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Speaker will announce NPP as majority – Osei -Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin will on Friday declare the...

NPP must remain focused and united – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday appealed to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to remain focused and united to ensure the...

Otchere-Darko reacts to Mahama’s first victory in court

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said ex-President Mahama has had his first victory in the hearing of the election petition. This...

NDC states condition to sit at Minority side in Parliament

The Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says his side will be opened to sit on the Minority...

Election Petition: Supreme Court makes arrangements for live telecast

The Supreme Court says it has made arrangements to have proceedings of the 2020 Election Petition telecast live on national television. Professor Nii Ashie Kotey,...

Election petition: Mahama came earlier than his lawyers – Nana B mocks [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Boakye mocks Mahama The spokesperson of President Nana Akufo-Addo on the election petition is elated at the alacrity exhibited by former President...

Judge bribery allegations: Sam George attacks Ghana Bar Association

Samuel Nartey George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, has fired a salvo at the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) over their demand to...

Speaker agrees NPP is majority -Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

Leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in the 8th Parliament, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says the Speaker agrees his side is the majority. According...

Akua Donkor’s passionate appeal to Akufo-Addo

The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor, has passionately appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to scrap the Free...

Majority side: NDC caucus in parliament reacts to Fomena MP’s letter

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament says the letter written by the Fomena Member of Parliament (MP) to the Speaker of Parliament...

Adwoa Safo clears air on voting against Mike Oquaye

Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has dismissed claims she voted against the immediate past Speaker, Prof Mike Oquaye on January 7,...

Uganda elections 2021: 38-year-old singer Bobi Wine challenges Yoweri Museveni, 76

The internet has been cut off in Uganda as voters cast their ballots in a hotly contested election. A 38-year-old singer is challenging Yoweri Museveni,...

Election petition: Check out lawyers for Akufo-Addo and John Mahama

Presidential election hearing filed by John Dramani Mahama seeks to call on the Supreme Court to order a rerun of the December 7, 2020...

Fomena MP will lose Speakership if… – Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus leader in Parliament, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has established that Fomena Member of Parliament (MP), Andrew Amoako Asiamah, will lose his...

Only naive NDC will say we have a ‘hung parliament’ – John Boadu

The General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu says it is naïve on the part of the members of the...

Full Text: Haruna Iddrisu’s speech on ‘majority and minority’ claims in Parliament

Good Morning. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, First of all, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus would like to congratulate the Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana...

Group thanks Akufo-Addo for retaining Frema Opare as Chief of Staff

A group affiliated to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed their profound gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for retaining Chief of Staff, Akosua...

Supreme Court allows live telecast of election petition hearing

The Supreme Court has decided to allow the 2020 election petition to be broadcast live on national television. Prior to this decision by the Supreme...

2020 election petition: Supreme Court adjourns hearing!

The Supreme Court has given the green light to former President John Mahama to correct an ‘error’ in his election petition challenging the validity...

Koku Anyidoho’s ‘wildest’ wish after turning 50 years

Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, turned 50 years on Thursday, January 14, 2020. As expected, social media users poured...

Check out special arrangements for Rawlings’ funeral [Photos]

Activities marking the final funeral rites of former President Jerry John Rawlings will commence on Friday, January 22, 2021. The main funeral event will...

Meet the judges hearing the election petition case

The presidential election petition filed by former President John Dramani Mahama challenging the declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the President-elect in...

Election Petition: Court grants Mahama’s motion to amend errors

The Supreme Court has given the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, the opportunity to amend some errors in his petition challenging the...

Election petition: Mahama, lawyers arrive at Supreme Court [Photos+Video]

The Supreme Court will this morning begin hearing on the presidential election petition brought before it by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC)...

Supreme Court to hear motion for leave to amend Mahama’s election petition

The Supreme Court will on Thursday, January 14, hear a motion of former President John Mahama, praying for leave to amend the election petition...

Supreme Court grants Mahama’s request for live telecast of election petition

The Supreme Court has granted a request by former President John Mahama to have the proceedings of the 2020 election petition telecast live on...

Supreme Court begins election 2020 petition hearing today

Ghana’s Supreme Court will today begin hearing on the presidential election petition brought before it by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2020 flagbearer John...

NDC caucus in Parliament demands abrogation of $570m Tema Motorway expansion contract

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament has demanded the abrogation of a new contract between the government and South African firm, Mota...

No revenge, I forgive Muntaka for ‘beating me’ – Carlos Ahenkorah

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tema West constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah, says he does not intend to take revenge on Asawase MP, Mohammed-Muntaka...

Chief Justice to probe Muntaka’s bribery allegations

The Chief Justice has asked Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak, to assist in investigations into bribery allegations against a Supreme Court judge. On...

Ablekuma Central shooting incident: Suspect granted bail

The Accra High Court has granted ¢200,000 bail with three sureties to the accused National Security officer standing trial for his involvement in the...

Fomena MP joins NPP caucus in Parliament

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Fomena constituency, Andrews Asiamah Amoako, has joined the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in the 8th Parliament. This was...

Majority in Parliament: No clear way yet as Fomena MP delays in writing to Speaker [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bagbin’s meeting with leadership ends inconclusive as Fomena MP refuses to write to Speaker The second day of meeting by leaders in parliament...

Techiman South MP promises to facilitate peace in constituency

The Techiman South Member of Parliament (MP), Martin Agyei Mensah-Korsah, has assured his commitment to facilitate unity and social cohesion in the area. He described...

Speaker meets leadership of Parliament to resolve issues

The leadership of Parliament is waiting for official communication from the Second Deputy Speaker, Andrews Asiamah Amoako, in order to resolve some outstanding issues...

NALAG’s plea to Akufo-Addo over election of MMDCEs

The National Association of Local Government Authorities (NALAG) is urging President Nana Akufo-Addo to immediately revive processes that will allow for the election of...

NDC’s Atubiga wants Mahama to punish Joshua Alabi for his defeat

A vocal member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Atubiga, has said the 'poor strategy' of Prof. Joshua Alabi, the Campaign Manager of...

NPP faces new electoral challenge

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken steps to challenge the Tarkwa Nsuaem parliamentary election results in the December 2020 election. The NDC’s Constituency Secretary,...

Afenyo-Markin’s justification of military invasion in Parliament

Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, has justified the military presence on the Floor of Parliament during the election of a...

NDC, NPP battle over 16 parliamentary seats

Election 2020 is over, but the legal battles surrounding the parliamentary election have just begun.  The two major political parties — the New Patriotic...