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New twist to Parliament’s decision to ban mobile phones in Chamber

Parliament has temporarily suspended a decision to ban mobile phones in the chamber after parliamentary reporters threatened to boycott proceedings over the directive. The directive...

Stop the media gimmick; join Minority to sack Ofori-Atta – Anti-graft crusaders to Majority

Crusaders against Corruption are calling on Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Majority group to stop the media gimmick and join the Minority MP...

MPs urged to pass through new scanning machine as Parliament tightens security

To make Security paramount for Members of Parliament, staff and members of the public, Parliament has installed security gadgets to scan everyone. The new and huge...

Censure motion: Why Gabby Otchere-Darko is trending

Gabby Otchere-Darko, counsel for embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, after the censure motion hearing, has been trending on social media. The Founder of Danquah Institute...

Akufo-Addo meets King Charles [Photo]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, November 15, met with King Charles III of England. The meeting, which took place at the Windsor Castle,...

Get off my case – Retired Honyenuga rejects Opuni’s application, directs him to CJ

Justice Clemence Honyenuga has dismissed an application filed against his authority to continue sitting on the Cocobod trial after attaining the constitutionally compulsory retirement...

98 NPP MPs to boycott budget presentation, Finance Ministry business if…

Ninety-eight New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament have resolved to boycott the budget presentation and all Finance Ministry business should the President refuse...

Gabby Otchere-Darko replies Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

New Patriotic Party Stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has denied accusing the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, of masterminding the NPP MPs calls for the resignation...

Censure motion: Okudzeto Ablakwa clashes with Otchere-Darko [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Okudzeto Ablakwa Clashes With Otchere Darko Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Member of the eight-Member Adhoc Committee, has engaged in a heated argument with...

Stay away from the NDC – Yamoah Ponkoh warns Wontumi after defeat

A former Municipal Chief Executive for Ejisu, Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh, has sternly warned the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Chairman in Ashanti Region, Bernard Antwi...

NPP is good at breaking the economy not breaking the 8 – Former Minister

Former Ashanti regional Minister, John Alexander Kwabena Ackon, has chastised the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) over how poorly it has managed Ghana's economic. He...

I don’t buy fuel because I don’t have a car – K.T. Hammond

Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) K.T. Hammond, has created the impression that he is unaware of the current fuel hikes in the country....

Galamsey Economy exposé: Franklin Cudjoe has this to say about Bawumia [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Franklin Cudjoe Defends Bawumia Over Galamsey Exposé Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has...

Drink-driving MP resigns and apologises

A Rwandan MP, who resigned from Parliament on Monday, has apologised for “drink-driving”. On Monday, parliament approved the resignation of Gamariel Mbonimana for “personal reasons”....

Apologise to the Vice President – Anlo NPP youth to Spokesperson of the Awoamefia

Disgruntled NPP members in Anloland have written to the President of the Anlo Traditional Council to impress on the Spokesperson of the Awoamefia, Agbotuada...

Ofori-Atta must be held responsible for cost of living crisis – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu says Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta must be blamed for the current high cost of living in the country. Prices of goods...

I feared the day I had to say my final goodbye – Hackman says as he buries wife

Comfort Owusu-Agyemang, wife of the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Council of Elders, has been buried in a solemn ceremony. Mrs Owusu-Agyemang's final...

Censure motion hearing: This is not a circus – Ablakwa replies Gabby

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has queried Gabby Otchere-Darko, over a comment he made during the Parliamentary Committee sitting on a censure motion...

Censure motion hearing: If I were Finance Minister, I won’t borrow money to collapse banks – Ato Forson

Ranking Member on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has criticised the manner in which the banking sector clean-up exercise was conducted and its subsequent ramifications...

K.T. Hammond trends on Twitter amid Ken Ofori-Atta’s censure motion hearing

Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahir Hammond, is the talk of the town on social media. The legislator is co-chairing the ongoing probe...

Kweku Baako slams Presidential Staffer over galamsey exposé

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has hit hard at Presidential Staffer, Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe following the...

Who do you think you are? – Majority Leader queries Gabby Otchere-Darko

The Majority Leader has expressed his disappointment at Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu...

I’m ‘saddened’ because … – Franklin Cudjoe on Adu Boahen’s dismissal [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I'm 'saddened' Because … - Franklin Cudjoe On Adu Boahen's Dismissal Founding President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, says...

Ofori-Atta censure hearing: C’ttee members clash over Minority’s evidence

The start of hearings of the Committee probing the basis for a vote of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, was held up...

Censure motion: Otchere-Darko’s strong message to Minority over Ofori-Atta

The Finance Minster’s lawyers are demanding evidence to back the Minority’s allegations against Ken Ofori-Atta. This follows the Speaker’s referral of a motion of censure...

NDC election: One more arrested over chaos in Ashanti Region

The Police have arrested one more suspect in connection with the disturbances which occurred during the Ashanti Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives' election....

Adu Boahen’s dismissal meaningless unless linked to Ofori-Atta’s resignation – NPP MP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mpraeso Member of Parliament (MP), Davis Opoku, has taken a swipe at the government over the dismissal of the Minister...

Ofori-Atta’s censure motion: Sittings of Ad hoc Committee televised live

The Ad-hoc Committee constituted to probe the Minority in Parliament's motion of censure, against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta commenced its sittings on Tuesday,...

NDC elections: Ashie Moore sends message to losers in Greater Accra Region

Newly elected Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, has urged losers in the just-ended elections to overcome...

I’m a political orphan – Aspirant cries after losing NDC Chairmanship race [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I'm A Political Orphan - Defeated Northern Region Chairman A defeated Chairman hopeful in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regional election, Godfred Wumbei,...

Ad hoc committee hearing: Gabby Otchere-Darko is lawyer for Ken Ofori-Atta

A lawyer and prominent member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has appeared before parliament as lawyer for Ken Ofori-Atta at the...

No one is an angel; Adu Boahen must be given fair hearing – Prof Gyampo [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Charles Adu Boahen should be given opportunity to be heard - Prof Gyampo A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford...

Appearance fee: A supposed investor called to enquire to see Dr Bawumia – Dr Gideon Boako reveals

The spokesperson for the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has revealed that he was contacted by a supposed investor earlier in the year to inquire...

Live streaming: Ken Ofori-Atta faces ad hoc committee probing censure motion

The 8- member Ad-hoc Committee has commenced the public hearing into the Minority in Parliament’s motion of censure, against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The committee is co-chaired...

Galamsey Expose’: Conversation Bawumia’s aide had with Tiger Eye PI [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · BAWUMIA AIDE ON BOAHEN ALLEGATION The spokesperson of the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has revealed how Tiger Eye PI contacted him and...

I paid over GH¢460k during the election but lost – NDC aspirant

Defeated aspiring Ashanti Region Chairman in the just-ended executive elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), lawyer Evans Amankwaa, has revealed how he...

NDC election: 3 arrested over chaos in Ashanti Region

The Police have arrested three persons in connection with the violent disturbances during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Executives Election on Sunday...

EC terminates registration certificates of 17 political parties

The Electoral Commission (EC) has terminated the registration certificates of 17 political parties. In an advertiser’s announcement in the national dailies, the EC explained that...

My integrity, my most cherished asset in life – I won’t allow anyone to ruin it – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has served notice he won’t allow people to use his name for corrupt activities because his integrity is...

It’s daylight robbery; I’ll never accept the results – Defeated NDC Chairman [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · It's daylight robbery; I'll never accept the results - Defeated NDC Chairman A defeated aspirant for the chairmanship position of the National Democratic...