on road tolls directive [Listen]

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Stephen Jalulah, has said the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has no right to give a directive nullifying the...

Mahama signs book of condolence for Dzifa Attivor

Former President John Mahama has signed a book of condolence opened for his former appointee, the late Dzifa Attivor by her family.The former Minister...