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Okudzeto Ablakwa lashes out at traitors in Minority

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has lashed out at colleague MPs who voted in favour...

Approval of 6 ministers: I took pictures of my vote as evidence of my loyalty – Dzifa Gomashie tells Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his disappointment over what he described as "betrayal" from some NDC Members of Parliament. This follows the approval...

I am profoundly disappointed but… – Minority Leader

The Minority Leader has expressed his disappointment with the turn of events following the approval of all six NPP ministers when the party has...

Ministers’ approval: The NDC MP who left her father’s funeral to vote

Friday’s showdown in Parliament saw legislators battle it out to uphold the positions of their respective sides. The Majority had argued for President Akufo-Addo’s new...

Speaker Bagbin warns Ursula Owusu

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lamented about the conduct of Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater...

NDC Parliamentary primaries: 2 contenders file to contest incumbent Nabdam MP

It is set to be a keen contest for the nod to become the Parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the...

Minority MPs who approved new ministers betrayed us – Ayariga

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, is very disappointed at members of the National Democratic Congress who voted to approve six...

Traitor NDC MPs must do some serious soul-searching and learn to be nationalistic – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has berated some NDC MPs for breaking rank to pass all six ministers appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo. He said the...

Former NPP Chairman sends important message to EC on new CI

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for New Juaben North, Kwadwo Boateng-Agyeman, is backing the proposed Constitutional Instrument (CI) by the Electoral Commission...

Triple 66: Akufo-Addo laughs over Volta Regional Minister’s nickname

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been laughing hysterically at the Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa’s new nickname he discovered. He is excited Dr Letsa has...

How MPs voted for Akufo-Addo’s six ministers

Members of Parliament finally approved President Akufo-Addo’s six ministerial nominees after hours of disagreements. The ministers-designate were approved on Friday amid some complaints which saw...

I’m not ready to die – Bagbin [Video]

Speaker Alban Bagbin showed his human side on Friday when he told the House that he is not ready to die. This statement was necessitated...

Parliament approves Akufo-Addo’s new ministers

Parliament has approved nomination of the new ministers appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This was after a secret voting by Members of Parliament...

MPs vote on ministerial nominees

Parliament is voting on whether to adopt the report on the new ministerial-nominees or not. President Nana Akufo-Addo nominated the MP for Adansi Asokwa K.T...

NPP using ‘useless’ tactics to delay voting on ministerial nominees – Murtala Mohammed

The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has accused the Majority members of the House of using “frivolous” and “useless” tactics...

Minority MPs oppose approval of 2 Supreme Court nominees

Parliament is debating the nomination of four nominees by President Nana Akufo-Addo to the Supreme Court. Two of them, Barbara Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Adibu Asiedu,...

Is NPP, NDC leadership shepherding MPs to take decisions?

The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has made two appearances in Parliament as the House decides on the approval...

Kwaku Boahen heaps praises on Mahama

Former Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Kwaku Boahen, has commended former President John Mahama’s proposal for the state to fund...

I’ll direct that your hand be cut off one day – Speaker tells Afenyo-Markin

Thursday was a dramatic day in Parliament. The business of the day had grown intense with arguments, especially over the approval of the report...

Ministerial nominees: Ablakwa promises epic showdown in Parliament [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · There Will Be An Epic Showdown in Parliament - Okudzeto North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is promising a showdown...

Parliament to decide fate of Nana Addo’s new ministers today

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, last night directed that the House debates the report of the Appointments Committee on the new Ministers appointed...

NDC Primaries: Latest on Fred Nuamah’s nomination filing

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary aspirant for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, Fred Nuamah, has successfully filed his nomination for the race. This comes after he...

Francis Sosu reacts to reports that his wife and kids have been granted asylum in US

Francis-Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, has denied reports that his wife and children have been...

NPP Communicator reveals who selected new EC members

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo - Addo Did Not Select New EC Members A communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vera Wiredu, has defended...

Afenyo-Markin pleads for confirmation of ministerial nominees

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged parliamentarians to support the approval of the recently vetted ministerial nominees. He said there is nothing in the...

Adwoa Safo ‘abandons’ Majority again

Numbers during voting can be very critical and in parliamentary practices and business it’s even more essential in getting public policies and businesses running. But...

US and China’s ‘fight’ over TikTok explained in 60 seconds [Video]

Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t sell the company to American investors, the video app is once...

Mahama wasn’t hooted at enskinment of new Yagbonwura; ignore Koku Anyidoho’s fake video – NDC

The leadership of Savannah Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the allegation that former President John Dramani Mahama was booed at the enskinment...

NDC elections: Dr Kwabena Duffuor files nomination [Photos]

Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has submitted his nomination form to enable him to run as flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This...

NDC flagbearer hopeful complains about GH¢500k filing fee

Former Kumasi Mayor and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopeful, Kojo Bonsu, has criticised the high nomination fee for flagbearer aspirants. The NDC has set...

LGBTQI+ bill to be laid in parliament

Ranking Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Bernard Ahiafor, has hinted that the Committee is done with all works on the Anti-LGBTQI...

NPP MPs turn up in numbers as parliament decides fate of ministerial nominees

It’s almost uncharacteristic to see the ruling government’s side in Parliament packed as seen on Thursday. The Majority succeeded in whipping its members for an...

Minority insists on rejection as parliament decides fate of ministerial nominees

Parliament is expected to approve Ministerial nominees today, but the exercise will not be as smooth as it has been. The Minority has not lowered...

NDC primaries: Former MP fails to file nomination forms over locked office

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Upper Manya Krobo in Eastern Region, Jeff Tetteh Kavianu, has failed to file his nomination...

Why NDC lost Sehwi Wiawso seat in 2016, 2020 elections

A National Democratic Congress' (NDC) parliamentary aspirant in the Sehwi Wiawso Constituency of the Western North Region, Sam Jerome, has attributed the party's loss...

NDC reacts to Fred Nuamah’s online filing challenges [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC reacts to Fred Nuamah's online filing challenges The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it is not aware of the challenges parliamentary...

Nana Oye to contest Adentan seat again

A former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Addo Bampoe, has filed her nomination to contest the parliamentary primary of the...

Former NPP Secretary justifies Akufo-Addo’s new EC appointment

Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahene, has said that President Nana Akufo-Addo only fulfilled his constitutional obligation...

Safeguarding Ghana’s future against pandemics through public health emergency fund

Infectious diseases have had adverse effects on humans all around the globe through the years. Diseases such as yellow fever, meningitis, Cholera, Monkey Pox, Ebola,...

CPP to elected flagbearer on June 12

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has decided on the date to elect its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential election. The party said at a Central...