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Otchere-Darko speaks on ‘the unknown two’ who caused Oquaye’s defeat

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has asked members of the governing party to desist from the blame game...

This is what Sam George will do in his second term as MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, says he will not take his second term as MP lightly. The MP, after taking...

Deals cannot be presented with cheeky ease in 8th Parliament – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic would not be the Parliament where...

NPP members who voted against Mike Oquaye were just bitter – NPP MP [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · People who voted against Mike Oquaye were just bitter – NPP MP Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has expressed disappointment...

NPP will soon buy NDC MP’s one by one – Lord Hamah

A former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lord Hamah, has insisted that the current crop of Members of Parliament (MP) in the...

We’ll fish out persons who voted for Bagbin – Atta Akyea [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South constituency, Samuel Atta Akyea, has expressed disappointment in members of his party who may have voted against...

Franklin Cudjoe ‘falls in love’ with Akufo-Addo

President of Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed his love for President Nana Akufo-Addo's speeches. According to Mr Cudjoe, the speeches are...

Why I snatched ballot papers – Carlos Ahenkorah breaks silence

Tema West lawmaker, Carlos Ahenkorah, who snatched and attempted to run with ballot papers during the Speaker of Parliament's election on Thursday on the...

NDC resumes ‘no Mahama no peace’ protest [Photos]

Savannah Region National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters are demonstrating in the capital, Damongo, to demand justice for the 2020 elections. Savannah Regional NDC Secretary,...

How NDC MPs celebrated Bagbin’s victory as Speaker [Video]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) could not hide their joy after their candidate, Alban Bagbin won the bid as...

Ghana’s ‘apio’ can compete on international market – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says he is confident Ghana’s locally brewed gin, popularly called ‘apio’ is one of the high export commodities the nation can leverage in...

How Bagbin reacted when Prof Ocquaye was named as Speaker in printed inauguration brochure

The Government of Ghana faced intense embarrassment when the brochure shared to visiting dignitaries and invited guests to Ghana’s inauguration had the name of...

How MPs-elect gave Parliament’s Clerk a hard time at Speaker election

It was supposed to be a battle of wit and strategy, on a night when two experienced legislators, one a former boss of the...

Akufo-Addo owes me no explanation – Boakye Agyarko on his sack 3 years on

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo-Addo owes me no explanation - Boakye Agyarko Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has said President Akufo-Addo does not owe him any explanation...

Mike Oquaye appears in 2021 inauguration brochure as Speaker of Parliament

It appears the New Patriotic Party may have been very optimistic of a retention of the Speaker of Ghana’s 7th Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye,...

Ben Ephson speaks on Alban Bagbin’s Speakership

Pollster Ben Ephson says John Dramani Mahama is even aware of the fact that Alban Sumana Bagbin is fair and will not work for...

Gabby Otchere-Darko reacts to Bagbin’s Speakership

Founder of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has congratulated Alban Bagbin on his election as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament. According to the...

Akufo-Addo declares 2021 as ‘second year of roads’

Newly sworn-in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has once again made a commitment to bridging the road infrastructure deficit in the country. The Akufo-Addo government,...

How Carlos Ahenkorah became a meme on social media

Some Ghanaians were shocked to see the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, snatch ballot papers from the hands of...

Akandoh reveals what happened when Ursula sat on his lap [Video]

Juaboso Member of Parliament (MP), Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has said he never consented to a colleague in Parliament, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, sitting...

Akufo-Addo sworn-in for second term

President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken the presidential oath of office at the start of his second term in office with a rallying call on...

Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in: Duncan Williams’ brief message

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams has said that whatever has happened with respect to having a President from one party and a Speaker...

Full text: Inaugural address by Akufo-Addo at his second term swearing in

Mr Speaker, I extend a hearty akwaaba, our word of welcome, to their Excellencies, the distinguished leaders of sister states from our region and continent,...

Who ordered the military to invade parliament? – Prof Gyampo quizzes

Professor Ransford Gyampo, a Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, is demanding to know who ordered the military to invade the Chamber...

This was how Samira Bawumia showed up at Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in [photos+video]

Second Lady Samira Bawumia just knows how to slay it effortlessly. The Second Lady dazzled at the inauguration of her husband and President Nana Akufo-Addo's...

Akufo-Addo’s words to Alban Bagbin after taking oath of office

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the elected Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic, Alban Sumana Bagbin on his election as Speaker...

Mahama reacts to Bagbin’s election as Speaker of Parliament

Former President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on his election as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th...

Koku reacts to Speaker Bagbin’s election

The Founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has expressed satisfaction after the election of Alban Bagbin as the Speaker of the 8th...

NDC MPs boycott Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in

National Democratic Congress (NDC) members in Parliament Thursday morning said they would still boycott the swearing-in of President Nana Akufo-Addo despite winning the Speaker...

Joe Wise, Fomena MP declared Deputy Speakers

Members of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai and Fomena, Joseph Owusu and Andrews Amoako Asiamah, have been declared First and Second Deputy Speakers respectively of...

Alban Bagbin’s powerful acceptance speech [Read]

Former Member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Sumana Bagbin of the National Democratic Congress, has been elected Speaker of the 8th Parliament of...

Preparations for Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in

President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo will be sworn in as the next President of the Fourth Republic this afternoon. Thirteen heads of state have arrived in the...

Why Kennedy Agyapong is trending on Twitter

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, is trending on Twitter for being a peacemaker when confusion rocked the inauguration of the...

Moment Alban Bagbin was sworn in as new Speaker of Parliament [Watch]

Immediate past Member of Parliament for the Nadowli Kaleo constituency, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has been sworn in as Speaker of Ghana’s...

What you need to know about Ghana’s Speaker of 8th Parliament, Alban Bagbin

Born on September 24, 1957, at Sombo in the Upper West Region, Alban Sumana Bagbin, is a graduate of the University of Ghana (1977-1980)...

Video of Ursula Owusu pushing a colleague off his chair pops up

There was chaos on the Floor of Parliament moments before the dissolution of the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. The...

Bagbin’s victory confirms NDC won Dec. 7 elections – A.B.A Fuseini

Sagnarigu Member of Parliament (MP), Fuseini Bashir Alhassan, says the victory of the newly elected Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, was a clear...

Confirmed: Alban Bagbin is new Speaker of Parliament

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Sumani Bagbin of the National Democratic Congress has been elected Speaker of the 8th Parliament...

Check out Carlos Ahenkorah’s mood after snatching ballot sheets [Photos]

There was drama in Parliament Thursday morning as newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) fight their way through the selection process of a Speaker...

Unseen photos as confusion rocks Parliament ahead of Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in

What was expected to be a smooth inauguration of Members of Parliament (MPs)-elect on Thursday turned largely chaotic. The issue of the court injunction against...