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Ablakwa vows to drag Ofori-Atta, Napo before Parliament over $170m judgment debt

North Tongu Member of Parliament(MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced plans to initiate processes to summon the Finance and Energy Ministers; Ken Ofori-Atta...

41-year-old announced as new paramount chief of Jirapa traditional area

Kingmakers of the Jirapa traditional area in the Upper West region have proclaimed a 41-year-old educationist as the new paramount chief for the Jirapa...

Decline in governance reducing interest in local level elections – Juaboso NCCE Director

The Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) for the Juaboso District, Stephen Tikoli, has said that the low turnout in district-level...

24-hour economy: Ghanaians are always quick to condemn change – Prof Ntewusu

The Director of the Institute of African Studies, Prof Samuel Ntewusu, has called on Ghanaians to adopt an open-minded approach in supporting the 24-hour...

NDC commits to granting traditional authorities participation in forest protection, others

The National Democratic Congress is committing to instituting regulations that will enable chiefs participate in the protection of forests in the country. Flagbearer, John Dramani...

Wiawso chief wails infrastructure deficit after creation of Western North Region

President Akufo-Addo says he has given us new region but, that is in complete, Chief of Wiawso in the Western North Region,...

Special Prosecutor’s role requires hard work; we need to support him – Inusah Fuseini

Former Tamale Central Member of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, has acknowledged the challenge of combating corruption in the country. Speaking on JoyNews' PM Express, the former...

District elections: NCCE Director predicts high voter turnout in Asokwa

The Asokwa Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Nathaniel Tweneboah-Koduah, says the upcoming district level elections will record high voter...

Don’t rig the 2024 elections for anybody; I am appealing to your heart and conscience – Mahama tells EC

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has cautioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to desist from any attempt rigging the 2024...

Parliament directs Health and Energy Ministries to find lasting solutions to power cuts at hospitals

Parliament has urged collaborative efforts between the Ministries of Energy and Health to find a lasting solution to matters surrounding electricity supply to health...

District Level Election: Spotlight on women aspirants

Twenty-nine-year-old Zainab Alhassan is seeking to make history as the first lady to ever contest the district level election in the Kokote electoral area...

Akufo-Addo dropped progress baton I handed over to him – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has reiterated his belief that President Akufo-Addo has dismantled all the robust foundations he...

Minority accuses govt of attempts to grant GH₵7bn in tax waivers to cronies

The Minority in Parliament has alleged that the government is seeking to grant substantial tax waivers amounting to GH¢7 billion to individuals associated with...

Sefwi Wiawso chief wants Armah Kofi Buah named NDC running mate

Chief of Sefwi Wiawso, Katakyie Kwasi Bumangama II has named a nominee to be considered as running mate to John Mahama by the National...

Amnesty International threatens legal action against Anti LGBTQI+ Bill

Amnesty International has stated that, it will institute a legal action against the LGBTQI+ Bill if passed by Parliament. This comes after the Commission of...

NPP flags to be flown at half-mast as party mourns Amma Busia

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has mourned the passing of its Council of Elders member, Amma Busia. The NPP stalwart passed on Tuesday, December...

Vote against MPs who support LGBTQ – Charles Owusu

Former head of the Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu, has urged Ghanaians to vote against any member of Parliament who supports...

It won’t be in the interest of any party to scrap the OSP – Inusah Fuseini

Former Member of Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Committee, Inusah Fusieni has shotdown attempts by critics to downplay the importance of the Office of the...

Mahama hits back at critics of 24-hour economy policy

Former President John Mahama has hit back again at critics of his campaign promise of a 24 hour economy. Though he admits some institutions are...

Amidu resigned, and no one scolded him, you can also do same – Adomako Baafi to SP

Former Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Adomako Baafi, has urged Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng to consider resigning if he...

NPP’s Amma Busia passes on

A stalwart of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Amma Busia has passed on. NPP’s Council of Elders member reportedly succumbed to a brief...

GJA urges journalists to publicise district Assembly elections

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on the media to give intensive and sustained publicity to the upcoming district Assembly election to ensure...

Martin Amidu: OSP turned into an incarnation of McCarthyism – The certified ruling in Ex Parte Damoah case

The Special Prosecutor of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, William Kissi Agyebeng, has since assuming office on August 9, 2021, incrementally demonstrated both...

I’m not worried that I have been sacked from NPP – Ex-Madina MP

Alhaji Abubakar Saddique Boniface, a former member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that there is nothing to stop him from backing...

I believe you have what it takes to bring peace to Bawku – Bawku Naaba to Bawumia

The Bawku Naaba, Asigri Azorka Abugraogo, the traditional leader of the Kusaug Traditional Area, has expressed confidence in the ability of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,...

Creation of OSP was not an act in futility – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has disagreed with the Speaker of Parliament’s claim that the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)...

No sitting MP will be protected in Greater Accra Region – NPP’s Greater Accra Regional Secretary

Daniel Parker Odarlai France, the Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has issued a stern warning to sitting Members of...

Akontombra NDC threatens to vote against party over imposed parliamentary candidate

Some delegates and members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Sehwi Akontombra constituency of the Western North Region have threatened to vote...

Lordina Mahama sends message to NDC women over Mahama’s campaign

Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has encouraged women within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to play an active role in John Mahama's 2024 campaign. Addressing...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: We shouldn’t criminalise sex toys – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has raised concern about the criminalisation of sex toys in the Anti-LGBT bill...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: MPs split hairs over appropriate punishment for culprits

Parliament could not agree on the appropriate punishment for LGBTQ+ persons engaging in unnatural carnal knowledge with each other. The Proper Human Sexual Rights and...

NPP Bekwai parliamentary aspirant funds reshaping of deplorable roads

New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant in the Bekwai Constituency, Ralph Poku-Adusei, has offered to finance the reshaping of deplorable roads in the area....

District-level elections: Dan Botwe sends important message to electorates

The Minister of Local Government, Dan Botwe, has urged the general public to actively participate in the upcoming district Assembly and Unit Committee elections...

Mahama will win any credible election conducted in Ghana today – Haruna Iddrisu 

Tamale South Member of Parliament (MP), Haruna Iddrisu, says former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, will win...

We’ve created an unprecedented 2.1 million jobs since assuming office – Bawumia asserts

Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has successfully generated an unprecedented 2.1 million jobs for the youth...

Present yourself to receive our petition demanding your sacking – Minority to BoG Governor

The Minority caucus in Parliament has officially requested the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, to schedule a time for them...

I want to see a woman become president in my lifetime – Rebecca Akufo-Addo

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, says she hopes to see a woman become President in her lifetime. Speaking at the 5th session of the 15th Congregation of...

John Mahama’s 24-hour economy policy a game changer – James Gunu

The Volta Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described his party’s 24-hour economy policy proposal as a game changer. According to James...

Creation of OSP was an act in futility – Speaker

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin says the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was an act in futility. Speaking during the consideration...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: Sponsors fight proposed deletion of Clause 4 of Bill

Clause 4 of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill creates an offense related to undermining proper human sexual...