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Saglemi trial: Court accepts Speaker’s request to excuse Collins Dauda

A request from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to the Accra High Court (Financial and Economic Division), seeking an excused duty for Collins...

Spokesperson for The New Force, Shalimar Abbiusi arrested

Spokesperson for The New Force political movement, Shalimar Abbiusi has reportedly been arrested. According to reports, she used a forged document to obtain a resident...

2024 Budget approved

Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Statement & Economic Policy. This decision came after the Speaker, Alban Bagbin conducted a headcount on Thursday, December 7,...

Chairman Wontumi roots for Ashanti running mate [watch]

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako is hoping the person to partner Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia...

Claims that only Yarboi can retain Odododiodio seat for NDC unfortunate – Nii Okai Laryea

Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea, a parliamentary hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Odododiodio has expressed disappointment about comments made by the incumbent...

Ghana is better than London – Chairman Wontumi declares [watch]

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako has commended the Akufo-Addo administration for showcasing exceptional leadership skills in...

I financed every party function – Nana Yaa reveals after resignation

Former General Secretary for the Conventions People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Akyepim Jantuah has opened up her resignation from the party. She believes her removal was...

NPP behind my removal from CPP – Nana Yaa Jantuah alleges

A former General Secretary of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of orchestrating her removal. Nana...

Lithium mining lease to be laid in Parliament – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Naatural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has assured that the mining lease agreement between Ghana and Barari DV Ghana Limited...

Gov’t suspends controversial import restriction L.I

JoyNews can confirm that Government of Ghana is suspending the laying of the controversial Legislative Instrument seeking to restrict the importation of at least...

NDC suspends all activities in Tarkwa Nsuaem

The Tarkwa Nsuaem National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the suspension of all activities following the death of the 34-year-old Teberebie Assemblyman. The directive...

Get ready to pay 5% VAT on buildings – Ato Forson to Ghanaians

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has alleged the imposition of a 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) flat rate on residential and commercial...

Anyimadu-Antwi justifies delay in the passage of anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Chairman of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has explained the delay in passing the anti LGBTQI+ bill. This...

Parliament must sue Akufo-Addo over Witchcraft Bill – Sam George

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has suggested that the House drags President Akufo-Addo to court for refusing to sign the...

Four NDC executives denied bail

The four constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Effutu, in the Central Region, who were picked up by the Police and...

Parliament expected to approve 2024 budget today

In the absence of any setback, Parliament is expected to take a final decision on the 2024 Budget Statement today, December 7, 2023. The Majority Caucus ion...

I will be Ghana’s next President in 2025 – Kofi Akpaloo

The leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo has predicted his victory in the 2024 election to become the next...

Sam George threatens to expose MPs stalling progress of anti-LGBT Bill

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has taken great exception to what he believes are calculated attempts by some members of the...

Import restriction bill: Akufo-Addo, Bawumia want to bring back ‘kalabule’ – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing President Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of attempting to bring back 'kalabule' (cleaver bully, conditional...

Charles Bissue case: OSP incurs wrath of judge

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has incurred the wrath of the presiding judge, Justice Nicholas Mensah Abodakpi of the High Court in...

Near chaos in Parliament over anti LGBTQI+ Bill [Video]

https://youtu.be/1T-n5i3Vu2o Sponsors of the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill are furious over the lack of action on their Bill. The Private Members' Bill, sponsored by Member of Parliament...

Kwesi Pratt reacts to CPP national executive shake up

The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt, has reacted to the recent shake-up in the Convention Peoples Party's national executive leadership. The...

NPP to elect parliamentary candidates in constituencies with sitting MPs on January 27

The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has changed the date for the conduct of parliamentary primary in constituencies with sitting Members...

Sam George goes berserk over LGBTQ+ bribery allegation

The Member of Parliament(MP) for the Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, flared up at the precincts on Wednesday over allegations made against him by Ablekuma North...

Shakeup in parliament as Adwoa Safo is made a deputy chair of constitutional and legal affairs committee

There has been a shake up in the leadership of the various committee of Parliament. Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo who has been under...

NPP postpones primaries in constituencies with sitting MPs

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) has postponed its primaries in constituencies with sitting Members of Parliament(MPs) to January 27,...

Full Speech: NDC speaks on Import Restriction Bill

MOMENT OF TRUTH PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE PROPOSED “RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF SELECTED STRATEGIC PRODUCTS REGULATIONS”, HELD ON 6TH DECEMBER, 2023 AND ADDRESSED...

Bawumia asks for more time to choose running mate

The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has requested an extension of time for the selection of his running mate for the...

Four NDC executives arrested after accompanying protesters to court

Four Effutu constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central Region have been arrested. They were accosted by personnel from the Winneba...

Import Restriction Bill breaches IMF agreement – NDC

The Minority in Parliament has reiterated its opposition to the Import Restriction Legislative Instrument (L.I), stating it breaches the terms of the International Monetary...

Farouk Aliu Mahama is new Chairman of the Government Assurance Committee of Parliament

In a significant shakeup of Parliamentary Committees, Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama has assumed the role of Chairman of the Government...

Nkwanta conflict: Set up committee to deal with land disputes – Interior Minister to Speaker

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery has suggested to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to set up a committee to address the renewed conflict at...

Bawumia’s running mate: NPP concludes first part of crunch meeting

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has concluded the first part of a crucial meeting which discussed among critical...

Speaker forms ad-hoc committee to investigate delayed funds disbursement to aggrieved Gold Coast Fund customers

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has formed a special committee to probe the non-payment of customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund, despite budgetary...

NPP knows the truth; they only pretend not to care — Global InfoAnalytics head

The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dunkwah, has said the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is well aware of the decline in the...

How the police intervened to avert a possible violent clash at CPP meeting

It took police intervention to avert what could have been a violent clash among some national executives of the Convention People's Party (CPP) at...

I was wrong about Alan’s support base – Dr Amakye Boateng

Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST), Dr Kwasi Amakye Boateng has made a sudden u-turn over comments that,...

Kojo Bonsu: The strategic icon for NDC in 2024 and beyond: A visionary leader with diverse expertise

To say former Kumasi Mayor, Kojo Bonsu who was also a former Board member and Managing Director of GOIL is a strategic icon for...

We will ensure election 2024 is peaceful – Dampare

The Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, says the security agencies will ensure that the 2024 election is peaceful and incident-free. According to...

I have maintained good standing in NDC for 4 years – Yarboi on disqualification

Disqualified parliamentary aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Odododiodio constituency, Michael Nii Yarboi Annan said he has maintained a good standing...