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Irate NDC youth in Ashaiman vandalise chairman’s office over appointment discontent

As President John Mahama’s government begins to take shape, discontent is brewing in the Ashaiman constituency of the Greater Accra Region. Frustrated youth in the...

Sammi Awuku in parliament: Ghana requires stronger regulations against illegal lottery

In a bold and insightful statement to Parliament, Sammi Awuku, Member of Parliament for Akuapem North and former Director-General of the National Lottery Authority...

‘Help your NPP colleagues to beat NDC members if…’ – Annoh-Dompreh [Video]

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has called on supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ablekuma North to unite and support...

Ablekuma North: Both NDC, NPP PCs claim victory with “Thank You” billboards

Residents of the Ablekuma North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region are urging calm as both Ewurabena Aubyn and Ekua Afriyie have erected billboards...

Angry Anlo Chiefs petition Speaker to identify MP behind ‘daughter of a murderer’ comment

The Anlo Dukor Traditional Council in the Volta Region has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to, within five days, help identify the...

I was deeply hurt – Annoh-Dompreh on Emeafa Hardcastle’s outburst [Video]

Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has revealed that he was deeply hurt by the actions of the Acting Chief Executive of the Petroleum Commission,...

Nkwanta North NDC vows to resist imposition of DCE

The constituency executives of the Nkwanta North branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have strongly opposed the potential imposition of a District Chief...

Kofi Tonto sends strong message to CEOs yet to resign

A member of the communications team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Tonto, has called for the immediate resignation of all Chief Executive...

Krachi West NDC ward coordinators debunk alleged bias in MMDCE vetting

Ward coordinators of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Krachi West constituency of the Oti Region have called on the public to dismiss...

MFWA criticises Ministerial vetting process

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has criticised the ministerial vetting process, claiming it is focused more...

The plane can’t fly without a pilot – Dr. Atuahene on Asiamah’s BoG appointment

A banking expert, Dr. Richmond Akwasi Atuahene, has responded to critics of Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah’s appointment as acting Governor of the Bank of...

Parliamentary Committee to resume vetting chaos probe on February 7

Chairman of the Parliamentary ad-hoc committee, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has announced that public hearings on the vetting chaos at the Appointments Committee will resume on...

Adansi North Acting DCE flees office as Assembly Members protest alleged misconduct

The Coordinating Director and acting District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Adansi North District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Thomas Kwame Okrah, fled his...

NPP Youth Organiser allegedly bites off polling station secretary’s finger

A fact-finding mission by the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the 2024 electoral defeat in the Twifo Atti Morkwa constituency of...

Asante Akyem North MP speaks Twi in Parliament [Video]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, on Wednesday contributed to parliamentary proceedings in Asante Twi. The first-time MP insisted...

Minority, not Speaker, halted vetting chaos probe – Bedzrah

The Chairman of the special committee investigating the vetting chaos, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has clarified that the decision to suspend the public hearing was driven...

Mahama pledges to reinstate July 1 as a Public Holiday

President John Dramani Mahama has announced his intention to reinstate July 1 as a statutory public holiday, restoring its significance as Republic Day and...

I’ll seek re-election in 2028; I believe Nsawam-Adoagyiri constituents still love me – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has announced his intention to contest again in the 2028 parliamentary elections. Speaking in an interview on Asempa...

What happened in Nsawam was a war and not an election – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has described the 2024 December elections in his constituency as a "war" rather than a democratic exercise. Speaking...

2024 polls: People told me I had already won; I didn’t expect a slim margin – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has expressed shock at the narrow margin of his victory in the December 2024 elections. Mr. Annoh-Dompreh secured...

Samuel Jinapor denies calling Zanetor Rawlings ‘Daughter of a Murderer’

The Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Jinapor, has denied allegations that he referred to Dr. Zanetor Rawlings as the "daughter of a murderer"...

Mahama pledges to complete Takoradi Market-Circle project

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to completing the Takoradi Market-Circle redevelopment project to boost local trade and economic activity. During his tour...

It was hard to watch Clerk virtually ‘lynched’ by a man who should know better – Dzifa Gomashie

Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie, has condemned Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s verbal attack on the female Clerk of the Appointments...

I sometimes see frustration on the side of the Minority Caucus – Ahiafor

Chairperson of Parliament's Appointments Committee and MP for Akatsi South, Bernard Ahiafor, has expressed concern over what he describes as the frustration of the...

My husband ordered that I leave Parliament amidst vetting chaos – Appointments Committee Clerk

The Clerk to Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Gifty Jiagge-Gobbah, has revealed that her husband instructed her to leave Parliament on the night of Thursday, January...

Ghanaians react to John Dumelo’s appointment as Deputy Agric Minister

Farmer and Member of Parliament (MP) John Setor Dumelo continues to rise in the political sphere as he secures a top position in the...

Annoh-Dompreh ordered the tables to be pulled apart – First-term MP Kofi Ntekuni

The member of Parliament for Pru West, Emmanuel Kofi Ntekuni, has revealed that it was the member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, who...

Mahama nominates Srem Sai, Dumelo, Suhuyini as Deputy Ministers

President John Mahama has nominated Justice Srem Sai as Deputy Minister-Designate for Attorney General and Justice. Additionally, Ayawaso West Wuogon Member of Parliament (MP) John...

Afenyo-Markin instructed MPs to boycott vetting probe – Committee chair reveals

Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee set up by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to investigate last Thursday’s chaotic vetting incident, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has...

Speaker abruptly directs suspension of probe into vetting chaos

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed the special committee investigating the ministerial chaos to suspend its sitting. The communication, which takes immediate effect, will...

Tema NDC Youth groups dismiss claims of planned demonstration

The Tema NDC Youth Groups have refuted allegations that they are planning a demonstration against the appointment of Mr. Kwasi Darko Asare as Managing...

The minority was very disruptive – Appointment’s C’ttee chair Ahiafor

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has stated that the minority caucus was disruptive during the vetting of ministerial nominees on Thursday,...

MMDCEs Appointment: Tension in Oti Region over alleged marginalisation of Konkombas

Tension is rising in the Oti Region following allegations of the marginalization of Konkombas in the appointment of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives...

Some invitees of ministerial nominees slept in open spaces at parliament – Kwame Agbodza

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that some invitees attending the vetting of ministerial nominees were forced to sleep...

Ablakwa wasn’t smuggled in for vetting – Agbodza clarifies

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has strongly denied allegations that Foreign Minister-designate Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa was “smuggled in” for vetting...

Minority threatens to petition IMF over dropped charges against BoG Acting Governor

The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised President John Dramani Mahama for allowing the discontinuation of criminal charges against Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah, the...

Allow prosecution of Dr Asiamah to proceed – Minority to Mahama

The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Dramani Mahama to allow the prosecution of Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah to continue, despite his...

Minority urges Dr Asiamah to stay away from Bank of Ghana until approval

The Minority in Parliament has called on Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah to refrain from engaging in any activities at the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...

Mahama Ayariga details failed mediation efforts before Parliamentary chaos

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has revealed that he tried to mediate between the Majority and Minority caucuses...

Upper Manya Krobo NDC executives endorse Srenyame for DCE position

Some constituency executives in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region have endorsed Mr. Evans Sre-Onyame, an educationist and HR practitioner, as...