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Forgive me; frustration got me – Parliament ‘suicide man’

The 35-year-old man who tried committing suicide in parliament on Thursday, 13 June 2019, has apologised to President Nana Akufo-Addo, the Speaker of...

MPs ‘fight’ over special seats for women in Parliament

Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed varied views as to whether special seats should be reserved for women in Parliament. Some of the legislators felt there...

Audio: Abronye slams Sammy Gyamfi over identities of kidnappers

Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono Region, Kwame Baffoe has descended heavily on the Communications Officer of the...

Suicide man’s MP breaks silence (Audio)

Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim, Joseph Mensah, whose image was printed on the 35-year-old man who attempted to commit suicide in Ghana’s Parliament,...

Parliament reacts to man who attempted suicide

Parliament says criminal investigations have commenced into the conduct of a 35-year-old man, Kojo Mensah, who attempted to hang himself in Ghana’s parliament, Thursday...

Watch Video+Photos for NDC ‘evidence’ to show Canadian ladies’ kidnappers are Delta Force members

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the government of deliberately shielding perpetrators of the kidnap of the two Canadian ladies who were rescued...

Breaking news: NPP man attempts suicide in parliament’s public gallery [Video+Photos]

A 35-year-old man has attempted to commit suicide in Ghana’s parliament Thursday afternoon, Adom News journalist, Abednego Asante Asiedu, has reported. According to Abednego,...

Interpol red alert on NAM1: Shatta Wale sends message to lawyer

Dancehall Naa, Shatta Wale has thrown shades at a lawyer who has urged the government to ignore appeals for the revocation of Interpol’s Red...

Delta Force disowns suspected kidnapper Seidu Mba

Kumasi-based vigilante group, Delta Force has denied claims that one of the suspects in the kidnapping of the two Canadian girls, Seidu Mba, is...

MP throws harsh words against CID boss

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu constituency, Alhaji Alhassan Bashir Fuseini has descended heavily on the head of Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service,...

Photos: Ghana’s Ambassador to Italy presents letters of credence to Italian President

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana to the Republic of Italy, Mrs Eudora Quartey-Koranteng, has presented her letters of credence to President Sergio Mattarella in...

Ofosu-Ampofo not a kidnapper- Sly Mensah

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sylvester Mensah says the party’s chairman is not a kidnapper which makes police investigations over...

NDC has failed in projecting Prof Mills as a hero – NPP man

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications team, Ernest Kumi says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has failed in projecting late Professor...

Audio: Many Ghanaians can’t sleep with their eyes closed – NDC MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sagnarigu constituency in the Northern region, Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini says Ghanaians are not safe under the Akufo-Addo government. “We...

Audio: Govt finding ways to hold Ofosu-Ampofo captive – A.B.A. Fuseini

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sagnarigu constituency in the Northern region, Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini, has said the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the...

Audio: Govt misusing CID for political interest – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing the government of misusing the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police...

Find out why NDC MPs are doing better than NPP MPs

A research conducted by the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana has revealed that Members of Parliament (MP) from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

NDC Chairman Ofosu Ampofo released (Video)

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has been released. He was arrested by the police Tuesday evening after failing to honour...

Police headquarters boils as Ghana’s main opposition leader is arrested

The Police Headquarters is buzzing with unusual activity as chairman of Ghana’s biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ofosu Ampofo has been arrested by...

Some MPs see their parliamentary seats as fashion – Allotey Jacobs

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs says some Members of Parliaments (MPs) parade their seats as fashion without considering...

UG assessment report, a wake-up call to MPs – Political Analyst

Executive Director of the Parliamentary Network Africa, Sammy Obeng , who has described the Members of Parliament (MPs) assessment report from the Political Science...

UG Survey: Blame ‘midfielder’ Ken Ofori-Atta for MPs’ poor performance – Deputy Minority Chief Whip

The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has been described as the worst minister Ghana has ever had. The Deputy Minority Chief Whip in Parliament and...

Audio: Respect State Authority and accept CHRAJ invitation – Titus Glover tells Freddie Blay

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema East, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, is appealing to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Chairman, Mr Freddie Blay...

Audio: Check out 10 best performing MPs

A research conducted by the University of Ghana’s Department of Political Science has placed the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi South, Collins Dauda...

1V1D brouhaha: Government must swallow its pride and listen to voices of reason – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a rejoinder to the ruling government's statement on the One-Village-One-Dam project. The rejoinder follows a statement issued by...

Audio: Kidnapped T’di girls: I’m not God to promise they’ll be found – Dep Minister of Defence

If encouragement is what you seek from the government on the chances of finding the three kidnapped girls of Takoradi then you should probably...

Security agencies not on top of their job – Okudzeto Ablakwa

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Ghanaian security agencies are not on top of their job...

Terror threats: We aren’t fighting ISIS, Boko Haram; no cause for alarm – Dep. Defence Minister [Audio]

Deputy Minister of Defence, Major Retired Derrick Oduro has assured Ghanaians of their in spite of a terror warning issued to British nationals travelling...

1V1D: Beneficiaries didn’t request for Akosombo-type dams – Info Minister

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has parried criticisms from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the government's One Village One Dam project is...

Audio: Anyone who shows up to contest Akufo-Addo is a wizard or witch- NPP Chairman

New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman for the Upper West Akyem Constituency in the Eastern region, Nana Addae Oboobi has said any NPP member who...

Arrest warrant issued for Ofosu Ampofo

An arrest warrant has been issued for the arrest of Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). This follows...

30% women in my cabinet: President Akufo-Addo lied – Prof. Gadzekpo

The Dean of the School of Information and Communications at the University of Ghana, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, has accused President Akufo-Addo of not painting...

Q&A from Opuni trial: Prosecution witness makes important revelation

A key witness of the state in the trial of beleaguered former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni has confessed to...

Shoddy 1V1D projects: Gov’t accused of excavating ponds instead of dams

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused the government of Ghana of willfully causing financial loss to the state by constructing what they have...

Why will I neglect the people who voted for me? – NPP MP quizzes

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona West Constituency, Cynthia Morrison, reacting to claims of hindering development in the constituency, has...

NPP women rejected choice of Hajia Alima as running mate – Gabby

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has revealed that attempts by the then-candidate Akufo-Addo to choose a woman...

Why Speaker released Mahama Ayariga to face trial

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye on 4th June, 2019 ruled that, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, be...

Charge of assault filed against Ofosu Ampofo is right – Court

The Accra High Court has ruled that the charge of assault on a public officer filed against the National Chairman of the National Democratic...

CHRAJ directed to find Freddie Blay, serve him with summons

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has been directed by an Accra High Court to find New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National...

Audio: Gender dynamism remarks: Akufo-Addo only expressed his views – Kweku Baako

Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, has endorsed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s views expressed at the Women Deliver Conference in Canada. To Abdul Malik Kweku...