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‘Dr Ben Asante has transformed Ghana Gas into a sustainable power deliverable’

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has hailed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana National Gas Company, Dr Ben Asante, for...

Ras Mubarak shades Minority leader over E-levy

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has criticised the Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, for the position he has taken...

Peter Amewu mourns after being hit with sad news

The Volta Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Second Vice-Chairman, Ebenezer Amuzu has passed on. Minister for Railway Development and Hohoe MP, John Peter Amewu...

Deputy Speaker replies Minority over bias tag

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has refuted claims that he was being partisan when he threw out a motion by the...

E-levy: This is not time for jerky manoeuvres; hold more consultations – Pianim to govt

Economist and New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Kwame Pianim, has advised government to abandon its decision to introduce an electronic transaction levy (E-levy) as...

Akufo-Addo, Ramaphosa joins hundreds to celebrate Otuo Siriboe

It was a display of a mixture of different Ghanaian cultures of drums and dance as Juaben re-enacted its traditional roots to climax a year-long...

Gabby Otchere-Darko mourns as NPP loses staunch member

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Worcester, Massachusetts, Gabriel Baafi Adomako has passed on. Though the cause of death is not...

Majority Caucus walking out over Asiedu Nketia’s presence in Parliament was absurd – Kweku Baako

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr, has expressed displeasure at the behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs)...

2022 Budget: Bagbin gave up on mediation effort for fear of attacks from Kevin Taylor – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has stated some reasons that he says may have influenced the Speaker’s actions in Parliament during a high-tensioned sitting...

IAWPA urges peace and tolerance in Parliament

The United Nations (UN) Eminent Peace Ambassador in Ghana, Bishop Dr Sam Owusu, has urged peace and tolerance among members of the eighth parliament. There...

MPs must be punished over chaotic scenes – Political scientist

A Political Scientist, John Osei Bobbie, has opined that there should be an appropriate punishment for Members of Parliament (MPs) following chaotic scenes in...

I fear for my life in the Parliamentary Chamber – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says he fears for his life while undertaking Parliamentary business in the House. According to the Effutu Member of...

Napo challenges Minority MPs on Adwoa Safo’s ‘impersonation’

Manhyia South Member of Parliament(MP), Dr Matthew Opoku -Prempeh aka Napo, has asked the Minority to head to court over their purported case of...

Let’s respect ourselves – Napo fumes at colleague MPs

Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh aka Napo, has cautioned his colleague parliamentarians to be wary of their actions. According to him,...

You have no business presiding over the House – Sam George barks at Deputy Speaker

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel George, has asserted that the Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, should not assume the seat of the Speaker,...

Napo incurs wrath of Sammy Gyamfi over Keta tidal waves

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has lashed out at Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku -Prempeh over his comments...

Savannah and North East REGSECs ban 2 Paramount Chiefs, others from Lukula community

The Regional Security Councils in the Savannah and North East Regions have with immediate effect, barred two Paramount Chiefs from entering Lukula and its...

We will not be comfortable with the Bekwai MP as Speaker going forward – Bongo MP

The Minority in Parliament has indicated its discomfort with having the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, preside over sittings of the House in the...

E-levy: Minority will reject imposition; we maintain our original position – Muntaka Mubarak

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to use every legitimate and lawful channel to resist the 1.75 per cent Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According...

Kwesi Pratt gives solution to brouhaha in Parliament

Editor-In-Chief of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has suggested to Parliament to rewrite the standing orders of the House. According to him, the 137...

University Don urges all MPs to beg Ghanaians for forgiveness

"The fact that Parliament has now set up a bi-partisan committee to resolve the impasse between the Majority New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the...

Parliament apologises for chaotic scenes in the House

Parliament has apologised to Ghanaians for the chaotic scenes that characterised proceedings on Wednesday. There were near fisticuffs between members of the Majority and Minority...

Minority Caucus has joined Akufo-Addo’s Kabuki dance – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has accused the Minority caucus in Parliament of betraying Ghanaians once again. The first betrayal, Martin Amidu had revealed, was...

NDC is an incompetent opposition group – Ernesto Yeboah

Leader of the Economic Fighters League (EFL), Ernesto Yeboah, has opined that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as an opposition group in Parliament is...

The days of disrespect are over – Haruna Iddrisu declares

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South has opined that Parliament is no longer under the days of mobocracy. According to Haruna...

Near blows as former NPP MP, NDC MP clash over Bagbin [Video]

The description of the conduct of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin by a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia...

Check out members as Parliament sets up 20-member committee to deal with ‘chaos’

The parliamentary leadership has set up a 20-member committee to bring finality to the controversies in the Chamber. The committee, according to the...

Court withdraws bench warrant for Sosu

The Kaneshie District Court has rescinded its bench warrant issued on Monday, November 29, for the arrest of Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis-Xavier...

Parliament not a chamber pot for brawlers – Gabby fumes

A member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is incensed about the chaos that characterised proceedings in Parliament on Wednesday, November 1,...

Economic Fighters League to contest 2024 elections

Commander-in-Chief for the Economic Fighters League, Ernesto Yeboah, has indicated that his outfit will contest in the 2024 elections to rescue the country from...

Budget drama: Why I took Speaker’s chair – Ashaiman MP explains

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency has justified his decision to whisk away the chair of the Speaker of Parliament following what...

Speaker dragged to court for overseeing rejection of 2022 budget

An individual named Richard Sky has filed a suit at the Supreme Court to challenge Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to allow the Minority, in...

Budget 2022: Mintah Akandoh shades Majority Leader

Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has opined that the conduct of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu doesn’t qualify him to be the Leader of...

Pursue our natural resources -Kwabena Duffuor tells govt

Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, believes that leveraging on extractive natural minerals is a better alternative than introducing more taxes. Speaking on Asempa FM's...

I’m an MP – Joseph Osei Owusu defends approval of 2022 budget

First Deputy Speaker, Joesph Osei-Owusu, has justified why Parliament’s approval of the 2022 budget cannot be described as unconstitutional. Addressing the House on Wednesday, the...

Adwoa Safo’s ‘impersonation’: Preliminary findings disturbing – Okudzeto Ablakwa hints

JoyNews/AdomNews · ABLAKWA ON ADWOA SAFO'S PRESENCE AT parliament The Minority in Parliament will still investigate a case of impersonation of Dome Kwabenya Member of...

Agric Minister ‘forced’ to wear a tie to be in Parliament for improper dressing

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, was, on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, compelled to wear a tie before being in...

Kweku Baako wades into brouhaha over Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament

The Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Kweku Baako, has waded into controversies surrounding an alleged impersonation of Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome...

Budget Approval: Adwoa Safo breaks silence on presence in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ADWOA SAFO BREAKS SILENCE on presence at parliament Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Adwoa Safo, has broken silence on whether or...

NPP bans intruders

People without accreditation will not get access to the Heroes Park in Kumasi, the venue of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference. The...