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My husband ordered that I leave Parliament amidst vetting chaos – Appointments Committee Clerk

The Clerk to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobbah, has revealed that her husband instructed her to leave Parliament on the night of Thursday, January...

Ghanaians react to John Dumelo’s appointment as Deputy Agric Minister

Farmer and Member of Parliament (MP) John Setor Dumelo continues to rise in the political sphere as he secures a top position in the...

Annoh-Dompreh ordered the tables to be pulled apart – First-term MP Kofi Ntekuni

The member of Parliament for Pru West, Emmanuel Kofi Ntekuni, has revealed that it was the member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, who...

Mahama nominates Srem Sai, Dumelo, Suhuyini as Deputy Ministers

President John Mahama has nominated Justice Srem Sai as Deputy Minister-Designate for Attorney General and Justice. Additionally, Ayawaso West Wuogon Member of Parliament (MP) John...

Kumasi High Court dismisses another promotions suit against IGP

The Kumasi High Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by 40 police officers against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare,...

Afenyo-Markin instructed MPs to boycott vetting probe – Committee chair reveals

Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee set up by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to investigate last Thursday’s chaotic vetting incident, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has...

Speaker abruptly directs suspension of probe into vetting chaos

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed the special committee investigating the ministerial chaos to suspend its sitting. The communication, which takes immediate effect, will...

Police Inspector remanded, faces murder charge in death of Kotoko fan

Agyemang Duah Owusu, a 42-year-old Police Inspector, has been charged with murder and remanded in police custody by the Sunyani District Court ‘B’. The court,...

Tema NDC Youth groups dismiss claims of planned demonstration

The Tema NDC Youth Groups have refuted allegations that they are planning a demonstration against the appointment of Mr. Kwasi Darko Asare as Managing...

Government reduces Hajj fee to GH₵62,000

The government has announced a reduction in the Hajj pilgrimage fee from GH₵75,000 under the previous administration to GH₵62,000. This move fulfills President John Mahama’s...

The minority was very disruptive – Appointment’s C’ttee chair Ahiafor

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has stated that the minority caucus was disruptive during the vetting of ministerial nominees on Thursday,...

Allow Dr Asiamah to face trial to protect integrity of our financial ecosystem – Minority to Mahama

The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Dramani Mahama to allow Dr Johnson Asiama to face trial in order to uphold the...

Trump administration puts on leave USAID staff globally in dramatic aid overhaul

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it was going to put on leave all directly hired employees of the U.S. Agency for International...

MMDCEs Appointment: Tension in Oti Region over alleged marginalisation of Konkombas

Tension is rising in the Oti Region following allegations of the marginalization of Konkombas in the appointment of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives...

Some invitees of ministerial nominees slept in open spaces at parliament – Kwame Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that some invitees attending the vetting of ministerial nominees were forced to sleep...

Ablakwa wasn’t smuggled in for vetting – Agbodza clarifies

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has strongly denied allegations that Foreign Minister-designate Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa was “smuggled in” for vetting...

Minority threatens to petition IMF over dropped charges against BoG Acting Governor

The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised President John Dramani Mahama for allowing the discontinuation of criminal charges against Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah, the...

Allow prosecution of Dr Asiamah to proceed – Minority to Mahama

The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Dramani Mahama to allow the prosecution of Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah to continue, despite his...

Minority urges Dr Asiamah to stay away from Bank of Ghana until approval

The Minority in Parliament has called on Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah to refrain from engaging in any activities at the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...

Mahama Ayariga details failed mediation efforts before Parliamentary chaos

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has revealed that he tried to mediate between the Majority and Minority caucuses...

Upper Manya Krobo NDC executives endorse Srenyame for DCE position

Some constituency executives in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region have endorsed Mr. Evans Sre-Onyame, an educationist and HR practitioner, as...

Vetting Chaos Committee holds first public hearing

Parliament’s Special Committee, established to investigate the disturbances during the Appointments Committee sittings on January 30 and 31, has commenced its first public hearing. The...

UN Resident Coordinator calls on Bawumia to deliver special UN message

A United Nations delegation on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at his residence in Accra. The delegation, led...

155 to contest Council of State slots on Feb. 11

A total of 155 personalities from the 16 regions in the country have filed their nominations to contest slots in the Council of State...

Comedian AY responds to video of him kissing Yul Edochie’s ex-wife

Nigerian comedian and actor AY Makun has addressed a viral AI-generated video that falsely portrays him kissing May Edochie, the estranged wife of Nollywood...

Driver feared dead, 13 injured in accident at Ekumfi Eyisam

A driver is feared dead, and 13 others have sustained serious injuries following a collision between an unregistered Honda Civic saloon car and an...

Meet Sikiru Adepoju, Nigerian drummer with two Grammy Awards

Sikiru Adepoju, the renowned Nigerian percussionist, holds a distinguished place in the country’s music history with two Grammy awards. Born into a musical family from...

Education Minister inaugurates National Education Forum Planning Committee

Ghana's education sector is set to receive a significant boost following the inauguration of the National Education Forum Planning Committee by the Minister for...

I believe Castro is alive; he’s in a different country – RamzyB

Aya RamzyB, a musician based in Takoradi, is one of the individuals who believes that hiplife artist Castro is still alive, despite being legally...

4-month-old baby killed in house fire at Kisseman

A fire outbreak at the Kisseman Junction slum near Achimota-Samodak has claimed the life of a four-month-old baby. The inferno, which broke out in the...

Australia-Ghana partnership vital for solving Ghana’s food production challenges – Opoku-Agyemang

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President of Ghana, has emphasized the need for stronger agricultural collaboration between Ghana and Australia to address food...

Oppong Nkrumah welcomes Speaker’s decision to lift MPs’ suspension

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has welcomed Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to lift the suspension of four Members of Parliament,...

Teacher trainees divided over gov’t decision to replace allowance with student loan

Some teacher trainees are calling for the Education Minister’s removal over the government’s decision to replace their allowance with a student loan scheme. Speaking to...

Everyone knows the ground rules; withholding results is nothing new – WAEC

The Director of Legal Affairs at the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), Rev. Victor Brew, has defended the delay in releasing the 2024 West...

Gov’t announces suspension of feeding allowances for teacher trainees

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the government's decision to suspend feeding allowances for teacher trainees in colleges of education across Ghana. Speaking...

Afenyo-Markin reiterates opposition to Ablakwa’s nomination as Foreign Affairs Minister

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has reaffirmed his side’s disapproval of the nomination of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs. According...

E/R Minister vows to prioritize potable water, quality education, and healthcare

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to providing essential services, with a strong focus on potable water,...

Family of over 40 loses lifetime investment in fire at Seikwa

A family of over 40 has been displaced after a devastating fire razed their 13-bedroom house, destroying their lifetime investment, personal belongings, and a...

We wash our hands off Ablakwa; he should carry his own cross – Minority

Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has reaffirmed his caucus' disapproval of the nomination of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as Foreign Affairs Minister. The North Tongu MP was...

Freemasonry and Catholicism: John Edusei’s response to Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu

The Assistant Provincial Grand Master North of the Grand Lodge of Ghana, John Edusei, has responded to a letter from Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu,...