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Budget Approval: We outsmarted, beat you to it – Minority told

Afigya-Kwabre North Member of Parliament (MP), Collins Adomako-Mensah, has indicated the approval of the 2022 budget shows the smartness of the Majority caucus. Speaking...

2022 budget approval: MP clears air on Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2022 budget approval: MP clears air on Adwoa Safo’s presence in parliament Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has denied reports making rounds on...

We are investigating alleged impersonation of Adwoa Safo in Parliament – Ablakwa

The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that the Minority in Parliament is investigating a case of impersonation of...

Haruna Iddrisu admits Ofori-Atta consulted Minority on Tuesday

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has admitted Minister of Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, consulted the caucus before proceeding to the House on Tuesday, November...

Parliamentary decisions will now be determined by voting or headcount – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has served notice that it will, from henceforth, ensure that decisions taken in the House will be by...

Govt to reduce E-levy tax rate – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has said that the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) will be reduced from 1.75% to at least 1.5%. According to him,...

I have no regret instigating walkout in Parliament – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, David Ansah Opoku, has said that he does not regret his actions which led to the walkout by...

Mahama steps out in style with his sons on his birthday; fans react

Former President John Dramani Mahama has stepped out with two of his sons, Sharaf and Shahid, in a new photo. Mr Mahama turned 63...

Budget drama: Gyampo calls for more dialogue not showdowns

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to be tactful when discussing matters...

The focus is to build a better NDC to contest in 2024 election – Duffuor [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · My focus is to build a better NDC to contest in 2024 election - Duffuor A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has...

Why my local businesses have been sustained over the years – Duffuor reveals [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why my local businesses have sustained over the year - Duffour reveals Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has disclosed his strategy for...

2022 Budget: Gabby Otchere-Darko defends Joe Wise over vote

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has jumped to the defense of the First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei...

George Opare Addo takes on Majority Leader

The National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has said the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has failed to lead...

Pressure group wants Bagbin impeached

Pressure group, Fixing The Country Movement, has begun agitations to have the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagin investigated and possibly removed from office for...

Why I never took salary as Finance Minister – Dr Duffuor [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why I never took salary as Finance Minister - Dr Duffuor A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has revealed that for four...

Sosu files for stay of execution, revocation of bench warrant

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has filed for a stay of execution and for an order setting aside a bench...

John Boadu hits back at critics blaming budget rejection on his absence

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has dispelled the notion that the 2022 budget and financial statement of the...

I want to build a strong party but God chooses Prez – Duffuor on perceived Prez ambition

JoyNews/AdomNews · Dr Kwabena Duffuor chokes on presidential ambition A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has shied away from declaring his presidential ambition. Rather, he...

George Opare Addo ‘exposes’ Majority, Ofori-Atta’s agenda in Parliament

"Ken Ofori-Atta coming in was an afterthought by the Majority to buy time to get the bill adjourned to a later date." The above assertion...

Ghana needs a rebirth to address critical issues that face us as a nation and people

Celebrating Three Decades of Fourth Republican Dispensation in January 2023. I have always been fascinated by the idea of the being ‘born again’ philosophy...

It is not fair to tag politicians as corrupt – Duffuor

"I can't say politicians are corrupt. The system and situations make them so, former Finance Minister," Dr Kwabena Duffuor has said. According to the...

Judgment Debt: Duffuor clears air on Woyome’s payment [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Judgment Debt: Kwabena Duffour clears air on Woyome's payment A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has revealed how GH¢51.2million judgment debt was...

Budget rejection: Annor-Dompreh challenges Speaker on NPP MP who was present in Parliament

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has expressed reservations about a purported message from Speaker Alban Bagbin to Ghanaians. According to him, the...

Parliament approves 2022 Budget without Minority

The Parliament of Ghana has, by a majority decision, passed the 2022 Budget statement. The budget was passed after 137 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted...

2022 Budget rejection: Minority boycotts proceedings

Talks between the Majority and Minority in Parliament over the rejected 2022 Budget statement and economic policy have broken down; sources tell JoyNews. The talks have...

Akufo-Addo is running ‘democratic-autocratic’ govt – Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says arrogance and impunity of power have taken over the Akufo-Addo administration since it assumed office in January 2017. In...

Budget drama: NDC Youth leader sends strong message to Majority

National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has charged the Majority in Parliament to quit championing the cause...

Today in history: Kwame Nkrumah opens Tema Motorway [Video]

A short video posted by 'Ghanaian museum' on Instagram shows Ghana's first president Dr Kwame Nkrumah commissioning Tema Motorway to speed traffic between Accra...

2022 Budget rejection: I will release a video that shows some NPP MPs were in the Chamber – MP [Audio]

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, is claiming some New Patriotic Party MPs voted against their own government’s...

Martin Amidu reacts to rejection of 2022 Budget statement

The Parliamentary vote on November 26, 2021, against the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2022 Budget Statement and Policy presented to the Parliament of...

2022 Budget is already in dustbin, Majority must seek consensus – MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority promises show down again ahead of budget debate The Minority in Parliament is promising a showdown as they meet the Majority...

Budget drama: Some NDC MPs blackmailing Minority leadership – Annoh-Dompreh

JoyNews/AdomNews · Some NDC MPs blackmailing Minority leadership A seeming division in the Minority is to blame for the brouhaha surrounding the approval of the...

Use rejection opportunity to correct president’s name in 2022 budget – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asked the government to present a new budget to Parliament for consideration. He said the...

Budget rejection: PaFFAG sends strong message to Minority MPs

The Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance (PaFFAG) has lashed out at the Minority in Parliament over the rejection of the 2022 budget. According to...

The integrity of the Chair must be protected – Majority Leader on budget drama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What we did was wrong - Majority Leader on budget drama The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has described as wrong, the drama that...

I was involved in the drafting of the 1992 constitution – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has revealed his participation in drafting of the constitution which is still in...

Road tolls: You will answer for financial loss – Asiedu Nketia tells Amoako-Atta

Should the National Democratic Congress (NDC) come back to power, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, will answer for causing financial loss...

2022 budget brouhaha: John Boadu calls out Minority in Parliament

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the Minority in Parliament of deliberately orchestrating what is intended to cause a...

2022 Budget: Majority and Minority meet separately ahead of ‘fresh discussions’

Ahead of the commencement of fresh discussions on the 2022 budget, JoyNews can independently confirm that the Minority and Majority Caucuses are putting mechanisms...

Sacked as SIGA boss or not: Asabee sets records straight [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sacked as SIGA boss or not: Asabee sets records straight Executive Director of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah Boateng,...