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Reduce the size of govt to protect public purse – Prof Agyeman-Duah to Akufo-Addo

A co-founder of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Baffour Agyemang-Duah, has called for an immediate reduction in the size of the...

Bagbin apologises to MPs over errors on attendance list when e-levy was approved

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has apologised to parliamentarians over the errors that occurred on the votes and proceedings of the House for Tuesday’s...

Partisan behaviour of parliamentary Clerk won’t be tolerated – Minority

Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has cautioned against any display of political affiliation by the Clerk of Parliament. According to him, some National Democratic Congress...

E-levy passage: NPP ignored hardship, disaffection for e-levy – Duffuor

A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the passage of the...

Volta, Oti caucuses of NDC push Afaglo for 2024 elections

While the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is contemplating whether to retain former President John Dramani Mahama as presidential candidate or look for fresh...

Clerk of Parliament’s office has been compromised – Asiedu Nketia

The General Secretary of the opposition NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Clerk of Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Nsiah, of tampering with vital evidence...

E-levy: Let’s move on with our lives – Baba Jamal to Minority

JoyNews/AdomNews · Baba Jamal reacts to E Levy passage A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Jamal, is not in...

Agenda 111: Govt is deceiving Ghanaians – Akandoh

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has accused government of deceiving Ghanaians about the Agenda 111 initiative. According to him, President Nana...

Tamale interchange: Sammy Gyamfi commends govt

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sammy Gyamfi on Tamale interchange National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has commended government for completing the...

Akufo-Addo should apologise to Ghanaians – Ada MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, has requested the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to apologise to the citizens...

War in Ukraine: Russia launches new attacks after peace promise

The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there. The governor,...

You now have your E-levy; solve the problems – Asiedu Nketia tells govt

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, has said that the approval of the E-levy is going to expose the...

What Bagbin said about Nana Konadu, Chief of Staff in Parliament [Listen]

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lauded former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, for being at the forefront of women empowerment not...

SONA 2022: I’m happy E-levy has been passed – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended parliament on the passage of the controversial Electronic Transaction levy (E-levy). According to him, he is happy about the...

Agenda 111 was overly ambitious – Akufo-Addo confesses

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, for the first time, the plan to build some 111 district and regional hospitals across the country over...

SONA22: Russia-Ukraine war: Bombs may be dropping on cities but hitting pockets in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the Russia and Ukraine war has had a direct impact on the lives of Ghanaians as far as...

Full speech: Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2022

I hope you will forgive me if I begin by asking Members of the House to join me to salute the management, technical and...

E-levy passage: How Assin North MP ‘forced’ Minority to walk out [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · E-levy passage: How Assin North MP 'forced' Minority to walk out Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, has disclosed why...

Wheeling of ailing MP to Parliament for E-levy passage: The inside story

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has confirmed the presence of ailing Ahanta West Member of Parliament (MP), Ebenezer Kojo Kum, in Parliament on Tuesday. Mr Kum,...

Livestream: Akufo-Addo presents 2022 State of the Nation Address

President Nana Akufo-Addo is set to present the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament. This sessional address, which is pursuant to...

Book on Boakye Djan launched

A book detailing the life of Major Kojo Boakye Djan (retd), one of the key architects of the June 4, 1979 revolution, was launched in...

E-levy: Some colleagues said they had superior plans – Disappointed NDC MP ‘cries’

Tamale North Member of Parliament (MP) Alhassan Suhuyini has expressed reservations about the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). The MP who is on...

Adwoa Safo trends after E-Levy passage

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, who has been on leave in parliament for more than two months has been...

What Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said after E-levy passage

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says his side has done a good thing for Ghana with the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy...

Ras Mubarak sends strong message to Minority over approval of E-Levy

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, has blamed the leadership of the Minority in parliament for failing to deploy its...

By the Supreme Court’s decision, E-levy has not been passed – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed reports about the passage of the controversial E-levy Bill on Tuesday, saying the...

Bagbin cautions MPs to desist from pulling surprises on him

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has admonished the leadership of the House to desist from pulling surprises on him. His caution comes...

Supreme Court sets April 5 to rule on Assin North MP’s Application

The Supreme Court has set April 5, 2022, to deliver its ruling on an application filed by Assin North MP James Gyakye Quayson. This...

Passage of E-levy illegal, null and void – Kwakye Ofosu

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said the boycott of proceedings for the consideration and passage of the...

We’ve been told E-levy can even cure Okudzeto Ablakwa’s bald head – Ato Forson mocks

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, says the government has exaggerated the gains the Electronic Transaction levy (E-levy) Bill will bring...

Supreme Court sets date to deliver judgement on Presidential spousal salary case

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has fixed June 29, 2022, to deliver judgment in the case in which Kwame Baffoe, popularly known...

Assin North MP files fresh application at Supreme Court

Lawyers for Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, have filed a fresh application at the Supreme Court. This brings to three, the applications by...

Ken Ofori-Atta announces reduction of E-levy rate

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that the government has decided to reduce the rate of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy by 0.25...

New Juaben Traditional Council bans noise-making, funerals

The New Juaben Traditional Council has placed a one-month ban on noise making and all other social and religious activities associated with noise making. The...

Evans Scott’s VGMA nomination ― A case of luck or hard work?

In the Ghanaian gospel fraternity, a few names stand out when it comes to nominations at either the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) or...

Parliament finally passes E-Levy bill

Parliament has approved the controversial Electronic Transactions (E-Levy) Bill this afternoon. This decision was reached after the Consideration Stage was completed by a Majority-sided House...

E-levy: Sick MP ‘wheeled’ to Parliament

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi constituency, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, says there is nothing wrong with having his Ahanta West colleague, Ebenezer Kojo Kum,...

E-Levy moves to consideration Stage in Parliament after Minority stages walkout [video]

Parliament has completed the second reading of the Electronic Transfer (E-Levy) Bill. The move was adopted at the reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial...

Stop begging for Sinohydro funds – Jinapor to Bawumia

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has ruled out the possibility of the Chinese government releasing funds anytime soon under...

Akufo-Addo wants passage of E-levy Bill as birthday gift – NDC MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, says President Nana Akufo-Addo wants to celebrate his 78th birthday with the passage of the “obnoxious”...