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Volta Chiefs criticise EOCO over handling of Council of State member case
The Volta Regional House of Chiefs has criticised the conduct of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over its handling of a case...
Council of State member demands EOCO boss apologise or face lawsuit, petitions Mahama for...
A major institutional dispute has erupted after the Volta Regional representative on the Council of State, Gabriel T.K.A. Kwamigah-Atokple, accused the leadership of the...
Council of State not enough to check executive – Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called for the establishment of a second, non-democratic chamber to advise presidents and strengthen accountability within Ghana’s governance...
A second look, not a veto – Constitution Review Chair makes case for Council...
The chairman of the Constitution Review Committee says proposals to strengthen the Council of State are aimed at giving it a meaningful second-look role...
Former Council of State chair, Cecilia Johnson laid to rest
A State funeral was held on Friday, November 14, 2025, at the Forecourt of the State House for a former Chairperson of the Council...
I was attending to our new Executive Secretary – Council of State HR explains...
Members of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee were livid at Wednesday’s hearing after the Council of State of Ghana appeared before the committee late, explaining...
Council of State member escapes highway robbery as gunmen steal cash and rifle
Police have confirmed a brazen armed attack on the convoy of Pe Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam III, the Chiana-Pio and Upper East Region’s representative on...
Joshua Alabi’s impostor, two brothers busted for defrauding Council of State Member of GH¢60k
A 40-year-old man who allegedly impersonated Professor Joshua Alabi, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to defraud a Council of State...
Volta Council of State Representative calls for unified front to push key development priorities
Dr. Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko Atokple, the Volta Regional Representative on Ghana’s Council of State, has called on traditional leaders and government structures in the...
Calls to abolish Council of State are insufficient – Prof H.K Prempeh
Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, says calls for the outright abolition of the Council of State are not sufficient...
Council of State has failed in our democracy – Afenyo-Markin on Chief Justice’s suspension
The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Council of State over its alleged role in the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
Accusing the advisory...
30 out of 31 Council of State Members’ recommendation led to suspension of Chief...
Acting Managing Director of Goldbod and National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has revealed that 30 out of the...
Council of State will do a good job on petitions to remove CJ –...
Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has expressed optimism that the Council of State will provide sound advice to President John Mahama on the...
This can break the nation – Manhyia South MP cautions Council of State over...
Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has urged the Council of State to tread cautiously regarding petitions seeking the removal...
Mahama consults Council of State on petitions to remove Chief Justice
President John Mahama has begun consultations with the Council of State after receiving three petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.
This...
Council of State under 1992 constitution: A flawed system in need of review and...
Ghana’s democratic governance, as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, is built on a framework of checks and balances designed to ensure accountability, stability, and...
CDD Citizen Expectation Townhall: Council of State must be abolished – Oti residents
Residents in the Oti Region have called for the abolition of the Council of State, citing concerns over its relevance and effectiveness in Ghana’s...
Clergy disappointed in Mahama over Council of State ‘snub’ – Ntim Fordjour [Video]
Assin South Member of Parliament(MP), Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has expressed concerns over the exclusion of senior clergymen in the 9th Council of State...
Nobody should expect 9th Council of State members to be ‘YES’ people – Sophia...
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has stated that Ghanaians should not expect members of the Council of State to be mere followers but rather...
I am bringing a lot of wisdom and experience to the Council of State...
former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has reaffirmed her commitment to bringing wisdom and experience to the Council of State, where she serves as one...
Politicisation of Council of State elections worrying – Benjamin Quashie
The South African Council of Elders Chair for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Benjamin Kofi Quashie, has shared his perspectives on the recent...
Sophia Akuffo speaks on her appointment as Council of State member
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has defended her appointment as a member of the 9th Council of State, stating that it aligns with constitutional...
Mahama charges Council of State to prove relevance and silence doubts
President John Mahama has urged the newly sworn-in 31-member Council of State to demonstrate its relevance and dispel growing public doubts about its usefulness...
Former NDC Ashanti Regional Chairman wins Council of State Election
Former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, has emerged victorious in the Ashanti Regional Council of State election,...
One arrested in Council of State election re-run in Ashanti Region
A confrontation between the police and some supporters of a candidate in the Council of State election re-run in the Ashanti Region has led...
Saska Abuba wins North East Region Council of State election rerun
The rerun of the North East Region Council of State election has concluded, with Saska Abuba emerging victorious after securing 7 votes. His closest...
EC to re-run Council of State elections in North East, Ashanti Regions today
The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, February 17, 2025, re-run the Council of State elections in the North East and Ashanti regions.
The decision follows...
Ashanti NPP MPs blame IGP, REGSEC for security breaches in Council of State election...
The Ashanti NPP Caucus in Parliament has placed the blame for any potential security breaches during today’s Council of State election re-run, scheduled for...
NDC’s Anthony Nukpenu slams police over Council of State election chaos
The Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu, has criticized the leadership of the Ghana Police Service over the...
EC to re-run Council of State elections in North East and Ashanti Regions
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced a re-run of the Council of State elections in the North East and Ashanti regions.
The exercise is scheduled...
GJA Ashanti condemns attack on 4 journalists at Council of State election chaos
The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has strongly condemned the attack of journalists during Tuesday’s Council of State election in...
Council of State Election: EC loses all cast ballots in Ashanti region
The Electoral Commission in the Ashanti Region says all ballots cast and machinery deployed for the Council of State election were destroyed in Tuesday's...
Ashanti Regional Minister orders arrest of Council of State election disruptors
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has indicated that the police and National Security have commenced investigations into the disruption of the Council...
Tanko Atokple’s Council of State victory: A defining moment for youth leadership and regional...
Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko Atokple’s historic election as the Volta Region’s representative on Ghana’s Council of State is more than a political milestone—it is a...
Performance of Council of State abysmal – Samson Anyenini
Legal practitioner and JoyNews' Newsfile host, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of the Council of State, stating that it...
Council of State has become weak – Inusah Fuseini
Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has stated that while the Council of State is an important institution designed to aid...
There should be no re-run in Ashanti Region – Former Council of State member
A former Eastern Regional Representative of the Council of State, Nana Somuah Mireku Nyampong III, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to rule...
Police on manhunt for thugs who disrupted the Kumasi Council of State elections
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for suspected thugs who stormed the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council to disrupt the Council of State...
Ahafo Regional Council of State nominee promises to be truthful, respectful in his service
The Ahafo Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Yaw Okyere, who has been elected as the Council of State Representative, has promised to be...
They should know better – Ashanti Regional Council of State aspirant condemns chaos
Ashanti Regional Council of State aspirant, Frederick Adjei, has described the chaos that erupted during the election at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council in...