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‘If you can buy a jet but not pay farmers, the jet will vote for you’ – Minority to NDC gov’t

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to suspend plans to acquire a new presidential jet and four helicopters, arguing that...

Minority sound alarm over second cocoa price reduction

The Member of Parliament for Offinso South and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has alleged...

Minority accuses government of prioritizing jets over farmers

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has urged the government to halt plans to purchase a new presidential jet and four helicopters, citing the ongoing...

Majority rejects calls to refund GH¢113m paid by disqualified security service applicants

The Majority in Parliament has rejected calls by the Minority for a refund of GH¢113 million paid by applicants who were disqualified in the...

Energy Minister assures parliament meters shortage being addressed

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has assured Parliament that the shortage of electricity meters in Ghana is being addressed,...

You cannot judge presidential jet after eight years of failed governance — Dela Edem

Dela Edem, a member of John Dramani Mahama’s communication team, has described criticisms surrounding the presidential jet debate as hypocritical. Speaking on Dwaso Nsem on...

NDC Communicator urges sale of Ghana’s presidential jet to fund development projects

A communicator for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dela Edem, has called on the government to sell Ghana’s current presidential jet and use the...

Soon they’ll request a bigger jet — Ex-Deputy Defence Minister on proposed new presidential plane

Former Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwaa-Manu has raised concerns about the size of the proposed new presidential jet the government intends to acquire. Speaking on...

Former Deputy Defence Minister confirms Falcon 900 Presidential Jet in good condition after servicing in France

Former Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwaa-Manu has confirmed that Ghana’s presidential jet, the Dassault Falcon 900, is currently in the country and in good...

Gov’t directs LBCs to suspend cocoa purchases – Annoh-Dompreh claims as Minority visits farmers

The Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has claimed that the government has directed Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to...

Annoh-Dompreh, Dr Yaw Opoku lead week-long Minority visit to cocoa farmers in Ashanti Region

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is set to embark on a week-long tour of cocoa-growing communities in the Ashanti Region to engage farmers and...

Parliament passes Growth and Sustainability Levy

Parliament has passed the Growth and Sustainability Levy, 2026, to reduce taxes on mining companies’ gross production from three to one per cent. This is...

Ofori-Atta ready to fight possible US extradition – Frank Davies

Frank Davies, lawyer for former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has suggested that any attempt by the Government of Ghana to extradite his client from...

Offinsomanhene backs Minority tour, urges MPs to champion cocoa farmers’ concerns

The Offinsomanhene, Nana Dwamena Akenten II, has called on the Minority Caucus in Parliament to strongly represent the interests of cocoa farmers as they...

Manasseh Azure Awuni: Ibrahim Mahama’s jet, lecturer’s girlfriend, and conflict of interest

The guidelines on conflict of interest published by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) identify three kinds of conflict of interest—actual,...

Gov’t lays bill to reduce tax on gold mining before Parliament

The government has laid before Parliament the Growth and Sustainability Levy Amendment Bill, which seeks to reduce the tax on gold mining companies from...

Security Services Recruitment: Asiedu Nketia urges job seekers to be patient

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged the youth—particularly the large number who were unsuccessful in...

Parliament passes bill making Presidential Charter optional for private universities

Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making the acquisition of a Presidential Charter optional for private universities and removing the...

NDC Ashanti Chairman calls for consideration of party youth in security recruitment

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Augustus Nana Akwasi Andrews, has called for greater recognition of the party’s youth who played...

Recruitment controversy: Muntaka has done nothing wrong — NPP Man

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Osman Masawudu popularly known as Chairman Buga, has come to the defense of Minister Muntaka...

Applicants allegedly pay up to GH¢50,000 for security recruitment – Akosua Manu [Video]

Akosua Asaa Manu, Special Aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has alleged that some applicants seeking recruitment into Ghana’s security services are...

Refund GH¢220 recruitment fees to disqualified applicants — Ntim Fordjour

Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, has called on the government to refund the GH¢220 application fee paid by applicants who...

NDC will retain Western Region seats in next election – Joseph Nelson

The Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has assured that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has no cause for concern over the political landscape...

“Go and create jobs” — Afenyo-Markin tells Dafeamekpor

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin shared a light-hearted moment with Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor after parliamentary proceedings, jokingly telling him to “go and create jobs.” A video circulating...

Baba Jamal breaks silence on viral photo of him sleeping in Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal, has dismissed viral images circulating on social media that appear to show him sleeping shortly...

Ali Maiga Halidu urges NPP delegates to choose competent organiser for 2028 elections

Former Dormaa West MP Ali Maiga Halidu has urged delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to elect a competent and grassroots-focused national organiser...

Even Asiedu Nketia can register and join NPP if he wants — Justin Kodua

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has emphasized that every Ghanaian has the right to register as a member of...

NPP felt I was becoming too powerful and started pulling the plugs – Henry Quartey reveals [Video]

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister and Interior Minister, Henry Quartey, has revealed that some of his initiatives were blocked by leaders of the New...

There is nothing like unfairness — Henry Quartey breaks down security recruitment reality [Audio]

Former Interior Minister and former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has explained the complexities behind the security services recruitment exercise, stressing that the...

Henry Quartey dares Peter Toobu to speak on current security recruitment issues

Former Interior Minister Henry Quartey has challenged Peter Lanchene Toobu to publicly comment on the ongoing controversy surrounding recruitment into Ghana’s security services. Mr. Quartey...

There are protocols in security recruitment — Henry Quartey admits

Former Interior Minister Henry Quartey has acknowledged that recruitment slots within the Ghana security services are sometimes sold to interested applicants, despite official procedures...

Muntaka is currently the most unpopular man in his party – Henry Quartey [Audio]

Former Interior Minister and former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has expressed sympathy for his successor, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka over the pressures surrounding...

I didn’t take any government land as Interior Minister — Henry Quartey

Former Interior Minister and former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has denied claims that he personally benefited from government land allocations during his...

Minority Leader criticises NDC over recurrent electricity and water tariff hikes

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what he describes as a recurring pattern of increasing electricity and...

I feel sorry for Muntaka over recruitment pressure — Henry Quartey

Former Interior Minister Henry Quartey has expressed sympathy for the current Interior Minister, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Ghana security...

Afenyo-Markin proposes refunds for disqualified security service applicants

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has proposed that applicants disqualified during the recent Ghana security services recruitment exercise be refunded the fees they paid. His remarks...

SONA 2026: Parliament concludes debate

The Parliament of Ghana has concluded deliberations on the 2026 State of the Nation Address delivered by President John Dramani Mahama on February 27,...

Minority seeks answers over Mahama’s use of chartered jet for foreign trips

The Minority in Parliament has begun raising questions about the recent international travels of John Dramani Mahama using a chartered aircraft, calling for greater...

It’s too early to predict Bawumia will lose 2028 election — Okraku-Mantey

Former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has questioned recent prophecies predicting that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia will lose the 2028...

Reward hardworking members in upcoming branch elections – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on party members to recognise and retain hardworking individuals in...