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Ministerial approval: AG urges cessation of ‘undue and unwarranted politicking’

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for an end to what he called the "undue and unwarranted politicking" surrounding the...

Minority reacts to NHIA’s plans to spend over GHȼ200m for Ghana card for children

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) planned allocation of GH₵245 million for the procurement of Ghana Cards for...

Climate change: Harnessing the power of women in digital marketing to drive awareness

Women are essential elements of both our family and society as they bring discipline and dignity in every area they work, look after their...

Ghanaians are not truthful, the leaders are a reflection of the people – Professor Adu-Gyamfi

A political historian at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Professor Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, holds the view that Ghanaians are choosing political leaders...

Chiefs, people of Weta call for suspension of Traditional Council inauguration

The chiefs and residents of Weta in the Ketu North Municipality in the Volta Region have called on the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious...

Why Speaker Bagbin is trending on X

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is trending on X after halting the approval of newly-vetted ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo. Speaker Bagbin made waves...

Pay NSS allowances – Mahama tells Akufo-Addo

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has chastised the government over the delayed payment of allowances due to National Service Personnel. His...

Alan pledges to make Eastern Region scientific research hub in the sub-region

Founder and leader of the Movement for Change, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform the Eastern Region into the...

Omane Boamah sends important message to EC over stolen BVR kits

The Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to...

Recalling parliament won’t crucify Christ afresh – Atta Akyea tells Bagbin

Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, has urged Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to recall Parliament to address what...

Justice Baah was not biased towards Anas – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that it dismissed an application by investigator, Anas Aremeyaw Anas because his contention that a High Court judge was...

Ursula Owusu replies Murtala over plagiarism claim [Listen]

Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has denied accusations of plagiarism regarding her recent address to Parliament concerning internet service disruptions. In an interview...

NPP Parliamentary candidates will be given targets in 2024 elections – Nana B

The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye says the party's parliamentary candidates would be allocated targets in the upcoming...

Bagbin is a very wise man but … – Atta Akyea on suspension of ministerial approval [Listen]

Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, has said Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin erred by suspending the approval of ministers vetted...

John Kumah had potential to reach zenith of political career – Akufo-Addo 

President Akufo-Addo has commiserated with the family of the late Dr John Kumah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu and Deputy Finance Minister, after...

Inusah Fuseini defends Bagbin on suspension of ministerial approval

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has defended the Speaker of Parliament's decision to suspend the approval of Ministers vetted by...

Return all BVDs – EC to Regional offices

The Electoral Commission (EC) has instructed its Regional offices to return all Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) used in the 2023 District Level Elections to...

‘I’ll eat humble pie if I were Bagbin’ – Atta Akyea

Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea has said he would have apologised if he was Speaker Alban Bagbin over the decision...

You can sue Speaker Bagbin if… – Lawyer tells AG

Counsel for South Dayi MP, Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, has advised the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, to challenge the ruling of the Speaker of...

‘You can’t hold law-abiding Akufo-Addo to ransom’ – Atta Akyea to Bagbin

Abuakwa South Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Atta Akyea, has stated President Nana Akufo-Addo is law abiding and cannot be held to ransom. ...

Ghana is lost; somebody needs to find her – Ayariga

Flagbearer for the All People’s Congress, Dr Hassan Ayariga, said that Ghana is currently struggling because of poor leadership. Speaking on Cruise Control with Merqury Quaye, he said...

NDC Effutu PC opposes granting of leases for lithium mining close to Ayensu River

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary candidate in Effutu, James Kofi Annan, has lodged a formal petition to the Minerals Commission opposing the granting...

LGBTQ+ Bill: You are always creating problems – Nana Yaa Jantuah fires Akufo-Addo [Listen]

Former General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah is not happy with President Akufo-Addo's handling of the anti-LGBTQ Bill. According to...

My leadership will resist any affront to the democracy of Ghana – Bagbin to Akufo-Addo, Bawumia

The Speaker of Parliament has affirmed his unwavering commitment to protect Ghana's sovereignty and uphold its democratic principles in the face of potential government...

Majority’s accusations of Speaker bizarre and unfortunate – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has criticized the Majority for challenging the Speaker's decision to suspend the approval process for Ministers and Deputy Ministers of...

Dafeamekpor hasn’t filed injunction against new ministers – AG tells Speaker

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has refuted claims that he has received an interlocutory injunction in the case brought forth...

Okoe Boye to use proceeds of ‘Fellow Ghanaians’ book to build wards for Nkoranza and LEKMA hospitals

Minister of Health designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has pledged to use all the proceeds from the auctioning of his book "Fellow Ghanaians" to...

Eastern Region: Alan Kyerematen storms market; promises traders bank

Founder and leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is promising what he describes as a retail markets infrastructure across the country...

Network disruptions: Bawumia will build a robust digital infrastructure – Salam Mustapha

The National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has appealed to Ghanaians to support its flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to...

AG’s office did not advise on E-Levy bill when it was sent to court – Old Tafo MP justifies President’s approval

The Old Tafo MP, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has justified President Akufo-Addo's decision to assent to the E-levy bill despite two injunctions filed at the Supreme Court...

Let’s come together and develop Ghana – Bawumia to religious groups

Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has urged both Christians and Muslims to collaborate in advancing Ghana's development. He emphasized that, Ghana's progress hinges on...

I will bring back inactive members – Aspiring PNC General Secretary promises

Yakubu Faharudeen, an aspiring General Secretary for the People’s National Convention (PNC), says he will bring back into the party the inactive members when...

Akufo-Addo not dragging his feet on anti-LGBTQI+ Bill – Deputy Majority leader

Deputy Majority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei has said President Akufo-Addo is not dragging his feet as far as the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill is concerned. Rather, she explained...

What’s your reason – Deputy Majority leader questions Minority’s plan to impeach Akufo-Addo

Deputy Majority leader, Patricia Appiagyei is asking the Minority how it intends to impeach President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The Minority has announced plans to...

Presidency cannot treat Parliament like a subsidiary – Dafeamekpor

The Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, cannot treat parliament as an extension...

Mahama has nothing to lose; don’t vote for him – Justin Kodua

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is highlighting the potential consequences of electing the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, in...

How is the suit linked to vetting of ministers? – NPP man questions Bagbin

A member of the Mahamudu Bawumia 2024 campaign team, Krobea Kwabena Asante, has raised objections to Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin's decision to halt...

FULL TEXT: Majority Caucus blasts Bagbin over arbitrary, undemocratic adjournment

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has taken on the Speaker Alban Bagbin for stopping the approval process for Ministers and Deputy Ministers of State...

Bawumia didn’t attack GRA, he encouraged creativity – Miracles

Spokesperson for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has clarified that the Vice President did not criticize the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Parliament can pass a bill without Presidential assent – Prof Abotsi

The Dean of the Law School at the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has highlighted the constitutional provision that...