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Employees compensation the largest share of gov’t expenditure – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed that compensation for Ghana’s public sector employees represents the largest portion of government expenditure, placing...

Odike, Sam Pyne clash on live radio [Video]

What was expected to be a decent panel discussion on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem turned into a heated argument between former Mayor of the...

Minority threatens “Adagya” demo if government attempts further cocoa price cut

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has warned the government and cocoa sector leadership against any...

Karma is real – Kwadwo Poku says NDC now faces what they criticised

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Poku, has weighed in on the recent surge in fuel prices, attributing the situation...

Your concerns may be legitimate, but… – Ejisu MP tells NDC youth who locked up NHIA Office

The Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Kwabena Boateng, has condemned the recent locking up of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) office in the...

“Unacceptable”- Chief condemns NDC’s attempt to disrupt Minority’s engagement with cocoa farmers

The Chief of Bonkrom in the Ahafo Ano North District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Kwadwo Nsiah I, has condemned the National Democratic Congress'...

Ghana, Kyrgyzstan sign visa waiver deal to boost diplomatic ties

Ghana and the Kyrgyz Republic have signed a visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports, marking a significant step in strengthening...

New Juaben South MP calls for arrest of NDC youth who locked up Ejisu NHIA office

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of individuals involved in the...

Ellembelle KK commends Mahama over security recruitment expansion

The Deputy Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Ellembelle KK, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for responding to public concerns by expanding recruitment...

Minority urges immediate payment of outstanding UK scholarship fees

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is calling for the urgent payment of unpaid tuition and associated fees owed to Ghanaian students studying in the...

Inflation dropped to 3.3%, and you say Ghanaians are suffering? — Hopeson Adorye questions NPP man

A leading member of the United Party (UP), Hopeson Adorye, has disputed claims that Ghanaians are currently worse off, despite improvements in key economic...

NPP’s Awal Mohammed questions government’s claims on economic stability

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awal Mohammed, has questioned the government’s claims about the strength of the economy, arguing that recent...

We have the men for the job; appoint us – Ejisu NDC Organiser justifies NHIA office lock-up

The Ejisu Constituency Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sani Shaibu, has defended the decision by some party supporters to lock up the...

‘This nonsense protest must stop’ – Minority slams Ejisu NDC youth over NHIA office attack

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate arrest of individuals responsible for the unlawful closure of the National Health Insurance Authority...

MPs in power bear brunt of recruitment demands, says Akrofuom MP

The Member of Parliament for Akrofuom, Joseph Azumah, has revealed that MPs in government face more pressure from their constituents compared to those in...

Security recruitment must be free from political influence -Kennedy Osei Nyarko

The Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has called for the depoliticisation of Ghana’s security recruitment process to ensure fairness and...

Former Deputy Minister defends use of executive plane for official trips [Listen]

Former Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwaa-Manu has reacted to controversy surrounding President John Mahama’s recent use of a private jet. Speaking on Adom FM’s morning...

Freddie Blay to challenge remand order

Lawyers for former Freddie Blay, National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, have moved quickly to challenge a court decision that led to his...

Abu Jinapor raises alarm over Ghana’s drop in global mining investment ranking

Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has expressed concern over Ghana’s recent decline in the Global Mining Investment Attractiveness Index, warning that...

K.T. Hammond threatens legal action over Auditor-General’s report

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has threatened to take legal action against the Finance Minister and the Auditor-General of Ghana over...

‘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...